Garden Wildlife UK

Butterfly wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:53 pm

Hows your heron doing Jack? Still around harassing your frogs?

I have not seen it since Wednesday.

I'm still travelling, in a Mediterranean country at the moment, and to my surprise, I saw a starling murmuration yesterday! Totally unexpected . That means that starlings that have been in UK for the winter are making their way to their respective countries It always amazes me to think that such small birds fly such long distances twice a year. Really amazing

More than what I saw yesterday. Found my first nest of the new season. Both surprised and delighted that it was a song thrush nest. In a deep lane around nine foot up on the bank. Could see a head and beak.

I see birds flying with their beaks full of nesting material all the time now, all of them, crows, magpies, doves .... so sweet
I put out some wool that I bought on ebay on offer in the garden, if anyone needs it, but I don't think I had any takers
My birds are more or less back, all of them apart from wren, I still haven't seen my wren around since I got back

Fairly frequent visitor, song thrush, today having a joyous bath with a male chaffinch eating close by.
Camera in next room

Placido wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:48 pm

Fairly frequent visitor, song thrush, today having a joyous bath with a male chaffinch eating close by.
Camera in next room

That's a pity,I've almost forgotten what a Song Thrush looks like

Seen a fledgling robin today. A parent was in attendance.

Willpar wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:04 pm

Seen a fledgling robin today. A parent was in attendance.

A nice early one. Well spotted.

Brilliant !! Day made

Everyone has been very busy in my garden, including myself . Birds definitely have nestlings because all of them, starlings, robins, great tits, are taking beak full of food away, clearly feeding their babies . I saw a blue tit on my hanging basket today, taking coconut fibres from it! I've never seen something like that before, it was very cute . My robins always fly and land really close to me now, every time I go out with food. They go to their little tray, which is away from others, and check it immediately, and if I didn't put mealworms there they give me "that" look, the one that makes me feel guilty and makes me want to apologise . Starlings are having so many baths, I had to refill the bird bath 4 times today
Only my handsome blackbird is still single . I can't believe it, such a good looking guy!