RMweb Gold Downendian Posted April 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) Travelled to Heathrow yesterday from Bristol by train. Loads of Red Kites seen especially around Didcot. Neil Edited April 27, 2014 by Downendian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Couldn't decide whether it was a yellow or grey version. The yellow was quite bright but only on the rear underside. Topside was a sort of greyish brown mixture. From that description it's a Grey Wagtail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2014 After an absence of about three weeks we now have our Song Thrush back; most beautiful singing again and so loud! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2014 Same here, we have a mistletoe tree with the occasional bit of apple in it and a Thrush was going through the branches yesterday picking off the berries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2014 Perchance a Mistle Thrush? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 We have had the evidence of three wood pigeons 'buying the farm' in our garden in as many days. Haven't seen the raptor responsible yet (been out much of the day on all three days) but it is only a matter of time. Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2014 From that description it's a Grey Wagtail. It's been back a couple of times since allowing a closer look and it definitely fits the description of a Grey Wagtail. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2014 We have had the evidence of three wood pigeons 'buying the farm' in our garden in as many days. Haven't seen the raptor responsible yet (been out much of the day on all three days) but it is only a matter of time. Excellent work! Sure it's not a fox? Would be nice to believe it's a Spitfire of the skies,though.To watch it make a kill on your lawn is awesome...and quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2014 After an absence of about three weeks we now have our Song Thrush back; most beautiful singing again and so loud! P Oh,lucky you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2014 A few years ago I came down one morning to see a Sparrowhawk taking a pigeon breakfast on my patio. All that was left afterwards was the head, a few feathers and a spot of blood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Would recommend the RSPB Sanctuary at Conway if you are ever that way. All the usuals on display and some exotica. Today I saw a Lapwing on the nest - not seen that for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Here's a poor picture of the Lapwing on the nest: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 Handy that it put its nest under that arrow............ I'll get me coat..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29, 2014 Not in my garden, but today I saw a beautiful Grass snake about 3' long and alive and slithering. It was so close I could see his tongue flickering etc. SWMBO and I were actually in a Hide at Potteric Carr. I'll see if herself can download a pic from her [phone thingy. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2014 A few years ago I came down one morning to see a Sparrowhawk taking a pigeon breakfast on my patio. All that was left afterwards was the head, a few feathers and a spot of blood. Do sparrowhawks take wood pigeons or are they too big? I'd love the one that hunts in and around our garden to reduce the local wood pigeon population and consequently the pooh and repetitive noise! Only seems to take song birds (tits and sparrows mainly) as far as I can see. No feral pigeons around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29, 2014 Well it looked like a sparrowhawk and was no bigger if not smaller than a pigeon, I can't say whether or not it was bigger than the pigeon it killed as there was not enough left to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cnw6847 Posted April 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 29, 2014 We have had a Red Kite over ours in east Suffolk the last two weekends. It was also nice to see the Goldfinches eating the dandelion seeds off our lawn at the weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2014 If the Sparowhawk was a female it could have taken that Pigiron especially if it is feeding young. SWMBO Sparrowhawks are a bit 'hard' and quite big compared to the male. Probably about a third bigger than the Pigiron? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2014 Here's the wagtail I mentioned a few posts ago. I assume this comfirms it's a Grey Wagtail. It now seems with another to be regular visitors to the garden coming several times a day for about 5 days on the trot, so far. Mind you it could be scared off if we get more of this type of "Bird of Prey" buzzing us, which a pair of these did for 5 minutes. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Two more Red Kites poisoned last week - and no definite clues - HUGE search going on for the perpetrators and reward is getting bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friar Tuck Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 At a more mundane level, the local blackbird seems to be getting very good at singing the tune to "Happy birthday to you". Only another 2 months for him to perfect it then... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2014 The 'mundane' is what we must enjoy isn't it, for sometime soon it may be gone. Anyhow, one of our local B.Birds was starting to sing at 03.45 this morning. Bit early mate, I thought..... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 We have a brood of new fluffy ducklings here on the RTC pond! Mrs Mallard keeping them well away from pedestrians, close to the islands... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 We have had the evidence of three wood pigeons 'buying the farm' in our garden in as many days. Haven't seen the raptor responsible yet ... The most pleasant weather today revealed the woodpigeon disposal operative: peregrine. Missed one flying rat at approx 13:00, achieved a direct hit at 13:45. Didn't process the victim in my garden this time, probably doesn't like to be watched at work. Just got a light snowfall of feathers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Here's a heron at Conway - giving Gordon of this parish and his fish a rest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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