Show us ya birds !

[Billhook]

On 04/03/2023 at 08:28, Stubby said:

I found ( a few years back ) that it seems to be that Gold Finches prefer sun flower hearts over niger seed ( its actually thistle seed ) dependent on the time of year . I think they go for the niger seed when feeding young as its smaller . 

Goldfinches have abandoned my dedicated niger seed feeder in preference to sunflower hearts, which they clumsily or deliberately drop onto the ground below to feed wood pigeon, pheasants, and other small ground feeders who cannot cope with the hanging feeders.

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, Billhook said:

Goldfinches have abandoned my dedicated niger seed feeder in preference to sunflower hearts, which they clumsily or deliberately drop onto the ground below to feed wood pigeon, pheasants, and other small ground feeders who cannot cope with the hanging feeders.

I saw something that I have never seen before a few weeks back when we had a cold snap . It was a male blackbird perched on the " saucer " of a seed feeder and taking sun flower hearts . They are predominately ground feeders and will feed from a table if its big enough but never seen that before . Desperately hungry I suppose .

[Billhook]

Very large flock of Redwings and Fieldfares in the grass field yesterday, several hundred and today joined by a smaller flock of Starlings.  Definitely    a “ murmuring “ judging by the noise!  Yesterday all the Redwings and Fieldfares settled in the mature Ash trees in the lane making a lot of noise in the sunshine, must be something to do with the Full Moon!
 Do not know what the collective noun is for Redwings and Fieldfares but I suggest a “Twittering” if it has not been used already!

[AJStrees]

Few tits out and about. 
 

 

[Macpherson]

2 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Few tits out and about. 
 

 

 

All of your pics are great, thanks.

[AJStrees]

21 hours ago, Macpherson said:

 

All of your pics are great, thanks.

Very kind words. 👍

[AJStrees]

A few of the waterfowl in good light. 
 

 

[5thelement]

No phone handy but caught a glimpse of my first Swallows of the year this morning.

[AJStrees]

34 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

No phone handy but caught a glimpse of my first Swallows of the year this morning.

Crikey that's early init. 👍

[Mick Dempsey]

1st of April is the average first sighting for me here.