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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2021 18:36:51 GMT
Cannon 6 x 30 on the kitchen window cill for mild bit of twitching - feeders are on the garden wall 34’ away so spot on magnification. Good and clear for a very old pair.
So far we have had:-
A Pair of collared doves,
Wood pigeons galore.
As many starlings as you can shake a stick at.
A good gaggle of Blue tits.
A mating pair of Robins.
Mr and Mrs House sparrow.
A handful of Chaffinches along with a pair of goldfinches.
A mating pair of Pied Wagtails
Plenty of Jackdaws that are far too clever and cunning.
A couple of Dunnocks.
A solitary Rook.
A pair of rowdy carrion crows.
A very chubby Mistle Thrush.
I’ve had to invest in some guardian feeders to prevent the Jackdaws and Starlings scoffing everything before the smaller birds get a look in, food wise we put out hanging coconut feeders, suet pellets, fat balls, peanuts, Niger seeds in a feeder that only the finches and tits can manage to get the seeds from and finally a top hat type wild seed feeder.
Not cheap to encourage them into the garden but very satisfying all the same - the bins make it all the more rewarding especially for the dwarf who uses them well and carefully.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2021 16:18:56 GMT
This weekends new visitors:-
A fair crowd of juvenile starlings.
A solitary Wren.
And prize upon prize a proud looking Bullfinch.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2021 23:06:26 GMT
I was sent a pair of Celestron 8 x42 which had a fault in a lense, returned them, ordered Eyesky, but not quite as good, so returned them, and got a perfect pair of Celestron, very pleased.
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Post by JohnV on Jul 7, 2021 5:52:41 GMT
This weekends new visitors:- A fair crowd of juvenile starlings. A solitary Wren. And prize upon prize a proud looking Bullfinch. I am afraid the visitors here are much more mundane
pied wagtail
magpie
wood pigeon
pair of mallards
swallows and martins (sand?) passing at great speed
I hear blackbirds and robins but they must be a good distance away (no trees or bushes this side of the river, it's not a very bird friendly area)
and I see the occasional LBB (little brown bird) in the distance near the other bank
When I visit my sister something I notice straight away are the number and variety of the visitors to her feeders or just fossicking round in the garden.
The volume of the bird song when it's as close is amazing.
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