Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 September 2010
19:0070160#1
I cut the lawn about an hour ago, and usually we get a couple of blackbird`s or a thrush straight afterward`s looking for insects or worms. This time though, our robin appeared, who we`ve been seeing all Summer, (if it`s the same one). I managed to catch him this time. Last week, we had the unusual sight of four thrush in the garden at once, even though this year I`ve personally seen two snatched by a bird of prey and one taken by a scumbird, (sorry magpie). This bird of prey has been taking a number of dove`s from round our way as well, which neighbour`s have witnessed. Anyone else relate to any of above?
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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12 September 2010
19:0970161#2
Yes Colin we see this happing all the time in the back garden the white doves have almost gone we had up to about 8 at one time but they get taken out when in the air, by the birds of prey you see them waiting for them to take off from the ground and then they move in on them ,but there is nothing we can do about it, apart from not puting seed out.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 September 2010
20:0270163#3
What a shame
Lovely pic of the robin.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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12 September 2010
20:0770164#4
White doves sound like escaped domesticated stock - giving their lives to keep our indigenous birds of prey fed sounds like a very noble thing to do!
12 September 2010
21:5370170#5
Robins are very territorially aggresive birds too, despite their pretty look. We've had robins for years habiting in our back garden, and consequently we see very few other birds, apart from magpies, daring to land.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 September 2010
22:1770177#6
quite right sid, nature has its pecking order, i hate to see it in action but i do not take sides which are my favourites.
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Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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12 September 2010
22:5070189#7
i had a little robin in the shop i am working in , at faversham on friday.
little fella flew in, landed on a bar and then decided that maybe the door was the way to go.. very cute fella he was as well..
seemed quite tame.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 September 2010
07:2570199#8
I have my laptop in our conservatory (a bit chilly this morning) and with a blind up in front of me, I have a good view of the plants etc. outside.
Two little Blue Tits came fluttering by and landing on one the plants, proceeded to find things to nibble on. I also saw a Robin on a close by pot - lovely.
We don't often gets little birds in the garden, it's mostly blackbirds, thrushes and magpie sized ones.
It was funny because shortly after, I had an email from the RSPB, asking if I'd like a booklet on birds in the garden, so I sent away for it.
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Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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14 September 2010
09:4070510#9
Robins are fearless. Here is a photo of a robin's nest in a tub I was growing spinach in.
It raised a brood and there was one unhatched egg left in the nest.
Needless to say we did not pick spinach for a while !
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14 September 2010
10:0770512#10
Yep we get robins, and lots of other bird.
Sad thing is our n/bour feeds the seaguls so we get loads of them to
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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16 September 2010
15:5471154#11
I took this picture of a thrush in our garden at the beginning of the month, when we had 4 at once in the morning. Sadly, there hasn`t been a sign of any thrush`s or blackbird`s or the large number of sparrow`s we`ve had for a number of days now, which we haven`t witnessed in 25 years of living here. The dove`s have also mostly disappeared, but I know who the culprit is. It`s a sparrow hawk, which I`ve witnessed snatching 2 thrush`s and one blackbird in the last month or so, and they`re just the one`s I`ve seen. The garden has become practically devoid of bird`s, except for a couple of wood pigeon`s. Has anyone else experienced this?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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16 September 2010
15:5771159#12
nice picture of the thrush, never seen a sparrowhawk, understand there a few nesting up the.
16 September 2010
17:3871183#13
Found these two birds in the garden this morning:
What is man to do under such circumstances?
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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16 September 2010
18:1671192#14
ohh Perki.... what are we to do with you!!??
Colin , Mum and Dad are feeding the birds all year round so there are lots of birds in their garden, whilst they were away i didnt fill the feeders quickly enough. and i was surrounded by them all watching me whilst i filled them up...
think i have a picture somewhere actually.. just cant find it..
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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16 September 2010
20:5471224#15
Ha ha Sid.
Yes if I forget to fill our bird food dish I get squaking fly by's! I can feel their beady eyes on me when I'm putting the food out and within seconds they are in!
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