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I hope you're right Linda. I do miss them as they are my favourite garden bird.Linda257 wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:11 pm Och they will be back out of hiding soon to defend the berries now all the Scandinavian visitors are arriving.
I had hoped the disease hadn't reached my area. One of those which departed for the moult was a real character and I was hoping he'd return to resume the friendship. It's looking very unlikely now.PimperneBloke wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 7:30 am I think they were devastated by the disease. Mrs PB saw the first in our garden for weeks and weeks on Tuesday, and I saw about half a dozen individuals whilst was down the the Trailway... previously would have seen upwards of 20 along the length I walked
That maybe answers why we have not seen our Mr and Mrs B for the past couple of weeks, nor the juvenile that never left home! Never seen so many berries on our Yew tree !!!!Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 7:03 pmI had hoped the disease hadn't reached my area. One of those which departed for the moult was a real character and I was hoping he'd return to resume the friendship. It's looking very unlikely now.PimperneBloke wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 7:30 am I think they were devastated by the disease. Mrs PB saw the first in our garden for weeks and weeks on Tuesday, and I saw about half a dozen individuals whilst was down the the Trailway... previously would have seen upwards of 20 along the length I walked
Fingers crossed for a sighting tomorrow. 
After an absence of sometime, Mr and Mrs B made a return on Saturday (must have gone on holiday!) we know they are the same pair as recognise their markings and beak characteristics. The yew tree berries await them in abundance :-)TrevLincs wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 11:54 amThat maybe answers why we have not seen our Mr and Mrs B for the past couple of weeks, nor the juvenile that never left home! Never seen so many berries on our Yew tree !!!!Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 7:03 pmI had hoped the disease hadn't reached my area. One of those which departed for the moult was a real character and I was hoping he'd return to resume the friendship. It's looking very unlikely now.PimperneBloke wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 7:30 am I think they were devastated by the disease. Mrs PB saw the first in our garden for weeks and weeks on Tuesday, and I saw about half a dozen individuals whilst was down the the Trailway... previously would have seen upwards of 20 along the length I walked
