RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted August 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2021 well I seem to have been invaded by Goldfinches so many that i have had to put out extra feeders also a nice surprise today a juvenile willow warbler sat nicely on the feeder to give me a good view but not long enough for me to get my camera out John 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Hopeful starlings. steve 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2021 Anyone here know who this little chap is? Small bird; big attitude! I was carrying a stock box when the little $%£*@# dive bombed me - coming within inches of my head. Made me flinch and nearly drop my cargo. This was followed by a torrent of abuse from the roof-top perch (and a few choice words in response). I wouldn't mind knowing who my assailant was... TIA 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2021 Not sure but it might be a juvenile goldfinch. 1 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2021 42 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Not sure but it might be a juvenile goldfinch. Thanks. Googling Juvenile Goldfinch has confirmed this. I would not have guessed a juvenile as I was pretty certain he was defending a nest, there was one just below where he was perched, so he must be an early starter! Either that or he really disapproves of Japanese H0... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2021 Had an opportunity to attempt to count the local Sparrow family a few days back. Circa 50 with second brood Fledglings. That's up on last year. Sadly, apart from the new group of Stock Dove, there is little around at the moment. Natural feeding grounds must be in good supply. P 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 16 hours ago, Claude_Dreyfus said: Anyone here know who this little chap is? Small bird; big attitude! I was carrying a stock box when the little $%£*@# dive bombed me - coming within inches of my head. Made me flinch and nearly drop my cargo. This was followed by a torrent of abuse from the roof-top perch (and a few choice words in response). I wouldn't mind knowing who my assailant was... TIA Typical teenage attitude, whatever the species. steve 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Mallard60022 said: Had an opportunity to attempt to count the local Sparrow family a few days back. Circa 50 with second brood Fledglings. That's up on last year. Sadly, apart from the new group of Stock Dove, there is little around at the moment. Natural feeding grounds must be in good supply. P Two things affect the numbers of birds in urban gardens at this time of year. One is, as you correctly suggest, there is a lot of natural food available so they use that. They go on their holidays. The other is that many species go into moult after the months of bringing up their families. As they are very vulnerable when moulting, being only able to fly poorly, they hide away. Having said that we have masses of sparrows, a few Goldfinch (still not up to the numbers before the couple of hard winters a few years ago) some starlings and a good number of tits - this year the blues seem to have done very well, and all of the numerous Wood Pigeons. There have been lots of juveniles this year in their very scruffy down giving way to their first proper feathers. Paul Edited August 17, 2021 by hmrspaul 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 18 hours ago, hmrspaul said: Two things affect the numbers of birds in urban gardens at this time of year. One is, as you correctly suggest, there is a lot of natural food available so they use that. They go on their holidays. The other is that many species go into moult after the months of bringing up their families. As they are very vulnerable when moulting, being only able to fly poorly, they hide away. Having said that we have masses of sparrows, a few Goldfinch (still not up to the numbers before the couple of hard winters a few years ago) some starlings and a good number of tits - this year the blues seem to have done very well, and all of the numerous Wood Pigeons. There have been lots of juveniles this year in their very scruffy down giving way to their first proper feathers. Paul Yes, Blue Tits have done well this year, as have Coal Tits. Goldfinches seem to be all over the place (great), more than previously. But I’m from the other side if Yorkshire! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighty1674 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Just had a phone call from our son who lives in Southern Ireland, county cork……he has just seen and heard 4 peregrine falcons flying over his house…..he had previously seen two together but looks like it was mum,dad and two young uns today flying around………18 months ago he had not seen any raptors in his area at all, the peregrines now add together with a couple of buzzards he has seen about three months ago……very nice indeed…..I did say it would be nice to see a white tailed eagle at some stage, now that would be nice………..dave brighty…. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 We have very few garden birds. The occasional Robin, a couple of Blackbirds and a fleeting appearance of a Blue Tit occasionally. I don't recall seeing a sparrow round here for years. What we do have is the occasional pigeon, numerous Magpies, a pair of Buzzards, in the nearby woods and hundreds of Gulls. You can't hear yourself think round here, there are so many. The smaller birds don't get a look in. Andy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 12/11/2011 at 22:26, bike2steam said: The virus has been particularly bad for the Greenfinch population here, it used to be the most common small bird. Good news, they're back!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 We had 3 Peregrines a couple of days back quite low over the garden, looked like Mum and two youngsters who were screaming to be fed, I think they will have to start learning for themselves now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted August 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2021 This was a few feet outside the conservatory yesterday. Luckily my wife's camera was dead handy (I just happened to look up at ther right time) although I dared not get into too high a position to shoot through the windows in case of scaring him off. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted September 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2021 the goldfinches are breading late this year got mum feeding a fledgling today John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodshaw Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 We've had a couple of goldfinches and a great tit in the garden this week after an absence of several weeks. In fact after quite a bit of activity in spring the whole summer has been very quiet here for garden birds in general. Apart from the ubiquitous wood pigeons with their pathetic cry "yer stupid bu99er, yer stupid bu99er". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2021 Sitting out in a lovely sunny evening here and there is a very loud screeching from the copse next to the garden, I thought at first it might be some owlets screeching for food or Mum…but hey Ho…..up in out trees there was Cyril the Squirrel, he is screeching away like crazy…..I assume he is shouting at an invading bird or some other threat……although I haven’t fed him yet today! I had no idea squirrels could screech so loudly, or even at all. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2021 I used to get various stuff chucked at me and obscenities shouted at me by a squirrel on my way to and from work. Quite a friendly chap(ess) really and being a city dweller quite friendly really. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 07/09/2021 at 10:36, jbqfc said: the goldfinches are breading late this year got mum feeding a fledgling today John Brilliant stuff, we're on our 4th batch of Goldie young this year, they're just starting to get their colours coming through on their heads, so I guess a couple of weeks old? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted September 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2021 more goldfinch fledgling today been feed by mum also a chiffchaff on the feeder today John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I have just filled my feeders for the first time since May, I don't feed in the summer months, some foods can be harmful to the chicks in nests, not had a proper look yet, but sparrows and starlings seem to be in abundance along with blue tits, great tits, coal tits and green finches. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2021 Yesterday they came round to hack down prune the council shrubbery alongside my house. I did manage to stop them cutting back too much on the shrubs bearing berries to leave them for overwintering birds. The shrubbery is pruned twice a year and I mentioned when they did the spring prune they destroyed several nests. It was a different contractor last spring and apparently the instructions are not to disturb nests. So next spring I will keep an eye on things. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted September 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, PhilJ W said: The shrubbery is pruned twice a year and I mentioned when they did the spring prune they destroyed several nests. It was a different contractor last spring and apparently the instructions are not to disturb nests. How thoroughly decent of them to obey the law. Edit: good for you for raising the matter with them. Too much destruction goes unchallenged. Edited September 17, 2021 by Flying Pig 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 In the garden last monday and heard a Buzzard sounding rather unhappy, looked up as it was getting closer to sea a young White Tailed Eagle flying over at about 50' being chased by the Buzzard, it was twice its size and wasnt taking a lot of notice. First one of these ive seen, though they have been releasing them locally (Isle of Wight) as part of a scheme to re-introduce them. The Buzzard is also a young one and seems to have established its patch here over the last few months. Pete 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Saw my first Hen Harrier the other day. Don’t tell anybody else, I want it to be around! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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