Bird watching

[Onelife]

Not one of my favourite birds but we’ve been watching a crow building a nest in a large oak tree at the bottom of our garden this past few days……what is nice is that the position it is sited gives great viewing from our conservatory…I’ve just ordered a pellet gun

[Jan Rosser]

Not one of my favourite birds but we’ve been watching a crow building a nest in a large oak tree at the bottom of our garden this past few days……what is nice is that the position it is sited gives great viewing from our conservatory…I’ve just ordered a pellet gun

I get a lot of crows in my garden - they have been “scarifying” my lawns and removing moss I presume for their nests - little buggers they are making a mess - wouldn’t mind if they did it all but no it’s patchy - I’ve cut the grass again today to pick it up

[Onelife]

Not one of my favourite birds but we’ve been watching a crow building a nest in a large oak tree at the bottom of our garden this past few days……what is nice is that the position it is sited gives great viewing from our conservatory…I’ve just ordered a pellet gun

I get a lot of crows in my garden - they have been “scarifying” my lawns and removing moss I presume for their nests - little buggers they are making a mess - wouldn’t mind if they did it all but no it’s patchy - I’ve cut the grass again today to pick it up

Hi Jan...i wish i had known that as you could have sent them in my direction as I've recently forked out £80 for a scarifier

[Onelife]

I’m sure most of you will have seen the little wicker wrens’ houses (they look like Humming Birds nests) available in most garden centres…well my wife purchased one of these about three years ago…this left me thinking “another £8 quid down the drain? Anyway, as the dutiful husband I nailed it to the gate post which is partially covered by a hedge. Well you could knock me down with a wren’s feather…we have a pair of wrens nesting in it
Its only 3 metres from our kitchen window so no problem watching them go about their daily routines…how nice is that?

[cruisin_duo]

That’s brilliant Onelife. Enjoy watching them.

The birds in our garden are busy flying backwards and forwards to the feeder. The little birds are quite amusing to watch. A little sparrow had a large twig in its mouth and seemed to be considering what to do with it.

[Onelife]

That’s brilliant Onelife. Enjoy watching them.

The birds in our garden are busy flying backwards and forwards to the feeder. The little birds are quite amusing to watch. A little sparrow had a large twig in its mouth and seemed to be considering what to do with it.

Hi crusin...yes, it's the little things that make you smile and i have to say the birds in our garden bring both me and my wife a lot of joy

Keep watching

[Manoverboard]

The little blighters were eying up a nesting opportunity in a gap between the tiles and the framework in one of our apex roofs.

Located a man with a head for heights, a long ladder plus a bag or two of quick setting mortar … problem solved.

[cruisin_duo]

We had a similar experience with a pair of starlings, but they found a small gap and got into the loft. Two visits from a local roofer, and one from pest control, and they left. Should add this was all before the current situation. They were very messy, noisy and smashed the lightbulb in the loft.

Much prefer to see the birds in the garden.

[cruisin_duo]

Should also add this was at the end of January long before nesting started.

[Manoverboard]

And I should add that we put out feed for a multitude of house martins, robins, starlings, doves and a whole host of others that we do not pretend to recognise …

[towny44]

And I should add that we put out feed for a multitude of house martins, robins, starlings, doves and a whole host of others that we do not pretend to recognise …

If house Martin's are already arriving it could mean we are in for a warm spell in April.

[Manoverboard]

And I should add that we put out feed for a multitude of house martins, robins, starlings, doves and a whole host of others that we do not pretend to recognise …

If house Martin's are already arriving it could mean we are in for a warm spell in April.

Does it really matter

They are little brown fellers with wings and a beak, Mobietta thinks they could be House Sparrows.

[towny44]

And I should add that we put out feed for a multitude of house martins, robins, starlings, doves and a whole host of others that we do not pretend to recognise …

If house Martin's are already arriving it could mean we are in for a warm spell in April.

Does it really matter

They are little brown fellers with wings and a beak, Mobietta thinks they could be House Sparrows.

