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Derby Tup Feb 2019 11:02am, 27 Feb 2019 29,530 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup Some great spots last week or two
Chrisity Feb 2019 2:20pm, 28 Feb 2019 16,515 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity Heard my first Greenfinch of the year, they seem to be a lot less common nowadays. Cetti's not calling at Attenborough yet, maybe they are all lip reading.
alpenrose Feb 2019 4:14pm, 28 Feb 2019 38,425 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose I had a pair of jays rummaging around at the bottom of my garden this morning.
flyingfinn Feb 2019 6:02pm, 28 Feb 2019 1,206 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn Second ever observed visit by Siskins to my feeders this morning,seemed to come in with the regular Goldfinches.
Fragile Do Not Bend Mar 2019 7:35am, 1 Mar 2019 4,137 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend A pair of mallards arrived at our pond overnight. They seem to be happy to share with the moorhen. I’m really hoping this year will be the year they stay and bring up ducklings.
J2R Mar 2019 8:57am, 1 Mar 2019 1,844 posts	Quote Pin J2R ff, I'm hoping for siskins here, too. If they come, they tend to come late winter, when alder cones in the local area are depleted. A couple of years ago for a brief period in March they were the commonest bird in our garden, but I've only seen a couple so far this winter. A bird aim for this year: hear nightingales. Didn't hear any at all last year.
um Mar 2019 9:01am, 1 Mar 2019 813 posts	Quote Pin um Siskins and goldfinches 'own' our bird feeders - 4-6 siskins and about 6 goldfinches. But the golfinches seem to come for a few days, then go off for a week or two, then back. Siskins always in pairs and only squabble if lone males try to intervene, goldfinches fine if either side of the feeder, but will not tolerate another one at the 90 degree slot. All seem happiest with niger seeds, but also munch happily on the sunflower hearts.
steve45 Mar 2019 11:53am, 1 Mar 2019 3,065 posts	Quote Pin steve45 First singing Chiffchaff this morning along my running route--also Cetti's and three Greenfinches at separate sites (they have actually increased down here over the last couple of years Chrisity).
steve45 Mar 2019 10:12am, 3 Mar 2019 3,068 posts	Quote Pin steve45 Another singing Chiffchaff yesterday at a different location. Swallow seen in my county...as well as Red rumped!
Derby Tup Mar 2019 10:15am, 3 Mar 2019 29,572 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup No holding it back; spring’s a coming

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