WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by peregrine » Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:53 am

I have all sorts of birds (Goldfinches, House Sparrow, starlings etc) striking the window. Most recovery but one did die. I have put Butterfly Alert Decals on the window. So far. so good.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:42 pm

I have Butterfly Alert Decals on my garden windows, because that's where all the action usually happens, and thats where there was a couple of strikes by starling fledglings (thankfully with no injury/death) before I put them on, but my kitchen window is really not the one I thought would be a problem, because of its position/blinds :shrug: . It was more the matter of not paying attention/inexperience in flying I think. Equally stressful though :faint: . I haven't seen that fledgling since than, I'd like to think its doing fine :)

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:22 pm

Window strikes are a bit distressing for all concerned. I have had quite few over the years but very few this year so far. It is hard to come up with a statistic on the survival rate but I think more survive than perish.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:35 pm

I saw a couple of jays earlier in my garden, in the middle of the day :eek: . Nice looking birds, but I wouldn't want them sticking around since they scare all other birds :( . It looks like they were just passing through though.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:23 pm

A male Greenfinch looking resplendent in a new set of feathers.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Placido » Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:26 am

A greenfinch ?!?!?!?! :wow:. Spot of the day :nod:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:22 pm

A Sparrowhawk turned up today. I only caught a glimpse but it's arrival and departure coincided with my Robin having stopped singing. For a short while I feared the worst but about an hour later Mr Robin resumed his serenade. :banana:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Placido » Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:49 am

Robbo had dived for cover like all the rest. I think the time for their reappearance varies greatly: some folk say 'hours', even 'days', but mine come back within the hour.
Always an arresting sight though, a sprawk.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:39 am

There was a bunch of tits, about 15-20 of them around today, first time ever I saw that many together :rara: . They were busy eating on the feeders and taking seeds away as well, preparing the stash for the winter maybe :D . They were quite fearless too, landing on the tray alongside dove and starlings, totally not intimidated :shake:
No Sparrowhawk anywhere around, thank God :)

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:10 pm

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A nest on the ground under the tree, near a busy road. No sigh of any birds, no idea how it ended up there. It made me really sad :(

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