What's been in your garden today? (1 Viewer)

[Richard W]

happy new year :hippy:

horrible morning but did get to see Hawfinch across the road (can see them from my window o ), small group of birders too, presumably getting their county/year lists off to a good start, suspect it will be quite busy here today.

also big flock of Long Tailed Tits.

 

[boxer95]

I had a Pileated woodpecker bless me this morning. I LOVE that bird. I was 3 ft from him and he is coming by every day for suet. such an incredible bird! I need to post pictures of him for you all to admire. this bird lives in my yard and comes every day to my feeders in the kitchen window. I am soooo lucky he looks fake he is so handsome.

 

[Mary Evelyn]

At last after five years the Goldfinches have finally landed! First there was two, then it was four and by mid afternoon half a dozen on the feeders.

I am so jealous and still waiting to see the Goldies return but so pleased for you.
Today our numbers were down a bit, the snow has gone and there is not quite, the same desperation.

Blackbirds
Blue-Tits
Collared Doves
Coal-Tits (few)
Crows
Chaffs
Dunnocks
Great -Tits
Green-Finches (few)
Jackdaws
Magpies
Rooks
Sparrows
Starlings

2 Mistle Thrush
1 Song thrush
1 Robin

Didn't see our Wren today.

I would love to see the Hawfinch,Bullfinch,Goldfinch come visit again as well as the Goldcrest.

Never to my knowledge, have I seen a Long Tailed Tit here.

Wow I would love to see a Woodpecker just once in our garden.

Your pics as usual are lovely Reader.

 

[Richard W]

several Hawfinch in trees at the bottom of my garden mid morning, unfortunately I was out at the time :C and only found out later from someone watching from the Churchyard.

usual stuff on the feeders, getting through a lot of Black Sunflower seed.

 

[Kentish Man]

Today's birds

Brambling (2 m),
Siskin (2 m, 2 f)
Goldfinch (6 +)
Robin (1 m, 1 f....presumably as no fighting!)
Greenfinch, Chaffinch (numerous)
Blue tit (4 +)
Great tit (1 m in song)
Coal tit (3)
Coilared dove (too many)
Starling (too many)
Magpie
Jackdaw
Wren (1)
Blackbird (1 m)
House Sparrow (1...quite rare here)
Dunnock (2)

 

[david2004]

Treecreeper today on the tree near the bird table. Been at Dungeness for most of the daylight hours today so I don't really know what's been about!

 

[Euan Buchan]

A Rook and 3 female Blackbirds

 

[Gwynn]

Great White Egret, a first for the garden!

 

[Reader]

Great White Egret, a first for the garden!

Now that's what I call a garden bird. lol

 

[Chris in France]

For one reason or another my New Year birding has been largely confined to the garden. Today, on and off, I ticked 22 species (the two in bold are year firsts):

Collared Dove, Magpie, Blackbird, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Hawfinch, Chaffinch, Starling, House Sparrow, Wood Pigeon, Nuthatch, Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Marsh Tit, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Common Buzzard, Bullfinch and Long-tailed Tit.

 

[Richard W]

lots of birds attacking the small mountain of seed on my lawn but still no Hawfinch, even though I can often see them from my window.

plenty of Green/Chaffinch, several Nuthatch, G S Woodpecker and lots of Blue/Great Tit.

 

[Richard W]

very cold today but some good birds, small flock of Golden Plover over mid morning, lots of Tits, Goldcrest, Fieldfare & Redwing, G S Woodpecker, Gold/Green/Chaffinch.

6+ Hawfinch around all morning, nice views at lunchtime in brief bit of sunshine, calling a lot first thing, when they're feeding on Yew berries can hear the seeds cracking!

 

[Suzy]

I saw a Goldcrest hanging around in one of my fir trees today. I have never seen one in my garden before.

 

[Mad_BMS]

I saw a Goldcrest hanging around in one of my fir trees today. I have never seen one in my garden before.

Suzy, about 6 weeks ago neighbour admitted her cat had got one but I was surprised.

However this week we have seen a goldcrest ( 2 occasions) for first time in the front garden feeding in broom and St John's Wart shrubs. I am wondering if it is roosting in large pine tree as I have seen Wrens in there. Lovely little birds they are my current challenge to get a photo but maybe I am to ambitious.

 

[deborah4]

Another first!

Had a pair of chaffinches this morning - Ive not seen them in the garden before.

A visit from a Pied Wag - for the first time in 2 years and he's just come back again, so may become a regular.

A feeding frenzy from a flock of Greenfinches

Robin, Blue tits, wren, collar dove and the starlings which have been hanging around for a few months here finally got into their old pattern of behavior and mobbed the suet mix!

Good garden day for what Ive been used to of late - and its only half over. (oh, I changed from black sunflower seeds to sunflower hearts today so maybe that's made a bit of difference)

 

[Dale5]

Quite a busy day for my garden today, I had 30+ house sparrows, blackbirds, starlings, groups of Blue and Great tits, Dunnocks, Robin, 3 Greenfinches (inc Juvenile) 8 Woodpigeons, 3 Collared doves, Magpies, Carrion Crow, also a Female Great Spotted Woodpecker is becoming a regular now - feeding on Peanuts and Fat Blocks. :bounce:

Also spotted a Grey Heron flying over the house this morning. :flyaway:
Oh and just now a Female Sparrowhawk in hot pursuit of a bird. :eek!:

 

[mark b]

I normally get the following

Blue tits - have nested
Great tits
Coal tits
long tailed tits
Great spotted woodpeckers
green woodpeckers
Jays
Magpies
Blackbirds - have nested
Song thrush
Mistle thrush - have nested
robin - have nested
Goldcrest
greenfinch - have nested
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Collard dove
Wood pigeon - have nested
Sparrowhawk - has had a takeaway.
Pheasant
Starling
House sparrow
there are some more but I don't have the complete list here......oh a I have some very FAT squirrells....little sods.

Mark b

 

[Cathy H]

Hey Deborah4,

You'd better watch out. We started to get chaffinches visiting, but now they are our most frequent visitor and numbers can go up to 70+. Be careful what you wish for.

Cheers, :hi:

 

[Richard W]

my Hawfinch bait is only attracting increasing numbers of Wood Pigeon, Jays and Squirrels :C so looks like I'll have to give that up, was hoping some colder weather might work, at least 8 around today.

lots of Green & Goldfinch around, G S Woodpecker, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Blue/Great/Coal & L T Tit and a few Nuthatch.

 

[deborah4]

Hey Deborah4,

You'd better watch out. We started to get chaffinches visiting, but now they are our most frequent visitor and numbers can go up to 70+. Be careful what you wish for.

Cheers, :hi:

:t: Hi Cathy
Wow! That'll make the neighbours envious - perhaps I should add "buy extra birdfood to the shopping list too" (and maybe add a peregrine or two to the garden wish list!) - What are they feeding on?