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[Misc] The Official NSC Bird Spotting Thread.
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Boroseagull
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Had a subtle shift in visitors over the last couple of years. Previously inundated with mostly Blue and Great Tits (they also use our nestboxes) plus the regular Nuthatches, Robins, Wrens and suchlike (plus bigger woodland residents like jays, woodpeckers etc) but now getting increasing numbers of Goldfinches (this is the second year we've had an obvious group of youngsters feeding with the parents) and now Greenfinches. My neighbour often talked about the hordes of Greenfinches that he used to see in the 80s but we'd never seen them until recently (we've lived here almost 30 years, he's been here 40 and is an avid bird man) - from an initial pair last summer we're now getting several on the feeders multiple times a day. Costing me a fortune in sunflower hearts
In the 60s there used to be very large flocks of Greenfinches feeding on the beech tree mast in Surrenden Road.
Does anyone know what this is?
I’m afraid I know very little about this subject…..
I’m afraid I know very little about this subject…..
McTavish
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- Nov 5, 2014
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Yellow wagtail. [Edit - wrong colour legs. I think it's a grey wagtail.}
Boroseagull
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pasty
A different kind of pasty
I’m rubbish at identifying birds. Anyone tell me what this is? We have loads of them helping themselves from feeder in our tree.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Great Tit.
BrightonCottager
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Has anyone on here found a decent birdwatching podcast? I listen to the US Dirty Bird podcast which is OK - tells you everything you're likely to want to know about a particular species - but obviously has a transatlantic focus. Ta.
And the yellow wagtail is more of a summer visitor. Although with our weather patterns nowadays - who knows!
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Btw, Great Tit has a fairly easy recognisable call too. Imagine a kid swinging on a squeaky gate, is how I like to remember it.
- Jul 10, 2003
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I reckon there may be a (or pair) of Red Kites nesting somewhere around the Pylons on the A23. I saw one flying around there this morning and that's my third or fourth sighting above that stretch in the last few weeks.
Stunning bird in flight.
Stunning bird in flight.
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pasty
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Another new visitor to the feeder in our tree this morning. Anyone enlighten me please?
Si Gull
Way Down South
Great Spotted Woodpecker. Nice!
- Jul 10, 2003
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- Jul 10, 2003
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Where have all the birds gone this morning ?
I've only got one lonely bird, despite having loads of feeders out
I've only got one lonely bird, despite having loads of feeders out
Coalburner
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- May 22, 2017
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Not surprised it's the only bird there. It's a raptorWhere have all the birds gone this morning ?
I've only got one lonely bird, despite having loads of feeders out
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- Oct 20, 2022
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As @Si Gull says, Great Spotted - it’s a female (with no red on the back of it’s head)
Feeders and garden exceptionally busy today on a very stormy, rainy weekend here in Norfolk -
Just in a 30 minute window watch maximum number seen at any one time:
35 Blue Tits
10 Great Tits
15 Greenfinch
10 Chaffinch
20 Goldfinch
2 Coal Tits
2 Magpie
4 Blackbirds
2 Robin
12 Woodpigeon
2 Dunnock
1 Wren
6 Jackdaws
And yaaay! A Nuthatch yesterday - not a common bird on my feeders.
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Your local Sprawk clearly doesn’t know the meaning of “stealth”Where have all the birds gone this morning ?
I've only got one lonely bird, despite having loads of feeders out
Si Gull
Way Down South
Jealous. We live on a newish estate (built 5 years ago) and we're lucky to get a couple of Robins and Blue Tits, occasionally a Pied Wagtail. I've planted trees/shrubs, put in a small pond, but it's still a wildlife desert.
A bit depressing after living in Spain where I had Golden, Bonelli's, Booted, and Short-toed Eagle, from the terrace!
Lucky you! I get fewer and fewer birds on my bird feeder - never got big numbers to start with (a few blue and great tits, with occasional visits from the long-tailed tit gang; plus a robin) but I haven't seen a bird in the garden at all for weeks now.