We have a 15ft high apple tree some 20ft from our house, on Sunday 19th December whilst having lunch we spotted a flock of birds eating the remaining apples on the tree, I identified them as Redwings about 19 of them, then with in an hour 14 Waxwings began to feast aswell, then on Tuesday 3 Fieldfare also joined in aswell as a Lesser spotted woodpecker, a Green woodpecker and the normal garden birds.
Since then untill now I have been tieing apples on the tree and in our hedges to feed them all, what a wonderfull sght it has been, although the Fieldfare is a bit of a bully and territoral over the food toward all the other birds, consequently the number of Redwings has declined and we havn't seen the Waxwings since Friday 24th.
Regards, Bill in the Forest of Dean.
hi bill & welcome, thats some haul & for your opening post?! look forward to hearing more & some pics would be very appreciated if poss! paul
Hello Bill in the Forest of Dean, I agree with paul - not a bad first post, very jealous. Hope you enjoy the forums and a warm welcome.
Claire
Welcome - wow, lesser spotted woodpecker!? In your garden!? Too jealous, I might invade your garden just to see it! (no, just kidding, but I DO want to see a lesser spotted....)
'Dip a dee dah, dip a dee ay, we're not seeing any birds to-day...'
Hi Bill and welcome to the forum. I agree a very impressive first post.
I get a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the garden but have never even seen a Lesser. And Waxwings too - many of us are still waiting to see those. Lucky you!!!
Cheers
Pipit