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Nov 2016
9:51pm, 29 Nov 2016
17,330 posts
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KinkyS
Nuthatch call always reminds me of a frantic duck quack on helium. Well it helps me to remember it anyway!
A couple of years ago I got to the last weekend in October before spotting my first nuthatch of that year. Most years I see and hear dozens of them, I never did work out why 2014 was such an odd year.
Last night's really cold snap completely changed the behaviour of our garden birds at the feeder this morning. It was all-out warfare at one point! Our resident male blackbird (affectionately known as Owen) was getting well stuck into a very distinctive new male, easily recognised by being black *everywhere*, even down to the tip of his bill, and Little Rob (yep, a robin) and the Double Dunnocks managed to chase off the quarrelling starlings between them. And while all that was happening, the little blue tit snuck in for a big beak full  Suddenly the battle for resources gets serious...
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Nov 2016
10:01pm, 29 Nov 2016
22,013 posts
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Derby Tup
All black bird sounds like winter migrant from Europe Kinky 
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Nov 2016
11:07pm, 29 Nov 2016
17,331 posts
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KinkyS
My online research has uncovered quite a debate about whether the black bills are Scandinavian/German migrants or just first Winter males. I never knew it was such a hot topic! Wherever he is from, he's certainly handsome
I'm on the look out for Scandinavian robins too...
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Nov 2016
8:26am, 30 Nov 2016
22,018 posts
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Derby Tup
Interesting stuff. I've seen one and they're lovely looking
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Nov 2016
10:06am, 30 Nov 2016
15,119 posts
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Chrisity
What is the difference between the two robins?
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Nov 2016
10:34am, 30 Nov 2016
21,501 posts
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Dave A
Another redwing this morning
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Nov 2016
10:35am, 30 Nov 2016
21,502 posts
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Dave A
And a GSW shouting from the top of a tree 😀
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Dec 2016
1:31pm, 1 Dec 2016
1,265 posts
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steve45
look out for Siberian Chiffchaffs too..a fair scattering of them around the country.
..BB's and Robins are well worth looking out for..but I've never managed to see any! Continental Robins are a bit paler than our British (sub species) Robin with a less bright red breast. They are also more shy than our friendly birds.
Half a dozen Bullfinches this morning, Heron, Cormorant and plenty of mist and frost.
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Dec 2016
2:21pm, 1 Dec 2016
17,216 posts
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Meglet
I had a pale robin over the summer. So pale I wasn't sure if it was a robin. I assumed it was summer plumage and would be brighter in winter
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Dec 2016
4:49pm, 1 Dec 2016
22,020 posts
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Derby Tup
Calling nuthatch this morning heard from 200 yds away and tracked down, then seen in silouette
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