Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

kaz7 said:
Merlin likes killing squirrels so he is giving back, sort of
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I should mention ( you prob already know....the Greatest..murderer of Song birds in this country is of course...the..domestic cat.Born Killers.
I'm glad Merlin is able to exercise such adroit hunting skills that it may catch Grey squirrels...I've always thought of them as tree rats !!
Nice bushy tail but has similar feeding habits to the Brown Rat...
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dennishasdoneit said:
I should mention ( you prob already know....the Greatest..murderer of Song birds in this country is of course...the..domestic cat.Born Killers.
I'm glad Merlin is able to exercise such adroit hunting skills that it may catch Grey squirrels...I've always thought of them as tree rats !!
Nice bushy tail but has similar feeding habits to the Brown Rat...
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There was a butchers in Shropshire that used to sell dressed squirrel as 'tree rabbit.'
I think I read that in Vietnam cat scoffing is on the rise.
I also think Kaz has a rabbit too.
Just sayin.
 
Just looking out of the window into the garden yesterday there was Gold Finches and Tits on the feeders a blackbird and a thrush underneath then a Wren and a Robin made a appearance on the fence, also got a lot of Sparrows that have made their home in a Bush in the garden over the last few years, and they seem to go into a frenzy when one of them goes into the Bird bath they all pile in
 
My grandson and I did the Garden Birdwatch last weekend and on top of the usual suspects (including a pair of nuthatches together, a couple of great spotted woodpeckers, pied wagtails and a cluster of long tailed tits) we had goldfinches and a tree creeper who's been around several times since Christmas shinning up our acer. We've also recently had blackcaps, reed buntings and a song thrush in now and again recently but they didn't show on the day.
 
frothy said:
Just looking out of the window into the garden yesterday there was Gold Finches and Tits on the feeders a blackbird and a thrush underneath then a Wren and a Robin made a appearance on the fence, also got a lot of Sparrows that have made their home in a Bush in the garden over the last few years, and they seem to go into a frenzy when one of them goes into the Bird bath they all pile in
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Enjoyed reading that ..went all a bit Iggy pop in the end tho ; )
 
snorky said:
I like rabbit stew, or a young rabbit roasted with sage and onion stuffing.
Just seen a pair of kites wheeling. Great sight.
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Almost plague proportions round here after the gamekeepers release the pheasants. The cars hit the pheasants and the kites come out to play. Quite sad in a way but the amount of kites feeding on the carrion can cause equally as many problems on the road.
 
Tuearts right boot said:
Almost plague proportions round here after the gamekeepers release the pheasants. The cars hit the pheasants and the kites come out to play. Quite sad in a way but the amount of kites feeding on the carrion can cause equally as many problems on the road.
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Its almost like pheasants have got a death wish. They must be ranked in the top 5 of stupid birds.
Sheep are suicidal creatures as well.
 
snorky said:
Its almost like pheasants have got a death wish. They must be ranked in the top 5 of stupid birds.
Sheep are suicidal creatures as well.
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How true. I've just come back from walking part of the Pembrokeshire coastal path with one of my dogs and there are sheep footprints right up to the edge, fucking scary, god knows how many must have gone over the cliffs.
The pheasants are really stupid but it's not surprising really as they are bred to be shot and have no natural instincts at all. Bit of a shame....
 
Tuearts right boot said:
How true. I've just come back from walking part of the Pembrokeshire coastal path with one of my dogs and there are sheep footprints right up to the edge, fucking scary, god knows how many must have gone over the cliffs.
The pheasants are really stupid but it's not surprising really as they are bred to be shot and have no natural instincts at all. Bit of a shame....
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Yep. Any road, river, barbed wire, cliff etc and a sheep will do its utmost to cop it.
I used to fish off the rocks around St. Davids head many moons ago. It was great to watch the gannets diving.
 
snorky said:
Yep. Any road, river, barbed wire, cliff etc and a sheep will do its utmost to cop it.
I used to fish off the rocks around St. Davids head many moons ago. It was great to watch the gannets diving.
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Was down there 2 weeks ago fishing....unfortunately we can only come in the winter so miss out on the aerial displays. Had the pleasure of a seal for company though.
 
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laserblue said:
My grandson and I did the Garden Birdwatch last weekend and on top of the usual suspects (including a pair of nuthatches together, a couple of great spotted woodpeckers, pied wagtails and a cluster of long tailed tits) we had goldfinches and a tree creeper who's been around several times since Christmas shinning up our acer. We've also recently had blackcaps, reed buntings and a song thrush in now and again recently but they didn't show on the day.
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thats a great collection. We get all of them (some very occasionally) except reed buntings.Brilliant to see them all in one day. You must live in an area that attracts them.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
thats a great collection. We get all of them (some very occasionally) except reed buntings.Brilliant to see them all in one day. You must live in an area that attracts them.
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We live on the edge of a housing estate but back on to fields with woods beyond. We have a pond, a large tree, shrubs, bushes, borders and a wild area inthe bottom corner all of which attract various species. We also put shed loads of food out.
 
Our fairly small garden in a small town backs onto a park and we enjoy a good range of feathered friends. Sunflower hearts are the food of choice, though on the coldest days the peanuts feeders get decimated by various tits and nuthatches.

Occaaionally a lesser spotted woodpecker lands on the peanut feeder and a very rare visitor is a bullfinch.

Recently there has been a lot of chaffinches, and we too have had a blackcap visit. First time I recall for that species.

My favourites are probably the blackbirds. The commonest of common birds but I just love watching them truffle around the flower beds, almost deliberately seeing how much stuff they can throw onto my lawn.

Made two bird boxes last year, one got used by blue tits, second one might have been a bit close to the house.
 
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