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KEVIN LISTER


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A nuthatch finally made an appearance at our feeding station this morning.

Also noted recently at the feeders

  • 3 collared dove
  • 9 feral pigeon
  • 2 robin
  • 2 great spotted woodpecker
  • 4 blackbird
  • 5 blue tit
  • 2 great tit
  • 2 coal tit
  • 4 long tailed tit
  • 2 dunnock
  • 1 wren
  • 2 magpie
  • 4 jackdaw
  • 1 starling
  • 9 house sparrow
  • 30 goldfinch
  • 20 chaffinch
  • 20 greenfinch
  • 1 bullfinch

cheers Kevin



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Hi Kevin

I think that's a great mix of birds in both quantity and quality. Always good to get a new bird into the garden.

I note Starlings are few in gardens. Have you had more in the past? I am now down to zero from 100-200!

Stephen

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Hi Ste

With regards to the starlings we have had up to 30 before now.  They would feed on mealworms, fat products and sultanas. With the weather having been so mild for so long and with the abundance of natural food that has been available all the birds that generally feed on these items are generally not at the feeders.  I have had to throw one or two suet blocks away as well as suet pellets because the birds just aren't eating them yet.  If the weather does turn colder I would expect the larger flocks of starlings that are currently feeding in the hills and fields to break up and move into gardens.  i would also expect more long tailed tits, blackbirds and treecreepers to turn up

cheers Kevin



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male brambling present at our feeders this afternoon

house sparrows have increased to 16 as well

Happy Christmas everybody and all the best for the new year

cheers Kevin



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female siskin present this morning

cheers Kevin



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  • at least 5 female and 1 male brambling present today
  • treecreeper present on Saturday 4th Jan

Also noted recently

  • 1 blackbird singing on Thornfield Avenue in Waterfoot today
  • skein of pink footed geese flying west over Whinberry Naze @ 12:45 today
  • song thrush singing in Stubbylee Park yesterday

cheers Kevin



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15 brambling and 25 greenfinch present this weekend

cheers Kevin



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RSPB big garden birdwatch 25th & 26th Jan

  • sparrowhawk - a maleon saturday and a female on Sunday were the first we've seen at the feeders for a while
  • feral pigeon - 10
  • collared dove - 2
  • great spotted woodpecker - 1
  • magpie - 1
  • blue tit - 2
  • great tit - 2
  • coal tit - 1
  • long tailed tit - 5
  • treecreeper - 1
  • starling - 1
  • blackbird - 6
  • robin - 1
  • dunnock - 2
  • house sparrow - 6
  • chaffinch - 12
  • brambling - 23
  • greenfinch - 10
  • goldfinch - 15
  • siskin - 2

didn't see jackdaw, wren and bullfinch that have been seen regularly in recent weeks

cheers Kevin



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