jamamafegan Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Carnage/drama in the garden today, been watching some kind of thrush for the past few weeks, eating the white berries off next doors rowan tree, it's slightly bigger than a blackbird/brown /speckled breast, quite aggresive. Quite rare? Will be either a redwing or a fieldfare - winter visitors to our gardens. Both species are common winter migrants but are a rare breeding species in the UK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, jamamafegan said: Will be either a redwing or a fieldfare - winter visitors to our gardens. Both species are common winter migrants but are a rare breeding species in the UK. Cheers, done a bit of googling, think it was a mistle thrush. RIP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Get that the hawk has to eat, but think that was maybe a rare bird, (anybody know) only really seen that one. Thank you. Yes I don't think hawks cook their food. Edited December 12, 2022 by thisal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 12 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Cheers, done a bit of googling, think it was a mistle thrush. RIP. Appreciate you've said you think mistle thrush but have a wee gander here if that helps at all? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 47 minutes ago, RiG said: Appreciate you've said you think mistle thrush but have a wee gander here if that helps at all? Definitely mistle thrush. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 In woodland alongside the River Tilt at the weekend and I saw two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 5 hours ago, The Skelpit Lug said: In woodland alongside the River Tilt at the weekend and I saw two Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Never seen a pair before, great spot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Never seen a pair before, great spot. Thanks. Couldn't believe it. Was hoping they didn't fly off, as I had to change lenses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 The cold snap, and now snow, has brought the birds back to the garden in force. There was a Pied Wagtail (I think) bobbing about, which is the first time I can recall one being in the garden. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Rainbow lorikeet in a crab apple tree in Brompton, South Australia. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) On 16/12/2022 at 13:14, Soapy FFC said: The cold snap, and now snow, has brought the birds back to the garden in force. There was a Pied Wagtail (I think) bobbing about, which is the first time I can recall one being in the garden. Under normal circumstances you'd be more likely to see them on open grassland - and car parks, which they seem to love - but cold weather can bring them into closer contact with humans and they can be surprisingly confiding.. During that long freeze in 2010 or whenever it was, there was one that would turn up on the window ledge of my city centre office block most days and wait for me to feed it...wouldn't let me hand feed it, but flitted a couple of windows down until I'd put the food out. Seemed to like tiny bits of canteen roll & sausage. Edited December 21, 2022 by Hillonearth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Nuthatch on my feeder today, of course the big camera had a flat battery. Not one I see in the garden very often. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Wee hoors been in and out the van minute the doors open Edited January 27, 2023 by HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Got our wee nuthatch pal with the big camera finally. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I was intending doing the Garden Bird Watch today, but it's windy and there are hardly any birds about. The same thing happened last year, normally lots of birds until I decide to count them then they all hide. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 10 hours ago, Soapy FFC said: I was intending doing the Garden Bird Watch today, but it's windy and there are hardly any birds about. The same thing happened last year, normally lots of birds until I decide to count them then they all hide. I wonder if anyone's survey has ever gone "Robin..blackbird... SPARROWHAWK...ah stuff it..." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, tamthebam said: I wonder if anyone's survey has ever gone "Robin..blackbird... SPARROWHAWK...ah stuff it..." One day I watched a squirrel go to have a square go with a sparrowhawk, but wimp out and run away at the last minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 The squirrel and sparrowhawk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) It's a couple of years ago, but I was 'lucky' enough to watch the sparrowhawk catch a starling in the garden one day. This is one of the good action shots. Edited January 30, 2023 by Soapy FFC 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 13 hours ago, Soapy FFC said: It's a couple of years ago, but I was 'lucky' enough to watch the sparrowhawk catch a starling in the garden one day. This is one of the good action shots. Had the pleasure once of, while walking to my car, seeing a squirrel pelting across the lot, and jumping up into my wheel well to avoid the hawk that was swooping in from behind him. The hawk flew off to perch on a light stand, and the squirrel, on top of my tyre, would poke his head out every 10-15 seconds to see if he was still there. The hawk gave up after a couple of minutes and the squirrel made it to his tree shortly thereafter, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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