Mon 8th April Lots of birds in and around Mums back garden
- Willow Warbler in nextdoor neighbours garden early morning, doing a spot of flycatching from their shed roof - Chiffchaff in nextdoor but one garden opposite way - Coal Tit on feeders - Great Tit on feeders - Male Greenfinch - Song Thrush - Robin - Dunnock - Blackbird pair - Jackdaw pair
Tonight - in the last 30 minutes, a mad few seconds!
- Osprey quite low over the Windmill Pub, Dane Bank, flying in general direction of Audy Res. - Tawny Owl seconds later also over the Windmill but into the estate.
Bit surprised to see both birds, not seen a Tawny Owl in Dane Bank for ages, and as for the Osprey I always thought they were mainly daytime flyers (with exceptions for migration circumstances)
- Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing literally just beyond Mums garden boundary in Dane Bank on Saturday and Sunday. - Ring-necked Parakeet over Hulme Rd yesterday teatime
- and almost forgot, my brother had 21 Parakeets in his Dane Bank garden couple weeks ago.
- Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing literally just beyond Mums garden boundary in Dane Bank on Saturday and Sunday. - Ring-necked Parakeet over Hulme Rd yesterday teatime
Blue Tits fledged this morning in mums Dane Bank garden. One poking its head out of the box, one on the floor under the feeders, and one on the Baux bush. More were still in the box as both parents were still visiting constantly with food and you could hear the chicks.
I dont know how many were in the brood but Ive checked the box this evening and its empty, hopefully theyre all doing ok. That battered old box seemingly served them well.
Few months ago I got a new bird box and was going to put it up on the back of the kitchen to replace the one thats now falling to bits. I got sidetracked and didnt do it. Then some weeks back I noticed a Blue Tit eyeing up the box and eventually saw 2 birds going in and out with moss, webs, grassy materials, etc. It went quiet for a bit with presumably the male making the odd journey and returning with food for her, then this last week theyve both been in and out with caterpillars every 20-30 seconds all day long and the chicks screaming their heads off. Glad I didnt change the box after all but it may not last over the winter. Well see!
- Grey Wagtail calling outside Mums house at teatime. I looked up and it just landed on her roof, then it flew onto the roof opposite, then came flying back but did that hovering that they sometimes do. Bird was still heard calling somewhere nearby about 30 mins later but couldnt see it.
Update from my brother yesterday afternoon about his garden feeders activity. He sent me an iPhone image of a Chaffinch pair then his text described what else had been.
- 2 Lesser Redpolls (again) - few Ring-necked Parakeets - Goldfinches - Greenfinches - Robin - Blue Tits - Great Tits - plus the usuals
Mums garden feeders early doors had - 2 Jackdaws - Blackbirds - Robin - Dunnock - few Long-tailed Tits thru
Xmas Eve. Dropped prezzies off at brothers house mid-afternoon.
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over and 2 more in tree in back garden then this morning (Xmas Day) he said there was 30+ Goldfinches around the feeders with more in the trees waiting to come down.
My brother counted 30 Goldfinch together on his garden feeders today and he said there was roughly another 30 or so in the tree nearby, probably because they couldnt get on the feeders!
My brother phoned me during halftime of the match to say he thought he had a Brambling on his Dane Bank garden feeders in amongst 30 or so Goldfinch. It certainly was! A couple of his iPhone images attached.
- Raven fairly low over Mums Dane Bank garden 11.20am, looked to be on a direct flight path from Audy Res. - Blackcap singing in garden immediately after 1st shower earlier on
Friday - 9 Ring-necked Parakeets on feeders then flying to the trees at the back of the garden to feed young birds. Saturday - 10 on feeders and feeding young in back trees.
Possibly birds from Reddish Vale just over half a mile away unless theyve bred in those trees unnoticed.
Blackcap singing again this morning in a neighbouring garden, and a Chiffchaff singing in one of the hedgerows at Denton Golf club, Manchester Rd, Dane Bank.
Saturday 19th June Spent a lot of time in the garden (Dane Bank) today with Lucas.
- 1 Blackcap singing in neighbouring garden - Coal Tit pair visiting feeders regularly - Blackbird pair doing the same and sometimes venturing closer, theyve done this in years gone by when theyve got chicks so Im assuming they have
Went shopping for Mum early morning and on returning filled up the feeders in back garden (Dane Bank).
Within a minute we had...
- c40 Starling - c10 House Sparrow - 1 Blue Tit - 1 Robin - 1 fem Blackbird - Dunnock pair - Jackdaw pair - 1 Woodpigeon - 1 Collared Dove - 1 Magpie - Few Goldfinches in back bush singing but they didnt come closer due to all the activity
An unexpected sighting Saturday teatime, I was stood in the drive and a single Curlew flew right over the house in Dane Bank. It was flying SW in a direct line from Audy Res.