houndzrus Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 We have a magpie, but i'm afraid I am rubbish at identifying anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 A billion sparrows scoffing my chicken feed Joined by blackbirds, starlings, wood pigeons, collared doves, robins and in the summer we had a visiting sparrowhawk that would sit in a tree eyeing up my baby Orpingtons & Cochins but it stood no chance against Bridget & Francesca Brahma who threatened to tear it limb from limb if it dared touch their babies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 two crows, a pair of blackbirds , pair of magpies and ummm a herbert   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanrossscot Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 I was hand feeding some Sparrows today ...whilst enjoying a cold drink on the balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesB Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Since we got chickens we don't seem to get as many wild birds, dunno if that's a co-incidence. I've tried changing the food I put out on the table and in hangers, but it doesn't make any difference. We do have wrens though  The others seem to be just mainly bluetits and big fat pigeons. We used to get those beautiful green birds, they are quite long and skinny with a yellowish head and always hang about in big gangs. Greenfinches maybe? And I've seen the occasional Jay. And I can hear woodpeckers in the woods behind, but they don't come in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melp Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 I've taken to bird feeding/watching since we lost our last cat [never liked to encourage the bird in before]. Regular visitirs are;  Robin Sparrows Starlings [noisy greedy sods] Greenfinches Goldfinches [very pretty] Pigeons [wood and town or whatever they're called] Collared doves Magpies Blue tits Coal tits Great tits [very occasional] Chaffinches and my favourite cos I'd never seen them until recently- Bullfinches I also have a resident pair of Blackbirds  Next door have bats in their eaves so I get to see them at dusk. I know they're not birds but they fly so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 We've always had sparrows hanging out in our rather overgrown hedge but we'd not had much luck getting them to come in for food. Until we bought a new feeder a few weeks back and since then we've had sparrows, blue tits, great tits, a female blackbird, a robin and woodpigeons visiting regularly. I was very happy to see a dunnock join them recently and this morning we had out first visits from a starling and a pair of collared doves. Last year we had a fieldfare too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy Bear Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Ooo Oooo Ooooo we had a greater spotted woodpecker this morning. Soooooo Handsome. On a sad note something has killed a small bird near the feeders :mecry:feathers everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Missed off blackcap,seen a few of these around lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndwoman Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 We have so many different ones I hope I don't miss anything out! Â Sparrows Blackbirds Thrushes Great Spotted Woodpeckers Green Woodpeckers Pied Wagtails Blue Tits Long Tailed Tits Great Tits Chaffinches Pheasants Collared Doves Wood Pigeons Greenfinches Jackdaws Crows Ravens Magpies Robins Wrens Starlings Goldfinches Redwings Magpies Sparrowhawks(overhead)! Buzzards (ditto) We even have a Moorhen here every morning. We have a Heron drop into the field next door And what is the most exciting is NUTHATCHES We have three come all at once at the back of the house where we they feed off the nuts in the feeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collies r best Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 @ Herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) I'm not very good at identifying them all.  My neighbour feeds the littlies in hanging feeders which are protected from the squirrels and big birds, and I feed the biggies and the squirrels.  I can't identify most of the small ones which go in his garden, except for blue tits, sparrows and robins.  In my feeder which is a large plastic dish tied to the top of the arbour at the top of the garden, so all comers are welcome, I get :  Magpies Wood pigeons The occasional starling Blackbirds Thrushes. Collared doves (my favourites )  The other day I saw some sort of woodpecker at the bottom of the garden. I had a Herbert sitting on the fence yesterday  I buy a huge 11 kilo sack of bird food from Costco for about £7 so they get that, plus the fat balls, plus peanuts and I also put hazelnuts (shell on and off) out for the squirrels.  I've been doing a roaring trade with the recent cold weather, and have been clearing the snow off the bird feeder so they can get at the feed.  I have also been pouring boiling water on the frozen bird bath so they have something to drink. Edited December 30, 2010 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 ETA: Am googling them now and have seen a long tailed tit as well, which I thought was a baby bird  Have also seen goldfinches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Had a male pheasant eating seed today,also a moorhen.Haven't seen pheasants here before although there are lots in the fields at the top of the Close I live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Just saw a bootiful very small bird in the garden - it had a bright yellow diamond shape on its head, sort of a widows peak shape at the front. Does anyone know what it is? Have Googled and can't see anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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