Mommy Bear Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 DB has taken to feeding the birds big time. Apart from the seeds and nuts he's making twice as much bread as usual and giving them inside-out lard sandwiches !! This involves larding a slice of bread on one side, pressing it into a dish of seeds, same on the other side. They LOVE it. (unfortunately so does Mungo so when we let him out he makes straight for the feeders to see if any lardy bread has been knocked to the ground!!!) We have: Robins Pied Wagtails Tits - lots of different ones Blackbirds Thrushes and this morning - Pheasants ! These are the ones I can identify but I have a book and am working on increasing my knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 We had yesturday 6 wood pigeons collared doves wagtails tits of various types sparrows and dunocks robin blasckbird wren and yesturday a jay came, first time I have seen one Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 We have blue tits, coal tits and longtailed tits, robins, blackbirds of both sexes, a thrush, starlings, chaffinches and bullfinches, collared doves and wood pigeons, loads of sparrows and one teeny wren. I was worried about the wren, thought the cold would have killed it, but it's still around. Oh, and about four pairs of magpies, which I really could do without. We did have a quick visit from a sparrowhawk, but luckily for the little birds he didn't hang around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fee Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 We have blue tits, coal tits and longtailed tits, robins, blackbirds of both sexes, a thrush, starlings, chaffinches and bullfinches, collared doves and wood pigeons, loads of sparrows and one teeny wren. We have all of those too except the coal tits - I haven't seen one of them for ages . Over the last week we've also had a pair of goldcrests which I was very excited about as I've never seen one at close quarters before - they are such teeny birds and usually creep around the tree trunks so you get a glimpse if you are lucky. We've also had brief visits from a green woodpecker and a lesser spotted woodpecker. There have been Fieldfares up on the railway embankment behind the garden, but haven't seen one in the garden yet. Reminds me - I must go and top up the bird feeders, they are emptying them faster than I can fill them at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Blue tits,coal tits,pied wagtails,goldfinches,green finch,dunnocks,spotted woodpecker,bramblings,wrens,starlings,blackbirds and thrushes,collared doves,wood pigeons all on/beneath the feeders.Also see treecreepers and a kingfisher and little egret in the stream in front of the house.A sparrowhawk swooped in front of me this afternoon clucthing a small bird in it's talons.Seen quite a few owls walking to work - barn owls I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Blue tits,coal tits,pied wagtails,goldfinches,green finch,dunnocks,spotted woodpecker,bramblings,wrens,starlings,blackbirds and thrushes,collared doves,wood pigeons all on/beneath the feeders.Also see treecreepers and a kingfisher and little egret in the stream in front of the house.A sparrowhawk swooped in front of me this afternoon clucthing a small bird in it's talons.Seen quite a few owls walking to work - barn owls I think. I read that as if the owls were walking to work We have barn, tawny and little owls, sparrowhawks, kestrels, wood pigeons, crows, jackdaws, magpies, jays, fieldfares, redwings, songthrushes, lots of blackbirds, wrens, robins, dunnocks, chaffinches, greenfinches, tits (great, blue, longtailed and cole), bullfinches, goldfinches, house sparrows, lapwings, herring gulls. There are woodpeckers over in the wood but haven't seen any in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 very rarely see Jays down here,used to see loads when living in London but think the 8 years I've lived in Somerset have seen no more than 6 and none anywhere near home.Forgot to add fieldfares and redwings too,masses of them in the trees in front of me as well as the fields nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 we have wood pigeons, collared doves, robins, blue tits, finches and we do have a buzzard that visits too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 We have various tits and finches, sparrows, dunnocks, wrens. 3 squabbling male blackbirds and one female blackbird egging them on Once a day a woodpecker visits the peanuts, and the mess he makes is cleared up underneath by 2 collared doves. We have pheasants and quail wander in and out some days. 2 magpies call in every evening to destroy the feeders and bounce on the wood pigeons. We also see a beautifull sparrowhawk eyeing up the doves, and accross the fields, the RSPB released a breeding pair of buzzards a few years back. Now we have a fair few of them just circling on the thermals above most days. Truly awesome to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthi (borrowadog) Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 sparrowhawks, kestrels, red kites overhead, wood pigeons, crows, magpies, jays, fieldfares, songthrushes, blackbirds, wrens, robins, dunnocks, chaffinches, greenfinches, tits - great, blue, longtailed and coal, bullfinches, goldfinches, house sparrows, starlings. Last weekend there was a flock of bramblings in a nearby tree. Parakeets. What we haven't had in the garden, although they are being spotted around at the moment is WAXWINGS, I am so peeved! Not in our garden but within a few 100 yards, woodpeckers (green and greater spotted)assorted owls, dartford warblers, nightjars, woodlarks, skylarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one.eyed.dog Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Gold finches, all the different tits imcludimg long tailed, the occasional nuthatch, blackbirds, thrushes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy Bear Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Oh Wow, you are all so knowledgable. I have been consulting my book and I think I have to look closer try and be more accurate in my identification for instance thrushes (fieldfare, song or mistle). I love watching them feed; seeing who's got issues and who takes advantage. I thought Robins were very territorial but we have at least two and they seem okay together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 We got mum a bird feeder thing for her birthday, we have seen lots of robins, sparrows, tits etc. Today though we saw a huge massive pigeon on it. We have a pair of pigeons that visit the garden quite a lot, we call them spy pigeons!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K9Fran Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 The usual suspects - starlings (lots of) woodies, collard doves, blackbirds, robins, sparra's, chaffinches, goldfinches, greenfinches, blue and great tits, long tailed tits. Todays special was a Grey Wagtail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western star Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 We've had; Green finches, Chaffinches, Blue tits, Coal tits, Long tailed tits, Great tits, Blackbirds, Starlings, Collared Doves, Song Thrushes, Red wings, (today), Gold Crest, Wren, Sparrow, Robins. Err thought a nightjar was a summer visitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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