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planetsue · #1 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 03:49 PM

Hello
I'm so excited at the amount of birds visiting my garden. At my last property I only had one bird visit my garden in fourteen years.

Now i have birds waiting for me in the morning for food. Todays visitors included Black caps, Goldfinches, coal tits, a red wing and a beautiful Jay

tameblackbirds · #2 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 04:10 PM

Wow! and welcome you must have moved to a pretty great place for such visitors. Hope you have a camera look forwards to some pics you have a lovely selection of birds visiting

planetsue · #3 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 04:18 PM

Hi

I moved from Portsmouth to Woolston, Southampton. Don't know the area very well yet, there is a small woods nearby

tameblackbirds · #4 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 04:36 PM

Lovely my sister lives in Fareham She had a pasture full of cows when they first moved there about25 yrs ago much changed. but she has lots of birds visiting too, Enjoy your new garden and birds

planetsue · #5 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 04:50 PM

Thank you tameblackbirds

I am a newbie to bird watching and find it fascinating. I could watch them all day.
Today a black bird was gathering soggy leaves and put them in a pile. Any idea why he would do this?

treecreeper · #6 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 05:17 PM

Hi Sue and welcome to WAB

. You were very unfortunate in your bird watching in Portsmouth - one bird in fourteen years suggests a superefficient cat population. I'm glad your new location is proving so much more attractive.

Jez · #7 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 06:01 PM

Hi Sue glad you found WAB and welcome!

I look forward to reading more of your posts and maybe the blackbird is collecting a pile as worms will come up for the moisture and the leaves and the blackbird will take advantange of this, keep observing as you may find it to be something completely different?

wizzo · #8 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 06:21 PM

Hi and welcome from me Sue! I guessed you had moved near Bournmouth when you mentioned Jays. I just love 'em. At last, we have them where I live. Have a great time looking for other birds - you never stop learning - Wizzo

planetsue · #9 (**permalink**) 23-01-2010, 06:35 PM

Thank you all for the welcome

The black bird was making a pile from the leaves he had already looked under. Everytime he looked under a leaf he took it to the pile. It was fascinating to watch