Very busy at the bird feeder today! (3 Viewers)

[Bananafishbones]

First rain here in 7 months 😳
Will continue to rain overnight but sunshine tomorrow morning, hopefully that livens things up for bird life.

Only Greenfinch to add to the garden list today.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Heavy rain overnight
New birds for the garden over the last few mornings are Grey Wagtail
Crested lark
Meadow pipit
Song Thrush

Best of all Goshawk over the apartment a few minutes ago

Last day today

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Need to put my feeders out I think Dave.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Just put a couple of feeders out. Nuthatch first back. Could hear a Mistle Thrush as well whilst filling them.

Rich

 

[Bananafishbones]

Chaffinch’s now returning to the garden over the last few days and for the first time in a few years (8.5 years) a Brambling is on the feeder
GSW first for the year

I do enjoy winter garden birdwatching

 

[Bananafishbones]

Two Bramblings now male and female

 

[Euan Buchan]

Very busy this morning birds going to the feeders such as Robin’s Blue Tits etc.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Back in Southern Turkey for a few weeks. Will be interesting to see the change of species as well as the residents.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Chilli morning here in the village, neighbour defrosted his car for the first time this year.

Robin, Bkackcap, House Sparrow, Jay, Blackbird, Hooded Crow, Collared Dove. Sparrowhawk, chaffinch, Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, Black RedStart, Grey Wagtail and the resident Little Owl on my neighbours roof is sunning itself 15 metres away

 

[Bananafishbones]

Chilli morning here in the village, neighbour defrosted his car for the first time this year.

Robin, Bkackcap, House Sparrow, Jay, Blackbird, Hooded Crow, Collared Dove. Sparrowhawk, chaffinch, Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, Black RedStart, Grey Wagtail and the resident Little Owl on my neighbours roof is sunning itself 15 metres awayView attachment 1420394

 

[Bananafishbones]

Serin (20+), White Wagtail, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, have heard a Syrian Woodpecker but not seen one yet

 

[Bananafishbones]

Only a couple of new species in the last few days
Raven
Great Tit

The large flock of Serin haven’t returned
Still only heard the Syrian Woodpecker so I must make an effort to track it down, as I haven’t been watching from the garden, only from the balcony with restricted views

Snow has hit the distant mountain tops and not quite reached our immediate area

Pic shows my apartment block and mountain behind but in the distance you can see the snow topped mountain if you zoom in on the left

 

[Bananafishbones]

Three more species this morning

Siskin… new for garden list
Meadow Pipit also new for garden list
Chiffchaff

 

[Bananafishbones]

Not quite in the garden but think I will stretch my list to the end of the track

2x Woodlark in a small orchard
Happy days

 

[Bananafishbones]

To add to this holidays garden list this afternoon are:
Song Thrush
Blue Tit

 

[Bananafishbones]

2 linnet (new for garden list) and a Greenfinch for the trip list this morning
Very cold at -4 this morning first thing, warming up nicely now

 

[Bananafishbones]

Syrian Woodpecker
Loads around but actually saw one this afternoon 😁

Also Red Admiral butterfly and Hummingbird Hawk moth

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Good numbers of Blue, Coal, Great and Ling-tailed Tits visiting the feeders at the moment. House Sparrows doing well as well. Newish neighbours have a couple of feeders up which may be attracting more in. Also had a male Bullfinch today and a Grey Wagtail. Most unusual for the garden was a single Starling.

 

[Richard Prior]

Good numbers of Blue, Coal, Great and Ling-tailed Tits visiting the feeders at the moment. House Sparrows doing well as well. Newish neighbours have a couple of feeders up which may be attracting more in. Also had a male Bullfinch today and a Grey Wagtail. Most unusual for the garden was a single Starling.

Here in the French Alps I'm seeing plenty of the first four species Rich, though the LtTs only appeared last week, good numbers of Marsh Tit, a single Crested for the past two months and a couple of Willow Tits when the snow was really heavy a few weeks ago. Other regulars are Chaffinch and Goldfinch but Greenfinch thin on the ground as are Siskin. Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodies are regular as is a Middle Spotted Woodpecker which has wandered up to our level and seems OK with the minus 8C nights. Before the snow got too bad we had c20 Brambling but there are only a couple about now. The cheap 'budgie' seed I put down is popular with around 25 Yellowhammer (and some pesky Jays!).
No House Sparrow for at least six weeks though!

 

[Bananafishbones]

Good numbers of Blue, Coal, Great and Ling-tailed Tits visiting the feeders at the moment. House Sparrows doing well as well. Newish neighbours have a couple of feeders up which may be attracting more in. Also had a male Bullfinch today and a Grey Wagtail. Most unusual for the garden was a single Starling.

Interesting with species distribution in gardens.
Starlings obviously tend to flock and often settle into a good reliable food source, maybe your neighbour now feeding (possibly all year) will be the catalyst for that species sticking around.
Always good to see the Bullfinch, cheers any day up.