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Vera could it have been a greenfinch you heard? I know some people that describe their song as wheeeezy although I have never heard it.

Hope to see you back soon kandj <3

Lesley x

Sometimes I have done that Jane and thinking back to what I did I realise that I may have hit the 'reply' button instead of the submit. And my post has disappeared too. Now we will never know what wisdom youw ere going to impart :-D

Lesley, hello, good to see you on here, not seen you for a while I hope that is because you were busy not that you were unwell.

Kandj, hello, looking forward to your return when you are able. :-) :-) :-)

It could possibly have been the flight song of a greenfinch Lesley. I've just been listening to some recordings.

We went to the same country park yesterday and were again struck by the lack of birds. Not having much luck in the garden either so I think they have all emigrated from East Anglia. Perhaps they've all moved in with Jane.

I've just thrown away the fruit I put out as it was going uggy and spent an hour washing all the seed containers etc. I've put out fresh seed and fat balls, suet pellets and clean water. I also made some fat cakes containing all sorts of bird goodies and am just waiting for them to harden up. If that lot doesn't attract them in to the garden I give up.

Still sending you good wishes Kandj and hope you are back posting soon.

Well, I can't say I've been inundated with birds today but this afternoon the feeder has been visited by one young starling, two sparrows and a blue tit, so my efforts with home made fat cakes etc have met with a partial success.

I had to laugh at a sparrow who flew on to the fence and stood looking down and sort of moving his head from side to side as if to say "Where's the shed gone?" (It was taken down this morning).

I hope OH didn't upset our resident frog when he took the shed down. I think groggy had made a bit of a home down the side.

Edit I keep typing Froggy and the iPad keeps changing it to groggy!!

Vera I hate it when words we type suddenly change into something different.I'm sure your 'Groogy' Froggy will be fine :-D
I do find that when I take the tray off the feeder to bring it in and wash ,that there are a lot of very confused looking birds.They fly towards the window and the n suddenly realise there is nothing to land on LOL
Hopefully word will get around now in the bird world that there is good tasty stuff to be had in your garden :-D
My daughter is home for the weekend and her friend and lovely Staffie dog Sam came for dinner.Sam is now sprawled right across the middle of the settee looking very chilled :-D :-D

We had just gone to bed last night about eleven when there was a noise of something moving about.

It wasn't continuous so it was a few minutes before we realised it was in the attic. I opened up the hatch but couldn't see anything from below and was just about to pull the steps down when a swift flew out of the hole down stairs and crash landed on the front doormat.

It appeared in good shape so I took it back upstairs and released it from a bedroom window. I was relieved to see it take flight and disappear rapidly.

What a shock but good that it flew off ok. Wonder why it was in the attic though?

They do nest in the eaves of this house and over the years there have been a few that flew in the window but it is a first for the attic.

KenSE thank goodness you heard it and it was able to fly to freedom :-D.A friend of mine who lives in an old converted barn often has them flying in through their open door.But luckily they find their way out again :-D

It is all a bit quiet today on the window feeder.Must be something to do with this windy rainy weather we have.In fact the wind is really picking up now.Huge Gusts!!It must be the remnants of Hurricane Bertha passing through.I thought it was going to be a lot worse, so now thinking we have got away quite lightly really. :-D

I think that birds seem to get 'spooked' by high winds they seem to fly at the feeders then veer off again.

I am feeling right chuffed.

We've had a couple of sparrows and starlings and a blue tit on the feeder today but an hour or so ago I was standing in the garden talking to friends when a small flock of long tailed tits flew in and had a good go at the fat balls. You couldn't see the hanging feeder for feathers and tail and they didn't seem a bit concerned that there were four of us standing only a couple of yards away.

They didn't stay long but it was good while it lasted. :-D

Oh great news Vera. :-D

Vera the Long TTs may well come back .I love to see them all in a group feeding.I haven't seen any here for a few months now.I hope you get more visitors today :-D

I'm pleased to say the long tailed tits have been back today. I could hear them twittering the other side of the fence for quite a while before they flew into the garden. I hope they stay around for a little while.

I bet you had a grin ear to ear Vera :-D.They usually stay around for a while and then just vanish .How many are there? I think the most I counted here was 7 or 8 when the were feeding on the Coconut.

I'm still grinning Jane :-D

I think there are 7 or 8 of them. I've seen 5 at a time on the feeders but there were 2 or 3 others flitting around the witch hazel.

Kandj, just in case you are looking in, I'm still keeping you and your OH in my thoughts, as are others on the thread. Hope to see you back posting before too long <3

Brilliant Vera :-D :-D.They are such lovely little birds aren't they.Their heads are so tiny.
Battles still going on in the window feeder.Some of the Chaffinch are quite hostile :-S

We have had several Buzzards around today :-DI counted 4 this morning.Normally it is the Red Kites so was nice to have the Buzzards for a change.I tried to take a pic but they are so high up it was impossible.

Happy Birthday Ann <3

Thanks Jane. Lovely to see the buzzards.