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Thread: Whats in your garden?

  1. #21
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    We have wrens, robins, blackbirds, thrushes, chaffinches, greenfinches (one of which killed itself by flying into my window on Saturday morning ), dunnock, sparrows, saw a tree creeper the other day, collared doves, coal tits, blue tits, great tits, 2 hedgehogs that visit, and last but not least - wood mice! Oh - and like Riggerboy - prob a few doggie doos as well but I do try and scoop regularly!

  2. #22
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    So far,robin,blackbirds,sparrows,starlings but the feeders only went out today and the 1st bit of garden soil got dug over, will be interesting to see what I can attract especially when there is some cover.

  3. #23
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    I had a few siskins today, along with the other usual visitors

  4. #24
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    Default Grey Wagtail

    I went to the window just now and there on the back lawn was a Grey Wagtail! I ran for the camera but needless to say it was gone by the time I was ready In all the 34 years I've lived in this house I've never seen one here before - the nearest had been The Big Burn Falls at Golspie.

    Have you seen any up with you Highlander (my neighbour)?

  5. #25
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    Get pied wagtails all year round in the garden, they are scarcer in the summer months though as they seem to move down to the coastal margin.Have never seen a grey wagtail in the garden although there are a few about the area.

  6. #26
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    We had a white wagtail in the garden this week. Thats been a first for us.
    dafsorkneybirding.blogspot.com

  7. #27
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    we stopped feeding ours when we noticed some of them had that horrid disease i read up about it and it said leave it for a few weeks and disinfect everything. will wait till the end of the month then start again. i miss there chatter first thing in the morning
    sometimes the devil needs an advocate

  8. #28
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    Had a new visitor to my garden today - a merlin. Unfortunately she'd flown off before I could get my camera out. Right enough the peedie birdies were making themselves scarce today!

  9. #29
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    Whoo have seen them in the country side but never in the garden, that would be a special event.

  10. #30
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    I was very fortunate to see her so close - I was sitting speaking to my granny on the phone when she flew in and landed on the guttering! I have moorland to the south and coast to the north so I'm hoping I'll be lucky and see her again - although I might not be treated to such a close look next time.

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    Not quite in my garden, but on the roof of my house, a white-tailed sea eagle. Flew off when it seen me, cleared the top of my car by about 2 feet as it tried to gain height. At its closest, it was about 4 yards from me. Absolutely magnificent sight. Must try and remember to carry my camera

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