In reply to Paul A:
Awww, lovely photos captures of the tiny Goldcrests, they are a delight to see any time of the year as they constantly flit from twig to twig.
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In reply to HAZY:
Very nice Hazel, hoping to see some at LM this week but the little devils need to stay still for a moment :)
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In reply to James:
Thanks all, they are lovely little birds & because there were several when one went around the otherside of the tree there was always another to follow. You have to be quick though! They never stop!
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In reply to Noisette:
You did well capturing those quicksilver birds Hazel, I have seen them on a couple of occasions but don't think I managed any photos.
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In reply to gaynorsl:
Well we've had some very cold weather lately but compensated for by a rush of unusual birds. We don't normally put the feeders out until January but they've been out a couple of weeks now. A few of our recent garden birds
We've had 3 members of the Thrush family perched in or close to the garden, the Song thrush is regular (especially on Sundays which is a big hunting day)
The Redwings arrived on the 28th November with up to 6 at the same time
& the Fieldfares arrived this morning, 3 of them perched in the Walnut tree, first for 5 years
we also had Greater spotted & Green woodpeckers recently.
The usual birds have been coming down to eat
& wash their feet, or would have done if it hadn't been frozen (-3°C this morning)
The Dunnock has been poking his head out from under the bushes
& around the trees & feeders are the Great tits & Blue tits
There has been 1 Brambling going around with the gang of House Sparrows
The Chaffinches & Greenfinches eat mainly on the ground whereas the Goldfinch seems happier on the feeder
However the highlight has been the arrival of Hawfinches, we had one a few days ago & yesterday came close enough for some decent photos
cleaning his beak on the bark
then this morning a female turned up & ate one of our new mealworms on the feeder
then she joined 2 males eating cherry stones that had dropped from the tree in the summer (we had a glut & they rotted on the tree, this is the male
Yum yum
down it goes
meanwhile the female went into pose mode in the tree
& finally our male Black Redstart is still hanging around, he didn't migrate with the others
The Robin is on the pastry thread & the Blackcap has just turned up so watch this space!
All photos taken through dirty double-glazing so Sorry!
Blimey lucky you getting Hawfinches in your garden even though there is an influx here none have got close to me.
Are those the mealworms you were going to order and have you any takers besides the Hawfinch?
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In reply to Alan:
Alan W said:Are those the mealworms you were going to order and have you any takers besides the Hawfinch?
The usual crowd have totally ignored them, in fact the great tit put his head in the bowl & shook it, tossing out half of them! he just wanted the grain in below.
I've soaked some & put them on the draincover for the blackbirds & thrushes, further down the garden. I also put some in the Cherry tree. I think it's just a matter of time. I was amazed how quick they came, delivered yesterday. When we had chickens they were always very suspicious of any changes to their food so we'll have to wait & see!
oh what beautiful captures of the Hawfinch and lucky to see them and the B.Redstart in the garden :) and now a blackcap - I'm coming over the channel for a cup of tea with my binoculars lol
You'll have to bring a few of your logs to keep the fires going too Hazy! LOL In truth it's a really good time to visit because all the birds are very open at the moment. Look who just poked his head around by the back door
oh wow, a beautiful Firecrest, can't believe all the wonderful species you are getting in the garden ! fantastic :) lovely photo captures too, thanks Hazel.