Autumn at last?

[Paul mabbott]

With winter nearly on us, the birds are at last coming back to our garden. Those species which 'disappear' during the summer have gradually been reappearing but it's been a struggle to see six or seven species over a week. Today I've seen eleven species including a finch, long-tailed tits and a song thrush. These are winter-only in my neighbourhood.
I hear that there are large flocks of fieldfares in the midlands so perhaps it's worth going out to see what else has arrived here.

[mrs fish]

It is great to see the disappearing birds return, for the last two mornings I have heard the songthrush and at 2am I heard a bird singing it's heart out, it wasn't a blackbird, maybe a thrush?

[smartie]

I'm on the look-out for bullfinches, because just at this time of year we usually get about 20 that pop in for a couple of days on the way to somewhere else. Might be interesting to see if the mild weather makes them later this year - if they come at all.

[aeshna5]

Mrs Fish, for last couple of weeks I've had both Song + Mistle Thrush singing most days at work as well as Robin + occasionally Wren.

[Garden Carpet]

I had always thought that the Wren was the first bird to sing in the mornings. I do hope you arent all going to prove me wrong after all these years
jaki

[Deer Stalker]

Sorry Jaki, the first birds I hear at dawn are Robins & then Wrens. These two species will sing all through the year except late summer & Robins sometimes through the night.

I also heard a Song Thrush last weekend & a Mistle Thrush the weekend before.

[Dan Salter]

You beat me to it.
I was coming on to post a thread to say my table/feeders have suddenly sprung into action again.
I recently moved house to a more rural place and have set up my table and feeders but was shocked at the little interest...put it down to them not knowing there was food yet but i have been here 6 weeks or so now?...then the last two days BOOM ! Starlings by the bucket load, collared doves, blue tits, great tits, sparrows, magpies, black bird and for the first time ever for me COAL TITS ! love the little darlings darting in and out for a piece of nut.
So yes i guess the abundant autumn berries and nuts are at an end and the birds are back to the feeders at last !