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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Nuthatch @ Home

Date: 13/09/2015

Location: Newton St Loe & Home feeders 

Weather: Grey cloudy

Other Species: Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Crow, Magpie, Buzzard, Chaffinch.

Observation: 

Took a wander to lanes short patch Walk, Thursday not much although 5 Goldcrest 

and 2 Coal Tits in Churchyard, Goldcrest's look like juveniles 

Shame it always dark in Churchyard, lots of Yew Trees. Coal Tit just hanging around !

Then today while eating my poached egg, 

looked out window and spotted a Nuthatch on tree !

He came back all afternoon landing right next to other birds,

Thought they were aggressive ?

Few Blue Tits they all seem to like fat balls !

 We live in a busy close in Bath, UK. With people, cats, Cars coming and going all day long so a Nuthatch a real treat !

 It now takes are feeder tree to 35 highlights include Tawny Owl & Willow Warbler !

 Cheers For Now :)

Raining - Feeder Watch & Small Patch Walk

Date: 25/08/2015
Location: Home then small patch walk to Newton St Loe

 Weather: Raining most of day but brightened up evening
Other Species:

Feeders: Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon + Lesser Black Backed Gull, Buzzard, 2 Swift, Barn Swallow, House Martin - Over Head

NSL: Long  Tailed Tits, Kingfisher, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Barn Swallow, House Martin, House Sparrow, Crow, Goldfinch, Collared Dove + 1 Roe Deer

Observation: Wanted to walk but raining all day so stayed at window watching feeders, plenty of birds visiting Greenfinch and Bullfinch families a highlight! 4 Greenfinch 3 Bullfinch.

 This one Juvenile

 Think this one must be Dad, old and haggered !

 

10/20 Goldfinch seem to be around most of day.

 OOO  OOO Collared Dove on black !

Not so common Blue Tits don't seem to get as many as last year :(

Noticed this Female Chaffinch poor thing, 

First spotted her August 2nd .

Last year had a couple of other chaffinch's with foot rot.

 Female and Male just Bullfinches very jumpy !

As usual Goldfinches Squabling !

Then the sun came out so after tea headed out through campsite, I mean Bath Mill all finished now and looks good.

On Brook the Kingfisher darted past me and disappeared. While watching a Mistle Thrush was collecting worms almost at my feet I lifted the camera up and gone !!

Walking up byway saw this Roe Deer .

At Village around 50 Barn Swallows a few House Martin and ! 5 House Sparrows a short but  pleasant walk on leaving Bath Mill the bank at its exit in full bloom all planted by Bath Mill.

 Good Job !

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Birding From the Window

Date: 28/07/2015

Location: Feeders - Home

Weather: Overcast 

Observation:

Not done a feeder post from home for ages so here's what we had 30 mins Monday 2.30pm

First off as always Goldfinch usually 5/6 on tree, at moment few fledglings too.

Dodging the cats Magpie

Then A Great looking Bullfinch, he always lands first then his lady pops on !

See ! We've also had 2 juveniles with them in the last couple of weeks 

Not had many Blue Tits recently but today queuing up !

Coal Tit still about pops in gets a seed on off again .

Always a Collared Dove about sometimes a pair,

one eye open for Sparrowhawk !

Thanks For Reading !

Garden feeders - Slow Motion

Date: 11/12/2014

Location: My Garden feeders 

Observation: Arriving home at dinner time counted at least 50 birds on or leaving tree as I approached ! 

So in, kettle on.. then sat in front window. Camera on tripod as Tuesday dislocated 2 fingers, so at moment hard to hold camera !

Goldfinches making a right racket ! With 10 on tree at once, as soon as a car or person walks by goldies all disappear only to reappear 3 to 5 mins later ! While watching a Greater Spotted Woodpecker landed on Peanuts all but a brave Blue Tit stayed on feeders only to be pecked off by the Greater Spotted Woodpecker ! 

16 species in around 30 mins not bad did short video of the event !
Love the sound on slow motion bits sounds like monkeys !

Around 10 Redwing buzzing overhead too !

Buzzard flew straight over feeder tree looking down, all birds scattered !

Weather: Windy, Showers, Light rain

Other Species: Redwing, Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail, Wood Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Buzzard, LBGull, Crow, Magpie,Blackbird, Robin - Of Note

Thanks For Reading !

Window Bird Count!

Date: 26th March - 1PM

Location:  From The Window - Quick Count

Observation:  Decided to do a quick count from the window whilst the sun was out! Highlights were Goldfinch, Greenfinch, a high-level Buzzard and nice to see the Chaffinch's back!

Weather:  Overcast With Some Sun

Other Species: 2 Coal Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Buzzard, 2 Collared Dove (pair)

Usual Suspects!

Date spotted: 7th March - 1PM

Location: A quick bird count from the window.

Observation: A quick bird count from the window, just the normal suspects really, but nice to see the Chaffinch's back! Also 3 Buzzards flying on the thermals.

Weather: Blue Sky, Sunny, Warm

Other Species: 4 Wood Pigeon, 4 Great Tit, 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 3 Crow, 4 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Long-Tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Buzzard (one low flying), 2 Goldfinch + 3 Coal Tit