Cycling Naturalist
Guru
- Location
- Llangollen
Redwings are much larger than redpolls, and tend only to inhabit gardens in very cold weather.
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- Thread starter Levo-Lon
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Redwings are much larger than redpolls, and tend only to inhabit gardens in very cold weather.
ScotiaLass
Guru
- Location
- Middle Earth
A few of these little things were found in the local park. They were very thin and exhausted but are now on the mend!
I know!
60 or so were seen in Llangybi on Saturday . Perhaps you could pop over to have a look.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
They're Little Auks. They live in the high Arctic but head south in the winter. They are the classic winter storm-blown waif. They have a long history of turning up miles inland in fields, parks, gardens etc. Usually in poor condition
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Little Auks? When that happens to Little Auks it's known as a wreck.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Not seen enough Redpolls to be able to be certain which variety I'm looking at yet.
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Levo-Lon
Guru
Ive never seen one @twentysix by twentyfive ..
id have thought Linnet..or something if i saw one.
thers a very nice nature reserve near me..old brick yard land.
as kids 40 yr ago there were so many species that were around then but i dont see now sadly..
yellowhammers, gold crests, warblers linnets..etc shame..
i guess they are still about but id have to go Full Metal Twitcher to see them..
id have thought Linnet..or something if i saw one.
thers a very nice nature reserve near me..old brick yard land.
as kids 40 yr ago there were so many species that were around then but i dont see now sadly..
yellowhammers, gold crests, warblers linnets..etc shame..
i guess they are still about but id have to go Full Metal Twitcher to see them..
I am surprise you got a shag in the country. What sort of bush was it ? and what colour was it? what shape was it rimmed to?
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
The number of birds in our garden has plummeted since a sparrowhawk moved in.
Shaun
I love seeing the sparrohawk here. I tend to view it as a good sign, in that there must be a healthy enough supply of small birds to support such a top level predator. I'd be more worried about bird populations if I didn't see the sparrowhawk- if that kind of makes sense!
I should think that it's cats having much more impact. They take millions of birds a year in the UK.
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Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Aw, there's been a few of these little ones up here found in gardens.
There's a place called arc in Aberdeenshire where they will be taken in and looked after
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Lesser Redpoll is by far and away the most likely. Could be Common Redpoll (mainly from Iceland) or Arctic Redpoll (from Greenland) but Lesser Redpolls are what breed in UK
Cycling Naturalist
Guru
- Location
- Llangollen
No need! Normally clearly visible from the garden raiding the berries at the back of us. It's very rare to actually get one in the garden though.
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