British Birds

[Wren]

And if it isn't already legislated for, all cats should be made to wear a bell.

I have two cats Sam however I would not place a bell around their neck as that too is a potentially dangerous hazardous time to fasten to a mini tigers neck.


Or lions or any other form of cat domesticated too...

P.S my cats have not gifted me this year.
A change in cat food might have been successfully accomplished

 

[Wren]

This is the problem where I live. The old houses had space in the roofs for starlings. Now they have been demolished and new houses built in their place and the starlings have disappeared. I have noticed that magpies are on the increase. They are responsible for a lot of the deaths of baby birds. There is a small copse of trees near me and I often find the bodies of baby birds in my garden. Could it be that roof spaces were safer for small birds as magpies are too large to get through the gaps?

Thevthought of that sad lost baby chick seen on the floor...oh is sad.not a nice feeling at all.

Brick walls,new builds, more Md's,(Gull heaven..a M)Seen from any sea line saying feast near you seen soon. (WingGull-M)
This life and the next will no doubt enjoy off road parking and boundary edges with no fuss cut
The shiny sort.
And my pet hate lately this summer ........
I see this a lot: Plastic plants in Pots on Front Gardens next to door entry points or gates

Sometimes plastic posh grass .... HUMANS get a shocking grip, let leaves blow give back what was not your to take.

If u have a new build home ...figure Ur future and plant your happiness around. happiness with balance ....even a window planter with real plants is giving it will return to you on your daily , nightly wake. <3

 

[Wren]

My exciting visitor to my garden

ooooh what a super special treat
Thanks for sharing a special moment...many times return wishes.

If you have a feed zone ...nuts are favourite <3

 

[Wren]

They all use whatsapp and of course Twitter nowadays, warn one another of incoming iminent danger thats how

Ummm kinda heard something about them transmitter phone things a tower size tall are pretty bad news for birds too.. not sure the facts but I don't like seeing starlings glued to them screaming in sound

 

[TheBabayaga]

With this eye, I can see many things. Ayy..get it?..ayy[eye]yyy ? heehee shambown

 

[Wren]

With this eye, I can see many things. Ayy..get it?..ayy[eye]yyy ? heehee shambown

I'm not eveni joking here I used the eye eye I see them today on a whatapp response (found on floor) super smart he was

 

[Wren]

We did it House Sparrow No1
Today I read in my rspb magazine
The house sparrow made number one on the Big Garden Bird Watch

Congratulations to all the gardens that support the comeback from brink of can't be heard

Love the news Love the sound even more

2nd Blue tit
3rd Starling
4th Woodpigeon
5th Blackbird
6th Robin
7th Goldfinch
8th Great tit
9th Magpie
10th Chaffinch

No Bluejay...No Nuthatches

No Wren. Yes still on a ban.lol

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

It's reported that upwards of 10,000 birds a year are being sliced and diced by wind turbines, so they're all going to be painted black to make them easier to see. What about the night time, do birds not fly at night?

 

[TwoWhalesInAPool]

A perspective on wind turbine deaths.

Yearly, in the UK, - domestic cats kill around 60,000,000+ (sixty million plus) birds.

They also kill around 200 million animals each year.

 

[Daygal]

What's the best bird you have seen so far this year?
I've looked everywhere for a bird forum and didn't find much,

Have you seen any rare birds?

What birds visit your garden/home?

Yeah I am hoping to spark some conversation about our beautiful birds and what you have seen.

Thanks, in advance for you view.

Wren.

Red kites fly where I live . Also get lot of magpies.

 

[ShorehamChap51]

Not sure that birds fly at Night..
Only if disturbed I would say..m

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

There's a few nocturnal birds, owls for one... If they must be painted black, so be it...

 

[blondiecute]

i mix up peanut butter and oats for my feeder...blue tits,great tits,coal tits and robins have a great time....also more red kites in my area than i've ever seen..also parakeets sometimes

 

[DurhamLad]

A perspective on wind turbine deaths.

Yearly, in the UK, - domestic cats kill around 60,000,000+ (sixty million plus) birds.

They also kill around 200 million animals each year.

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I'm not a massive cat fan although I don't dislike them either, pretty neutral on them. I do spend time photographing wildlife, including birds, and so I do have an interest in and a liking for birds.

To be fair to cats, they tend to prey on weaker, less healthy birds that more than likely wouldn't have got to the next breeding season - cat attack or no cat attack. It's a part of a natural process as each pair only needs to successfully raise two young to sustain the population.

The garden birds, where cats roam, actually do very well compared to birds that rely on other types of habitat. Some of the garden bird populations are on the rise, e.g. Blue Tit. Other populations are stable, e.g. Robin. The largest declines in bird species are in places where you don't get cats, e.g. Yellow Wagtail.

All of these creatures have lived alongside one another for centuries and maintained a balance. The biggest problem for wildlife by a long distance, is us, human beings. Taking over the land that all of the creatures depend upon for commercial use. There are something like 600 million fewer birds in Europe than there were in 1980. None of that is to do with cats; it's human beings robbing the animals of their land.

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

I'm glad we don't have these birds here!

 

[DurhamLad]

I'm glad we don't have these birds here!

We do, in Scotland. Actually, we get the odd roaming Golden Eagle in the Durham Dales.

Anyway, it's edited, there was no eagle attack. It wouldn't attempt to pick up an infant because a) too heavy b) not in the food chain. I don't think there are any credible reports of a Golden Eagle trying to make off with a small child.

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

I'm very naive, I thought it was genuine. Having watched it again a few times, I can now see that the video has been manipulated.

 

[star_rage]

Not sure about the House Sparrow but the woman next door had a cracking pair of tits in the garden

 

[Kev45]

I had a little Robin Redbreast seek sanctuary in one of my prickly shrubs during the winter, it was a hyperactive little thing and used to flitter about spying on me through the kitchen window and the open door when the dog was out there.

Anyway, I bought her a block of suet and seeds when it got colder, and rammed it between two branches on a small tree. As other birds devoured it, it eventually fell off and my dog must have wolfed it down, she was puking congealed fatty gunk for about two days on my deep pile rug.

Not seen the bird now the weather is warmer, I hope the evil gangster local cats didn't get her.