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Bird trying to come in

JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
in Wildlife gardening
Just had this little fella knocking on my patio door.  Kept trying and wouldn’t be scared off - in fact after I opened the door to shoo him away from harm he flew into my phone(!) as I tried to film him.

Not seen this type before in our garden, and any idea why he was so keen to get in?




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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Wally the wagtail
    Lots of them around here - they attack the wing mirrors on cars and my neighbour has the same as you - one spends most of his day trying to access their porch - he's attacking his reflection - my neighbours named him - not me

    Billericay - Essex

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Yes, definitely a long tailed tit.  That behaviour, tapping on a window, is quite common at this time of year but I don't know if it's attacking its reflection or attracted by someting it can see inside...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Long tailed tit. We get them at the edges of the windows. I think they are picking insects out of the spiders webs.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Yes it’s a male long-tailed tit trying to drive off the reflection it sees in the glass as he thinks it’s a rival ... chaps eh?! 😉 

    That’s spring for you.  The sap is rising. 

    Great birds to have in the garden as they feast on aphids. 👍 

     

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    fidgetbones said:
    Long tailed tit. We get them at the edges of the windows. I think they are picking insects out of the spiders webs.
    They use the spider webs to hold their nests together so it could be collecting some.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    That reminds me - did anybody watch the wild life programme on Cuba last night?
    The hummingbirds there are tiny and pinch the spider webs to make their nests too.
    Well worth a watch if you missed it (although you do have to tolerate the music).
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Great, thanks all.

    I guess he saw his reflection in my phone as well then 😅
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    They usually come in bundles. Have you seen others about? One of my favourite birds. So gorg.
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Fire said:
    They usually come in bundles. Have you seen others about? One of my favourite birds. So gorg.
    Just the one, and I’ve never seen any in our garden before. Gone now but I’ll keep an eye out in case.

    Since I started gardening it’s been fairly predictable two wood pigeons, two robins, 3-5 magpies and the occasional crow.  Two neighbours chopped down or decapitated their trees last season, perhaps that’s introduced some variance.  Had a blackbird today as well which I can’t recall seeing before.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Maybe that was the problem. It might have got separated from the family group, saw its reflection and thought it had found them again.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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