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Springwatch with Hellsbells
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Georgewhitt
Winger
The scarey Heron works then
Last couple of weeks I have seen what I take to be a bird of prey chasing birds over the river next to the stadium of light.
It is gingery Brown, with a fan shaped tail, seems to terrify other birds and can't half shift. Once it was sitting on a fence post and watched me cycle past giving me a look of complete indifference, which was fair enough.
Any ideas?
It is gingery Brown, with a fan shaped tail, seems to terrify other birds and can't half shift. Once it was sitting on a fence post and watched me cycle past giving me a look of complete indifference, which was fair enough.
Any ideas?
FatCat2402
Winger
Kestrel
Tuono
Winger
Mr and Mrs Robin had a hectic day yesterday. About 7pm a Sparrow Hawk flew straight across the garden just inches above the fences. For the next 30 minutes there wasn't a bird in sight, the young Robins aren't being fed and I'm thinking has the Sparrow Hawk had the Robins, have they fledged? So I went and checked the nest and the young were in there sitting tight. 15 minutes later I see one of the Robins, it's looking a bit shifty and making no attempt to feed the young. The Robin flies over and lands on a fence near to the house then all hell breaks loose. Another Robin dive bombs it and they both hit the ground locked together, for the next 20 minutes they are rolling around on the ground, 30 seconds of fighting followed by 3 or 4 minutes of them being completely still and repeat. I was convinced it was a fight to the death so took some photos (with my newly discovered 30x zoom). A third Robin joined the fight which instantly broke up as one Robin fled with another chasing it. Mr and Mrs Robin are back feeding their young this morning so I guess they won the argument.
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Never had Robins down as brawlers.
We've got a crows nest opposite ours, was watching last week and there was a crow attacking Mrs crow on the nest. Then Mr Crow appears and the 2 fly off whilst scrapping. Took a few hours until Mr Crow reappeared
Swindon On Tour
Striker
Most territorial garden bird.
Become even more aggressive if food supply is stretched.
If you feed birds constantly they become far more tolerant of their neighbours.
We must have at least 4 pairs around us, they chase each other off but as soon as I throw a handful of suet pellets on the lawn you can count up to 5 within a short period of time.
Lovely birds and song.
Falconhoof
Striker
Blue tits in me box now.
I've stopped putting peanuts out for the jackdaws so they arnt hanging about to get any chicks that might hatch and I'm letting my Springer's out to chase next doors cat whenever it lurks about. Haway the tits!
I've stopped putting peanuts out for the jackdaws so they arnt hanging about to get any chicks that might hatch and I'm letting my Springer's out to chase next doors cat whenever it lurks about. Haway the tits!
We've stopped doing that now, even though we only put it out early morning.
All the large birds were loving it but, but also seem to be doing well, so just feeding smaller birds now up to Blackbirds and starlings.
Georgewhitt
Winger
They will actually fight to the death though.
Plentiful food in our garden, so they share the nuts and fatballs with all the Blue Tits and others we get quite happily.
They gang up on Magpies though, and the Magpies always give up and fuck off.
Tuono
Winger
I thought I was going to witness it. I was so tempted to break it up but our lass (no) said it's nature, leave them, so I did.
I've seen they have cancelled Autumnwatch
Georgewhitt
Winger
Kingfishers are the same marra, over territory. They will literally drown each other.
Tuono
Winger
That makes sense, they'd need to defend their food source to survive. I know a bloke who'll use a caged magpie to lure other magpies close so he can shoot them. The caged magpie often dies from stress when a mischief of magpies (always wanted to use that in a sentence) turns up to defend their territory.
GillytheGilf
Striker
Loads of goldfinches in our garden this year,never had them before.One pair are nesting in the tree by the bifolds.
I’ve been putting sunflower seeds out constantly without the shells on,I think that’s the magic that’s brought them here.
I’ve been putting sunflower seeds out constantly without the shells on,I think that’s the magic that’s brought them here.
OldNewtown
Winger
Seem to remember someone posting a picture of a peregrine falcon nesting in the SoL could be a possibility
DaveH
Striker
They are becoming common here too. One of the few birdcalls I know, if you listen out for it. Somewhere between a chirp and a warble. It always reminds me of those daft whistles you could get as a kid that you put water in.
Tuono
Winger
Disaster this morning, got up and all is quiet in the garden, just about to go to work and I see the Robins flying backwards and forwards across the garden. When I looked out there's a fox chewing on something next to the Robins nest so I rush outside and the fox bolts. The fox had dropped a chewed up baby Robin and the nest was empty. Pictures to follow when I get home from work.
