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FiFi LaFeles

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Several hours later:

Feeling creeped out now. There's two of them, presumably male & female. They both keep trying to get in the kitchen window and now they've followed me to the Lounge and are watching me through the window and pecking at the glass.

I'm not joking. This is freaky.

When I go outside they wait until I'm no more than 4 ft away before they take flight.

HALP !!!
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29-Apr-2016 19:31:40

FiFi LaFeles

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Aaaaand .... another first for me today. Wagtail at the birdfeeder.

On his own, only came down a half dozen times this morning, not at all this evening.
Passing through, maybe. First and only one seen in the garden in 11 years.
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02-May-2016 23:59:59

Bernadette
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FiFi LaFeles said :
Several hours later:

Feeling creeped out now............

HALP !!!
You'd better keep a look out ...... Sounds like a scene from 'The Birds'.

The other day I saw a blackcap in the town garden - I have never seen one before.
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03-May-2016 01:44:18

FiFi LaFeles

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They're both still at it, to the extent they have us totally unnerved. We've sellotaped newspaper over the top part of the windows to stop them hanging on to the sill on the fanlights (is that what the little opening bit at the top is called?)

This morning they've upped the ante by sitting on the doorstep and screeching in through the open door until one of the dogs comes out to check the noise.

Typical - first really lovely day of the year and we are under siege by brutes which probably weight all of half an ounce :|
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03-May-2016 09:16:45

Wilf
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Maybe they've paired up and are defending their territory from themselves.


At least you get the chance to observe them a bit better and hopefully was excited by seeing them!

Located a couple more Blackbird nests a Greenfinch nest and fairly sure Goldfinch are nesting somewhere as there is a pair here regularly.

03-May-2016 20:21:52 - Last edited on 03-May-2016 20:24:49 by Wilf

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Good to see this thread still going strong Wilf.

Haven't seen anything rare recently as I moved to a more urban area a while ago... though I did spot an unexpected Jay a few weeks ago.
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03-May-2016 20:25:15

FiFi LaFeles

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Wilf said :



At least you get the chance to observe them a bit better and hopefully was excited by seeing them!



Oh yeah, always get a little frisson when a new bird appears on the block, as it were. For once, I wish we could post images because I've got a great shot of the male showing off his crest, with his teeny-weeny little gob wide open and screeching through the window.
I'll have to see if Weazle's ancient phone can download, then I'll post it on Twitter (to scare Bernadette!!)

Mr Wagtail back this morning with Mrs (?) Wagtail. Hope they'll be nesting near-by.
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04-May-2016 09:09:56

Wilf
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Posting an image would be nice but of course the forums would implode if we could.

Heard what I'm fairly sure were two raven flying over last week. I could see them but not close enough to get any positive ID. The call instantly made me think of them despite never having seen one in the wild.

Also heard a Cuckoo on Saturday.

Blackbirds seem to be doing ok spent some time just watching them going round getting worms and slugs.

08-May-2016 21:44:10

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