Redwing in my garden

Had a first sighting of a Redwing in my garden today - he very obliging sat still enough for me to check out what he was!  Maybe its all this snow that's encouraging them?  The garden is certainly very busy today (I have had to go out and top up the ground feeder and table twice already!) 

Good for you Blackbird!! The redwing is my favourite of the winter thrushes and I've not yet seen any in my garden although there was a fieldfare there Sunday!! (Most likely still coming daily as I put chopped apples & pears out every day)

Buzzard said:

Brilliant, very jelious.

I have heard them, but non in the garden upto now.

Well done, hope he stays around.

Regards Buzzard

We've had two Redwings in our garden for a couple of weeks now, unfortunately our 5 Blackbirds are 'bossy' and drive them away.  The Blackbirds are presumably the two adults and three fledglings that nested in our garden last summer?

AnitaTozer said:

Had a first sighting of a Redwing in my garden today - he very obliging sat still enough for me to check out what he was!  Maybe its all this snow that's encouraging them?  The garden is certainly very busy today (I have had to go out and top up the ground feeder and table twice already!) 

Me too, in my garden in  Bromley, Kent today. Thrilled to bits. Mine too, were very obliging as I scuttled off for bino's and birdbook. What lovely looking birds!  They seemed very keen on holly berries. I'm fairly new to birdwatching and it's giving me such pleasure. I'll try apples, sultanas and cheese tomorrow. Does anyone know if they like Emmental!?

During the cold snap we had several coming to our Garden.  There were large numbers of them in the area (lanner in cornwall) and I was seeing them openly wherever I walked.

Wonderful birds.

Hello EagleEye and Kevin. Hope you are enjoying the forum. So glad you both saw your visiting redwings. 

Throughout this year I have seen many redwings. both in my garden and at the Marazion RSPB reserve. On Saturday also caught a glimpse of a bittern. He had been there the previous week but remained very elusive. This morning I saw a long tailed tit, robin and lapwing at the same time. I did the RSPB count but was unable to put my resulte in. I understand that those near to me who back onto fields have seen many fieldfares and also yellow hammers and a golf finch. I seldom see many birds apart from gulls. magpies and rooks. There are also several squirrels who visit. This is disappointing. The birdfood usually goes off and has to be thrown away.

Hi

I have 2 large pyrocantha's and considered myself lucky to see 1 or 2 Redwings in the last few years enjoying the berry's.

This year both plants have produced a huge abundance of the fruit, then one morning I woke to see quite a few had gone. Later in the day I could not believe my eyes when I saw a FLOCK of birds in one of our tree's and then i noticed the red flanks and realised they were redwings.

Over the next 2-3 weeks at any one time I counted up to 50 of these lovely birds feasting on the berry's. It has been one of the highlights of this winter for me.

The 2 pairs of blackbirds in our garden eventually gave up trying to fight off the invasion !!!

My neighbour also reported seeing a snipe drop into his garden. What an amazing period this has been and I live in Cheam,Surrey !!