Bird of the day!

[galanthus]

Bearded tit , how fab is that ? Woohoooo

[Tornado]

A party of 13 Long-tailed tits flitting around my garden while the sun was shining for a change!

[Ruth Daniel]

My bird of the day today is a superb juv Great Northern Diver on the marine lake at West Kirby,Wirral.......my first this year too so extra special!

[Gerel]

Definite bird of the year today. Coming home from walking the dogs at Llyn Clywedog (local reservoir in mid-Wales) a male henharrier flew across the road in front of us and settled in a field, maybe fifty yards away. An absolute first for me in this area, in fact I haven't even heard of them being around here and this was less than a mile from home. I'll be going back with the camera to see if he's still around as soon as I get a chance.

Steve

[sunnydale]

Bird(s) of the day would have to be Red Grouse......absolutely loads of them!I've been out for a walk across the moors and along Derwent Edge today and can't believe how many there were. They're so noisy too!

Oh, nearly forgot...

As I got back to Fairholmes car park, I heard a sort of tapping noise in a tree.
I scanned with my bino's thinking there might be a Woody in it.
Then I caught sight of a little head poking out of a nest box which was fixed to the trunk. It was a Nuthatch!
Not sure what he was up to. Maybe hiding nuts for later!

[Pete Collins]

Originally Posted by Gerel

Definite bird of the year today. Coming home from walking the dogs at Llyn Clywedog (local reservoir in mid-Wales) a male henharrier flew across the road in front of us and settled in a field, maybe fifty yards away. An absolute first for me in this area, in fact I haven't even heard of them being around here and this was less than a mile from home. I'll be going back with the camera to see if he's still around as soon as I get a chance.

Steve

A very nice bird to see, Steve!

By coincidence I was reading about Llyn Clywedog just the other day, on a web site by someone who walked the Glyndwr Way long-distance path that goes by it.

[Phoebe]

My birds of the day (yesterday) was the Siskin and the Goldfinch. I have never had Goldfinches in this garden and only seen one Siskin here a few years ago. I saw a pair of Siskin and was very pleased to see both these birds. It must be the new seed I am putting out!

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Phoebe

My birds of the day (yesterday) was the Siskin and the Goldfinch. I have never had Goldfinches in this garden and only seen one Siskin here a few years ago. I saw a pair of Siskin and was very pleased to see both these birds. It must be the new seed I am putting out!

Lovely birds to have in the garden. Well done in switching to different food!

[Pete Collins]

Originally Posted by Phoebe

My birds of the day (yesterday) was the Siskin and the Goldfinch. I have never had Goldfinches in this garden and only seen one Siskin here a few years ago. I saw a pair of Siskin and was very pleased to see both these birds. It must be the new seed I am putting out!

Very well done! The birds obviously like the new seed! I had Siskins visit here last winter, so I'm hoping they'll be back this winter.

[Phoebe]

Thanks Pete, and Jez, I am really chuffed I watched most of the day today whilst cooking in the kitchen but did not see them, I know they are around because I have seen them in a friends garden (a mile away as the crow flies). this new seed smells of aniseed, really pleasant, so I went out yesterday and bought a 20kg bag! . It almost halved the price per kilo!