New visitor to my garden.

[astarsdad]

Yesterday, I noticed a Red Legged Partridge in my garden. Feverishly, I tried to find batteries for my camera, without luck. My mobile phone needed to be charged up. I phoned my brother, who was out on his own photo expedition. An hour later, he arrived. Quickly, he took photos. The camera was cold and the room was hot which creates problems with condensation on the lens, consquently the photos have a misty effect. What was all the fuss about? He has been here for 2 days now. It is a rare bird in my area (Merseyside)

[aeshna5]

A nice bird to get in the garden! Not in a pear tree though!

In the recent hard weather I've heard several people get this species as a new garden bird- obviously quite resourceful.

[violetbakes]

I suppose it depends where you live it would be rare to see one in a urban area but we see them trotting along with the pheasants all the time we don't get many sparrows or starlings where we are though.

[faz]

wow lucky you in your garden see them round country lanes

[Cowgirl]

Agree, nice bird in your garden. They're quite common around here & like to play dogems with the car!

They are also very tasty, not that I would dream of suggesting trying that one, he's very pretty.

However, if you're ever offered one.......

[marian's birds]

I've never seen one around here. Lucky you to get one in your garden.

[werdnal]

We had one in the garden on Christmas Eve (don't have a pear tree either!). We had lying snow and he was very hungry and fairly tame as when I put out some chicken corn for him he let me get quite close. We had one here last year when it snowed too. Very pretty little birds.

[Wild-Woman]

My mum had one right up by her patio doors. She was very excited and my nephew got a distant shot as it flew up un a fence.
I wonder how long it would be before a RLP works out that they don't get shot at in a garden! Unless it's in a hunters garden of course!

[Magicboots]

Wow that's a very pretty bird, nice shots, congrats I have never seen one before!