Very busy at the bird feeder today! (4 Viewers)

[Euan Buchan]

Just seen a Blue Tit at the feeders

 

[will562]

A Greenfinch and Goldfinch shared the feeder today 👍

 

[Montereyman]

I have 4 turkey vultures visiting yesterday and today. My wife first mistook them for wild turkeys which have also been on the property of late. The turkey vultures are native to California but the turkeys were introduced by some misguided fools in the fish and game department to provide recreation for hunters. Big problem is that when they are destroying the plants in yard in town it is not legal to hunt them.

 

[Euan Buchan]

It’s frosty this morning and I’m seeing some activity at the feeders.

 

[She’ll not av feathers on]

A Greenfinch and Goldfinch shared the feeder today 👍

Would a greenfinch also take nyger? Is there anything they’re particularly fond of?

Does it follow that if goldfinch are in the area greenfinch are too?

I’ve got long tailed tits and goldcrests in the trees at the end of the road id love to entice into my garden.

 

[EK_Birds]

Would a greenfinch also take nyger? Is there anything they’re particularly fond of?

Does it follow that if goldfinch are in the area greenfinch are too?

I’ve got long tailed tits and goldcrests in the trees at the end of the road id love to entice into my garden.

There's a chance of greenfinch if you have goldies but not a guarantee. We get the occasional one or two sometimes in amongst the 20 odd goldfinch that visit daily.

The greenfinch prefer sunflower hearts and the goldfinch will happily eat those as well. Good luck

 

[She’ll not av feathers on]

There's a chance of greenfinch if you have goldies but not a guarantee. We get the occasional one or two sometimes in amongst the 20 odd goldfinch that visit daily.

The greenfinch prefer sunflower hearts and the goldfinch will happily eat those as well. Good luck

The goldfinches I get seem to be quite fussy 😅 I had sunflower hearts out for quite a while and they never turned up! Was only when I put nyger out they came.

That was in the summer months though so maybe it will be different in autumn/winter.

 

[will562]

Getting a lot more activity in the garden now. Also moved an old hanging tray feeder and filling it daily. It’s getting a lot of birds as it is easy for them to feed on. Also has a lot of squirrels but I’m only putting cheaper seed on so I don’t mind so much, and it keeps them off the other feeders. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve had a pair of Blackcaps, but I was surprised today to see a third Blackcap. Never seen three together so happy about that!


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[EK_Birds]

3 coal tits and 2 blue tits at the feeders this morning which is good to see.

Gone really quiet over the last few weeks, even the goldfinch and chaffinch numbers have dropped dramatically. Maybe this is the winter visiting season starting up with a vengeance again 😂

 

[EK_Birds]

-4 to start the morning, bobble hat needed to put out the feeders 😂

Carabiner clips that I hang the feeders from were frozen solid, wish I'd worn gloves as well !

3 very impatient blue tits flitting back and forward, telling me in no uncertain terms to hurry the 'F' up and make with breakfast. Robin on usual garden patrol, with 5 chaffinch and 4 goldfinch having landed since I came back in.

Let's see if anything else comes to visit today.....

 

[punta]

Cold this morning. 10 gold finch, 6 green finch, 2 chaffinch, woodys and blackbirds.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Been nice to seeing birds slowly return to my feeders birds I’ve seen are Coal Tit, House Sparrows & female Goldfinch.

 

[punta]

A new bird on the feeders today after the winds

 

[punta]

Busy today - filling the feeders daily now.

 

[punta]

Put a fat ball feeder up just before Christma. So far a jackdaw, Magpie, GS woodpecker and this little beauty turned up today for a feed from it.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Since we’ve been having this cold snap I’ve seen lots of birds at my feeders.

 

[will562]

Blackcap singing today (unless I’m mistaken)


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We’ve had decent numbers of Bramblings for the last 3 years, but still not seen one this year.

The birds (and squirrels) are certainly well fed in our garden 🤣

Also I have a friendly Robin that greets me every morning. I’m sure it will feed from my hand one day!


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And a Stock Dove has been visiting this week


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A well fed Jay…..


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What’s that noise??!!

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A perching Pigeon….

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a Nuthatch pair

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And finally a bold Mr Fox

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[Thegeezer9999]

My back is in absolute bits at the moment so haven't been able to get out and do any birding. Nice to see a Grey Wagtail in the back garden this morning though.

We had one, a little more friendly than its pied cousin. Beautiful little bird.

 

[Thegeezer9999]

Blackcap singing today (unless I’m mistaken)


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We’ve had decent numbers of Bramblings for the last 3 years, but still not seen one this year.

The birds (and squirrels) are certainly well fed in our garden 🤣

Also I have a friendly Robin that greets me every morning. I’m sure it will feed from my hand one day!


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And a Stock Dove has been visiting this week


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A well fed Jay…..


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What’s that noise??!!

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A perching Pigeon….

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a Nuthatch pair

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And finally a bold Mr Fox

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[Thegeezer9999]

The fox is lovely. You have some feeder there !!!