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Adam Jones


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Not a particularly exciting bird, but I've had 3 Siskins feeding on the Nyger seed in my garden in Cheadle Hulme. First time in my garden (8 years I've lived here now)
One was certainly a juvenile which was being feed by the male adult. It then managed to feed itself.

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There's a Wren nest building in an open fronted nest box 6 feet from our patio doors.

I actually use it as a planter last year and only emptied it last week. I'll have to find a new home for the trailing Verbena if it goes any further.smile.gif

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2 Jackdaws in my bird bath today and a Heron in the garden for over 40 minutes trying to figure out how to get to the spawning frogs behind the fence and netting around my pond.confuse.gif

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Luke Brown


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4 Siskins (2m 2f)
1 Golcrest
10+ Greenfinch

All seen from our window this morning - Heaton Moor

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Jon Bowen


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Pair of Siskin (only second time I've seen in the garden)
Pair of Reed Bunting
Pair of Bullfinch
3 Jays
2 Mallard (1st visit this year)
Willow Tit
LT Tit
Blue Tit exploring nest box biggrin.gif
Great Tit
Chaffinch


-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 14th of March 2011 09:56:12 PM

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Marvin Lewis


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Still fairly regular visits to the fat feeders in my garden feeding station by a female Blackcap and a Goldcrest.Most recently,2 Siskins have been joining the Goldfinches on the Niger seded feeder.

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Luke Brown


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Singing male Blackcap in our back garden today (Heaton Moor)

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Vaughan Evans


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30 plus Siskins daily, plus several Redpolls and Brambings, including a single very frosty almost ghostly Mealy this morning. No sign of the Blackcap since 20th Feb.

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Gordon Taylor


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This week a male Blackcap has been making regular visits to feed on the fat blocks, not seen one in our Middleton garden for many years. On Wednesday a 1st winter/female Redpoll and a male Siskin were seen, again not been seen for several years. Daily sightings of a male Great Spotted Woodpecker and a pair of Bullfinches. The 2011 garden list stands at 27 so far. Looks like the winterfeedin is paying offbiggrin.gif

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Rick Donkin


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Juvenile Sparrowhawk at 08.45 cleared the hanging feeders of all the Tits and Finches, with the ground feeding Blackbirds and Dunnocks diving for cover - but did not appear to have grabbed its breakfast.

09.10 - the Grey Heron has just landed in the pond again to see what's on the menu.
Rick.

-- Edited by Rick Donkin on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 09:20:21 AM

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Adam Jones


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A male Sparrowhawk flew across my Cheadle Hulme garden twice this afternoon. It seems to be coming more regularly to my garden than ever before. Maybe times are proving hard for raptors too in the current economic climate.

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Rick Donkin


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When I arrived back home I came across a Grey Heron up to its 'knees' in the pond at the bottom of the garden - presumably hoping for a meal of frogs or newts as they are currently spawning (and have been for a few weeks now).
Ribbit!!

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That well-known ringer and occasional contributor to this forum, Steve Christmas, lives in Swinton too, so I guess it's probably one of his and hasn't travelled very far.

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We've had a pair of long tailed tits visiting the garden over the last few weeks, however last sunday they suddenly became quite daring and began landing on one of the patio door handles that was slightly open due to the decent weather. It was just one bird at first using both the outside and inside handles. The bird allowed me to get quite close and at one point i was literally a foot away from it as it sat on the handle. The bird was sporting a ring on it's right leg. Both birds have been doing the same every day since, however, we have to be careful that they don't get carried away and fly into the room due to the dogs. I've got video and fotos of the birds, however due to my wifes obsession with hiding her camera, i've had to make do with using the camera facility on my phone.

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Whilst working at bottom of garden a Kingfisher flew down the Brook at the side of garden at 13.45.

Also a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch calling in trees in Higher Mill at end of garden and many Tits and Finches flying around.

Robins and Dunnocks chasing after each other on far bank of Brook.

Nuthatch and Bullfinch on feeders nearer house and a Blue Tit setting up home in nest boxbiggrin.gif, busy carrying moss from the lawn.

Rick.

