[fishini]

Mr Mercury, on 01 June 2024 - 05:05 PM, said:

No, never really bothered tbh. Also the main area where they would be is south facing. Real sun trap and would be too warm.

Correct you never place boxes south facing

[Mr Mercury]

fishini, on 01 June 2024 - 05:18 PM, said:

Correct you never place boxes south facing

Not sure if I?ve asked you this before but have you got the Merlin Bird ID app? Superb for hearing and identifying all the bird song.

[fishini]

Mr Mercury, on 15 June 2024 - 07:29 AM, said:

Not sure if I?ve asked you this before but have you got the Merlin Bird ID app? Superb for hearing and identifying all the bird song.

I do. However bird song do change. Bird song changed and became much quieter during the pandemic. They also have dialects. They sound different when mating and when raising young. So the app is a good at recognising the average song but not the little variations. I can visually recognise most birds but the song is a little more difficult for me. Quality of your hearing plays a large part also

[Mr Mercury]

fishini, on 15 June 2024 - 02:22 PM, said:

I do. However bird song do change. Bird song changed and became much quieter during the pandemic. They also have dialects. They sound different when mating and when raising young. So the app is a good at recognising the average song but not the little variations. I can visually recognise most birds but the song is a little more difficult for me. Quality of your hearing plays a large part also

Ok ..I?ve heard the dialect thing before.

[spireitetoo]

I've now got a pair of Jay's and a woodpecker ( in all my 56 yrs I'd never seen one in the flesh/feathers) coming to my feeders regularly now.

Well chuffed.

[Mr Mercury]

spireitetoo, on 15 June 2024 - 04:25 PM, said:

I've now got a pair of Jay's and a woodpecker ( in all my 56 yrs I'd never seen one in the flesh/feathers) coming to my feeders regularly now.

Well chuffed.

Occasional hear, but less frequently see both spotted and green woodpeckers, green very rarely, on the five pits trail between Blackwell and Tibshelf ponds

[spireitetoo]

Mr Mercury, on 15 June 2024 - 04:48 PM, said:

Occasional hear, but less frequently see both spotted and green woodpeckers, green very rarely, on the five pits trail between Blackwell and Tibshelf ponds

So hard to spot when they're in the trees.. heard them plenty rattling away with their beaks, but just never been able to spot one, so to get one on the fat balls is a proper treat.

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[Mr Mercury]

spireitetoo, on 15 June 2024 - 04:52 PM, said:

So hard to spot when they're in the trees.. heard them plenty rattling away with their beaks, but just never been able to spot one, so to get one on the fat balls is a proper treat.

Never been luck enough to have them visit the garden.

[fishini]

spireitetoo, on 15 June 2024 - 04:52 PM, said:

So hard to spot when they're in the trees.. heard them plenty rattling away with their beaks, but just never been able to spot one, so to get one on the fat balls is a proper treat.

Green Woodpeckers very rarely drum on trees as they a weak bill. Male Greater Spotted Woodpeckers are the ones you hear drumming

[spireitetoo]

fishini, on 15 June 2024 - 06:03 PM, said:

Green Woodpeckers very rarely drum on trees as they a weak bill. Male Greater Spotted Woodpeckers are the ones you hear drumming

The one hammering my fat balls is black and white speckled.. I'm not an avid twitcher but from pics on Google I think it's a Downy Woodpecker?? He doesn't tend to hang about too long tho.. so hard to get a picture of it

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[Mr Mercury]

spireitetoo, on 15 June 2024 - 06:26 PM, said:

The one hammering my fat balls is black and white speckled.. I'm not an avid twitcher but from pics on Google I think it's a Downy Woodpecker?? He doesn't tend to hang about too long tho.. so hard to get a picture of it

?The one hammering my fat balls??
Too much info lol

[fishini]

spireitetoo, on 15 June 2024 - 06:26 PM, said:

The one hammering my fat balls is black and white speckled.. I'm not an avid twitcher but from pics on Google I think it's a Downy Woodpecker?? He doesn't tend to hang about too long tho.. so hard to get a picture of it

It will be a Greater spotted woodpecker. We only have 3 species. Greater and Lesser Spotted and Green Woodpecker

[spireitetoo]

Mr Mercury, on 15 June 2024 - 07:26 PM, said:

?The one hammering my fat balls??
Too much info lol

Ha ha ha

[spireitetoo]

fishini, on 15 June 2024 - 07:31 PM, said:

It will be a Greater spotted woodpecker. We only have 3 species. Greater and Lesser Spotted and Green Woodpecker

I'll take ya word for that, .. its great to see it, only managed to catch it a handful of times usually early evening... but can't sit watching all the time tho I do like to see what's visiting..

[dim view]

fishini, on 15 June 2024 - 07:31 PM, said:

It will be a Greater spotted woodpecker. We only have 3 species. Greater and Lesser Spotted and Green Woodpecker

It's 'Great', not 'Greater'.

[Mr Mercury]

Currently sat on my decking with an early morning cuppa watching the feeders and there?s a species of tit that I can?t recognise. Bigger than a Blue tit and almost a very very pale lime green coloured breast. Pics on the net arn?t really helping.
Edit. Got a close up view and it’s nothing more than the common Great TIt.

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: Yesterday, 07:03 AM

[spireitetoo]

Spotted a pair of yellowhammer on the feeders regularly now,

Unfortunately the crows have also returned

[Johnnyspireite7]

Mr Mercury, on 29 June 2024 - 06:33 AM, said:

Currently sat on my decking with an early morning cuppa watching the feeders and there?s a species of tit that I can?t recognise. Bigger than a Blue tit and almost a very very pale lime green coloured breast. Pics on the net arn?t really helping.
Edit. Got a close up view and it?s nothing more than the common Great TIt.

AKA the Farage Bird!

[Mr Mercury]

Johnnyspireite7, on 29 June 2024 - 09:24 AM, said:

AKA the Farage Bird!

I thought you were going to ask if we’d got a mirror out there!
Or the Long Tail Tit?.your tongue will split?.for tax liar Starmer.

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: Yesterday, 09:37 AM

[Town_Fan]

spireitetoo, on 15 June 2024 - 04:25 PM, said:

I've now got a pair of Jay's and a woodpecker ( in all my 56 yrs I'd never seen one in the flesh/feathers) coming to my feeders regularly now.

Well chuffed.

I went looking for Jay's in Tenerife, didnt spot any though.