What birds do you get in your garden (3 Viewers)

[Ivory55]

Would black birds have young yet or is it to early ? Only got to black birds going in and outside of our holly bush.

 

[Norfolk Nomad]

Just had a siskin at the feeder this morning. Haven't seen one in a while.

 

[Bill_OR]

All we're likely to see today are snow buntings ;-)

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[Ivory55]

Since the snow and cold snap the starlings have not been to the garden. Do they fly somewhere warmer . Haha

 

[Liverpoollass]

A single Fieldfare in the garden yesterday and again this morning, eating the Apple put out for the blackcap, he/she is very aggressive and chases the blackbirds away but tolerates the smaller birds..the starlings got the upper hand for a short while. This finds us putting various foods out in different areas to try and satisfy them all. It's a right old battle out there, please put out water frequently as it freezes so quickly.

 

[1_man_and_his_dob(lo)]

As reported on the radio this morning, the weather is forcing a lot of thrushes into gardens at the moment. Since the snow hit on Thursday a few fieldfares, a goldcrest and a reed bunting have turned up here.....and plenty of redwings. The blackbirds aren't impressed but the starlings and sparrows don't seem to care.

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[DuxDeluxe]

Loads of fieldfares here. Nice to see them again as they usually simply flock with the redwings and we only see them in the fields

 

[1_man_and_his_dob(lo)]

Loads of fieldfares here. Nice to see them again as they usually simply flock with the redwings and we only see them in the fields

Yes, I've only seen them at a distance in fields before, or at RSPB reserves. The redwings are taking the remaining berries from the ivy and the seed/dried mealworms that I've thrown out.

It's warmer today and the snow is melting...I wonder how long they'll hang around. They should be heading back east soon. Hopefully this garden will be programmed into their sat-navs for next year.

 

[DBK]

Since the snow and cold snap the starlings have not been to the garden. Do they fly somewhere warmer . Haha

They do migrate but usually it is starlings from Eastern and Northern Europe who come to the British Isles. I suspect your local starlings have joined up with others so they can roost communally for warmth.

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[BobtheBass]

Surprised to see one of these on our bird table this morning. I guess the cold weather makes them scavenge more for food, and the sheep carcass we left hanging in the tree for the robins and blue tits must have tempted him.

 

[Liverpoollass]

As reported on the radio this morning, the weather is forcing a lot of thrushes into gardens at the moment. Since the snow hit on Thursday a few fieldfares, a goldcrest and a reed bunting have turned up here.....and plenty of yuredwings. The blackbirds aren't impressed but the starlings and sparrows don't seem to care.

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Thanks for the pics..I haven't taken one yet ..

 

[Liverpoollass]

Surprised to see one of these on our bird table this morning. I guess the cold weather makes them scavenge more for food, and the sheep carcass we left hanging in the tree for the robins and blue tits must have tempted him.

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Well I have never seen one of those...must be in the wrong place at the wrong time...was it in the UK?

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[davanne]

We had a thrush yesterday that had caught a snail he kept bashing its shell on a stone until the snail was exposed ....then he ate it

 

[LesW]

We had a thrush yesterday that had caught a snail he kept bashing its shell on a stone until the snail was exposed ....then he ate it

Snap!.. spotted this fella outside our back door yesterday..

 

[davanne]

Snap!.. spotted this fella outside our back door yesterday..View attachment 216856

Ours was having a real go at the shell for about 5 minutes ...it was really close to the bungalow which is strange as normally they stay at the top end of the garden.

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[Liverpoollass]

Have you seen them wipe a slug/snail several times on the grass before eating it?...........never seen the French do that!!!!!

 

[BobtheBass]

Well I have never seen one of those...must be in the wrong place at the wrong time...was it in the UK?

We get lots of them here in Gloucestershire, especially after drinking cider.....

 

[Liverpoollass]

Well ok then I will get some cider!!

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[Ivory55]

We have put a few sultanas out for the birds. The starlings and the black bird seems to like them.

 

[ambulancekidd]

We have about half a dozen wrens spending the night in a swallows nest under the eaves of our house. They're right above the living room window & we love watching them arrive each evening.
Also watch a barn owl which sits/hunts from a road sign opposite the house

 

[BobtheBass]

What's the difference between a cross eyed archer and a constipated owl? One shoots and can't hit, the other........

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[DavidG58]

we spend around £500-600 / year on bird food, I recommend www.twootz.com, saved us a fortune

 

[Ivory55]

We are just small scale bird feeding, but that’s enough. Trying B&M stuff at the mo. The birds do not seem to like the b&m fat balls, I have been breaking them in half to encourage them as they are so hard.

 

[funflair]

In the van at Shrewsbury for a few days and today the field was full of Redwings and a few Fieldfare, I think they were grubbing around for bits of sweetcorn from the grey water dribblers they looked happy though

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[busby]

Had about a dozen or more Field fares and a few Red wing stripping the berries off our shrubs for the last few days,,lovely to see but i bet now its turning milder they will return to the fields,,BUSBY..

 

[Liverpoollass]

Had about a dozen or more Field fares and a few Red wing stripping the berries off our shrubs for the last few days,,lovely to see but i bet now its turning milder they will return to the fields,,BUSBY..

Yep..snow is all but gone..and no sign of fieldfare today..

 

[busby]

Yep..snow is all but gone..and no sign of fieldfare today..

Same here,,no snow no birds,,,,bugger em,,,BUSBY.

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[Liverpoollass]

Same here,,no snow no birds,,,,bugger em,,,BUSBY.

I'm sure that's illegal!!!!

 

[SpeedyDux]

A sorry sight this afternoon.

A Sparrowhawk shot off just as I went into the back garden. There was a half-eaten warm carcass of a pigeon on the patio under my kitchen window. Blood and feathers everywhere. It looked like the Sparrowhawk had stripped the meat off both the back and front of the pigeon. A sad sight. Too gruesome for a pic.

Usually the remains are at the bottom of the garden where there is a tree stump used as a plucking post.

 

[1_man_and_his_dob(lo)]

Yep..snow is all but gone..and no sign of fieldfare today..

Yes...same here...all gone. Which is probably a good thing because there are at least half-a-dozen cats in the neighbourhood, and I doubt redwings are as street-wise as the garden birds.

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