Hi ,
It looks like you're using an ad blocker.



The revenue generated from the adverts on the site is a critical part of our funding - and it's because of these ads that I can offer the site for free. But using the site for free AND blocking the ads doesn't feel like a great thing to do, which is why this box is so large and inconvenient. Some sites will completely block your access, but I'm not doing that - I'm appealing to your good nature instead. Did you know that you can allow ads for specific sites, whilst still blocking them on others?

Thanks,
Ian Williams aka Fetch
or for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

Fetch Birdwatchers

2 lurkers | 165 watchers
Jun 2020
12:51pm, 29 Jun 2020
1,759 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Surelynot
Roberto - that's great news. I have a pair of goldfinch visiting daily.

I've had a greenfinch and a chaffinch on the feeders today. I've moved my fat ball feeders further away so the big birds don't crowd out the wee ones and I'm providing a wider variety of food which seems to be working.

I used to get loads of chaffies in the garden but that's the first one for around five years.
Jun 2020
1:13pm, 29 Jun 2020
1,199 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Roberto
Yeah SN, I've left out fat ball feeder empty all week as they stopped appearing when I had filled it up again. So I'll move that round to the other side of the table I think.
Jun 2020
5:27pm, 29 Jun 2020
1,200 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Roberto
Jun 2020
9:31am, 30 Jun 2020
1,760 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Surelynot
That looks like a great set up.

Fat balls are avian crack I've decided.
Jun 2020
1:49pm, 30 Jun 2020
1,544 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Heinzster
Not one, but two kingfishers last night! 😊
Jun 2020
2:26pm, 30 Jun 2020
2,894 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
phal
30-40 swifts playing and feeding over the fields this morning just as it was starting to warm up a bit. Never seen that many together before, it was just lovely. Some really close fly-pasts as well :-)

Two Kingfishers is just greedy Heinzster ;-)
Jun 2020
3:11pm, 30 Jun 2020
1,545 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Heinzster
I know 😊
I'm not apologising, though! I thought one went into a hole in the bank, but couldn't see any hole. They are surprisingly hard to see if they're in undergrowth.
Jun 2020
3:41pm, 30 Jun 2020
2,896 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
phal
:-) You don't need to apologise :-) ;-) Our kingfisher has been AWOL for a good while now but I keep looking every time..... it was regular as clockwork for a few years (apart from when we tried to take MissVivvy to see it and it didn't turn up ;-) )

I'm currently catching up on podcasts - just been listening to Scribs talk about the thread heart :-) (I am a couple behind!)
Jun 2020
9:28pm, 30 Jun 2020
1,546 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Heinzster
Just to brag some more..... Kingfisher(s?) again tonight in the same spot. Almost sure there is a nest hole in the bank but sighted at least 8 times up and down the river. It also perched on a rock mid river for 20 seconds or so. Then caught a glimpse of one at the duck pond right on the other side of the park. I don't know enough about them to know if that (about 1/2 a mile away) is likely to be another territory? Absolutely buzzed. It makes trying to get back into running after far too much chocolate and sofa time a lot more enjoyable 😊
Jun 2020
9:29pm, 30 Jun 2020
1,547 posts
  • Quote
  • Pin
Heinzster
Oh, grey wagtails, 5 cygnets and a tree creeper too.

About This Thread

Maintained by AngelWings
Big Garden Birdwatch 24th - 26th January 2025 rspb.org.uk

BTO BirdTrack: blx1.bto.org

BirdTrack App: bto.org

BTO Website: bto.org

Website for identifying dragon & damselflies: british-dragonflies.org.uk
  • Show full description...

Related Threads

  • birds
  • hobbies
  • nature








Back To Top

Tag A User

To tag a user, start typing their name here:
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 114,024 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here