Very busy at the bird feeder today! (1 Viewer)

[Bananafishbones]

49 Lapwings just (14.30hrs) flown over, beats the 15 I had fly over back in January :t:

Some pictures added from yesterday / today

Really worried about the Starling :eek!: :-O :king:

Hobbes, love your pictures, the Collared dove is pin sharp... hope it is ok though

Karpster, dont worry with over doing the pics I have been doing it for ages, it adds a bit af variety to our reports.
Dave

 

[michael23]

just a quick one, had a male bullfinch at the end of my garden, allbeit briefly, had 2 pairs last winter so hopefully they will be back soon.

 

[captaincarot]

decent day today for me
started off with a sparrow hawk being chased through by a magpie, i'm sure that's supposed to be the other way round.

lots of jackdaws.

1 colared dove
numerous blue and great tits.
dunnock
robin
blackbird
wren.
3 gold finches

and a garden first for us 1 dazzlingly bright male bullfinch.

:king:

 

[karpman]

Hehe cheers for putting me mind at rest dave!
Getting into this photo shooting business for sure, They need a little work though lol

Wow you guys are getting some great birds! Bullfinch WOW.....
Not had much chance to look only bird photos i have today are the 2 pheasants i have cleaned for the table, Someone bought them down the garage for my boss but he is on Mull so not wanting to see them waste.

Any tips on photos and cameras send this way lol

karpman

Edit: Amazing photos!

 

[Bananafishbones]

Not online yesterday, so quick update - 2+ Redpolls (first of the winter) at my parents CB

Must be a few around the Poynton area CB as I had one last week on the feeders.

Redwings are passing over and stopping in the trees now and again :t:

also I had a quick look at Stanley Green where the "you know whats" were last December /early January (I counted 44 one day)... plenty of berries about

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Must be a few around the Poynton area CB as I had one last week on the feeders.

Redwings are passing over and stopping in the trees now and again :t:

also I had a quick look at Stanley Green where the "you know whats" were last December /early January (I counted 44 one day)... plenty of berries about

No arrivals of "you know whats" yet but still plenty of time and to be honest its still pretty early for them. Sometimes the big arrivals come quite late in the winter. In 1989 (i think) the influx didn't appear till mid January.

Had some birds in Poynton in March, same site as a few years back.

CB

 

[Larry Lade]

I have been getting a "you know what" at our feeder recently. It is a rather unusual bird for us. I hope he keeps coming though!

 

[Hobbes2]

I have been getting a "you know what" at our feeder recently. It is a rather unusual bird for us. I hope he keeps coming though!

:-O ....ok, I have to ask.....what's a "you know what"? lol

Great photos Dave - love the whistful Dunnock (the wet patio makes a surprisingly good background!) and the crazy Starling, great.

Captaincarot - good to see some handsome Jackdaws.

My PC is doing weird things so if I go quiet you'll know why!
Hobbes

 

[Larry Lade]

bfb and CB were talking about their "you know whats" and I really didn't have any idea what their "whats" were! So, I put my "you know what" bird in my post. I guess I was being a little naughty.

I thought perhaps their "you know whats" may have been Rose-ringed Parakeets, but am probably wrong.

We have Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers and Northern Flickers coming pretty regularly to our feeders, but my "you know what" is a male Hairy Woodpecker. This species we only see occasionally and sporadically. For some reason it has been coming quite often now. I hope it continues to visit our feeders for awhile!

 

[TheSeagull]

I think from the mention of berries and arrivals that the "you know whats" are Waxwings!

 

[captaincarot]

hairy wood pecker hmm you know what i'd never heard of one of those before :king:

thanks hobbes we get jackdaws daily up to 9 at the same time they seem to really like hovis.

they don't seem too comforatle yet as they grab a beak full and then fly off with it, yesterday was the first day that they actually stayed and ate at the feeder.

talking of smash and grab artists here is one of todays star turns.


along with another of our hovisaholics our resident robin

 

[TheSeagull]

Here's a bad photo of my now daily Coal Tit visitor (at least I think it's a Coal Tit, wouldn't expect a Willow or Marsh), will try to get a better photo tomorrow, all my feeder tree photos are taken through double glazing :-O
Here's also a picture of one of my Starling flock.
If your wondering what my 'feeder tree' is it's a tree where I hang all my feeders, the tree itself is conveniently in the middle of a hedge. I don't like taking pictures of birds on my feeders for some reason.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

I think from the mention of berries and arrivals that the "you know whats" are Waxwings!

You are correct. I didn't want to jinx them so they don't come back.

CB

 

[captaincarot]

surpisingly enough all mine are taken through double glazing too.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

I'm amazed by the standard of garden bird pictures on this thread. They are all of a high standard!

CB

 

[Bananafishbones]

Here's a bad photo of my now daily Coal Tit visitor (at least I think it's a Coal Tit, wouldn't expect a Willow or Marsh), will try to get a better photo tomorrow, all my feeder tree photos are taken through double glazing :-O
Here's also a picture of one of my Starling flock.
If your wondering what my 'feeder tree' is it's a tree where I hang all my feeders, the tree itself is conveniently in the middle of a hedge. I don't like taking pictures of birds on my feeders for some reason.

Certainly is a Coal tit :t: beautiful too

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Keep your eyes open for Pink-footed Geese flying over on these clear frosty mornings. Snow forecast for our are Bfb tonight.

CB

 

[Bananafishbones]

I have been getting a "you know what" at our feeder recently. It is a rather unusual bird for us. I hope he keeps coming though!

Larry you tease you

As CB says, Last year we got a fair few around here, a retail park 5 minutes away gave me the best views... pic attached

PS not seen an ounce of daylight today from within the 4 walls of my factory :C so have missed the garden

 

[karpman]

Hey mates,

Waxwing :eek!: would love to see one for sure!
Had 6 Blackbirds at first light ever so funny to watch all occupying there own little bit of garden!

My garden shed opens both ends so i managed to mottle a make shift hide out the bottom of the fence n me lunch break from work me missus is on the verge of getting me sanctioned lol.

Nice to hear of so many great birds downey woodpecker and coal tits are super birds for sure, I get the odd one along with regular blue and great tits now:t:
Dave your photos are really something to aspire to mate getting slightly addicted to this photography and even dared to go manual today lol.

Cheers
Karpman:t:

Ps All the photos here are a great standard!!!

 

[captaincarot]

You are correct. I didn't want to jinx them so they don't come back.

CB

well if they do come back let us know because they are high on both mine and bornwilds would love to see list
and if you find them it means they won't be far away