-- Edited by Rick Donkin on Wednesday 2nd of March 2011 02:56:42 PM

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4 Buzzards in the air together displaying above the house in Irlam this morning at 10-15am. Blue tits and Great tits are showing interest in the nesting boxes (different boxes set well apart). Greenfinches are back after a gap of 4 months approx. Visits from goldfinch's in small groups virtually all day (best group numbered 8). All the regulars are coming in as normal - Housesparrows, Blackbirds, Chaffinch's, Dunnocks feral pidgeons, wood pidgeons, Collared doves, Magpies, Starlings and Robin. Quite regular visitors are Coal tit and Goldcrest. There is occasional flocks of long tailed tits passing thro'. Things have really bucked up this last couple of weeks.

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Marvin Lewis


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Still regular visists to my feeding station from a female Blackcap and also a Goldcrest.Nuthatch sometimes visits.

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Suzanne Tattersall


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Interesting to read about reed buntings on the increase in gardens. They have recently been a regular visitor to my garden, counted 7 today on the bird table.

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Suzanne Tattersall


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5 Reed buntings on bird table, regular visitors at the moment Egerton Bolton.

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Graham Smith


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Had the Goldcrest back today feed from seed feeders then feed on the ground stayed around for a good 10mins

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Over the weekend, 15+ Bramblings, 15+ Redpolls and 30+ Siskins. The female Blackcap is still present also.


-- Edited by Vaughan Evans on Monday 21st of February 2011 05:53:43 PM

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Rick Donkin


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This morning whilst tidying garden:

Blackcap - 1 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1male/1female
Song Thrush
House Sparrow
Redwing - 15
Lots of Blue & Great Tit and small party of LT Tits
Robin feeding close by after leaf litter raked up
Rick.

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Julian Robinson


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Single male Blackcap this morning in my garden in Ashton upon Mersey.

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Nice find Vaughan. My Mealies haven't been seen since Wednesday so they may have flown your way, there could well be more than one in the vicinity.

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Pair of Goldcrests in my garden today - Stockport (Sk3 9NY).

This means that the one my wife spotted in the conifer outside the bedroom window (What's that funny little bird?) wasn't a fluke.

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sid ashton wrote:

Vaughan Evans wrote:

A single Mealy Redpoll joined the growing finch flocks today. 11+ Bramblings, 7+ Redpolls and 15+ Siskins. The female Blackcap is still present also.

Vaughan please point some of those little rascals across the cemetry to our garden - we have had but one Siskin other than our regular visitors blankstare.gif



It's usually me who looks enviously over in your direction .. btw , have you seen/heard any Tawny Owls recently?

-- Edited by Vaughan Evans on Friday 18th of February 2011 08:54:22 AM

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Rob Bell


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My cat brought a dead goldcrest to the back garden doorstep today disbelief.gif
The irony is I havent seen one ALIVE in the garden for a couple of years now!



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Dave Thacker wrote:

Late post from the weekend as my internet is playing up. As 50/60 Starlings were flying into my Swinton garden a male Sparrowhawk tried to catch one and missed and ended up flying into the large net which is suspended 1.8m above my pond. I spent a couple of minutes untangling the hawk from the net and making sure the bird was OK. As soon as I loosened my grip the bird shot off.

You don't realised how beautiful and how deadly a Sparrowhawk is until you get a close up.





You also don't realise how small the male Sparrowhawk is until you get up close. Last year a Goldfinch crashed into the patio windows and dropped onto the decking. I heard the thud on the window and got up to see the bird on its back and within seconds a male Sparrowhawk swooped down and took the bird away in a flash - literally 2 feet in front of me.
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New high count of 15 brambling all at the same time today. Also recent blackcap and siskin, which have been regular in previous years but scarce in the last two harsher winters.

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Vaughan Evans wrote:

A single Mealy Redpoll joined the growing finch flocks today. 11+ Bramblings, 7+ Redpolls and 15+ Siskins. The female Blackcap is still present also.

Vaughan please point some of those little rascals across the cemetry to our garden - we have had but one Siskin other than our regular visitors blankstare.gif

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A single Mealy Redpoll joined the growing finch flocks today. 11+ Bramblings, 7+ Redpolls and 15+ Siskins. The female Blackcap is still present also.

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Just before 5pm i had a Goldcrest on the feeders ate from the fat balls flitted around for 5mins then flew off a 1st for mesmile.gif

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Late post from the weekend as my internet is playing up. As 50/60 Starlings were flying into my Swinton garden a male Sparrowhawk tried to catch one and missed and ended up flying into the large net which is suspended 1.8m above my pond. I spent a couple of minutes untangling the hawk from the net and making sure the bird was OK. As soon as I loosened my grip the bird shot off.

You don't realised how beautiful and how deadly a Sparrowhawk is until you get a close up.


