RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great time of the year to get some Tits on your Fat Balls!! what's visiting your garden this year!?I've a wee male Black Redstart that comes for the mealworms![emoji6]A proper bonny wee lad! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Wood pigeonsA pair of collared dovesRobinBlackbirdsSparrowsJackdawsCrowsNothing too exciting! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 All good to watch though Phil, you never know what might turn up if you're feeding em at this time of year. We've lived here for nearly 20 years and still get surprised at the odd unexpected visitor![emoji3] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 My cat has his eyes on a couple of wide-o crows. The garden pretty much wildlife-free because of his lust for blood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Favourite so far this year has been a Mistle Thrush. Outwith the garden, a pair of Dippers has been getting its courtship on down on the Water of Leith. Worryingly early. Just next to the steps where we saw dozens of Celtic fans last season taking in the Fusilier at one and and siphoning it off at the other, while their bus stopped on the way to Tynecastle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWilliamson Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Long tailed Tit. Great Spotted Woodpecker All the usual suspects. Feeding them more in the run up to the RSPB Bird Watch day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Favourite so far this year has been a Mistle Thrush. Outwith the garden, a pair of Dippers has been getting its courtship on down on the Water of Leith. Worryingly early. Just next to the steps where we saw dozens of Celtic fans last season taking in the Fusilier at one and and siphoning it off at the other, while their bus stopped on the way to Tynecastle. Bin Dippers!? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, RedRob72 said: Bin Dippers!? Magpies? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 We've got all sorts of Tits, some massive wood pigeons, a woodpecker of some description (black with white and red on it's head) and a couple of Tawny Owls, but the most common bird in the garden is Robins. Fucking hundreds of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_K_97 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 There's a lot of tall trees where I live so have a fair number of birds in the garden at any given time of year. The robins are still going around, as are the blackbirds, starlings and various other smaller birds. There's also the odd woodpigeon and magpie cutting about, will try and get some photos while it's dry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Birds should be fed all year round not just starting now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 There was a heron in my garden last year, that was exciting... quite a formidable, mean looking bugger up close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffenThinMint Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, RedRob72 said: Great time of the year to get some Tits on your Fat Balls!! what's visiting your garden this year!? I've a wee male Black Redstart that comes for the mealworms! A proper bonny wee lad! Well since you ask, RedRobin72, a flock of Long tail tits have been making themselves busy over the past week along with a Tree Creeper that's terrifying the squirrels every time they run into it. The annual battle for who gets to nest where is about to commence. Smaller birds appear to prefer a well trimmed bush but the larger are more comfortable with one in a natural full state of growth until their babies are ready to leave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, WaffenThinMint said: Well since you ask, RedRobin72, a flock of Long tail tits have been making themselves busy over the past week along with a Tree Creeper that's terrifying the squirrels every time they run into it. The annual battle for who gets to nest where is about to commence. Smaller birds appear to prefer a well trimmed bush but the larger are more comfortable with one in a natural full state of growth until their babies are ready to leave. No surprise to see a creeper in your garden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) Most unusual one to fly into the garden was a curlew. Edited January 20, 2017 by Bigmouth Strikes Again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Crows, Blackbirds, Wood pigeons, collared doves, the occasional seagull & magpie, chaffinch, various tits & a wee Robin red who rules the garden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 We've got all sorts of Tits, some massive wood pigeons, a woodpecker of some description (black with white and red on it's head) and a couple of Tawny Owls, but the most common bird in the garden is Robins. Fucking hundreds of them. Unusual to see loads of em at once KB, Robins are very territorial, you need to stick an open faced box up, (North facing if you can) you'll get a pair of em nesting this spring, nae bother, the rest will f*ck aff once they know it's another Robin's digs. Britain's favourite bird btw BBC/RSPB poll 2014!![emoji846] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 minute ago, RedRob72 said: Unusual to see loads of em at once KB, Robins are very territorial, you need to stick an open faced box up, (North facing if you can) you'll get a pair of em nesting this spring, nae bother, the rest will f*ck aff once they know it's another Robin's digs. Britain's favourite bird btw BBC/RSPB poll 2014!! I'm WFH today and currently sitting in the kitchen watching 4 of them on the bird feeders. And a fat b*****d Grey Squirrel that I'm going to throttle if I ever catch it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Most unusual one to fly into the garden was a curlew. Belter, incredibly shy and secretive, but what a beautiful bird. Great visit, good shout BSA![emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 hour ago, pittsburgh phil said: There was a heron in my garden last year, that was exciting... quite a formidable, mean looking bugger up close. C*nt ate all my fish one year when I lived in Dumfries! Again , in Dumfries have had a Sparrowhawk visit a few times. Those guys are fast as f*ck of the mark from a standing star. They don't mess about! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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