I was not doubting you Moby although now you have described them, they probably are sparrows, house Martin's are black with a white belly, similar to swallows.
They normally return in April but can arrive any time from late March to mid May.

[Manoverboard]

I was not doubting you Moby although now you have described them, they probably are sparrows, house Martin's are black with a white belly, similar to swallows.
They normally return in April but can arrive any time from late March to mid May.

It wouldn't trouble me if you were, feathered birds are simply not my speciality

[Ray B]

We have a flock of sparrows that seem to stick around all the time, using the feeders and nesting just under the tiles of the Bungalow, never had a problem with that but do have to remember to check the gutters after they have a clean out of rubbish. They flit between the big shrubs and when they get in a huddle the noise of them is really loud, just love them.

[cruisin_duo]

We have a hedge near the feeder, and the Sparrows tend to jump from the hedge to the feeder. The other day five of the birds popped their heads out one after the other, then popped back into the hedge. Obviously not enough going on for them.

[Frank Manning]

We have a hedge near the feeder, and the Sparrows tend to jump from the hedge to the feeder. The other day five of the birds popped their heads out one after the other, then popped back into the hedge. Obviously not enough going on for them.

Similar experience here with sparrows. We also have two Robin's and a blackbird pair on fat balls hanging from one of our trees. Unfortunately we are almost out of mealworms, our garden centres are closed and so is RSPB. So birdies it will be back to being hunter gatherers soon.

[towny44]

We have a hedge near the feeder, and the Sparrows tend to jump from the hedge to the feeder. The other day five of the birds popped their heads out one after the other, then popped back into the hedge. Obviously not enough going on for them.

Similar experience here with sparrows. We also have two Robin's and a blackbird pair on fat balls hanging from one of our trees. Unfortunately we are almost out of mealworms, our garden centres are closed and so is RSPB. So birdies it will be back to being hunter gatherers soon.

Wilko are open here and always had plenty of stock of bird food, although whether technically it comes under the heading of essentials is a moot point.

[Midlandslass]

We have robins and their 2 babies still minus their tails, blue tits, coal tits, blackbirds, sparrows and recently a greenfinch, that regularly visit.
We have a fat ball and seeds in feeders and every day we put out meal worm in 3 different spots.
The greedy blackbird doesn’t wait for all the meal worm to be distributed before he’s gobbling them up from the first site.
They have given us a lot of pleasure watching their antics but the much favoured bird seed is running low.

[Midlandslass]

The newly arrived greenfinch has now become a regular visitor, unfortunately he is a bit of a 'greedy guts'.

[cruisin_duo]

With the nice weather the birds that frequent our garden seem to be catching insects, and now the lawn is a lot shorter the blackbirds are actively searching for worms. Whilst the feeders are emptying it hasn’t been as quickly as last week.

[Frank Manning]

Our feeders aren't being used as much either, and the sparrows have all left our jasmine. It suits us while it stays fine because the ungrateful little blighters poo all over the place. I managed to put up a piece of trellis for my new climbing rose yesterday, and a pair of nosy blue tits spent some time examining it as a suitable perch close to their nest box hidden in the solarium.

[cruisin_duo]

The ‘swing seat’ in our garden is a favourite perch for the birds, although it obviously doesn’t swing when they get on it.

[Jan Rosser]

Just had the most upsetting experience - heard hell of a commotion in garden - a magpie squawking and a tree in the garden shaking and branches falling and then a neighbours cat jumping down carrying something in his mouth. I ran out and discovered three bodies underneath the tree. Obviously dead and mangled up - honestly I know people will say that’s what cats do but I could strangle him - he won’t be getting any treats from me for the foreseeable future - so upset

[cruisin_duo]

Oh no - not nice. The birds will probably have taken heed hopefully. Quite a while ago we thought the birds were very quiet in the garden and then realised there was a Sparrowhawk flying around, which then settled on the fence. Hence not a lot of bird activity for the rest of the morning.