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2 male and 2 female reed bunting on my bird table today feeding on the Aldi bird seed, made my day, Egerton Bolton

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Goldcrest visited the feeders in my [Prestwich] garden today.I've never seen this before.It seemed to prefer the feeder which had bars of fat,and the feeder concerned has a cover which only allows small birds through.
It kept returning to this feeder.I hope it continues!


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Yesterday in my garden in Cheadle:-

Female Blackcap
Nuthatch
Bullfinch 2m and 2f
Goldfinch 7
Greenfinch 5
Blackbird 5m/1f - 1 male regularly flies up to the fat ball feeder.
Sparrowhawk 1m
Blue Tit 4
Great Tit 3
Long-tailed Tit 4
Moorhen 2
Dunnock 4 - but 2 soon chased off by the 2 regulars!
Robin 2
Magpies flying about with twigs/sticks in beaks.

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3 Redpolls joined the growing finch flocks on Saturday. At least 9 Bramblings now and 10+ Siskins. The female Blackcap is still present also. No winter Thrushes for a couple of weeks now.

-- Edited by Vaughan Evans on Tuesday 15th of February 2011 08:13:31 AM

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Female Blackbird nest building in trees at back of our garden in Swinton yesterday (12/2)

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Female Blackcap stayed in the garden all yesterday and has been feeding on fat balls again today

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Horwich sunday 2pm
First ever Siskin in garden on seed feeder
also present 5 bullfinch (3m 2f), coal tit, Blue Tit; Great Tit, Marsh Tit, LT Tit, chaffinch, blackbird

-- Edited by Jon Bowen on Sunday 13th of February 2011 06:30:53 PM

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Edgeley Stockport SK3 9NY - Male Blackcap on suet feeder.

Thought I heard one yesterday, but managed to convince myself I was imaging things, but no doubt today through the binoculars.

That adds to the first ever Bullfinch and Nuthatch that have visited the table this year.

All I need now is the GSW that flies over to stop by.

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1Mealy redpoll in the tree in my garden in Sharston this morning.
A first for my garden

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Stephen Ormrod wrote:

Yes, a real privilege Melanie.

Problem now is the garden is becoming very quiet cry.gif




Same on my feeders Goldfinch numbers have dropped to around 30-40 birds from around 60-70 but have an increase in Collard Doves from 6 up to 14 and Pigeons upto 9 from around 5.
Still getting
Redpoll 9 From 12
Blue tit 6
Great tit 3
Bullfinch 2 (1 looks to have a yellow leg)
Greenfinch 7 from 15
Blackbird 4 (all male)
Robin 1
Chaffinch 5
Magpie 3
Jackdaw 2
Starling upto 17
2 Grey Squirrels started visiting more often.

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1 female Blackcap currently on the fat ball feeder in my garden in Davyhulme, first siting this winter

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Hi All,
Recent interesting visitors to my garden in Cheadle Hulme

2 Bramblings
1 Reed Bunting
Goldcrest - regularly on suet feeder
G S Woodpecker - regularly on suet feeder
Blackbird - hanging on suet feeder - never seen this before
Goldfinch up to 30 on niger feeders
Redpoll up to 15 on niger feeders
1 House Sparrow - very rare here
Robin - goes mental when there's redpolls in the garden - chasing them remorselessly
I can only assume it's the red patch that gets him going!
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Stephen Ormrod wrote:

Our young sparrowhawk was back again today and snatched another sparrow.

No lie, I sneaked out of the back door and got to within 12 feet of her, she just continued to eat her warm lunch and wasn't bothered by my presence at all!

Awesome to get so close and observe.





wow l'm officially jealous, how wonderful to witness that so closely ? biggrin.gif

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Had a Goldcrest this morning in our Hale garden - sitting on the squirrel baffle under our feeders eating the bits of sunflower hearts and peanuts dropped by the other birds - never seen that before biggrin.gif

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Marvin Lewis wrote:

Judith
My garden is in Prestwich.The female Blackcap came to the feeding station again,today.





A lady who attends my birding class reported (to Peter Baron) a female Blackcap in her garden, last week.

Her garden is also Prestwich if l remember right Judith.

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Judith
My garden is in Prestwich.The female Blackcap came to the feeding station again,today.

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I wonder just how many Blackcaps have wintered and survived this year,

Male Blackcap on feeders in My Garden ( you know where I am Judith )

This will make its 10th winter in my garden,


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