Garden Birds and wild birds thread.

bellbuzzer said:
The RSPB get many reports from the public about ""exotic" bird sightings that more often than not turn out to be a jay. Not surprising given it's plumage, and the funerial black of our other corvids. First time i saw a tree-creeper i thought it was rare, never having seen one before, drab feathers but unmistakable behaviour, but not uncommon. Buzzards have become main-sream nowadays, same with herons. A goldcrest just outside the window, tiny yet can lay 7 or 8 eggs again not rare just reclusive, and like wrens, not attacted to bird-feeders, prefering insects to seeds.
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You're not wrong about buzzards...I filmed one last year ripping a sparrow to bits about three yards from my kitchen window. One was circling above my dog last year in Wales, had to take her indoors. My missus thought I was over reacting till she googled what they have been known to do. My dog is a tiny shit sue.
 
For several months we've had 4 jays regularly coming in the garden and eating from the peanut feeder because the acorn yield has been a disaster this year and acorns normally form a major part of a jay's diet in autumn and winter. We have oak trees over the back fence and they normally drop tons of acorns. A couple of years ago our next door neighbour filled 7 council refuse sacks with acorns that fell into his garden but this year nothing.
 
-dabz- said:
You're not wrong about buzzards...I filmed one last year ripping a sparrow to bits about three yards from my kitchen window. One was circling above my dog last year in Wales, had to take her indoors. My missus thought I was over reacting till she googled what they have been known to do. My dog is a tiny shit sue.
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Your dog is a what? That's not a nice thing to say about your own dog! ; )
 
MCFCTrick said:
For the second time, have seen a pair of the green parakeets in trees behind our garden. I know they are a common sight around south Manchester, but seem to be spreading further north now. Common in Brookdale Park (Newton Heath) which my old man'r house backs on to.
And now way up here in Rochdale .... we back onto Roch Valley. Also seen around nearby Marland Golf Course and Springfield Park too. If nesting, likely to be more in the spring.

Have also recently spotted Bull Finches on our feeding station. Again new to me.
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Really common around here in SE kent always in my garden.

My garden was getting over run with small birds on my feeders as I back onto woodland and farm land. The birds were going thought 5 fat balls in a morning !. But I think the birds of prey have sussed this out and my bird numbers have dropped dramatically now only 2 fat balls a day being eaten and my garden has be quite for about a fortnight. Found the feathers of a ring necked dove the other day. The sparrow hawk has been seen a few times in the garden to. Again this morning the garden is very quiet with only a few house sparrows, blue and great tits and a few finches about.

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Think I will set up my trail cam as see what's going on. No blackbirds or Robin's it's so still now. Only two weeks ago it was impossible to count the birds so many. Use to get easy 10 or more on the fat ball and peanut feeders at a time , now one or two. The drop of in bird active has been dramatic
 
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give it to gordon said:
Really common around here in SE kent always in my garden.

My garden was getting over run with small birds on my feeders as I back onto woodland and farm land. The birds were going thought 5 fat balls in a morning !. But I think the birds of prey have sussed this out and my bird numbers have dropped dramatically now only 2 fat balls a day being eaten and my garden has be quite for about a fortnight. Found the feathers of a ring necked dove the other day. The sparrow hawk has been seen a few times in the garden to. Again this morning the garden is very quiet with only a few house sparrows, blue and great tits and a few finches about.

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Think I will set up my trail cam as see what's going on. No blackbirds or Robin's it's so still now. Only two weeks ago it was impossible to count the birds so many. Use to get easy 10 or more on the fat ball and peanut feeders at a time , now one or two. The drop of in bird active has been dramatic
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Last time I was in the Isle of Thanet, I saw a huge flock of parakeets at Dumpton Gap (a location with which you might be familiar). Locals tell me parakeets are now so prolific they're almost considered one of the native species.
 
For the first time today there were a pair of parakeets on the feeders at the back of the garden.

Over the last few days it’s also attracted a goldcrest and a group of goldfinches which I have not seen that often.
 
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This fella has been around for the last few weeks on the local estuary
Probably from nearby wildlife park at Fota in Cork
 
Xhavenjoe said:
Its meant to be a pelican, according to local lads, who know a bit about birds.
Not sure how long it will survive away from the park. Its up and down the river every day.
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Looks like a Pelican.
I wonder which sort...
Just thinking if it has any potential predators.
I used to think Mute Swan ( largest british bird/ white tailed eagle rivals it) didn't have to worry about attack,until I saw a fully grown carcass on a river bank of a quiet fishing lake,with its entrails hanging out.prob Fox attack at night whilst off guard.....or even Badger i suppose.
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Looks like a Pelican.
I wonder which sort...
Just thinking if it has any potential predators.
I used to think Mute Swan ( largest british bird/ white tailed eagle rivals it) didn't have to worry about attack,until I saw a fully grown carcass on a river bank of a quiet fishing lake,with its entrails hanging out.prob Fox attack at night whilst off guard.....or even Badger i suppose.
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Or Snorky
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Looks like a Pelican.
I wonder which sort...
Just thinking if it has any potential predators.
I used to think Mute Swan ( largest british bird/ white tailed eagle rivals it) didn't have to worry about attack,until I saw a fully grown carcass on a river bank of a quiet fishing lake,with its entrails hanging out.prob Fox attack at night whilst off guard.....or even Badger i suppose.
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The two-legged air-rifle toting vermin are a swan's deadliest enemy, a long way behind comes over-head power lines. Told to me by a guy from RSPB based in Preston. He came in answer to a call i made regarding a swan floating in top flash, Winsford. Was shot in the head and body by an air-gun. He also had seen two swans killed almost certainly by a mink.
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Looks like a Pelican.
I wonder which sort...
Just thinking if it has any potential predators.
I used to think Mute Swan ( largest british bird/ white tailed eagle rivals it) didn't have to worry about attack,until I saw a fully grown carcass on a river bank of a quiet fishing lake,with its entrails hanging out.prob Fox attack at night whilst off guard.....or even Badger i suppose.
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We get pelicans out here too, non native and not very welcome. They’re beautiful but they eat a lot of fish
 
bellbuzzer said:
The two-legged air-rifle toting vermin are a swan's deadliest enemy, a long way behind comes over-head power lines. Told to me by a guy from RSPB based in Preston. He came in answer to a call i made regarding a swan floating in top flash, Winsford. Was shot in the head and body by an air-gun. He also had seen two swans killed almost certainly by a mink.
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I Forgot about Mink.
Agree with Man being deadliest non wild animal enemy..
 
dennishasdoneit said:
Looks like a Pelican.
I wonder which sort...
Just thinking if it has any potential predators.
I used to think Mute Swan ( largest british bird/ white tailed eagle rivals it) didn't have to worry about attack,until I saw a fully grown carcass on a river bank of a quiet fishing lake,with its entrails hanging out.prob Fox attack at night whilst off guard.....or even Badger i suppose.
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Thought the largest was the great bustard ?
 
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