Bird of the day!

Deer Stalker · #**1591** (**permalink**) 08-03-2008, 10:53 PM

Got a really close view of a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming on the Forest this morning.

Hawfinches singing well too.

aeshna5 · #**1592** (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 02:55 PM

My bird of day was totally unexpected. I was doing my WeBS counts along Thames between Putney + Barnes + near Putney Beverly Brook enters the river + there was a stunning drake Garganey with a few expected Teal. There had been one at the nearby London Wetland Centre earlier in the week, so probably the same bird.

It's amazing how such an urbanised part of the river produces so many birds with amongst others 35 Cormorant, pr Shelduck, c100 Mallard (low count here), c250 Teal, 60+ Gadwall, 80+ Tufted Duck, c2000 gulls of 5 species with rowing + power boats constantly going to + fro, lots of people, etc.

hobble · #**1593** (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 06:20 PM

Mine was my pair of humble robins sat side by side on a piece of wood singing while I looked at the huge amount of stones I had just unearthed in the garden. They looked like love birds.
I had to sit for ages and watch them, my kind of break!

pressld2 · #**1594** (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 07:35 PM

Three finches for me!

I was walking along the River Cray near Hall Place in Bexley when I spotted some birds on a small sandbank at the edge of the water. As I got a little closer I realised that it was a goldfinch, a greenfinch and a chaffinch, all males and all together. It would have made a beautiful photo but it was very dark and I was still too far away. As I got a bit closer they all flew off.

Dave P.

clare · #**1595** (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 07:40 PM

Be patient with the niger feeder. I put one out last weekend and it took a pair of goldfinches about four days to discover it and then they visited regularly. Once they know it's there, they'll be back - you might also get siskins!

Most birds seem to find new feeders eventually.

Dan Salter · #**1596** (**permalink**) 10-03-2008, 01:05 AM

No pics sadly but spent 15 mins watching two ringtail Hen Harriers (or possibly a ringtail and a young male) hunting over the marshes during a harrier roost count tonight...and possibly another sighting off one of our resident Rough Legged Buzzards but the light was fading fast so not 100%

Snakeman · #**1597** (**permalink**) 10-03-2008, 01:06 PM

Put a new feeder out 2 days ago and been getting plenty of these(siskins I believe)...

juliejam · #**1598** (**permalink**) 10-03-2008, 04:51 PM

Well after much heavy rain today it cleared the bird tables for a while until this chap turned up..by the time i reached for the camera he had taken to the tree at the bottom of the garden ...He the biggest bird ive had visit the bird table so far...

Julie