Very busy at the bird feeder today! (8 Viewers)

[Mary]

Early yesterday morning I was very surprised to see a pair of Eastern Bluebirds checking out a birdbox outside our living-room window. The box is in totally the wrong type of habitat for Bluebirds, plus it seems too early to be thinking about nesting.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

Fabulous bird - what a lovely shade of blue! If only there were Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover!

 

[bongofury]

Nice shots of the Mealys, BFB - great photos to educate those on the ID forum:t: Hope they hang around for your 2014 list.

A Goldcrest and 6 LTTs this afternoon were today's highlights.

 

[JeffMoh]

Yesterday was a great day for watching birds in our yards. Most of the birds were the same as previously with some small changes in numbers:
2 White-winged Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Blue Jay
1 Northern Mockingbird
4 Northern Cardinal
3 Carolina Chickadee
2 Carolina Wren
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Orange-crowned Warbler
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
4 American Goldfinch.

However, the third of our winter warbler trip - Pine Warbler - also appeared.

The high point came in the afternoon when a mixed flock of sparrows turned up: 12 House Sparrows and 15 Chipping Sparrows. It was funny to watch two such different birds feeding together on seed I'd put out along our back fence.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Early yesterday morning I was very surprised to see a pair of Eastern Bluebirds checking out a birdbox outside our living-room window. The box is in totally the wrong type of habitat for Bluebirds, plus it seems too early to be thinking about nesting.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

Lovely photo Jeff :t:

CB

 

[Cheshire Birder]

3 Mealy Redpoll this afternoon. 2 extremely white ones and on that is ever so slightly darker. Eventually a Sparrowhawk sent everything flying in all directions and non returned since. Some "Ropey" images to come shortly.

They are good shots Dave!! Thanks for the visit yesterday. Are you free for a visitor tomorrow if they turn up?

PS Bittern again at Budworth this a/noon

Nice shots of the Mealys, BFB - great photos to educate those on the ID forum:t: Hope they hang around for your 2014 list.

You and me both!!

CB

 

[Bananafishbones]

Are you free for a visitor tomorrow if they turn up?
CB

CB as you know its pretty stormy here at the moment, nothing at all about. Will keep you informed over the next few days though

Dave

Will struggle to get the year list over 20 today, not even seen a Blue tit yet

 

[The30something]

Happy New Year all! A garden first this morning, 2 Redpoll, a male and a female, great start to the New year! Unfortunately I've just sold my HS10, so I couldn't get a shot or 2!

 

[Bananafishbones]

Happy New Year all! A garden first this morning, 2 Redpoll, a male and a female, great start to the New year! Unfortunately I've just sold my HS10, so I couldn't get a shot or 2!

well done, I hope your in the market to replace your camera :t:
Happy New Year

 

[roger1234]

15 goldfinches and 12 chaffinches this afternoon

Happy new year to everybody

 

[Bananafishbones]

What a miserable day weather wise, only managed 16 species in the garden with the highlight being 6 Lesser Redpoll that showed for about 30 seconds.

 

[bongofury]

Better weather here meant I got 17 in the garden with highlights being a Treecreeper, Redpoll and a welcome return of a GSW. Also 7 LTTs and a Goldfinch.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

What a miserable day weather wise, only managed 16 species in the garden with the highlight being 6 Lesser Redpoll that showed for about 30 seconds.

The weather this morning was pretty horrendous!!

CB

 

[JeffMoh]

Better weather here meant I got 17 in the garden with highlights being a Treecreeper, Redpoll and a welcome return of a GSW. Also 7 LTTs and a Goldfinch.

We had 17 also, Bongo. Best was a first-of-season Cedar Waxwing.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Cheshire Birder]

18 Species today inc a lovely pair of Bullfinches and a GSW

CB

 

[Bananafishbones]

No sign of the Redpolls (either sp) since Jan 1st so looks like they have all moved through. unseasonal mild weather making my garden pretty quiet, however a Redwing and Pied Wagtail the highlights this morning
Dave

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

First Lesser Redpoll of the year here.

Rich

 

[Bananafishbones]

First Lesser Redpoll of the year here.

Rich

Good stuff, hopefully you will get a few more.

Strong winds and driving rain here means the daft Woodpigeons are happy and nowt else feels like venturing out to the feeders.

May give some homemade suet feeders ago this evening. :eat:

 

[bongofury]

Strong winds and driving rain here means the daft Woodpigeons are happy and nowt else feels like venturing out to the feeders.

What is it with Woodpigeons. There's been a pair here for the last week trying to mate. Well, one of them is trying his hardest anyway.

 

[Cheshire Birder]

3 Pheasants wandered thru' yesterday

CB

 

[JeffMoh]

Busy on Sunday.

5 White-winged Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Blue Jay
1 Northern Mockingbird
5 Northern Cardinal
3 Carolina Chickadee
2 Carolina Wren
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Pine Warbler
8 American Goldfinch
15 Chipping Sparrow
10 House Sparrow
2 Brown-headed Nuthatch

Also heard an Eastern Phoebe from our front yard.

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com