Cormorants and gardens?

[Deb London]

At dawn this morning I was walking (well slipping really ) back with the last of the Christmas shopping and just above my head I saw 3 Cormorants flying over (in a perfect triangle).

Do cormorants ever take fish from garden ponds? Just wondering if the panel can advise. They were very low.

Thanks in advance.

[Wild-Woman]

Never heard of cormorants taking from garden ponds, however I suppose if your garden pond was more like a lake in size, it may occur.

[Deb London]

Hi WW, Thanks for the reply. I was wondering if the cold weather here might make them behave atypically. Can't blame them if they did mind, the reservoir must be frozen solid by now. Deb

[tom00_uk]

if there is access then they can and will

[aeshna5]

I've never heard of them in a garden pond- they need a bit of space to take off. A couple of years ago 1 came down on a lawn of a residential home near Wandsworth Common, but we managed to get it airborne again.

They are certainly a common sight over London's skies.

[actionfinch]

Just see a thread re; little egrets, and see 2 today , and now this thread and i see 2 also...