Eisegerwind Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Goldfinches have taken over and doing a lot of "fighting". Some sparrows, starlings have disappeared, various members of the crow family that need identified. Magpies also have disappeared , pigeons. Waiting for the reappearance of buzzards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ormond Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Bugger all birds. Plenty skunks, raccoons and possums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Put out seeds in the garden and we have 2 sparrow looking birds with yellow a breast who are like clock work, same time each day. i am really hoping to attract northern lapwing,these were once common place here now i cant remember the last time i seen one, anyone know the reason for their population collapse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, hampden_loon2878 said: Put out seeds in the garden and we have 2 sparrow looking birds with yellow a breast who are like clock work, same time each day. i am really hoping to attract northern lapwing,these were once common place here now i cant remember the last time i seen one, anyone know the reason for their population collapse? A peewit,can't remember the last I saw (heard) one, probably around the same time as someone said that's a peewit. Edited April 13, 2019 by Eisegerwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I feed peanuts to the birds, they haven't been salted or anything. The crows love cheese though. Seeds for the smaller ones, although the crows normally peck up the peanuts then the smaller birds come in and hoover up all the wee bits. Seagulls don't eat nuts though they can get their scran off all the school children dropping the shit they eat at lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, phart said: Seagulls don't eat nuts though they can get their scran off all the school children dropping the shit they eat at lunch. First ice cream cone I ever bought my wee boy was snaffled by a bastirt gull at Kyle of Lochalsh. Hope it got brain freeze. Anybody watch yon vet on BBC Scotland supergluing wooden splints to transplant feathers on one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 12 hours ago, hampden_loon2878 said: Put out seeds in the garden and we have 2 sparrow looking birds with yellow a breast who are like clock work, same time each day. i am really hoping to attract northern lapwing,these were once common place here now i cant remember the last time i seen one, anyone know the reason for their population collapse? I just remembered that they are ground nesting, I guess the loss of rough, wild ground to cultivated land or building won"t have helped. Think you'll struggle to attract any to garden surroundings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 9:43 PM, Grim Jim said: In my suburban back garden though, the most surprising bird was a raptor at ground level in the shrubbery. What might that have been? It was a Golden Eagle. I can tell without even seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Eisegerwind said: I just remembered that they are ground nesting, I guess the loss of rough, wild ground to cultivated land or building won"t have helped. Think you'll struggle to attract any to garden surroundings. My back garden faces onto RSPB owned land,its never worked apart from grazing in the winter months, my grandfather always said that the population of the lawpwings never recovered after a local farmer got a grant to break virgin soil post war, he said they never really came back in the same numbers after that, that being said i still remember them being common place in the 80’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Orraloon said: It was a Golden Eagle. I can tell without even seeing it. That photo's gonna turn up some day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 No shit! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-oxfordshire-47961595/spikes-on-trees-in-oxford-to-stop-bird-poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in5omniac Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Got a nest with at least 3 blackbird chicks in my garden at the mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mee Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 9:53 PM, Eisegerwind said: In the big scheme of things this probably isn't the end of the world, but there is something that I can't quite put my finger on that is profoundly depressing about this story. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47627749 That's appalling, think I would be at that with a Stanley knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Got a lot of crows, but not the fuck off big ones. Little ones, black with black faces but grey heads, could google it but anyone want to contribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Just noticed it's really flat calm here no wind, nice for me me but guess the birds would prefer a bit of wind, give the wings a break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 47 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: Got a lot of crows, but not the fuck off big ones. Little ones, black with black faces but grey heads, could google it but anyone want to contribute. jackdaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, phart said: jackdaws Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Dusk coming, bat time ( yes I know). Saw a couple last night nice and warm for them tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Got a few of either a mistle thrush, redwing or field fare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 They're mistle thrushes. I like this site for identifying/ comparing birds for anyone that's interested. https://www.birdid.no/bird/eBook.php?specieID=1238&compareSpecieID=1130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Eisegerwind said: They're mistle thrushes. I like this site for identifying/ comparing birds for anyone that's interested. https://www.birdid.no/bird/eBook.php?specieID=1238&compareSpecieID=1130 Most redwings and fieldfares will have headed off on their summer holidays by now. Mistle thrushes stay here all year round. In the winter time, you can often see huge flocks of all three mixed in with each other. It can be quite spectacular. Edited May 5, 2019 by Orraloon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/5/2019 at 1:33 PM, Orraloon said: Most redwings and fieldfares will have headed off on their summer holidays by now. Mistle thrushes stay here all year round. In the winter time, you can often see huge flocks of all three mixed in with each other. It can be quite spectacular. Cheers! Doing a fridge clearout so chucked a lot of stuff in the garden, f.ck me, big craws know how to deal with half a dozen out of date eggs, quick peck, fuck off, return , repeat, well fed chicks hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 10:21 PM, Eisegerwind said: Cheers! Doing a fridge clearout so chucked a lot of stuff in the garden, f.ck me, big craws know how to deal with half a dozen out of date eggs, quick peck, fuck off, return , repeat, well fed chicks hopefully. Nothing new but lots of fledglings still getting fed by their parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Jackdaws are excellent They are one of the few birds that have great sensitivity to human eye signals and us pointing at things They also use euthenasia when one of them is sick or injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Jackdaws are excellent They are one of the few birds that have great sensitivity to human eye signals and us pointing at things They also use euthenasia when one of them is sick or injured Quick google didn't see that, explain please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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