Garden Wildlife UK

Jacksparrow wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 29, 2025 8:38 pm

A rare visit in the garden today from a Buzzard. It is not the first time as I had one a couple of years ago. Seeing one in a garden setting reminds you what big birds they are.

Oh lucky you JS

Nice one Bob!

I wonder if the thrush was giving the Kestrel hunting tips Lovely photos Bob

That's brilliant news Trevor

Och they will be back out of hiding soon to defend the berries now all the Scandinavian visitors are arriving.

Willpar wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 15, 2025 5:15 pm

Coming back from a walk down the woods this morning, fluttering from garden to garden a black redstart. Don't see them often and only this time of year when I do.

Oh lucky you William, never seen one myself yet

What a lovely surprise

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It's always the birds of prey

Well, I left the rowan for another year to see how it got one. Have lost two more branches and now just the two left. Is in a sorry state now so will have to cut it down once I get the hedges finished. The die back has taken a terrible toll, which is a shame as the birds loved the berries. https://...

Ok quick lesson - please do not do that! It should be quite some time before you see them. We kill the queens in spring in special traps or if caught in a jar in the freezer. As the season progresses we then trap, tag and track to find firstly primary nests and then secondary nest. A dead hornet is...