Scotty Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) On 10/16/2020 at 8:42 PM, Neil Down said: we've tried all kinds of bird food. Problem is that the feckin crows keep going for it and frightening off any little bird. BB gun should dissuade them...đ Fat balls or suet balls for the win Edited October 17, 2020 by Scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Trench Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 What I thought was daft cos we donât have squirrels here is a squirrel proof bird feeder. However, it keeps off the jackdaws, rooks and magpies. Result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Here's the (almost) resident woodpecker (male) taken by my next-door neighbour. The holes he pecks are like .22 rounds. Quite audible while he's at it... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, quilp said: Here's the (almost) resident woodpecker (male) taken by my next-door neighbour. The holes he pecks are like .22 rounds. Quite audible while he's at it... Thatâs a great shot. Iâve only ever seen a woodpecker twice on the Island, and on both occasions in the south. Once when walking on a footpath from Grenaby to Ballabeg and more recently in Silverdale Glen. You hear them before you see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) On 10/14/2020 at 1:00 PM, doc.fixit said: That's very sad to hear. Yes we have a small pond and a cultivated wilderness area which includes a bee hotel. Over the last few days I have been getting a lot more chaffinches/goldfinches coming to the feeders so I hope you are getting them back too. I wonder with the good weather in the spring and the roadside hedges not being butchered so much by the DOI and LA's this year due to the lockdown whether there has been a bumper crop of seeds in the countryside this year or the migrating flocks had gone further north for the summer Edited October 23, 2020 by ellanvannin2010 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Not exactly a little bird but one taking its toll on the local populations. A Prize-winning shot of a Kestrel, captured today by my neighbour. You gotta put the time in to get a smudge like this... Â 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 51 minutes ago, quilp said: Not exactly a little bird but one taking its toll on the local populations. A Prize-winning shot of a Kestrel, captured today by my neighbour. You gotta put the time in to get a smudge like this... Â Very nice! Brian does put the time in though, seen some amazing shots from him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 He's out very early, rain or shine. And very modest about it all as well. Told him time and again he could be selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 12:47 PM, ellanvannin2010 said: Over the last few days I have been getting a lot more chaffinches/goldfinches coming to the feeders so I hope you are getting them back too. I wonder with the good weather in the spring and the roadside hedges not being butchered so much by the DOI and LA's this year due to the lockdown whether there has been a bumper crop of seeds in the countryside this year or the migrating flocks had gone further north for the summer Cheers EV. Noticed a couple of birds in the hedge but only identified the robin. The others were either wrens or sparrows, I didn't get a view of them just the rustling and a few tweets. The doves pay us regular visits but no thrush, starling nor blackbird now. So sad, but still enjoy the rooks and seagulls on the church tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Saw a kingfisher in Castletown harbour yesterday, never seen one down here before. Well happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 wow! two sparrows today. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 7 hours ago, doc.fixit said: wow! two sparrows today. lol The third one was in Castletown teasing a Hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanna Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 1:20 PM, quilp said: Young Peregrine in my sister's garden at Ballaquark a fortnight ago. Eyeing up her 2 scrawny old cats... Â Thatâs a sparrowhawk đ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) I thought it a Sparrow Hawk too, but note it has a black head and the characteristic 'moustache' down the sides of its beak. Whatever. Edited November 8, 2020 by quilp Image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 1:50 PM, doc.fixit said: wow! two sparrows today. lol A lot more birds this week, Sparrows are back in good numbers, 20+ Chaffinch and Goldfinch, even Brambling and Siskin Am I right you live down the North?., been reports of good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing down there. Hope they return to you soon if they have not already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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