Where have all our garden birds gone?

[Tim Dubya]

Same here with a pair of blues and a pair of Coals plus the odd Goldie or two.

 

Not forgetting my little Wren friend staring at me through the kitchen window

 

Edited November 24, 2017 by Tim Dubya

[dhjgreen]

Lots of tit action today coal, blue, lt: fat balls preferred.

That would be because the seed feeder was blocked! Now fixed.

Edited November 24, 2017 by dhjgreen

[Liam]

Saw a few great tits this morning, along with a long-tailed couple nearby.

 

While maybe not a garden bird, round where I am currently the night is reigned by owls. Mostly tawny and I think there's a little owl somewhere, but I've also heard a screeching owl (which probably explains why I felt half asleep the following morning!)

[dhjgreen]

Saw a few great tits this morning, along with a long-tailed couple nearby.

While maybe not a garden bird, round where I am currently the night is reigned by owls. Mostly tawny and I think there's a little owl somewhere, but I've also heard a screeching owl (which probably explains why I felt half asleep the following morning!)

Tawny Owl is a garden bird here, mind you we do have 1/2 an acre with 20 trees!

 

Little Owl, cute.

[MinZaPint]

We've had 3 sightings recently of a Grey Wagtail but it flies off before I can get my camera, so you'll just have to take my word for it!

[dhjgreen]

Bullfinch, yay

[dhjgreen]

Wahoo a goldcrest right next to the lounge window, finding insects on the now bare acer.

[MinZaPint]

Todays visitor

 

 

a Greenfinch

[chris p bacon]

Does it count that our 3 chickens are wandering around the garden ?

 

 

Edit to add that a few weeks a go we found them hiding, it seems a Sparrowhawk had landed in their run with a pigeon and proceeded to strip it, they probably thought they were next.

Edited November 25, 2017 by chris p bacon

[The Blue Streak]

 Edit to add that a few weeks a go we found them hiding, it seems a Sparrowhawk had landed in their run with a pigeon and proceeded to strip it, they probably thought they were next.

 

Did anyone else Think of this ?

 

[The Blue Streak]

Nothing Much to report from here, new batches of baby Zebra Finches coming with Mum and Dad for a free feed.

 

Haven't had the Magpies tapping on the windows for a snack, Even the Galahs,Corellas and Twenty Eights have been Quiet.

Edited November 26, 2017 by The Blue Streak

[Mallard60022]

One of 'our' Reed Buntings is back; female I think. Today, we have our House Sparrow squadron, ususal Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit, and Starlings as we have introduced fat balls and they spot them from miles away. Pigeons around but not bossing the field. Collar Doves popped in for a few secs!

Phil

Edited November 26, 2017 by Mallard60022

[Tim Dubya]

One of 'our' Reed Buntings is back; female I think. Today, we have our House Sparrow squadron, ususal Dunnock, Robin, Blue Tit, and Starlings as we have introduced fat balls and they spot them from miles away. Pigeons around but not bossing the field. Collar Doves popm in for 11ses!

Phil

Nice one... are you saying all the birds like your fat balls Phil?

 

Various tits about, Goldie's, Robin, Wren and a particularly smart wood pigeon whose worked out how to use the sunflower feeder, must move that so everyone else gets a chance.

[dhjgreen]

7 LTTs in the silver birch near the house

[Mallard60022]

Nice one... are you saying all the birds like your fat balls Phil?

 

 

Not these days, however the Starlings and Sparrows don't give a sh#t. 

P.Ouch

[steve1]

Seed feeder refilled and relocated to new site that is much less cat accessible.

 

Have to wait see what finds it.

 

steve

[Tim Dubya]

Have to wait see what finds it.

They'll all find it, it can take days, sometimes weeks for them to want to use it.

 

I could hear all the sparrows, hiding in next doors fir tree, chatting to each other as I refilled the fat balls this afternoon, they were relatively quiet until I got the bucket out

 

Edited November 26, 2017 by Tim Dubya

[Mallard60022]

They'll all find it, it can take days, sometimes weeks for them to want to use it.

 

I could hear all the sparrows, hiding in next doors fir tree, chatting to each other as I refilled the fat balls this afternoon, they were relatively quiet until I got the bucket out

 

Not so muct at this time of year, but in the spring and summer 'our' huge gang of House Sparrows always seem to have a loud argument/discussion at about 14.30 each day. I'd like to know why; is it Circadian Rhythms do you think?

Phil

[dhjgreen]

Shout whip when we a sparrow here.

[Tim Dubya]

is it Circadian Rhythms do you think?

Phil

I'm the result of methods using rhythms, might explain my love of mustard and gin

[Tim Dubya]

Spotted my first Greenfinch of the cold bit just now. It kicked two Goldie's off the sunflower feeder

[Mallard60022]

Spotted my first Greenfinch of the cold bit just now. It kicked two Goldie's off the sunflower feeder

Greenfinch.....the fat barsteward of the Finch family (well, maybe the Bullfinch is a contender?)

P

[dhjgreen]

Hawfinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not generally a garden bird though......just watch for some lucky blighter

[Tim Dubya]

 maybe the Bullfinch

P

 

'Ours' didn't come back this year, the barsteward!

[Mallard60022]

Hawfinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not generally a garden bird though......just watch for some lucky blighter

Nearest I would get to a Hawfinch is that there are some at Sherwood Forest (near Edwinstowe) I believe.

P