Just wondering if anyone participated? My results were:6 pesky parakeets, 2 wood pigeons, 6 bloody pigeons, 1 starling, I blue tit, 1 robin, 1 lesser spotted woodpecker.
Jill Merrett ● 451d14 Comments
On Saturday 28th I had all four tits, great, blue, coal and longtailed, robin, great spotted woodpecker, both male and female, male blackcap, goldfinches and parakeets, of course!
Susan Jennifer Thackray ● 445d
Here in Ealing, a swarm of sparrows, more than one robin, small tits and starlings. Plus the obligatory parakeets when they see the food on offer
Peter King ● 449d
I had robins, woodpigeons, dunnocks, great tits, one magpie and a pair of blackbirds
Vivienne Cox ● 449d
I 've always loved seeing the blackbirds on the grass hunting for worms and been intrigued by the fact that the lady blackbird isn't black. I also feel sorry for them whennthe ground is frozen or parched and they can't find worms. When it was frozen I watched a blackbird making a flying and fluttering attack on a fatball in a feeder. Hard work and the result was to dislodge some fatball which fell to the ground feeding both the blackbirds and the woodpigeons - which are far too bulky and clumsy to attempt it for themselves.
Philippa Bond ● 450d
OK, Peter, I do understand your point. I doubt I would have any small birds interested in my garden unless there was something for them to eat. It really is such a joy to see them. I'm sure the same birds come back day after day, having found what seems to be a 'reliable' source of food.
Joan Adamson ● 450d
I was, somewhat light-heartedly, suggesting that putting bird feeders in gardens to attract birds might distort the figures the RSPB are trying to gather for the natural prevalence of wild birds in the UK. Having said that, I see that the RSPB website encourages people to attract and feed wild birds to their gardens, so clearly they don't think it creates misleading data!
Peter Evans ● 450d
Peter, If your comment is directed at me, I fail to understand what you mean. Are you suggesting that bird feeders are 'artificial feeding aids'? I think I made it clear that only the small birds can access my feeders, not the pigeons. But perhaps I have misunderstood your posting.
Isn't putting out artificial feeding aids for the birds cheating and distorting the figures? We get plenty of pigeons without doing that!
On Sunday I counted 10 pigeons, 6 goldfinch and 4 bluetits. The pigeons sit on the wall watching the little birds on the feeders, hoping some seed will drop to the ground. (Some days I do feel for the pigeons and scatter some food on the ground!) One day recently I counted 10 goldfinch, some on feeders, some in the climbers waiting their turn.
No, doing something else but saw a flock of redwings in a park yesterday for the first time ever. Thought they were thrushes then realised they had a stripe on the head and some rust colour on the wings. Looked them up and discovered what they were and that they are a member of... the thrush family.6
Philippa Bond ● 451d
2 robins, 1 blue tit, 1 great tit, 2 wood pigeons and a female black cap (the females have a rust-coloured cap, not black)
Gail Busza ● 451d
Oh, that’s not good Karen! I did mine on Sunday between 3-4pm. They all came to my hanging suet feeders. Those parakeets drive me nutty! Greedy little buggers!
Jill Merrett ● 451d
6 bloody pigeons 👍Dont get them myslef but get plenty of wood pigeons but its it not mid spring when wood pigeons fav tree food is available to them.
Julian Pavey ● 451d
I would have if any bird had turned up. Not even a wood pigeon! And I had put out fresh bird food to tempt them.
Karen Foster ● 451d