Garden Wildlife UK

PimperneBloke wrote: Mon Jan 05, 2026 9:20 am Good news this morning, a pair of blackbirds in the garden when I went out to thaw the bird baths

Very nice PB. Snow in the garden today... had a pair of greenfinch on a feeder and a dunnock collecting the cast off's

Bob S wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 12:37 pm Heron flying into this mornings sunrise in the local valley. A bit grainy but hey ho!

Great light on it Bob, must have been a frosty one...

Bob S wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 1:23 pm Grey heron on the lookout in a local field this morning,

That's a great photo Bob.

Jacksparrow wrote: Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:01 pm I only get Blackcaps in the winter months. Today I saw the first one for some time.

I also see them occasionally in the winter, none yet though.

Bob S wrote: Thu Dec 25, 2025 12:20 pm A very friendly lollipop in the local valley this morning.

Nice when they have time to pose for you Bob.

Bob S wrote: Sat Dec 27, 2025 2:18 pm A little robin a few feet from my feet in woodlands up there yesterday. A very friendly little chap or girl.

They always make a great photo Bob.

A very misty weekend in my local valley. Still, had a nice moment with a fox and watched this male kestrel hunting from up on the wires. Usually he flies off when I get close but decided to stay yesterday. Not the sharpest which I put down to me as much as the weather.
Great to be able to get a ...

Bob S wrote: Sat Dec 13, 2025 1:26 pm Lots of fieldfares up in the Peaks this morning, feeding on the last of the berries.

Envious Bob We have had them in the garden occasionally, their are still plenty of berries about...

Nice bird to have in the garden Nick.

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.

A great garden bird Jack. The closest I get to them in the garden is when they fly over about a mile up