KenM
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I guess the ex grey squirrel is because it left your garden peacefully ?? 3
I suspect with some encouragement.........
I guess the ex grey squirrel is because it left your garden peacefully ?? 3
I think Theresa May should use the Hawfinch as a bargaining chip....do the deal or we'll keep your Hawfinches!...A-a-a-a-h..if only we could. :-C
Would be a waste of time - we have got billions of them, don't need them back, thanks. You can keep out left overs.
Besides, isn't Britain's position it doesn't want EU migrants, not that it is threatening to keep them
Just a thought!....with large numbers of Redpolls in continental Europe, and with a Dutch bird found to have a Chinese ring!!!...might their be a correlation with other finch species at present, emanating possibly from the far eastern part of their respective ranges, as a colleague reported perhaps more Hawfinches than usual in and around Budapest this Winter?
Just a thought!....with large numbers of Redpolls in continental Europe, and with a Dutch bird found to have a Chinese ring!!!...might their be a correlation with other finch species at present, emanating possibly from the far eastern part of their respective ranges, as a colleague reported perhaps more Hawfinches than usual in and around Budapest this Winter?
Just a question regarding the Oct.'17,UK influx of Hawfinch...I noted during last weeks TV Winterwatch programme that the reason for our invasion, was put down to a storm displacement of birds, that were previously en-route to Southern Europe. If that was the case, then presumably Southern European numbers are down this Winter?
Failure of many plants to produce seeds due to frost late in spring? Some meteorological factors?
I've seen mention of unusually high numbers in Spain too, including some reaching the Canary Islands. So that seems a very unlikely explanation; I'd go with:
The widespread severe frosts of the end of April 2017, which killed tree flowers and caused a rare, extensive, multi-species seed crop failure.
Now this am, 420+ reported from Bramblehall Woods, Surrey. :eek!:
Even allowing for an "approximate" count, this if it isn't already...heading towards a UK record? Assuming this is a build up for a Continental departure, would be interesting to know if there are any other build up, or increases elsewhere in the realm, or come to that the Continent?
Now this am, 420+ reported from Bramblehall Woods, Surrey. :eek!:
Even allowing for an "approximate" count, this if it isn't already...heading towards a UK record? Assuming this is a build up for a Continental departure, would be interesting to know if there are any other build up, or increases elsewhere in the realm, or come to that the Continent?
This is fascinating stuff. Am I right in thinking there was both a flock of 450 and a different flock of 100 this week in Surrey? Had these sites been checked earlier in the winter?
Incidentally I missed all the earlier posts during the October influx. Just wanted to add I saw Hawfinch feeding on, well, hawthorn berries, as the name might imply, but also Coprosma berries and the very last one of several hundred I saw, I watched feeding on Agapanthus seeds.
Yes they enjoy a catholic diet of seeds, berries and stones- Hornbeam, Beech mast, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Laburnum, Cherry, Mistletoe etc. I suspect they'll have a "crack" at most fruits.
60 genera of trees & shrubs listed in their diet by BWP - so extremely varied :t: