Garden Wildlife UK

My robin is around, but doesn't spend much time in one place, in and out of the garden all the time. Probably busy with his nest somewhere I guess

I found this video really funny, this male osprey keeps bringing soft toys into the nest

Buzzards are a common sight around where I live and I see them all the time either wheeling around overhead or in roadside trees and fields but today I had a first. I was on way to my uncles in my car when a big bird of prey flew up from the roadside carrying in it's talons what I think was a rabbi...

The rooks are very busy at the moment making their nest. This year most of the nest from years previous ere blown down by the gales we had. So extra busy. But they are getting it done quite quickly. A few weeks ago no nest, now several nest have appeared. Wont be as many as there used to be, as sev...

I see Magpies breaking off branches from the tree next to my house, but I also left all sorts of twigs and leaves in my garden.

For the last few evening I have been able to enjoy a mini "murmuration" from my back patio. The main flock looks to be about 200 birds while other smaller flocks do their own aerobatics in the same vicinity and occasionally merging. I have not seen this in previous years and I have no idea where th...

I saw one in front of my local Sainsbury's just this afternoon

Willpar wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:11 pm

Usually quite a nice nest with a roof.

Its getting bigger and bigger, I am wondering how many babies they are planning to have

I am happy to report that a magpie couple in the neighbourhood, oposite side of the couple who's nest disappeared, are busy doing nestorations . I can see their nest from my kitchen window and I see them flying in and out all the time, every time with a twig in their beaks

I happen to be driving in the country, near few farms last week and at one point, not too far from this country lane I was driving on, I saw a movement of something large on the ground in this field :unsure: . The next second I see these massive wings and a bird taking off :eek: . It was a red kite!...