Sunday 17 November 2013

Garden Bird Camera

I have now got the Garden Bird Camera setup again and so I will be posting short videos of our visitors to the bird feeders.


These videos show House Sparrows and Goldfinches feeding on Seed and Sunflower Hearts. There are also brief appearances of Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Great Tit and Coal Tit.




Saturday 16 November 2013

Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 10/11/2013

Great Tit 1
House Sparrow 14
Dunnock 1
Chaffinch 2
Goldfinch 7
Greenfinch 5
Starling 4
Coal Tit 1
Blue Tit 1
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
Jackdaw 2
Collared Dove 1
Feral Pigeon 3

Food: Seed, Peanuts, Sunflower Hearts & Fat Balls
Water

Birdbox Camera - Blue Tit Wake Up

Sunday 10 November 2013

Birdbox Camera - Blue Tit Roost

Since November 2nd 2013, a Blue Tit has been roosting in our birdbox. This week the bird has been entering the box between 4.25 pm and 4.50 pm.


Here are a few snapshots taken last week.






Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 3/11/2013

House Sparrow 15
Great Tit 2
Coal Tit 2
Dunnock 2
Starling 16
Greenfinch 2
Chaffinch 3
Goldfinch 14
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
Feral Pigeon 4
Jackdaw 4
Magpie 2
Blue Tit 4

Food: Seed, Peanuts, Sunflower Hearts & Fat Balls
Water

Butterflies: 1 Red Admiral 3rd

Other Insects: Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Garden Birdwatch - Week Starting 27/10/2013

House Sparrow 20
Great Tit 2
Coal Tit 2
Dunnock 1
Starling 9
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 1
Goldfinch 4
Robin 1
Feral Pigeon 4
Jackdaw 3
Magpie 1
Blue Tit 2
Collared Dove 3
Wren 1

Food: Seed, Peanuts, Sunflower Hearts & Fat Balls
Water

Garden Birdwatch Update - Week Starting 20/10/2013

House Sparrow 18
Great Tit 1
Coal Tit 1
Dunnock 2
Starling 23
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 1
Goldfinch 5
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
Feral Pigeon 3
Jackdaw 3
Magpie 1
Blue Tit 2
Bullfinch 1 - first record for the garden in over 40 years, sadly nextdoors cat got the bird
Wren 1

Food: Seed, Peanuts, Sunflower Hearts & Fat Balls
Water

Butterflies: 1 Peacock 25th

Other Insects: Common Carder Bee & Buff-tailed Bumblebee (out of season)

Amphibians: Common Frog

This week our Hedgehog failed to visit the garden, so we hope he has left for hibernation. We have been privileged to enjoy watching this garden visitor who's species is in major decline. We hope you have enjoy watching the short video clips posted on this blog previously. He first came to the garden at the end of May, beginning of June and our garden was a part of his daily evening walk. As we head into winter we have been left with happy memories of 'hedgie' as I often watched him and can remember fondly of the night he walked head on into my moth trap with a little thud. Before heading on his way slaloming through my moth pots on the way to the water and peanuts.

Garden Birdwatch Update - Week Starting 13/10/2013

House Sparrow 14
Great Tit 3
Coal Tit 2
Dunnock 3
Starling 16
Greenfinch 2
Chaffinch 1
Goldfinch 7
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
Feral Pigeon 6
Jackdaw 2
Magpie 1
Blue Tit 3

Food: Seed, Peanuts, Sunflower Hearts & Fat Balls
Water

Butterflies: 1 Speckled Wood 17th

Mammals: Hedgehog & Wood Mouse