6 skylark flew low over my old trafford garden this morning at 11.15 am. Common buzzard & sparrowhawk circled overhead, the sparrowhawk then swooped down fast & out of view. A male chaffinch has been joining the regular goldfinches & greenfinches throughout the day. 1 goldcrest.
5 raven over my old Trafford garden this morning, 3 at 9.30am heading west & 2 at 10.10am heading south east. 2 siskin over at 10.50am heading south & 1 flew out of my garden soon after, didn't see it on my feeders though. 100 pink-footed geese over at 4.25pm heading east. 2 redwing, 1 mistle thrush, 1 pied wagtail & 1 linnet over also. 45+ goldfinches on the feeders 4 greenfinch 1 coal tit 1 goldcrest
A Chiffchaff was feeding in my old trafford garden this afternoon. A pair of goldcrest have been visiting also over the last week. Still lots of goldfinches & several greenfinch on the feeders. 2 coal tits.
Yesterday evening and this morning a chiffchaff is very vocal in a tree outside my Radcliffe garden calling. They Seem to be visiting our garden every Autumn now which is nice. Ta!
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Which bird is ideal for keeping cakes in? I asked. The answer: a Bun-tin.
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18+ Goldfinches this morning 2 Blackbirds 8 House sparrow Several Blue & Great Tits 2 Coal Tits 4 Chaffinch 2 Robin 2 Dunnock A couple of Jays calling in trees behind the garden
2 peregrine falcons over my old trafford garden at 5.45pm, one was actually chasing the other & had a little pop at it, the chasing bird then flew back around & came back over my garden where I managed to get my binoculars on it & it was a juvenile. The other bird had dissapeared so didn't manage to get a good look at it. 40-60 goldfinches on a daily basis enjoying the feeders.
Bullfinches unringed female (another bird) Goldcrest at least 1 calling
Meadow pipits a few singles over this morning
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At 15:45 when a large dark cloud came over c. 20 house martins and 10 swallows feeding and drifting East
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Wednesday p.m. A chiffchaff was flycatching in next doors garden (probably just entered my garden, but went out of sight). Autumn arrives in Romiley! A nuthatch one garden further along was another sign.
The garden Robin appearing agitated as it twice hovered facing our Leylandii hedge. The reason became clear as a tiny Robin fledgling appeared on the ground below and went behind our shed.
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Just had a pair of Blackbirds in my garden that were sneezing. We also found two dead blackbirds quite close to our garden. Any other reports and any advice?
No less than 6 jays viewable from my garden visiting a nearby garden this morning. Didn't have binocs on me, but lack of colour in birds and strange calls lead me to deduce that young were involved.
About a dozen long tailed tits came to visit in my Radcliffe garden this evening, possibly 14 in total! This for me is a garden record! Also worth a note whilst I'm logging this is our Robins are doing well for their 2nd brood but in a different nest, don't know how many yet but last time they reared 3!! Our local house sparrows have done well so far too and some have been cheeky enough to work out how to help themselves to the grubs in storage that I use for the birds! It's funny to watch their cheeky antics Ta!
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Which bird is ideal for keeping cakes in? I asked. The answer: a Bun-tin.
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Having refilled the feeders in my Marple garden after a week away things were very quiet until yesterday morning when in 30 minutes at breakfast time I had
3 blue tits (juv), 3 long tailed tits (juv), 2 great tits (1 juv), 2 coal tits (juv), 1 robin (juv), 3 house sparrows, 1 wren and 1 goldcrest.
This morning a great spotted woodpecker has been on the peanuts.
A Hobby over my Irlam garden at 20.17 this evening being mobbed by a noisy Lesser Black-backed Gull. The Hobby then when into a spectacular 'stoop' possibly after a Swift.