Starting with a first for me ... Sparrowhawk in neighbour's garden here in quarry, only ever seen a seemingly lost youngster many years ago!
Grabbed ID vid footage through d/glazed door, then battery died & by time I'd replaced it to go outside for better res a delivery driver stopped next door & frightened the bird off!! grrrrrr
Hope it's a one-off for the sake of my Spadger horde!
2019 thread here ... https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/196421/add-your-odds-sods-here-thread/1275306#1275306
2013 photos & vids here
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(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Linda257 said:I have never seen either of those birds before...now added to the must see list!
Chiffchaffs are the easiest to start with and best way to find one is to learn what they sound like. Fortunately they have the easiest bird song of any to recognise and once you know it, it will be an iconic sound of Spring. It will then be much easier to find one by following the song and there should be plenty singing down wooded lanes and in scrub habitats for the next few weeks.
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Lot to learn
gaynorsl said:Hazy has good experience there:-)
I'm not sure she would agree with "good". A lot of, certainly
Kind regards, Ann
Unknown said:There is a lot of shinning up feeder poles, only to be blocked by the see-through plastic-dome baffle.
Keep an eye on the baffle screw as we had one or two squirrels that were so frustrated by the baffle dome they started to gnaw through the green holding ring - shredding it to pieces. The problem with that is the baffle screw ended up half the size but thankfully still held the dome in place but the gnawing caused shavings of green plastic on the ground which we had to ensure were cleaned up in case any birds or other wildlife ingested the plastic shavings. As you know, squirrels are the most determined of animals that won't be put off by feeder or dome protectors and it becomes their form of a daily challenge to solve the puzzle LOL I loved watching the squirrels using their smart brains to try conjure up solutions to get to food sources - but I do not miss seeing them anymore since we moved !!
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Regards, Hazel
Two from this morning's walk. :-)
My bird photos HERE