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Oh no l forgot.....darn it:(((( :-0 :-(

We did have 3 - 4 chaffinches though, and a few blackbirds. Don't see many sparrows now, hope they come back.
Don't forget if you see Tree Sparrows (the ones with more of a while line round the neck) tell a bird site!!

Dohh l can't believe that:((((

jude :-(

And I kept pushing the thread up too Jude. What re you like? The RSPB calculations will be all out now without your input :-D :-D

l know, l've messed the whole thing up now :-( :-( ;-)

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JUDE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT THE RSPB WILL THINK :-D :-D :-D :-D

What I logged at 8.30 Saturday morning.
Blackbird 5 , Blue tit 16, Chaffinch 9, Coal tit 3, Collared dove 0, Dunnock 4 ,
Goldfinch 0, Great tit 11, Greenfinch 2, House sparrow 0, Long-tailed tit 9,
Magpie 1, Robin 5, Starling 0, Woodpigeon 7.

OTHER SPECIES.
Wren 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Nuthatch 3, Redwing 2.

Hope you are al;l okay.
Must go.
Shaun

PS; IT'S SNOWING, WONT ANY? :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D ;-)

Shaun...thats great:)

l've sent an email to them and apologised:))

We've had atleast one of the robins today too and the Green Parrot the other day:)

Off to watch Countryfiles in a mo:)) :-D :-D :-D

jude ;-)

Shaun, well now we know where all our birds are. I wonder if that is because your weather is so much colder than ours.

All we seem to get are magpies and blackbirds,literally by the dozen, seagulls and robins this time of year...more species in the warmer months.

I thought it maybe cos my neighbours now have so many cats,and they are always trekking thro our garden to the woodland below,that was keeping the birds away. I think they have 6, lovely looking cats , I sho them away.
One of them had climbed a large tree at the bottom my garden,stalking 2 blackbirds, the birds held their ground and actually moved in on the cat and forced him down out of the tree..fascinating to watch.

Blackbirds will be aggressive to a cat. It probably is why you don't get so many birds though. We have one neighbour who lives opposite who has 6 or 7 cats, I think she fosters them for the cats protection league. Most of them don't venture into our garden thankfully, they stay at the front of the house. Her next door neighbour has 4 cats but theya re mostly indoors, One is an indoor cat, he/she sits on the windowsill looking out. A beautiful creamy persian type.

Hope you are all okay and keeping warm.

The Birds are eating a awful lot of food, they know what's ahead ie snow so they are keeping there fat levels high.

ANN, I have sent you a couple of photos.

Take care.
Shaun

Photos on the blog Shaun.

I have had so many Long Tailed Tits today.I couldn't count them all.I think they might have been 8 or 9.They had a real feast on the fat balls and coconut. :-D
A couple of Robins were hanging around underneath to pick up all the bits that dropped.
The Bird song every morning at the moment is amazing ,and it is still dark!I said to my OH this morning "can you hear that"?.He said "It's your Tinnitus " :-S :-S.Silly man lol

Apparently the birds should not start singing until the spring when the weather is warm enough for them to pair up. The song is a mating song (It was in the paper over the weekend.) Because the weather has been mild, they think it is spring already.

we have a lot of trees were we live & a good few birds .about .but a sparrow hawk .has been a couple of times & taken a ring dove .it was awfull ..sorry .suppose its nature doing what it does .had 2.treecreepers !.7 sparrows.3tree & 4house! 2 blackbirds! 3 crows! .1 thrush!.5 ring doves! .8 finches! ,2 wrens! ,2 coal tits, 3 blue tits ,2 robins ,.2 rabbits x for the bird count ,,
sunday evening was outside heard this horrible screeching noise .was in the house quick smart .didnt like it at all ..what could it have been ?? it was about 10.30pm Barbra

Could it have been an owl Barbra? Or maybe something got a small mammal (fox?)

Crumpets Barbra...you have alot of birds:)

As Ann says....probably a fox or owl:)...spooky noise!!

Have you let the Biodiversity Records Centre in your area know about the TREE sparrows, they are getting very rare.

l do go on don't l, sorry:))

jude :-D

The foxes could be fooled into thinking it's time to mate like the birds maybee.
They can scream like a girl in distress sometimes?

My first thought was an owl too

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

I hate it when I hear the screeches and screams.I have to shut any windows and block my ears lol.I always think something is in distress.I do remember a few years ago we could all hear a noise of an animal .Luckily one of my neighbours went to investigate and it was a young Deer caught in the wire fence right at the bottom of their garden.

I have spilled 1kg of Wild Bird Food all over the floor in the back porch. :-S :-S
What a blooming mess.It went in everyone's wellies and shoes too.

Shake the shoes and boots on the lawn Jane the pigeons will love it.


I wonder what has happened to Dizzy Lizzy, it is ages since we last saw her on here. I miss hearing about the water birds.

LOL Ann.I don't think OH would be too impressed if I put all that on 'his' lawn .One wellie was almost full,plus a size 12 trainer of my son's :-S
I've swept it all up ,dust and all.