Garden Wildlife UK

Charles B wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:23 am Hi Linda!
These waggies are totally cute! It's funny how some have a black bib in front like what the big maggpies have. I wish there were waggies here; there are indeed suppose to also be a European waggie variant which I've never seen yet.

Thanks Charles,we are blessed to see lots of them Scotland

Jacksparrow wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:30 pm I don't know if there is a collective noun for Wagtails. If there isn't I think you've nailed it Linda. A "Bounce" of Wagtails

Haha a bounce sounds good tae me JS

According to my wife they have white wagtails (Motacilla alba) in Lithuania which are called 'Kielė'. And according to an old Lithuanian folk's tale when the waggies arrive there in early spring they bounce their tails against the ice to help drive winter away!

So it was time for a wee trip doon the park today in search of autumn migration.....sadly was less than usual amout of geese and swans today, did see a kingie upon my arrival and camera was still in the back as didn't expect it to come up from the overflow waterfall that drains the loch into the clyde, flew right across the Loch then a lost it
So here what a did see...BLUE SKY ...thanks SM

Linda257 wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:11 pm So it was time for a wee trip doon the park today in search of autumn migration.....sadly was less than usual amout of geese and swans today, did see a kingie upon my arrival and camera was still in the back as didn't expect it to come up from the overflow waterfall that drains the loch into the clyde, flew right across the Loch then a lost it
So here what a did see...BLUE SKY ...thanks SM

Glad you could make use of it Linda, a bit scarce down here at the moment... Among the cast a happy wren, goosander and a lucky squirrel

SnappyMac wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:23 pm Glad you could make use of it Linda, a bit scarce down here at the moment... Among the cast a happy wren, goosander and a lucky squirrel

It's gonna disappear on Saturday, just for the day though...I can live way that
Och it was nice tae be back doon but back tae the Haugh the morra

SnappyMac wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:23 pm
Glad you could make use of it Linda, a bit scarce down here at the moment...

A canny moan at that for September

Linda257 wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:33 pm

SnappyMac wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:23 pm
Glad you could make use of it Linda, a bit scarce down here at the moment...

A canny moan at that for September

Very nice Linda The weather is underachieving for us, the forecast looks better than it is

All the g's, gooses, grey squirrel, goovenile swan, great load of ducks and a greyless sky

PimperneBloke wrote: Tue Sep 23, 2025 6:07 pm All the g's, gooses, grey squirrel, goovenile swan, great load of ducks and a greyless sky

Goodness Gracious