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November 2014 |
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November continues the very mild theme for this autumn,
with very little in the way of frosts. The arrival of an
overwintering female blackcap, on one of the apples I
put out, makes the total number of different bird spices seen in the garden
this month 23. |
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Blackbird |
Goldcrest |
Nuthatch |
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Goldfinch |
Robin |
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Blue Tit |
Great Spotted
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Sparrowhawk M&F |
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Bullfinch |
Great Tit |
Starling |
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Chaffinch |
Greenfinch |
Stock
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Coal Tit |
House Sparrow |
Woodpigeon |
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Collared Dove |
Long-tailed Tit |
Wren |
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Dunnock |
Magpie |
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25th Nov. |
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Just
one sighting so far this winter of
the Blackcap, a very smart looking
female, with that beautiful chestnut
coloured cap, on one of the apples
that I had skewered onto a long
pyracantha thorn. At least it now
knows where to find food when, or
if, the weather finally starts to
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Enlarged View |
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20th Nov |
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By planting
as many fruit bearing hedges, shrubs and trees
as you can in your garden you will not only be
helping the wildlife but you will have the
pleasure of their beauty in the autumn and the
enjoyment of watching the many birds that will
be attracted to them. Also don’t forget to keep
on putting out fruit for the birds as we get
deeper into winter. Besides the blackbirds and
thrushes you may get overwintering blackcaps,
fieldfares, redwings, or who knows, even the
possibility of waxwings. All except the Waxwings
clip were filmed in my back garden. |
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VIDEO
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Birds & Autumn’s Bounty
5th November 2014 |
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There have seen a large
number of Long-tailed Tits in the area this autumn in
the nearby woodland and along the tree lined river bank
and small family groups chattering to each other have
been visiting the garden for a few weeks now. This
should mean that when the hard weather comes they will
know where to find a ready food supply, so I am hoping
to see quite a few in the garden later in the winter.
The other tits, Blue, Great and Coal are now roaming
round in large groups and are in and out of the garden
regularly during the day, it is always worth watching
these groups for other birds such as Nuthatches and
Goldcrests who often join these wandering groups. |
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Long-tailed Tit |
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Coal Tit |
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5th Nov |
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With beautiful clear blue
skies, all day from sunrise to sunset, the robin was
making the most of it by sing at full voice to proclaim
his right to my garden as his territory. |
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VIDEO
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The Robin’s Winter Song |
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3rd Nov |
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As we approached
the north end of the Long Mynd from Wool Stanton we saw
a large number of Redwings and Fieldfares at High Park,
feeding on worms and insects in the open fields and on
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On the top at Robin Hood's
Butts, despite the wind being a bit blustery you could
hear quite a few Stonechats making that familiar sound,
like two stones being clicked together. One or two
were showing well on the tops of the dead heather. |
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Male
Stonechat on The Long Mynd |
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Tips on Photographing
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am just an enthusiastic amateur bird watcher and
photographer with a keen interest in
understanding bird behaviour. I will occasionally try and pass
on a few tips that I have picked up that you may
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GARDEN BIRD PHOTO GALLEY |
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A selection of some of the 39 species of birds that visit my garden. I have gradually changed my urban back garden into a wildlife friendly area by adding water features, fruit and berry bushes & trees and letting the ivy cover the fence, trees and back of the house. I have introduced a rough grass area and encouraged wild flowers such as trefoil, knapweed, nettles & teasel to grow. By year round feeding & adding nest boxes I have recorded 39 different species of birds including predators, which I suppose is a sign of a well stocked wildlife garden.
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The 39 garden bird species captured on film or
photographed: Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Brambling,
Bullfinch, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch. Chiffchaff, Coal
Tit, Collard Dove, Common Redpoll, Dunnock, Fieldfare,
Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great
Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Wagtail, House Sparrow, Jay,
Lesser Redpoll, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mistle
Thrush, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Robin,
Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Stock Dove, Willow
Warbler, Wood Pigeon, Wren. and a Garden Warbler no
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SHROPSHIRE BIRD PHOTO GALLERY |
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My list of
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Arctic Tern,
Bar-headed
Goose,
Barnacle
Goose,
Bee-eater, Bewick's Swan, Blackbird, Blackcap,
Black-headed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit,
Black
Redstart, Black Swan, Blue Tit, Brambling, Brent
Goose, Bullfinch, Buzzard, Canada Goose,
Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit,
Collard Dove, Common Sandpiper, Common Redpoll,
Coot, Cormorant, Curlew, Dipper, Dunlin,
Dunnock, Egyptian Goose, Fieldfare, Gadwall,
Garganey, Golden Plover, Goldeneye, Goldfinch,
Goldcrest, Goosander, Great Crested Grebe, Great
Spotted Woodpecker,
Great Tit, Green Sandpiper, Green
Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Greenshank,
Green-winged Teal, Grey Heron, Grey
Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Herring
Gull, Hobby, House Martin, House Sparrow,
Jackdaw, Jay, Kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing,
Lesser Black-backed Gull,
Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Little
Egret, Little Grebe, Little Ringed Plover,
Long-tailed Tit, Magpie,
Mallard,
Marsh Tit, Meadow Pipit, Mistle
Thrush, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Nuthatch, Osprey,
Oystercatcher, Peregrin Falcon, Pheasant,
Pied Flycatcher, Pied
Wagtail, Pink-footed Goose, Pintail, Pochard,
Raven, Redwing, Redstart,
Redshank, Red-legged Partridge,
Red Kite, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Ringed
Plover, Robin, Rook, Ruff,
Sanderling, Sand Martin, Scaup,
Sedge Warbler, Shelduck, Shoveler Duck, Siskin,
Skylark, Snipe, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk,
Spoonbill,
Spotted Flycatcher, Spotted Redshank, Starling,
Stock Dove, Stonechat, Swallow, Swift, Teal,
Tundra Bean Goose,
Whooper Swan Tree Sparrow, Treecreeper, Tufted
Duck, Turnstone, Waxwing, Wheatear,
Whitethroat, White-fronted Goose, Wigeon, Willow
Warbler, Woodpigeon, Wren, Yellow Wagtail,
Yellow Legged Gull, Yellowhammer, |
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