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Andy Bissitt


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After a blank on Wednesday (last day I was at home during proper daylight), the male blackcap made a couple of visits (at least) today. A pair of collared doves mating on the garden fence surely means Winter is behind us.



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Four Bullfinch, (2 male and 2 female) in our Hale garden this morning.



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marvin lewis


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Late last night a garden tick for me. Tawny Owl! I have heard them occasionally in the past, from my garden.
Near midnight last night, the sound of "whoooooo" seemed quite loud. I went outside and could clearly see the bird perched on a branch of a line of lime trees at the bottom of the garden.

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3 Siskins were on the feeders this morning, joining the usuals.

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This morning whilst having a brew:

2 Bullfinch
3 Goldfinch
6 Housesparrow
2 Dunnock
1 Starling
2 Blackbird
2 Robin
1 Magpie
2 Blue tit
2 Great tit
1 Coal tit

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Andy Bissitt


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Sorry to bore people, but male blackcap (without fem) again today fairly regularly throughout the morning/early afternoon. Otherwise just a finch-fest (gold/green/chaff) in the rain. Now looking like a totally siskin-less winter in on the cards. There is not even a sign of them anywhere nearby.



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Mark B-Seifert


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A lone siskin in my garden this morning. Quite a surprise as we've never had them before.

Also we have a pair of blackbirds building a nest in a conifer we have. Unfortunately the way in faces away from the house into a privet hedge so it'll be tricky to spot the fledging.

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Blackcap pair made only one visit, just after 9.00 a.m. Other than that only a coal tit, which has been rarer than blackcap since the New Year, made a visit to a feeder, and was then heard singing nearby. Beautiful morning though.



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Blackcap singing in my Sale garden yesterday and this morning smile



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Keith Mills


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A male Reed Bunting under my garden feeders this morning. It was coming into summer plumage.
Rare in this garden.

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Adrian Drummond-Hill


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Two siskin on my Harwood, Bolton feeders today.  It's been quite a while since any visited.



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Pair of blackcaps still around yesterday a.m., but only a quick 2 minute visit then nothing thereafter. Wasn't at home today so will see whether they have stayed nearby tomorrow.



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Eugene Dillon-Hooper


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Nice collection of usual garden birds. Including a Goldfinch which I haven't seen on my feeders for some months now. Also, pair Coal tit, great tit, 15+ House sparrows, blue tit, blackbird, dunnock, wood pigeons, magpie and starlings

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despite the miserable weather this morning there was plenty of activity in my old Trafford garden...

at least 6 blackbirds, one with white tail feathers, eating apples, no signs of the waxwings from Saturday.
12 goldfinch
1 greenfinch
1 chaffinch, male
20+ house sparrows
1 dunnock
2 robins, chasing each other around
2 woodpigeons
2 blue tits checking out one of my nest boxes
1 coal tit very busy stashing seed all around the garden.

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Interesting to see what we perhaps think of as an insectivorous bird eating seeds. But I guess they have to be able to change their diet in order to survive our winter. I know they eat berries in autumn.

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Both m & f blackcaps around lunchtime (and in the garden for almost an hour during the dry slot). They must be a pair and I'd love to be able to prove that they are 'local' ones overwintering, because that is my opinion. It was odd to see them on the ground out in the open, feeding on what fell from the feeder courtesy of the goldfinches above.



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Hopwood Heywood 21/2 08:00
Oystercatcher heard flying over .... Spring on its way?

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Male Siskin (a ringed bird too) in a Bolton garden today.

Info thanks to Geoff Butler 



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Andy Bissitt


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Blackcap male continues to visit, as per this shot from this morning. Might get a song from him come Monday if forecast is correct.-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Saturday 18th of February 2017 09:15:51 PM

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Keith Mills


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This breakfast time:
A Great Spotted Woodpecker on top of my garden larch.
First seen here for at least 2 years.

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Hopwood Heywood

For the last few evenings I have had a growing charm of Goldfinches in trees around my back garden c. 35 today

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Monday 13th a.m. Romiley

First record in 31 winters of both male and female blackcap visiting on same day. Three days running for the male. Glad to have been able to help see it through the rough weather over the weekend into Monday.



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Christaylor


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We have 8 feeders now and are really reaping the rewards. Last week we have seen: Blackcap Bullfinch Song Thrush Goldcrest Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Redwing Magpie Starling Blackbird Robin Wodpigeon Wren Willow Tit Chaffinch Goldfinch Great Spotted Woodpecker Greenfinch Long tailed Tit Sunflower hearts and suet seem to be the most popular foods.

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Not quite a garden bird but in my garden in Moston,a peregrine plucking a fresh kill of wood pigeon whilst being surrounded by all the local magpies and crows before flying off with its prey in its talons.

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Late post from yesterday, A lovely site of a pair of Bullfinch on the feeders in my Bredbury garden.

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Having not been able to get out of the house for a few days it was nice to get really close views of a Goldcrest in our Hale garden today.



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Male blackcap seen in back and front gardens on feeders. It did not seem happy eating seed, rather like wanting a full-English and being given dry muesli. Other things noted. Coal tit way down on previous years on visits. Blue tit with white tail feather spending its second winter in area. Male chaffinches have disappeared: still plenty of females. Goldfinches and greenfinches galore today.



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A pair of Tawny Owls in our Leigh (Lilford) garden about 8pm last night - good views silhouetted in the bare trees. Happy about this as I don't recall seeing/hearing them at all in 2016.

Also a superb female Sparrowhawk this morning - didn't stay around long but good views while she was perched on a neighbour's tree.

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Male Blackcap in the garden this morning and last few days - Heaton Mersey

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A pair of Collared Doves courting and subsequently mating on the fence of the balcony of my back garden right in front of my kitchen window.
Spring is definitely coming!

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This morning in my small Marple garden,mainly on the feeders.

Tits - 2 blue, 3 great, 1 coal, 7 long tailed

2 each of robin, dunnock, blackbird, goldfinch, wood pigeon

4 house sparrows, 1 nuthatch (there are often 2) and 1 goldcrest



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First Collared Dove seen in my Chorlton garden for a while this morning- seemed to 'lose' them after a two week holiday over Christmas, so nice to see one back.

Also, while no means a 'rare' sighting, spotted a male House Sparrow on my neighbour's roof today, first one I'd seen on our road for many many months.

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A very noisy Tawny Owl woke me in the early hours. I heard it calling from neighbour's gardens as it moved through them after leaving my garden.



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My Big Garden Birdwatch count this year was

Blue Tit - 4

Great Tit - 3

Nuthatch - 2

Blackbird - 2

Robin - 2

Chaffinch - 3

Coal Tit - 1

Long Tailed Tit - 10

Bullfinch - 1

Goldfinch - 1

Collard Dove - 1

Wood Pigeon - 1

And the * for this neck of the woods.... Reed Bunting - 4

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Garden Watch count for my Flixton garden.

Longtailed Tit 9 originally 10.
Sparrowhawk 1m nabbing 1 of the above.
Reed Bunting 6
Blackbird 4
Robin 2
Dunnock 2
Collared Dove 2
Blue Tit 4
Great Tit 1

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A conventicle of 19 Magpies,currently in trees opposite our Stockport home,very noisy they are too!

Cheers Chris



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Wren having a good nosey around my Hulme garden yesterday, and today a male blackcap - first I've seen since last winter.

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M&F Blackcap Song thrush Redwing Reedbunting Bullfinch 20+ House Sparrow Goldfinch Long tailed Tit Chaffinch Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Robin Dunnock Magpie Collared Dove Wood Pigeon In our Bolton garden

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Song thrush in full song this morning in neighbouring gArden in Hopwood heywood

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female and male Blackcap still present in our Bolton garden today.

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Andy Bissitt


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The busiest day of the winter in my Romiley garden attracted a male blackcap. Supporting cast included male bullfinch, 4 goldfinches, 5+ greenfinches, goldcrest and the nuthatch mentioned yesterday had decided that bird feeders were the only swingers he was interested in. Definitely a day for watching through the glass.



-- Edited by Andy Bissitt on Sunday 15th of January 2017 09:34:29 PM

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Garden record high count of three nuthatches. Have had one on infrequent occasions this winter, but these were all in my alder tree at the same time (one calling which I've never had in the garden before). I got the impression that the other two were a roaming pair beginning to seek out a territory, and 'mine' was making sure they moved on. It did eventually fly after them though so I'm hoping it didn't fancy trying its luck with a threesome and comes back!!



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First ever Song Thrush in my Chorlton Garden this morning while going BTO GBW count for the week. Other highlights were 2 Goldfinches and 4 Long-tailed Tits.

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In my Flixton garden.

Reed Bunting 6


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Female and male Blackcap still present in our Bolton garden.

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Male blackcap present again in my Brooklands/Sale garden, for the third day in a row.

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Sparrowhawk over my house in Firswood just now. Probably one of the local Longford Park area ones that i see regularly around here.

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A Tawny Owl calling from somewhere near our Offerton garden at 11:30 last night,clearly audible over the drone of late night traffic on St.Mary's Way.

A happy "bird filled " new year to everyone on the forum.

Cheers Chris



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A single male blackcap on the feeders in my garden in Brooklands/Sale today at 10:55. First time I've ever seen one around here.

 

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Been putting out some chopped up bread mixed with dog food and owt else that's near its sell by date out of the fridge and best count of Blackbirds feeding at any one time so far is 15 ,but the interesting thing is they're all males apart from one female which is the most aggressive and dominant bird there!!

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