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Hi jude, the only time i ever took night nurse it extended my cold rather than cured it, so now I let colds take their course and just take beechams or paracetamol.


We have a young blackbird that lives in our front garden. Most of our frony garden is gravelled but in the centre is a large choisyia bush and he lives in there. doesn't seem to have a mate and is quite tame. I went out to give him a few cake crumbs and he sat just under the bush watching me, the minute I was indoors he darted out, grabbed a crumb and took it back under the bush to eat.

Ooo er don't know Ann, thats interesting though......and for the first time in a few months (atleast )we had a pr of greenfinches feeding on our little wall, until Vic got too close to the window and frightened them. As l looked out a minute ago the w/pigeons were chasing each other about and one in particular was chasing anything off, including one of the g/finches, bossy boots, he did look funny though ..... doing 20mph across the grass!!! lol
Magpie was feeding on the mound in the bushes.
l still have this throat thingy even after taking day/night nurse capsules, one minute l feel abit better the next ugg!!!

jude x

Do birds ever 'cross breed'? The reason i ask is that we have goldfinches who eat the nyger seed and we have greenfinches. often there are several of each but every day one goldfinch and one green finch fly in and eat together, no other of either species around. very strange. Will we be seeing greenygold finches??

Hiya

Thanks for that Dormouse, we might try and go there during the week :o)
Vic is keen, depends on me.
Feeling abit better thanks, still have a sore throat though, anyone want it???

About the same as everyone re the birds, not much about, its been so much warmer l spose they venture further afield, we have the rive Wye about 200 yrds away:o)
The crows are always about, they live in the massive tree's at the bottom of the garden, ooo they are so greedy!!
Thanks Ann:o)
Bell - how come you have 2 gardens now?

jude :o)

Hi everyone,

Not seen much birdlife today, other than a few house sparrows and a wren - think Ann is right, they've all scarpered for the weekend.

Jude, hope you're feeling a bit better.

Yes, the New Fancy viewpoint has occasional days when RSPB volunteers are on hand with telescopes to (hopefully) help visitors get some good views of goshawks. Of course, you can't rely on the birds turning up but late Feb/early March (ish) is a good time to get a view of them, when they are displaying and trying to attract a mate.
The site is always open but I don't know offhand when the next Volunteer day is but there's a RSPB guided walk in the area on March 7th:

Link: www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=tcm:9-206320

Nearby Symonds Yat is the place for peregrine viewing.
Link: www.rspb.org.uk/brilliant/sites/symondsyat/ (scroll down past the season highlights bit)

funny enough, we haven't seen many birds here today, must have all gone on holiday to Scotland!!

Jude would love to go but not enough hours in me day at he moment lol. now have two gardens to get ready for the summer. Birds have had a good day here today its been nice and warm.

The robins are singing their hearts out here in the garden.Huge numbers of crows and magpies.

Don't know Jude, just saw it mentioned in the Citizen this week.

Is it set uplikeSymonds Yat, cause thats great up there??

off't for me porridge:o))

I think they have telescopes there and 'wardens' for this week.

Now that would be exciting, perhaps l could see the Hawfinch aswell!! but need to shift this bug first!!
Vic has a scope now but not very nimble at setting it up yet, by the time it was sorted we would have frightened every one andthing away!! lol
had to put it away last w/e as the little man was here:o)))

jude :o) x

Apparently at New Fancy View you can view the Goshawks this week.

Hello Bellblair
Whats a Nutcatcher?? lol or is there such a thing??

You need to visit Symonds Yat and sit out in the warm sunny afternoons to come (we hope) and watch the birds, then go up to the Viewpoint and watch the Peregrine Falcons, they'll be up there now getting ready for spring,so will all the twitchers laiden down with scopes etc, they invite you to look through them, fantastic sights:o) sometimes you can see the deer that nip out of the Forest for some nice fresh green grass, a buzzard or two fly past and if its clear enough l think you can see The Kymins hill, which as the crow flies we are 2 mins away from:o))

jude :o) x

Hi Folks just back from taking OH out for lunch, went to the garden centre as they have a brilliant wee cafe bit. which looks out over open fields and they have a lot of wild life there, wish the couple on the table by the window would have moved quicker as we could not see the birds lol but I did see a nutcatcher and quite a few diferent kinds of tits as well as a heron.
Hope you are feeling better now Jude.

Oii Glenys ....l'll have you know l now smell of pomegranite:o))

Not even a tadge reddish brown:o)) lol

Have'nt seen our nuthatch for ages....lovely bird:o)

jude :o)

just looked at the Dunnock, yes grey/browny colour, lovely bird.Thanks for that.

My Nuthatches are flying abt and eating like mad, I guess they;re all pairing now ready for spring...

*walks onto thread with peg on nose*

Have you had it yet?

*scarpers before Jude can catch up*

I'm just off to feed our little darling starlings and lovey-doves some more grub, including chips and peas from last night. See you!
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Morning.....Glenys wat u like...lol

Cold and damp here. Nothing much happening in the garden, the usual w/pigeons and blackbirds, couple of blue tits, sparrows and a dunnock.

Feeling abit better and off to have shower :o))

jude x

Good morrow!

Jude, I've just read your posting about the pigeon! Aww (or should I say coo, lol), that was heartening to read!
:-))

Hope you're feeling more comfortable this morning?

Oh, Jude! How could you! On this thread, of all places!! Talking about the flu .......... (geddit? Flu, flew? Oh alright then, yeah, I know it's pathetic, but it is early morning lol)
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