In my Harwood, Bolton garden, I put an old nesting box among my conifers earlier this year and forgot about it. Today I was in the garden and noticed that a pair of coal tits are using it and you could hear young inside.
2 swifts whizzing around in the wind over my old trafford garden this afternoon. Today is normally the due date for them to be back on the nest in my loft so keeping an eye on my camera.
Early start to the breeding season with newly fledged robin and great tit Unfortunately another robins nest must have been predated as they have switched back from carrying food to nesting material
I've just watched an adult Magpie kill an adult female Blackbird in my neighbours garden, in Davyhulme. I missed it catching it but was alerted due to the commotion from the male Blackbird. It continually dive bombed the Magpie but to no avail. The Magpie made repeated stabbing attacks to the female Blackbirds head whilst holding it down with its feet. I'm hoping its not the female from the breeding pair that have been recently nest building in one of my shrubs.
I threw the remains of a chicken carcase on the lawn today and was soon rewarded with a garden tick. 4 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls soon landed and quickly dispatched it. Caused panic amongst the finches on the feeders nearby!
1 male reed bunting in my Radcliffe garden at 3pm. The last time one visited me was at least 7 or 8 years ago. Also to note; our robins are feeding chicks already! First noticed 3 or 4 days ago.
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Which bird is ideal for keeping cakes in? I asked. The answer: a Bun-tin.
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1 buzzard & 1 peregrine falcon circling over my old Trafford garden this morning around 11am, the peregrine having a little swoop at the buzzard. also a female sparrowhawk seen on 2 occasions. 1 goldcrest enjoying the fatballs.
Magpie, Collared Dove and House Sparrow all collecting nesting material from my Irlam garden today. Also Blue Tit checking out the nest box. Spring is springing folks!