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

[bongofury]

5 Swifts over this afternoon and the Willow Warbler continues to sing from a hidden location.

 

[earleybird]

I fear for the Blackbird nests as the magpies are causing commotion in and around the Blackbirds, and although I havent seen them take any eggs I am sure they have already.

same here . The magpies were clamouring daily in the neighbours tree last week and I suspect they have got the blackbird young.

Saddest thing is I have found our hedgehog dead at the back of the garden... I suspect a Cat has killed it

That is sad, We had the most enormous hog a couple of years ago but haven't seen him since. There just doesn't seem to be the same numbers around as 10 years ago. Once you used to regularly see a hedgehog killed on the roads but rarely if ever now.

How are your Robins ? have they fledged yet ? We can see some eyes stating back to us from a hole in the garden wall but no sign of anything going in or out yet but it must be Robin hopefully

 

[Bananafishbones]

Garden Species 2012
No. 51 Lesser Whithroat

a round about the same time as last year again heard only, this time in the hedge at the back, and typically with this species the hedge rustles, it calls and I couldnt see it.

Both Juvenile robins in the garden now, and also both parents feeding Coal tit young in next doors garden

2 Tufted Duck over and a juvenile Dunnock

 

[bongofury]

Garden Species 2012
No. 51 Lesser Whithroat



2 Tufted Duck over and a juvenile Dunnock

Nice one BFB:t:

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Garden Species 2012
No. 51 Lesser Whithroat

2 Tufted Duck over and a juvenile Dunnock

Good records :t:

CB

 

[roger1234]

Garden Species 2012
No. 51 Lesser Whithroat

a round about the same time as last year again heard only, this time in the hedge at the back, and typically with this species the hedge rustles, it calls and I couldnt see it.

Both Juvenile robins in the garden now, and also both parents feeding Coal tit young in next doors garden

2 Tufted Duck over and a juvenile Dunnock

great stuff :t:

 

[roger1234]

Early morning birds include 1 male bullfinch,coal tit,2 great tits,1blue tit, house sparrows,2swallows over,2collard doves, and a single goldfinch

 

[bongofury]

5 juvenile Starlings being fed peanut cake this morning, a juvenile Robin passed through and a female Greenfinch on the mixed seed.

 

[SPINNEYGAL]

We currently have young Robins, Chaffinch, Blue Tits and Wood pigeon around the garden. There also Blackbirds but not seen them yet.
There is and has been for a few weeks a Cuckoo just past the end of our Drive somewhere, it calls every morning and every evening. The Swallows are back in numbers, not nesting but feasting on all the flies in our garden. We have had a Jay visiting as well.

The Nuthatch and the Long Tailed Tits have disappeared for now at least.

 

[roger1234]

Not 1 But Now 2 Turtle Doves !!!!

i looked out of the window and there they were,the two of them together :t:B just got some record pics as i was in a hurry,better ones hopefully later!!

 

[bongofury]

i looked out of the window and there they were,the two of them together :t:B just got some record pics as i was in a hurry,better ones hopefully later!!

Mightily impressive, Roger:t:B :king: Perhaps juveniles in a few weeks?

 

[Bananafishbones]

i looked out of the window and there they were,the two of them together :t:B just got some record pics as i was in a hurry,better ones hopefully later!!

Stunning - I did say I hope it would find a mate nearby, what I actually meant was ..... find a mate in the garden :-O

 

[roger1234]

Mightily impressive, Roger:t:B :king: Perhaps juveniles in a few weeks?

that would be out of this world bongo B

Stunning - I did say I hope it would find a mate nearby, what I actually meant was ..... find a mate in the garden :-O

i know dave,as soon as i saw them together,i remembered what you said,quite incredible really,i really didn't think it would happen.B

 

[JeffMoh]

Not a great deal happening in our yards at present but added a new bird (66) this morning when a Chimney Swift flew over.
Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Bananafishbones]

the resident Magpies - (I am sure there are only 2 adults in and around my garden) are causing mayhem. Both adult birds are currently eating Housesparrows, juveniles I guess. I am pretty sure they have decimated the Blackbirds clutch as I would normally have seen a fledged juvenile Blackbird or two by now.

Good news is the Coal Tit parents are still doing 100s of trips to the feeders and back to their young (which I have not seen yet).

 

[Bananafishbones]

more good news: both Great Tit parents are feeding 2 fledglings in the feeder tree

 

[roger1234]

a few pictures of the double act and a female bullfinch

 

[roger1234]

just a few more pics from this morning

 

[Mary]

a few pictures of the double act and a female bullfinch

Fantastic, Roger! Have you heard one singing, at all? Fingers crossed for youngsters.

 

[roger1234]

Fantastic, Roger! Have you heard one singing, at all? Fingers crossed for youngsters.

hi mary, no not heard any singing as yet,fingers are double crossed mary:t: