Worcestershire Garden Watch (1 Viewer)

[Sy V]

...or perhaps a new build for a second brood?
The Buzzard was overhead throughout the process but I'm sure he had his eyes on the multitude of young rabbits that are knocking about.

 

[Sy V]

I was eager to try my repaired lens out but with an non fixable electronic cable release I was loathe to venture too far.
I managed a couple of garden pictures of common birds between showers though. I think I can assume that the lens is working correctly as these seem fairly sharp (whilst noisy because of the lack of sunlight) to me.

 

[Sy V]

We saw three Buzzards (at once) over the fields this morning when my brother and I were working on the weeds etc. I assume it was the resident pair with this year's offspring. We got everything done quite early and sat in the lounge drinking coffee for a while. Anyway, my brother left and wandered up the garden to his car (parked in the field gate way). Suddenly my mobile phone rang and he whispered to me to get out there and fetch the camera. I managed a few shots before the bird noticed me and flew off (leaving another bird on a nearby telegraph pole watching the proceedings).

 

[Sy V]

I think I've sorted out who is who now.
The one watching over from the telegraph pole is the male adult. I've just been to the end of the garden again and as I arrived the female (the largest bird) flew off and circled overhead calling continually while this year's juvenile continued to eat and see off the marauding Magpies.
Here are some more pictures... however, I realise they're not waders and probably won't excite the majority of my birding associates.

 

[upstarts1979]

Just to keep this thread alive
This week House martin, meadow pipit and skylark overhead
yesterday - Chiffchaff and siskin.
Today - Nuthatch, goldcrest 3, coal tit 2 and 40 House sparrow
B John

 

[upstarts1979]

Not specifically in my garden but today a male Crossbill flew low above the garden calling heading towards Ipsley alders, where it was later seen by SP.

 

[midlands birder]

Not specifically in my garden but today a male Crossbill flew low above the garden calling heading towards Ipsley alders, where it was later seen by SP.

Nice :t:
all i have is 20c goldfinch, 3 chaffinch, 4 coal tit, blue, great, LTT and just the usual stuff in my garden:t:

 

[jackied]

Brambling in my garden today. Winter is here.
Jackie

 

[wheatearlp]

This Weekend

Since it's gone a lot colder things have been much busier in the garden yesterday and today ... or it could just be that I'm here in daylight at the weekend :-O

Anyway, apart from the expected Blue & Great Tits there has been:

Blackcap - male & female
Bullfinch - at least 4 (2 males, 2 females)
Coal Tit - 2
Long-tailed Tit - rather oddly only one
Chaffinch (not at all regular here) - at least 5
Greenfinch - 3+
Goldfinch - 2+
Dunnock - 2
Starling - 20+

Mike

 

[upstarts1979]

Since it's gone a lot colder things have been much busier in the garden yesterday and today ... or it could just be that I'm here in daylight at the weekend :-O

Anyway, apart from the expected Blue & Great Tits there has been:

Blackcap - male & female
Bullfinch - at least 4 (2 males, 2 females)
Coal Tit - 2
Long-tailed Tit - rather oddly only one
Chaffinch (not at all regular here) - at least 5
Greenfinch - 3+
Goldfinch - 2+
Dunnock - 2
Starling - 20+

Mike

You might get more if you put some food out and shot your cat 8-P (only joking) Haven't had blackcap yet greenfinch major rarity in mine at moment :t:

 

[wheatearlp]

You might get more if you put some food out and shot your cat 8-P (only joking) Haven't had blackcap yet greenfinch major rarity in mine at moment :t:

Lots of food out, cat not out much in daylight. Wish I could say the same for the neighbours cats tho' ... :C

 

[upstarts1979]

Lots of food out, cat not out much in daylight. Wish I could say the same for the neighbours cats tho' ... :C

Joking apart things are very quiet recently in the garden with only 2 chaffinch last week. My first Blackcap (male) this winter was seen feeding on the remnants of the rowan berries. Above redpoll, siskin and goldfinch. Late this afternoon a flock of long tailed tits, coal tit and a goldcrest. Also very few Blackbirds would indicate that the breeders have left and wintering birds have not yet arrived or are feasting on the berry harvest elsewhere.
B John

 

[woodwolf]

male blackcap on a fozen castor oil plant this morning 8AM..A first for my garden :t:

 

[jackied]

Waxwing in my garden

I had a Waxwing in my garden today, but unfortunately I was at work so didn't see it. My mother and brother saw it in the top of a small Oak tree, but it didn't stay long. When my mother went to fetch her camera, it flew off. Lets hope it returns for the weekend.
Jackie

 

[woodwolf]

Holed up with a Cold, so spent a bit of the day peeking out the bedroom with the bins on the garden. Blue tits and great tits in numbers, flock of long tailed tits passed through. Collard Dove, several Wood Pigeon. Jackdaw and Carrion Crow. Lovely nuthatch on Horse Chestnut. Dunnock, Song Thrush, Red Wing, Robin. Chaffinches ( male and female), single Gold finch, Greenfinches.Good numbers of Blackbird.Wren,magpie,starling. 19 species in all, enough to at least give me a fix:t:

Mark

 

[woodwolf]

GS Pecker ! Thats 20..settling in for an all weekender

21 Coal Tit

 

[Sy V]

Having seen both Redwings and Fieldfares drinking from the waterfall down the far end of the garden during yesterday's snowstorm, I thought I'd set up the camera in the conservatory for a while this morning. This solitary Redwing vied for prime spot with one of our resident Blackbirds before everything went rather quiet as a rather less welcome visitor arrived. Images taken through double glazing, of course.

Not got any bragging rights to play for today either... I was kinda hoping me babbies could do to the Tesco carrier baggies what we did to the bluenoses last weekend!

 

[woodwolf]

Plenty of redwings out the front of my house today Sy, feeding on the pyrocantha. I'd have taken a draw against the boggies, but at least we will not be subject to the 'curse' of the 'bottom club at Cristmas !!

 

[upstarts1979]

Not got any bragging rights to play for today either... I was kinda hoping me babbies could do to the Tesco carrier baggies what we did to the bluenoses last weekend!

No need for that or woodwolf (we were crap!)

In my garden over the last 2 days a big increase - obviously8-P.
Blackbird 12, Fieldfare, Redwing 2, Goldfinch 10
House sparrow 40, Chaffinch 3,Dunnock 5,Starling 20

 

[upstarts1979]

The last two day's have seen another influx in to my garden.
Including :-
Blackbird 16,
Fieldfare
Redwing 2
a pair of Blackcap
Chaffinch 2
House sparrow 45
Robin 2
Dunnock 6
Starling 30