Bath on Red Alert, Beast from the East Hits..

Date: 1st March 2018

Location: Home Feeders

Weather: Heavy Snow, Windy and Very Cold

Species Highlights: A huge 22 species counted from our Garden feeders. Goldcrest, Blackcap and Lapwing the highlights.

10+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 40+ Goldfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 10+ Chaffinch, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 3 Blackbird, 5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Magpie, 2 Crow, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 5+ Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 15+ Black-Headed Gull, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lapwing - 22 Species Total with 100+ total birds visiting today!

Observation: After being sent home from work, due to the Snow, I decided to do a Window count. We put huge amounts of seed in top the Van, across the car park and filled every feeder. We also put out some fresh water (which froze within the hour)

Goldfinch

Robin

Bullfinch (M)

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Pied Wagtail

Chaffinch (F) 

Goldfinch Flock

Redwing

Goldcrest

Lapwing!!

Blackcap (M)

Blackbird (F)

Current Snow Depths 

We are going to re-fill and put out fresh seed and water tomorrow morning, and try and visit the Patch to put down seed also, so another blog may be posted tomorrow!

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Home Feeders In Spring Sunshine!

Date: 18th February 2017

Location: Home Feeders

Weather: Blue Sky, Sunny + Warm (13.5 Degrees)

Other Species: 3 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch, Chaffinch, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Blackbird, 2 Magpie

Observation: With sunshine and a recent delivery of seed, tree's were full of birds, so the first Birding from The Window of 2017 was in order.

First up were our Bullfinches which visit daily today we had both Male and Female posing for some images. We had 3 in total today.

Just the single Female Bullfinch today.

Even the common garden birds gave some great shots!

Close-up of this scruffy Long-Tailed Tit.

A total of 10 Goldfinch in the sunshine today!

Always scrapping and fighting over the best spot on the feeders!

Even a flight shot... Almost!

One of the two Coal Tit's today.

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Our feeders

Date: 21/08/2016

Location: Home- Bath

Weather: Drizzle, Grey cloud

Other Species: 
Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Kestrel, Crow, Lesser Black Backed Gull,Feral,Collared Dove and Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Buzzard.

Observation:
Drizzle forecast so opened balcony doors and pulled up a chair with some success! 
first of a pair of Greenfinches checking out the feeders.

Next of Coal Tit's with background courtesy of a red car !

Seem to be a pair, normal behavior if grab a seed and dart off to either cache it or nibble and return. But today a small pause before.

Now the stars a large group of Bulfinch's this one of the 2 males.

Feeding his daughter.

Now all of his daughters plus juvenile Goldfinch, think he's wondering where to start !

Plus in Car park a Common Darter amazing what you can from a window !

Also an assortment of Doves And Pigeons this stunning Collared Dove, such a great eye on these.

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Birding From The Window - June

Date: 4th June 2016

Location: Birding From The Window - Newton St Loe

Weather: Cloudy, Low Light, Dry

Other Species: 7 Blue Tit (4 Fledglings), 3 Goldfinch, 2 Crow, 3 Great Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Blackbird, 1 Magpie, 2 Marsh Tit - Of Note

Observation:

Was hoping for blue skies today to complete a 'Birding From The Window' blog, but unfortunately Overcast and Low Light will have to do!

Our Bullfinch pair is back, couldn't get a decent picture of the Female.

Still plenty of Goldfinches about, a total of 3 today, but the number normally increases throughout the day.

Then... A new Blue Tit family appears along with 4 Fledglings. Mum (or Dad) looking pretty worse for wear started off by feeding the chicks who were beggings, but within the hour all 4 chicks were using the feeders whilst Mum also fed.

All 4 Fledglings, look very healthy.

We wouldn't have all these birds feeding all day long if it wasn't for Garden Wildlife Direct. Big thanks to them and why not take a look at their website?

Other News:

Robert (our patch birder) is currently out in Newton St Loe, and has seen 2 Marsh Tit opposite the Heronry at Newton Park Lake. Thanks to Robert for the continued reports and sightings!

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Birding From The Window - April

Date: 16th April 2016

Location: Home Feeders

Weather: Blue Sky, Sunny Intervals

Other Species: 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Magpie, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Greater-Spotted Woodpecker (Male), 1 Wood Pigeon

Observation: This month's 'Birding From The Window' had a added touch of colour, as the Cherry Blossom tree is in full bloom. 

Here's a few of the pictures we got:

Goldfinch - Carduelis Carduelis

Goldfinch - Carduelis Carduelis

Collared Dove - Streptopelia Decaocto

Blue Tit - Cyanistes Caeruleus

Greater Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos Major

Greater Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos Major

Greater Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos Major

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Barn Owls + Home Feeders...

Date: 12th March 2016

Location: Newton St Loe + Home Feeders

Weather: Sunny, Warm, Some Cloud

Other Species: 4 Goldfinch, 1 Greater-Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Bullfinch - Of Note

Observation: Heard a strange bird song on our feeder tree this morning, so looked out the window, unfortunately I couldn't identity as it flew off, but looked Siskin like and listening to the song, this is what I would put it down to, so hopefully they will return again soon! Minutes later a male Greater-Spotted Woodpecker landed on our tree, but as I grabbed my camera he flew off and didn't return but nice to see him back also!!

Here's a few pictures I did manage...

Great Tit With A Beak Full!

The Birds Approve Of Our New Grass Perch!

Goldfinch Keeping An Eye For The Buzzards Overhead!

4 Buzzards were seen circling over our house also this morning, very high on thermals.

A quick update on our Barn Owls, we have seen them very often between 5.30pm - 6pm we leave them happily hunting from 6.30pm onwards, there are 2 Barn Owls which we think are a pair hopefully a breeding pair, but we will have to wait and see.

We visited tonight and it showed at 6pm so we got some new pictures before leaving it hunting.

Last pictures of the night as the light disappeared..

We don't want to give the location away, as they are protected but we will keep giving updates on them and hopefully some more pictures for you to enjoy!

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