There were 2 buzzards in one of our poplars before I was up this morning so I had to get up and do the count so they could be included. Nothing else of note, the usual collection of tits, finches, blackbirds, robin and our resident moorhen.
No show from any woodpeckers or jays and no fieldfares or redwings so it didn't matter that I can't tell them apart
I'd love more wildlife friendly acres oneofseven. We're very hemmed in by spray happy farming. Things will improve though, a strip of native shrubs has just been planted on our longest boundary
Provided maintenance isn't given to the farmer things should get better
I've just finished my bird count and it's really made me realise how the types and numbers of birds visiting has changed recently. I had only one chaffinch and no green finches and last year I had loads. I did see a coal tit though which is the first this year. Some of the regulars stayed away (such as the greater spotted woodpecker) which is always a bit disappointing.
I'm not very good with little brown birds bekkie. I don't think I have any sparrows. I thought I had, but was advised by a bird watcher that they were reed buntings.
Tree sparrows are quite similar to male house sparrows except the tree sparrows' heads are chestnut brown rather than the blacky-grey of the housesparrows.
Female housesparrows have similar markings to the males on their backs, but their heads and faces are plainer - they don't have the dark caps or white cheeks.
Oh, thanks Dove, looks like ive got a few of those too then
Nut, pretty much all we get here are sparrows, i would be thrilled to get something "exotic" like a reed bunting!
On saying that ive been watching a pair of what i think are great tits, they seem to be looking for a nest site
There is also an owl a street away, never seen it, but hear it whenever i get up in the wee hours to let the dog out (is that why they are called the wee hours?), tawny owl i think, but im not keen on the sound! Ive only ever heard one, is that possible, would just one owl stay on its own in the same place for years?
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There were 2 buzzards in one of our poplars before I was up this morning so I had to get up and do the count so they could be included. Nothing else of note, the usual collection of tits, finches, blackbirds, robin and our resident moorhen.
No show from any woodpeckers or jays and no fieldfares or redwings so it didn't matter that I can't tell them apart
I'd love more wildlife friendly acres oneofseven. We're very hemmed in by spray happy farming. Things will improve though, a strip of native shrubs has just been planted on our longest boundary
Provided maintenance isn't given to the farmer things should get better
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've just finished my bird count and it's really made me realise how the types and numbers of birds visiting has changed recently. I had only one chaffinch and no green finches and last year I had loads. I did see a coal tit though which is the first this year. Some of the regulars stayed away (such as the greater spotted woodpecker) which is always a bit disappointing.
I forgot all about the bird count
House Sparrows - They are on the RSPB's red list but this morning I counted 14 for definite (possibly more) on and underneath the feeders.
Nice story about an unusual garden visitor here
Used to have them in the garden when I was still at school (way back!). Super little birds.
I can tell dunnocks and male house sparrows, but get mixed up with tree sparrows and female house sparrows,anyone got any tips?
I'm not very good with little brown birds bekkie. I don't think I have any sparrows. I thought I had, but was advised by a bird watcher that they were reed buntings.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Tree sparrows are quite similar to male house sparrows except the tree sparrows' heads are chestnut brown rather than the blacky-grey of the housesparrows.
Female housesparrows have similar markings to the males on their backs, but their heads and faces are plainer - they don't have the dark caps or white cheeks.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/h/housesparrow/index.aspx
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Nut, pretty much all we get here are sparrows, i would be thrilled to get something "exotic" like a reed bunting!
On saying that ive been watching a pair of what i think are great tits, they seem to be looking for a nest site
There is also an owl a street away, never seen it, but hear it whenever i get up in the wee hours to let the dog out (is that why they are called the wee hours?), tawny owl i think, but im not keen on the sound! Ive only ever heard one, is that possible, would just one owl stay on its own in the same place for years?
What sound do you hear Bekkie ?
The Tu-whit tu-woo sound is a pair of owls - the female says Tu-whit and the male answers her with Tu-woo
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.