byron 1,093 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, Gilbey said: got a permanent Fenn set for the rats, its amazing how many are about with no sign in the garden, got a few with the airgun same here mate.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,157 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I shoot the rats on the feeders with a pcp air rifle, excellent urban sport, have had three new species in the garden brought in by the cold, 1 field fare, 2 Siskin ,3 gold crest, also a big possie of long tail tits around not new but lots more than the normal group, also gave a homeless bloke a bag of hot pakoras and a couple of quid the other day so all round loving the snow 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Meece said: This is an unfortunate side of nature. The other year i saw a hawk swoop onto a sparrow using the gàrden feeder. The poor sparrow had a look of .... o no, this is not going to end well. This is nature at its cruelest. It is and I don't mind feeding them, to be honest, it's just that they bully out the other birds. 5 hours ago, Gilbey said: just have a very rare visit from a sparrowhawk here We get the Cooper's Hawk here which is very similar. I might let the dog out again and see if we can get the eagles circling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,157 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, kanny said: Been trying to get a pic of the red wings but they are proper skittish. .. best I could do New bird no4 redwing sat outside my window in the holly bush, the waterfall on my pond is still unfrozen so I guess it's drawing them in, loving the winter scenes outside the window 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftm 3,357 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Made a few wooden feeders and put them down local burn( council wont be happy but i will stsrt a new topic on this one lads) the birds in my garden are well fed 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 549 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 While I dish up food for the dogs I put an extra saucer out for the birds as well.......they go mad for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,157 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 My back garden is full of field fares I recon there is over 20 out there now taking the last berry,s from the holly awesome sight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 The feeders have been mobbed this year , blue , great , coal and long tailed tits , gold finches , redpolls chaff and green finch (although not seen as many as other years ), spotted woodpeckers , nut hatches sparrows , dunnocks to name a few . The bird feeders are just out the back of the barn and close to a big hedge , I’d hate to think how many hours get wasted watching the comings and goings ..The spar puts in an occasional visit , it lasts just a few seconds and normally ends in a puff of feathers for some small bird not keeping an eye out ... edited to say the pictures aren’t perfect because they were taken with the iPad through my bins , tricky holding everything still .. 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Love goldies really want a goldie mule but been looking for years and cant get one up here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 6 hours ago, kanny said: Blackbirds are being aggressive in my yard they have knocked the robin of his pearch they all seem to be having a go at the robin but totally ignoring the wag tails ..i counted 7 blackbirds this morning they seem a bit frisky despite the snow. I've noticed that meself with the blackbirds. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,961 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I've fed the garden birds for yrs , spend a few quid but worth every penny , last 2 winters I've had a female blackcap here and always tagging along with the Robin , strange but been told it's not unusual too see them together this time off yr , a few weeks ago had a pair of gold crests ( I think only fleeting sight) 1st I've seen in my garden , where I'm working the last week been watching a tree creeper smart little bird 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 39 minutes ago, scothunter said: Love goldies really want a goldie mule but been looking for years and cant get one up here. I'm starred getting Goldie's and redpolls the last few months the love the Niger and sunflower heart's I was less than a foot away at eye level to one of the Goldie's the other day he was in top nick he was a cracker. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, lanesra said: I've fed the garden birds for yrs , spend a few quid but worth every penny , last 2 winters I've had a female blackcap here and always tagging along with the Robin , strange but been told it's not unusual too see them together this time off yr , a few weeks ago had a pair of gold crests ( I think only fleeting sight) 1st I've seen in my garden , where I'm working the last week been watching a tree creeper smart little bird I spend a fortune on Niger and sunflower heart's I walked home the other day with ten kilo's on my back I love watching them feeding. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, peterhunter86 said: I spend a fortune on Niger and sunflower heart's I walked home the other day with ten kilo's on my back I love watching them feeding. Last week I filled the bins up , 25 kg peanuts , 20 kg wild bird seed , 10 kg niger seed and ten suet blocks ...the peanuts will last about a month , seed , probably 6 weeks and the niger seed about a month ..the suet blocks 3 weeks tops ..worth every penny . one unusual bird is a great tit with a white tail , ive tried a dozen times to get a picture but it never stay still long enough .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, scothunter said: Love goldies really want a goldie mule but been looking for years and cant get one up here. One on pets4homes for £235. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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