Bird table news 27/01/2012
January 27, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings by Jim Steele
How’s everyone’s bird table situation?!
I’ve just seen a new bird for me at mine – a male Reed Bunting!
Jim
by Jim Steele
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PaulS commented on the post, Come Along And Say Hello. 6 hours, 56 minutes ago
Just to keep the post fresh. Weather looks OK for Sunday so it should be a good turn out. Hope some of you can come along and say hello.
Cheers
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PaulS commented on the post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 7 hours ago
Thanks Guys
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rssfeeds wrote a new post, Notts sightings for Wed 16th May (courtesy of Notts Birdwatchers) 7 hours, 10 minutes ago
Holme Pierrepont - 1 Whooper Swan. Arnold - 1 Hobby [over at 10:30]. Collingham Pits - 1 Turtle Dove, 150+ Common Swift [including one leucistic bird - initially regarded as possible Pacific Swift]. Besthorpe […]
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rssfeeds wrote a new post, Notts sightings for Thu 17th May (courtesy of Notts Birdwatchers) 7 hours, 10 minutes ago
Carlton - Cemetery: 2 Northern Wheatear [1 male, 1 female]. Cotham Flash - 3 Ringed Plover, 1 White Wagtail [in adjacent flooded field]. Kilvington - West Lake: 10 Ringed Plover. Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 <span […]
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rssfeeds wrote a new post, Notts sightings for Fri 18th May (courtesy of Notts Birdwatchers) 7 hours, 10 minutes ago
Nottingham - 1 Northern Wheatear [foraging in grassy area on Boden Street off Alfreton Road]. Hoveringham - [Sailing Lake:] 1 Sanderling [adult on shoreline next to Sailing Club], 1 Hobby. Attenborough Nature […]
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mick c commented on the post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 16 hours, 31 minutes ago
got to agree with gary paul, great series of photos
all the best
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GarryH commented on the post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 16 hours, 52 minutes ago
Lovely set again Paul,someone enjoying the flora is a beauty.
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PaulS wrote a new post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 1 day, 5 hours ago
Another week and another trip to Norfolk. Managed to drop into Narborough Railway Cutting on the way out. There was a marked difference to last year at this time. As you can see from the shot below there was a […] -
PaulS commented on the post, Large Red Damsel 1 day, 6 hours ago
The M1 bridge comes up trumps again. Terrific set Gary. You’ve got some excellent detail in these. The last three in particular are superb.
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GarryH commented on the post, Large Red Damsel 1 day, 15 hours ago
Cheers Mick,Know what you mean about things being lively got plenty of blurred pics,twigs and leaves with nothing on them
You lucky so and so. No I have nothing new in the garden.
Mmmmm
I get Starlings,Wood Pigeon and a couple of Blackbird
must be doing something wrong
Don’t forget It’s big Garden Birdwatch this weekend.
Report any sightings to the RSPB.
I get Starling, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Pied and Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Collared Dove and Wood Pigeon. Oh, and House Sparrows.
I’d love a house sparrow
Wood pigeon, long tailed tit, robin, dunnock, goldfinch, though still very slow this year
“I’d love a house sparrow”
The French deli mate. They sell ‘em by the kilo
This winter I’ve had blue, great and coal tits regularly. One goldfinch briefly and a chaffinch looked but decided my mixed seeds and fat cake didn’t take his fancy. I’ve had greenfinch and reed bunting in the past and mealworms disappear like hot cakes (but I never see what takes them).
My mealworms are preferred by Starlings, Pied Wagtails and cats. Yes cats love them. I’ve even had a Ginger Tom on my birdtable eating the worms. And I wonder why I don’t get much avian life!
Oh, Magpies like them too when I sprinkle some on the garden.
Maurice.T
After the strong winds,I moved the sunflower hearts feeder from the right of the garden to left,to within seven foot of the peanut feeder[the peanut feeder the most used one]now getting more birds in.coal tit.blue tit.great tit.robin.house sparrow.
goldfinch.chaffinch.wood pigeon.collared dove.jackdaw.dunnock.blackbird.song thrush.
they come every day.also drop in l.t.tit.wren.siberia blackcap.m.very rare a starling.
Yours
Maurice.T
hardly any think at all , robin black birds thats all
mick
Steve you can have some of my house sparrows. They keep eating the sunflower hearts that I put out for the Goldfinches.
Maurice you can have all my Starlings. The come in like a raiding party and anything tasty that has been put out is scoffed within seconds.
Paul you won’t have time for Garden Birdwatch. You will be too busy with Frankenstein.
Ah, the thing is Maggie I’ll be outside so will have full view of the table. If the lightning fails to strike I might have to attach a few starlings to my wind turbine and generate electricity that way!
This thread seems to have somewhat disappointingly descended into frivolity!
That said, Paul, do you have the mail order address for that French Deli?
Jim
you need to go to Paris Jim. Baskets full of passerines are sold in most butchers.
Apologies for the light hearted banter. Back to the serious stuff. Big garden birdwatch results were very disappointing for me today. 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bluetits, 12 Starlings, 1 Wood Pigeon.
i normally get wood pigeon,collared dove,house sparrow,dunnock,robin,blackbird and the odd starling.
Paul, well, we need to mount a EVW trip out to Paris then to procure said goods!
Jim
We could do it in a day. Derby to Paris is only 5 hours on Eurostar. Beats going to Tesco!
Ah, Paris in the spring. A stroll down the Seine, pay homage to Morrison in Père Lachaise, a coffee with the artists at Montmartre and the Eiffel by night. Definitely beats going to Tesco!!!
GBW yielded
wait for it
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1 Wood Pigeon