Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Mornin' all, We're having regular 'good bird days' at the moment with around 40 of numerous species in our relatively small garden at any one time. Of course, this attracts the attention of the local sparrowhawk and the resultant associated chaos. I found a female chaffinch expired adj. to a conservatory window yesterday and surmised that emergency flight due to the sparrowhawk arriving suddenly led to a speedy impact with the glass. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The three gull chicks are getting ever more daring flying back and forth along the bungalow roof. Mum (or dad) is on the chimney..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted August 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2014 That is a cracking shot,Larry.A reminder that you have other talents than your obvious ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted August 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) We now have a comparatively rare regular. Lesser_Spotted.jpg Lesser_Spotted_2.jpg Apologies for the glass reflections. I want one! Fabulous stuff ! Edited August 6, 2014 by Ian Hargrave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 We now have a comparatively rare regular. Lesser_Spotted.jpg Lesser_Spotted_2.jpg Apologies for the glass reflections. Is that the fabled Goolie Bird Andy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 We have these Little Owls under an Oak Tree in the drive but this one is a rescued chick: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 We have a lot of second broods eating us out of house and home at the moment, mostly chaffinches and greenfinches. We also have a lot of young magpies, this fellow looked very sorry for himself this morning. When he hadn't moved for ten minutes, I went out to check on him. Happily he flew away. It looks as though SWMBO spilt the bird seed this morning! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Just around the corner from me in Cox Green Maidenhead I spotted this last Friday and quickly parked the car and took a photo. XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2014 Stork In Cox Greenlr.jpg Just around the corner from me in Cox Green Maidenhead I spotted this last Friday and quickly parked the car and took a photo. XF Egret? P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2014 Anyone able to identify what this was hovering over Didcot at about lunchtime today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Anyone able to identify what this was hovering over Didcot at about lunchtime today? P1040854.JPG P1040855.JPG Kestrel? Keith EDIT Tail is wrong. Try Red Kite: http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Discussions.Components.Files/13609/5025.20100528_5F00_252.JPG Edited August 27, 2014 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Egret? P I think it was a Heron - we have fish farms near by Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2014 The bird at Didcot might be a gwrfalcon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted August 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2014 Seen lots of Red Kites recently at Didcot, looks like a red kite to me John, forked tail the giveaway - images just a little dark to see the white underwing patches that would be the clincher but 99% sure. Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Red Kite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted August 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2014 Cheers for the ID. The missus and I were heading for the cafe when I looked up and saw it. Zoomed in quite some distance and hoped for the best! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted August 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2014 Cheers for the ID. The missus and I were heading for the cafe when I looked up and saw it. Zoomed in quite some distance and hoped for the best! Basically if you see a soaring Raptor around your way it is either a Buzzard ( quite fat looking body, with wide wings with 'fingers' at the ends and fan tail) or Red Kite (slimmer with not so wide wings and a V tail that it tips and shapes to help give it direction/height change) . If you get the chance to watch both for a while (together would be good wouldn't it!!) then you will see what I'm on about. Now, of course, having said that, what you see will be a different type of Buzzard and possibly a Red Legged Falcon! Whatever, they all look beautiful. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2014 Basically if you see a soaring Raptor around your way it is either a Buzzard ( quite fat looking body, with wide wings with 'fingers' at the ends and fan tail) or Red Kite (slimmer with not so wide wings and a V tail that it tips and shapes to help give it direction/height change) . If you get the chance to watch both for a while (together would be good wouldn't it!!) then you will see what I'm on about. Now, of course, having said that, what you see will be a different type of Buzzard and possibly a Red Legged Falcon! Whatever, they all look beautiful. Phil Not forgetting the Sparrowhawk which seems to be the predominant raptor in this neck of the woods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) We aren't going to see these in UK gardens anytime soon - but I thought those of us with an ornithological interest might enjoy this link - sent to me by a friend in Canada. These are truly fabulous! You may also enjoy some of the other links http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/hummingbirds/nest/ Edited September 30, 2014 by shortliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CLARENCE Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I know where one of our garden birds has gone, out here in the field! Cheers, David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I know it's not a garden, but it might explain where some of them have gone... not a starting signal, but a starling signal perhaps: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2014 Not forgetting the Sparrowhawk which seems to be the predominant raptor in this neck of the woods. I don't know about other raptors but sparrowhawks take pigeons and then sit on a convenient location and pluck them. I can always tell when the wood pigeon numbers have reduced by one in our garden when there are pigeon feathers everywhere! A fox by comparison will take it's prize away from where it caught it. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2014 There seems to be a large number of young starlings around, some very recently fledged. It looks like the indian summer has encouraged another brood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted September 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2014 Just bought another large sack of peanuts for the Devon birds, having run out earlier this month. Normally the feeder is emptied in a day, and only a fraction has been consumed since Friday. I assume the abundance of autumnal fruits has meant less requirement of the birds to visit gardens at the moment. Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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