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Daff, yes, sounds like a chaffinch.

Afternoon all, the birds are not very active today, though the food put out this morning seems to be disappearing. There were a lot of doves in Judes garden yesterday afternoon. We are only about three miles away but I never get any.

Well they are very active here Jean.They have just all had their tea .Big squabbles going on between the Long Tailed Tits and Blue Tits.The LTTs seem to be bullied by the BTs.I think they have all gone to bed now .

Just back from a wedding in the week in Cornwall. Been down the garden to fill up all the feeders and have a general inspect of the garden. Lots of snowdrops. We bought a few winter aconites from Heale Gardens last year to go with them in the hope they'll multiply over the years too. I think they have their snowdrop extravaganza this weekend. That was lovely last year - cold but beautiful and shhh! a bit of a secret. Didn' say nuffin'. Weren't me. They have a lovely cafe to warm up in afterwards.

When we came in the birds started to come for their brekky. A couple of huge crows, but they soon turned tail when they saw Cindy - she's in now so maybe the other birds will get a chance before the crows return.

Just by the way, if you want to go on a holiday where your mobile phone will never ring - The Rame Peninsula, Cornwall. Gorgeous.

Very few birds here this morning, it is very cold and a cold wind, maybe they are all cuddled up in the warm somewhere.

Well what a sight!! About 4 o'clock this afternoon when all the birds seem to come for tea I had 10 Long Tailed Tits on the coconut shells.I have only had 5 before.It was quite a frenzy lol.The Moorhens are still walking up and down the top of my Yew Hedge,and disappearing down inside.

Wow, how lovely Jane I am so envious.

I have 6 Jays... one is sitting on catwatch on the fence, two are on the table, and three pecking around in the gravel on the path, where I have spread a couple of hands full of seed.... how beautiful!! And they haven't budged while I have been here, either..... They are soooooo beautiful!

Ann, it was a chaffinch... and we have 3 long tailed tits who come regularly now.....

Right... must go, Jethro has to go to the vet this morning... he has a poorly foot!

Love

Daff xxx

Morning all....don't know if this post will work or not, you might get 3 or 4 though:o)) lol

DizzieLizzie....that sounds great:o) your secret is safe with me...lol

Daff...we had 2 magpies this morning, 9 woodpigeons and 5 c/doves,, together, plus the usual chaffinches etc earlier. Plus the injured c/dove, he's hobbling about like the injured woodpigeon:o( they seem ok though!

Jean from Monmouth and her hubby came to visit last week and she was saying that the male blackbirds with the yellow beaks are'nt our native ones, ours are the brownish beaked ones, l did'nt know that:o)!

Jane...you are lucky with your moorhens and L/tailed tits:o)

Its a bit miserabe today, damp and trying to rain, also quite cold.

jude :o)

Edit....wow that posted straight away:o)
Daff....l don't we've ever had Jay here:o((

I was putting some food onto one of our bird tables this morning, it is situated next to a fence. As I put the food in I was aware of being watched. I looked up and not a foot from where I was on the fence post was a blackbird. He didn't move and as soon as I stepped back he was on the table eating the food.

Hi Birders

Any Red Kite fans here?
You might be interested to know that a rare Black Kite has been visiting the feeding site at Gigrin farm in Powys since early January.

Hello Island:o)

Yes l am keen, we actually saw the Kites a few weeks at Gigrin Farm, but we could'nt see the Black Kite. l think its been there since just before christmas. Its either a black kite or something very simular, the farmer was'nt completely sure.
Brilliant place:o)

jude

Hi Jude

I love it at Gigrin, so peaceful with fab scenery and very starry nights + Max lol

I has been confirmed that the Black Kite is indeed that, there are lots of photos on the blog now - and film.

I'd love to be there in the winter to see the kites in peak numbers and smart plumage.

It's been snowing here again for quite a while now although it's not settling. Managed to get some food out to the birds earlier whilst it was still quite fair. The ducks are getting used to the new food I've got for them, a few of them wait around for me to come out. Oops that almost got edited by one of the cats on her way up to the window sill. She sits there looking out and looking at me as if I can do something about it.

Me again:o)

Bless the cat, she's waiting for you to make a path to her usual place:o)) lol

Island

Will have alook at the site, thank you. l dd look up the different kinds of Black Kites, l think there are 3.
We love t up there too, we usually do the Elan Valley on the same day as its quite a drive other wise. Let me know when you're next that way. The most birds we have seen are about 300.....l know the rspb have a warden that often see's more than that waiting in the trees. Plus somewhere it says as many as 1,000 have been seen....wow now that l would love to see:o))

jude:o)

Jude

I've pm'd you but forgot to say it was me lol

Yes, there are usually many kites waiting in the trees. Have you seen the white kite? It used to wait in the trees and go in for last knockings of food, now it seems to have been accepted so just swoops in with the others.
I'm by no means an expert birder, Kites have just captured my interest.

Thank you:o))

No l've not heard about the white one!!

jude

I have just found a photo of baby Moorhens that my friend brought to me some years ago.They had been washed out of their nest in heavy rains.I think I have said on here before about them .I found someone to take them and drove from here in Kettering to the other side of Northampton with them in a cardboard box on the passenger seat.I think they were only days old.If I can get OH to scan the photo I will ask Jude to put it on her blog.

l don't remember you mentioning t before, but then thats nothing unusual for me at the moment!!

would love to see the photo's, will look out for them provided my pc lets me!!

jude

Might not be for a few days Jude ,but I will get OH to email me the pic then I will email it to you as normal..