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

[origamimommy]

Woke up to a young male robin at my bedroom window feeder happily chirping

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Heard Siskin calling the other day and this morning 2 Grey Herons flew past. First time i've seen two together for ages.

CB

 

[WoodDuck16]

This video shows that you just never know what might show up @ the feeder.
(or what might happen @ the feeder!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rve45rjomd4&feature=plcp

:eek!::eek!::eek!:

 

[Bananafishbones]

Quiet here but nice to see the family of 4 Collared Doves all sat on the same branch preening

Still 6 weeks until I get the Lesser Redpolls (and Siskins) returning but it might me time to put out the Nyger feeders again

 

[LowellMills]

The siskin numbers have dropped dramatically this week since I went away without refilling the nyjer before leaving....

While the goldies have come straight back upon refilling, the siskins are down to a maximum of 3 this week. I'm not usually this paranoid or protective of my garden birds but I feel like I could genuinely have gone so long without feeding nyjer that the siskins have lost interest til winter. I miss the ruddy things! My buddy from ringing reckons they're off elsewhere regardless of what seed I had out as this month there's plenty in the wider countryside for them. In any case I hope they're back soon.

 

[stilt]

Usually empty and refill my hummingbird feeders every cpl weeks, for the first time were all but empty. Not a good cost benefit alalysis however, only observed one at the feeder. Lol

 

[LowellMills]

Two garden ticks this morning: the thrushes have arrived! Song Thrush (1) and Mistle Thrush (5) and a record number of Blackbird (6) all in the one broadleaf in our garden, dropping down onto nextdoor's berry bushes. The long overdue return of the Dunnocks also, I knew they'd come crawling...

 

[SPINNEYGAL]

Hello all
Have been watching Osprey migrations so not been on for ages.

Birds have been a bit quiet the last few weeks but have noticed my 2 Nuthatches are back, also have seen a Wren which hasn't been around for 18 months or so.

 

[catbasket]

Sunflower hearts have been disappearing at ever higher rates - I suspected squirrels but haven't seen any since early August (chilli powder :t. Starting to think it's just down to sheer number of bird visits, like this -


I haven't taken any back garden pics recently but it seems to be an almost constant stream of blue and great tits, plus nuthatches.

Had a greenfinch pose for loads of photos on the 5th, this is one of my favourites (with a happy blue tit with peanut prize) -


Here's a young male house sparrow who kindly posed in our bay 'tree' before coming in to feed -


"And finally ..." not the greatest buzzard photo in the world, but it's the best I've managed. So far.


At least you can tell it's a bird this time

 

[Bananafishbones]

Just had 4 small Thrushes over at speed - couldnt get anything on them at all

Early Redwing possibly?

 

[bongofury]

Nice pics, CatBasket:t:

 

[roger1234]

Goldfinches and greenfinches still dominating the feeders,a lone long tailed tit in the trees yesterday,great and blue tits along with house sparrows on the fat ball feeders,collared doves a plenty in the garden, some great pics cat basket.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Sunflower hearts have been disappearing at ever higher rates - I suspected squirrels but haven't seen any since early August (chilli powder :t. Starting to think it's just down to sheer number of bird visits, like this -
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I haven't taken any back garden pics recently but it seems to be an almost constant stream of blue and great tits, plus nuthatches.

Had a greenfinch pose for loads of photos on the 5th, this is one of my favourites (with a happy blue tit with peanut prize) -
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Here's a young male house sparrow who kindly posed in our bay 'tree' before coming in to feed -
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"And finally ..." not the greatest buzzard photo in the world, but it's the best I've managed. So far.
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At least you can tell it's a bird this time

nice pics catbasket
I have never had one of the many resdient housesparrows on any of the feeders, I do (sometimes) put a floor feeding tray down next to their fav bush. I wonder if its because of the Greenfinch being the more dominant species?

 

[Bananafishbones]

:t: just had a young male Sparrowhawk sat on the feeder branch for 5 minutes

 

[LowellMills]

Third occurrence of Chiffchaff in the garden (which has basically no scrub, just a few exotics and a tall broadleaf tree in the corner) in the space of maybe 6 weeks this morning. Migration season innit.

 

[catbasket]

Thanks folks!

I have never had one of the many resdient housesparrows on any of the feeders ...

... I wonder if its because of the Greenfinch being the more dominant species?

You could well be right. Here the sparrows are by far the dominant species but I've noticed how aggressively a solitary greenfinch will defend a perch at the seed feeder. The majority of times they'll hold their own against a mob of local house sparrows - it's not that often a greenfinch will be forced to give up it's place at the feeder.

Great excitement here yesterday. In thirty months or so of garden birding we've had only three coal tit sightings, we equalled that with three sightings yesterday and s/he's been back again today. Fingers crossed for a new regular :t:

 

[bongofury]

The Starlings are back, decimating the peanut cake in minutes. This is the third year that they have disappeared from spring to autumn, just following the first appearance of juveniles.

 

[Bananafishbones]

The Starlings are back, decimating the peanut cake in minutes. This is the third year that they have disappeared from spring to autumn, just following the first appearance of juveniles.

back here also Bongo. Corvids sat on the neighbours roofs with upto 100 starlings sat on every available chimney and aerial.... I enjoy watching the Carrion crows when its windy, as they put on a superb show of flying ability :t:, however the jackdaws and starlings are now readying themselves to be monster mischief makers :C

 

[captaincarot]

the last week or so has seen our first nuthatch appear on the peanut feeder for about 5 minutes, a juvenile willow warbler give me the runaround for a minute before it disappeared, a revisit from the sparrowhawk, and the resturn of 3 siskins.

as for greenfinch being dominant we don't have them at all so our feeders are covered in house sparrows

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Two yearticks this week - 2 Ravens over on Wedsnesday followed by 2 Meadow Pipits over on Thursday

CB