General Chat

Only just tuned in Harry. Good luck with the Robin nests. Friend was looking to cut down part of a large shrub today and found a nest with 4 little blue speckled eggs - not seen parents yet so don't know what they are. Needless to say tree left where it was. In work the babies are now coming in hordes. Have to fill up 8 containers every day - lots of baby blue, coal and great tits, greenfinches, sparrows and even had 2 bull finches today. Happy happy days One very contented lady. Dorothy

We now have a pair of greenfinches coming into feed ,i'm chuffed to bits 'cause i havn't seen any since coming to live here,some swallows are also flying around ,but i hav'nt seen any nests yet.fred.

Jean, Nice to see this thread resurrected. A red squirrel - where are you from? My robins are still about and unless I have two pair, one of them is building a new nest in some tall bushes. This nest and the one built by my window are both in places normally occupied by blackbirds but which were not used because there was no foliage at the appropriate time of the year. Vary best wishes to you ;your jays; and the squirrel. Happy days. Keep watching Springwatch

A lovely picture, Hilary. thank you. (we get inland seagulls following the farmers machinery) XXX meercat, re below. nice one, many thanksXXX Happy days

Hi Harry, my neighbour has been out all day near us cutting his grass for hay, there have been 7 Black Kites following his tractor all day, plus 1 crow that has been agrivating them. Have to keep getting binnoculars out to have another look. Fantastic. Hilary (France)

Keep the replies a coming. Some lovely little scenes on here. The robin I mentioned building a nest by my living room window took three days off but was back again yesterday. Perhaps Fred,s wren might have similar interests elsewhere. Wonder if they perhaps have two nests and keep one as a stand-by. Happy days

Those doves are back this morning Harry,and i was waiting with my binoculars , they have a very thin black ring round the neck,and are feeding quite happily among my starlings and sparrows. I'm sure my robin is nesting in next doors garden among their tool corner,you know the sort of thing ,piles of pots from the greenhouse and that sort of thing,anyway ,i have told Joan [the neighbour] and she is now avoiding the area,and has warned her grandkids to stay away from the bottom of the garden too. Hopefully before long there will be a few more robins around the area.,bit worried about the wren though ,i havn't seen it for a while which is unusual.Fred..

Animals are not daft whether they be of the fur or feathered kind. Ann

Ann Avian shoplifting! It reminds me of reading in, I think, the RSPB magazine about a pair of robins nesting in a garden centre shop, they had learned to fly past the infra red control to open the doors when they needed to get in to feed their brood. Not such bird brains Pat

Lots of birds in our garden -however earlier this week - visited an oldfashioned Hardware and Nursery - long barn type building with sliding doors on on of the 'long' sides. We entered by another door and were startled by this flash of black. Then noticed a large box of mealy worms on display with a notice £2 per scoop - however a pair of blackbirds were flying in and out through the sliding doors and helping themselves, also walking around the floor - not in the least bit aware of the customers. Ann

'our' baby blue tits have hatched today and can be heard cheeping for food. they are in a nest box attached to the house. Pat

Hi Harry, Its nice reading about all the birds in peoples gardens,Having such a large garden myself its truly wonderful to see them all ,I,ve got Eight feeding stations and the same drinking places,also plenty of natural and home made breeding places, the birdsong in the morning and evening is marvelous,also,the Swallows have come back again and are nesting under the Gable end. Glad to know you all enjoy the Wildlife as much as I do. Hal. Ps.Including that on here. :o))))>

We have some baby sparrows hopping around on the grass, fluffing their wings and shouting at their parents to bring food. Heather

Yeah ,i thought that too at first Harry,but with no rings round the neck i wondered,very pretty bird to look at no matter what they are.Fred.

Fred, Sounds like a ring-neck dove to me, but obviously i have not seen it. Happy days

That sounds about right Foxy,i have sunflower seeds ,mixed seeds and other titbits for my finches to eat but no,they prefer having a go at the peanuts that i put out for the tits and spuggies ,piccy eaters or what We had two doves in this morning ,not the collared variety but both a very very pale pink about two thirds the size of a pidgeon,with white beaks ,anyone any ideas ?Fred.

You paint a lovely picture, Gwyneth. Happy days

Not strictly birds in the usual vein of this thread but yesterday I was delighted to see 5 newly hatched cygnets in their nest on the bank of a canal near here. Mum swan was standing nearby and Dad swimming at her feet in the water. I hope they survive.

Thanks for your lovely replies. Jules - Great article. Fred - there is nothing to photograph. The nest is hidden in deep and spiky flora. Birds keep whizzing back and two across the living room window and just disappear. Happy days

Harry We have a wren that sit's on the fence and sing'as away nearly all day,I didn't realise they had such a loud voice!!! Last year we had blue tit's nesting but they haven't nested in our boxes this year o((((( But we have a lot of green finches,blackbirds and starling's and the odd great tit and goldfinch. Love to see the bird's in the garden.