Garden Wildlife UK

j0nh22 wrote:Not unusual here Placido, the nearest I got with tree id is Ash, but open to offers lol. maybe when it stops raining I may go down the field for a better look and a sample.

My neighbour has a small Ash tree and the leaves look very much like the tree in your photo.

Yesyesyes, Ash. I was trying to make it into a very large rowan, the leaves are similar (I've been caught like that before ).

Yes, I think Ash, too - we had one at the bottom of our last garden.

This morning whilst in the garden I heard all this really loud important flapping - I saw eight wood pigeons land in a tall tree outside the garden (the one next to the conker tree) then straightaway ten flew out of the tree and away. I can't recall ever seeing that many at the same time.

A bit later the sturks came in - sounded like curtains being drawn

A jay came for early brekkies . Ate up all the mealies and then left without so much as .......
Watched it for about 30 seconds which is 10 times longer than any jay I've seen previously. Good beginning .

I've never, knowingly, seen a jay

nuthatch wrote: I've never, knowingly, seen a jay

I've never seen one in my garden but lots while on country walks.

Past the local pond this afternoon and spotted this.

Nice photos John. Love the Mandarin.

Wow really lovely

Were you standing on anything when you took the first one

Hi Nuthatch, no not standing on anything , the wife took the photo's on her mobile phone outside the car. 1st time we have seen one of them.