I've only seen one in my garden once, though I do get to see a pair of them in Wales where we go on holiday regularly. I would love to have the pair of red kites that fly over our garden to actually land in it, so I can see just how big they are.
Currently enjoying the solitary jay, hoards of blue and great tits and the bully boy robins. A couple of starlings appeared twice and three fat woodpigeons.
I have several Goldfinch which have been coming for years, I attract and keep them by giving them Sunflower hearts instead of seeds. They love them. Also have the usual Blue Tits and Great Tits and Chaffinch and Robin.
At the ground feeders I have a beautiful brown speckled Thrush who comes every winter for the past few year, just on it's own and really is'nt too shy now at all. Also have the Blackbirds, one male and another ?female or a young male. They eat suet pellets which I put out daily as well as mealyworms and eat from a fat block that I replace when I need to.
The bird table has fat balls in the cages and mealyworms daily. The Starlings eat here as well as on the ground or at the hanging fat block feeder.
There was a feature on them on Winterwatch last night - fascinating. Also an amazing feature on a huge number of pied wagtails living on top of a multi storey car park
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Starlings are beautiful birds, their plumage is stunning and when they flock together - murmurate? - there are few sights better. I have a small group that fly around the house, probably about 30 at the moment. Last summer they all took a bath together in some of the puddles on the track then sat on the walls to dry - just so heart warming. I love to hear their busy chatter and see the sun glistening on their feathers.
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I've only seen one in my garden once, though I do get to see a pair of them in Wales where we go on holiday regularly. I would love to have the pair of red kites that fly over our garden to actually land in it, so I can see just how big they are.
Currently enjoying the solitary jay, hoards of blue and great tits and the bully boy robins. A couple of starlings appeared twice and three fat woodpigeons.
I have several Goldfinch which have been coming for years, I attract and keep them by giving them Sunflower hearts instead of seeds. They love them. Also have the usual Blue Tits and Great Tits and Chaffinch and Robin.
At the ground feeders I have a beautiful brown speckled Thrush who comes every winter for the past few year, just on it's own and really is'nt too shy now at all. Also have the Blackbirds, one male and another ?female or a young male. They eat suet pellets which I put out daily as well as mealyworms and eat from a fat block that I replace when I need to.
The bird table has fat balls in the cages and mealyworms daily. The Starlings eat here as well as on the ground or at the hanging fat block feeder.
This is what we've had over the years. We don't get them in the garden together, but the small birds tend to arrive on mass:
Robin, wren, dunnock, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, bullfinch, blue tit, great tit, coal tit, long tailed tit, blackbird, magpie, crow, jackdaw, jay, nuthatch, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, lesser spotted woodpecker, woodpigeon, collared dove, feral pigeon, starling, thrush (both kinds), redwing, fieldfare, heron, sparrowhawk, peregrine falcon, blackcap, green parakeets, partridge, ducks.
How far nortjh are the green parakeets now Gardenmaiden? I haven't seen any around Peterborough yet
In the sticks near Peterborough
I'm in Rickmansworth and they have been seen in Hendon but tend to hang around Staines.
Thanks Gm,
I expect they'll find their way north eventually, very pretty but not sure if they'd fit with the decor up here
In the sticks near Peterborough
There was a feature on them on Winterwatch last night - fascinating. Also an amazing feature on a huge number of pied wagtails living on top of a multi storey car park
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Wagtails like car parks. We rarely get them in the garden but if ever I visit Mway services they're always there
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've seen them around where my Daughter lives as well. Lovely birds.
Starlings are beautiful birds, their plumage is stunning and when they flock together - murmurate? - there are few sights better. I have a small group that fly around the house, probably about 30 at the moment. Last summer they all took a bath together in some of the puddles on the track then sat on the walls to dry - just so heart warming. I love to hear their busy chatter and see the sun glistening on their feathers.