RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 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. The favoured food of Grey Squirrels is a 177 pellet KB! [emoji6](Sorry didn't really mean that, but the Reds are almost gone round here now) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 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! Have a small natural pond at the very bottom of the garden, the Herons (a pair of em) stalk it every day for the small Perch in there, they'll wait forever, I can get quite close, but they're off soon as they hear the dogs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, RedRob72 said: The favoured food of Grey Squirrels is a 177 pellet KB! (Sorry didn't really mean that, but the Reds are almost gone round here now) One day it'll get so fat it won't be able to move quickly enough and it's going to get introduced to my steel toe capped boots. Edited January 20, 2017 by KnightswoodBear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Most unusual one to fly into the garden was a curlew. Never seen one in the garden, but lots of them congregate along with the Oystercatchers on some rugby pitches close to us. Here's one that came surprisingly close to the hide at Musselburgh Lagoons last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 there's some curlews down at Aberlady Bay too. But don't go there. I like walking there and I don't want you P&B scum spoiling the area! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Why are people saying it's a curlew when it's clearly a peeweep? 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) 3 hours ago, WILLIEA said: 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! Was having a wander round to the corner shop one day, when one of them flew down a few feet away, with a life sparrow in its clutches, awesome. Edited January 20, 2017 by Bigmouth Strikes Again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Why are people saying it's a curlew when it's clearly a peeweep? Peeweep? No a Peewit, Lapwing or Green Plover!?[emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 42 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: Why are people saying it's a curlew when it's clearly a peeweep? I got that once after taking a lassie home after a night in The Garage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rider Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I stick out some nuts in the morning and within seconds loads of jackdaws descend on the feeder quickly followed by 3 pairs of wood pigeons who feed on the ground as the nuts get pecked out. I also stick some fat balls out and the sparrows, starlings and tits go for that. Apples and grapes on the grass are taken up by the blackbirds and robin. Never see any finches round my bit despite them being a popular visitor. I get an occasional sparrow hawk visit which is always amazing. It took out a sparrow which was waiting above me when I was filling up the fat balls once. Just a couple of wee feathers floated down from where it was perched. The b*****d bird is the magpie who struts about and all the other birds totally shite it. It sees off the flock of jackdaws no bother. Looking forward to the birdwatch weekend. I can get an hours peace to sit down with a cup of tea and the binoculars. Who knows, I might get a swatch at the lovely pair of great tits at No.24 again.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Fat c**t 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 A bird shat on my car windscreen yesterday, scraped my bonnet with her heels while doing it as well ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffenThinMint Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 15 hours ago, Big Rider said: I stick out some nuts in the morning and within seconds loads of jackdaws descend on the feeder quickly followed by 3 pairs of wood pigeons who feed on the ground as the nuts get pecked out. I also stick some fat balls out and the sparrows, starlings and tits go for that. Apples and grapes on the grass are taken up by the blackbirds and robin. Never see any finches round my bit despite them being a popular visitor. I get an occasional sparrow hawk visit which is always amazing. It took out a sparrow which was waiting above me when I was filling up the fat balls once. Just a couple of wee feathers floated down from where it was perched. The b*****d bird is the magpie who struts about and all the other birds totally shite it. It sees off the flock of jackdaws no bother. Looking forward to the birdwatch weekend. I can get an hours peace to sit down with a cup of tea and the binoculars. Who knows, I might get a swatch at the lovely pair of great tits at No.24 again.... The only signs we ever see in our area of a sparrowhawk is the occasional large pile of pigeon feathers on the roads. The irony is the local sparrowhawk is about the only defence the little birds have against the wood pigeons - the fat fuckers swoop down & hoover up every scrap of food available all day long. Blackbirds will take on the magpies, who won't tangle with a determined opponent. If you've got crows or rooks in your area, I'm guessing you'll be getting regular battles between them & the magpies. Despite being a good 15 to 20 miles from the coast, we get an occasional flock of gulls coming in, landing in everyone's gardens & making a racket, resulting in the local rookery sending a team out to chase them off. Where they're heading in from or heading out to is anyone's guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotfree Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 A couple of Sunbirds that nested in my back garden. It took them about a week to build their nest. Amazing piece of engineering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 An albino Jackdaw spotted nr Loch Fleet, Sutherland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 22 hours ago, RedRob72 said: Belter, incredibly shy and secretive, but what a beautiful bird. Great visit, good shout BSA! Don't mention BSA on a bird watching thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Whilst out for a stroll this morning I saw two dippers on rocks by the burn. Tried to get a photo but I was too far away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Fat c**t Does look at bit of a porker, what's on yer bird table KB, Pork Pies and Marsbars!![emoji47][emoji47] !!? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 On 1/20/2017 at 18:51, Big Rider said: I stick out some nuts in the morning and within seconds loads of jackdaws descend on the feeder quickly followed by 3 pairs of wood pigeons who feed on the ground as the nuts get pecked out. Exactly what happens here. The craws rattle the feeder and the fucking doos pick up the dross. I also have a small feeder attached to the window and we get various tits and robins. It may actually be the same robin. Last spring I noticed him (her?) flying from the feeder to the bushes across the road several times a day. Are they quite territorial? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Exactly what happens here. The craws rattle the feeder and the fucking doos pick up the dross. I also have a small feeder attached to the window and we get various tits and robins. It may actually be the same robin. Last spring I noticed him (her?) flying from the feeder to the bushes across the road several times a day. Are they quite territorial? Robins will fight to the death over territory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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