Very busy at the bird feeder today! (5 Viewers)

[roger1234]

Cheers dave,weather lot colder here and have not seen the bullfinch for at least 4 months,usually has the female in tow, but no sign yet, have you had the mealy return yet?

 

[Busybee]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY:t:

My son was here on New Year's Eve and managed to get some photos of this cheeky sparrowhawk, female??? It appears to have a strange pupil in its right eye. The photos were taken through the conservatory window and the tree is about 15 feet away. :t:

 

[roger1234]

Nice photos bb. Only 2 new species today, bullfinch and common gull(several flying over)

 

[Bananafishbones]

No. 24 Goldfinch

No. 25 Pied Wagtail

No. 26 GBB Gull

no Mealy roger

 

[roger1234]

hang on to everything tomorrow,storms forecast!!!

 

[bongofury]

Thanks to yesterday's storm and having to wait in for a roofer to price up the repair today. its given me a chance to upload this Sparrowhawk video. Unsuccessful, but he has a good look at some passing tits towards the end.

I presume this is a juvenile male?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kMhP9-YRzA

 

[2slo]

Nice Sparrowhawk video. Have a look at this one where a Woodpecker attacks a snake. It doesn't say but maybe the snake had invaded the Woodpeckers nest:

http://everydaypanos.com/post/257437561/do-woodpeckers-eat-snakes-dont-move-the-boat?4eb642c0

Mark

 

[JeffMoh]

Lovely blue-sky-but-cool weather here in Houston. Several birds around, too. Yesterday's list:
Northern Cardinal 2
Carolina Wren 2
Orange-croiwned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
House Finch 5
House Sparrow 6
White-winged Dove 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 1

Surprisingly, I haven't seen or heard a Blue Jay or an American Crow yet this year. No Cedar Waxwings or American Robins around either.

Jeff
www,jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Bird spotter]

hang on to everything tomorrow,storms forecast!!!

That was certainly some storm.The wind has picked up again this evening.

 

[bongofury]

Nice Sparrowhawk video. Have a look at this one where a Woodpecker attacks a snake. It doesn't say but maybe the snake had invaded the Woodpeckers nest:

Thanks, Mark.

Good snake / woodpecker vid. Looks to me like the bird was attempting to defend its nest too.

 

[roger1234]

23 goldfinches and 12 greenfinches this morning and the returning bullfinch

 

[roger1234]

GSW another new species for 2012

 

[SPINNEYGAL]

Sorry don't get too much time to post at the moemnt but Happy New Year to everyone.

We have had only the usual visitors, Coal, Great and Blue Tits, Chaffinches a few Gold and Greenfinches. No great increase in numbers though. The Nuthatch is still a regular as are Dunnocks, House Sparrows and 2 Robins.
The Blackbirds are just starting to come back though.

One visitor over the holidays was regular 2 or 3 times a day, The Sparrowhawk, but never saw it catch anything. It rarely lands and if it does it is only seconds.

Keep up the good reports and pics.

 

[roger1234]

A couple of chaffinches to round the finch day off !!

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Thanks to yesterday's storm and having to wait in for a roofer to price up the repair today. its given me a chance to upload this Sparrowhawk video. Unsuccessful, but he has a good look at some passing tits towards the end.

I presume this is a juvenile male?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kMhP9-YRzA

Lovely video. I think its most likely an adult.

CB

 

[roger1234]

Carrion crow, 2 robins, bullfinch,2 coal tits,chaffinches,goldfinches,greenfinches,collard doves,blackbirds,are the highlights this morning.

 

[Bananafishbones]

at last!! seen my first daylight in the garden this week, 12 Lesser Redpoll and a male Siskin are the highlights

the new no mess style feeder is now getting good use (thanks bongo)

 

[bongofury]

Lovely video. I think its most likely an adult.

CB

CHeers, CB.

at last!! seen my first daylight in the garden this week, 12 Lesser Redpoll and a male Siskin are the highlights

the new no mess style feeder is now getting good use (thanks bongo)

No probs. It really does reduce the waste. I bought the tray to go with it, which has a good diameter to it and catches almost all the seed.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapelwood-Seed-Catching-Tray-Hook/dp/B003Z99NA6/ref=pd_bxgy_lp_img_c

(I can vouch for some of the reviews in that the screw doesn't fit in all the way to the bottom of the feeder and therefore doesn't make a snug fit. Ultimately, it really doesn't matter!)

 

[birdleg]

CHeers, CB.

No probs. It really does reduce the waste.

Bananafishbones and bongofury: could you please tell me what is the name of this no mess bird feeder?

 

[bongofury]

Bananafishbones and bongofury: could you please tell me what is the name of this no mess bird feeder?

Its this one here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapelwood-Heavy-Duty-Niger-Feeder/dp/B0013A1KNC/ref=pd_sim_lp_68

As I said above, I recommend spending an extra £3.99 and getting the tray to go with it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapelwood-Seed-Catching-Tray-Hook/dp/B003Z99NA6/ref=pd_bxgy_lp_img_c