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Big Garden Birdwatch 2013

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by alan refail » Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:18 am

It's that time of year again!

26-27 January 2013

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Last post by Diane
Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:06 pm
Wax Wings

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by Westi » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:21 pm

Loads (20+) have decided to visit the school field behind our house! Our only visitors are gulls, magpies, crows, sparrows & starlings - they are...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:22 pm
Wussy hens !

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by Diane » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:39 pm

All my hens are refusing to come out of their run - to free-range in the lovely freezing cold white stuff. They are insisting on breakfast (and lunch...

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Last post by Diane
Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:28 pm
Lambing time again

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by alan refail » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:06 pm

Oen cynta 2013 .jpg

First lamb of the year spotted a couple of days ago, though judging by its size it was born before Christmas.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:12 pm
First broody of the year.

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by Diane » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:09 pm

One of the pekins has just gone broody - so I've managed to source some frizzle eggs for her to sit on. Now trying not to get too excited :roll:...

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Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:46 pm
Kitten in training?

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by Chantal » Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:37 am
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Our kitten Filbert appears to be in training and being mentored by Diego (big cat who's four). Diego and Filbert play fight, sleep together and have...
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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:42 pm
My Miss Sugar'nSpice are laying :-)

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by darkbrowneggs » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:56 pm

:D Thought I would post a piccie of my girls eggs. I have thoroughly enjoyed breeding them and love to go and see what each of the new girls is...

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Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:56 am
Strange eggs

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by Chantal » Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:02 pm

Picked up a whole shell free egg yesterday, I've had them before but never this size and complete. The girls have plenty of grits, indeed some of the...

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Last post by darkbrowneggs
Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:49 pm
Wow!!

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by Westi » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:28 pm

Heard the thump of a bird in glass, when investigating & making sure all OK - there it was - I'm pretty sure a Sparrow Hawk, capturng same bird...

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Last post by glallotments
Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:27 pm
Community clucking

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by Chantal » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:17 pm

Chickens this time. What IS it with my animals? :roll:

There wasn't a single one of our 8 chickens in the run at 2pm yesterday. I thought at first...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:01 pm
RIP Rocky

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by Chantal » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:36 am
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For anyone who remembers him...

Sad news from Worcestershire this week, my lovely Rocky died in sleep at the grand old age (for a chicken) of six...
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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:30 am
Poultry suppliers

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by Jane » Sun Nov 04, 2012 4:50 pm

Hi I am looking for a poultry supplier in the South of England who I can approach to export stock to the Channel Islands. Can anyone recommend a...

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Last post by Jane
Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:14 am
Increased bird activity

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Primrose » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:34 am

I'm wondering if our garden is reflecting the general situation elsewhere in terms of increasing activity by more unusual species visiting.
This...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:21 pm
Late Butterflies

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by Nature's Babe » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:06 pm
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Had a beautiful red admiral in the garden today, bright and sunny here.
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Last post by Monika
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:51 pm
Migration mystery solved

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:05 pm

Where do the butterflies go ?

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Last post by Monika
Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:14 pm
Any Late Swallows

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by Arnie » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:54 pm

Hi

Just had an e-mail from BTO asking if anyone has any late swallow broods

I spotted a couple about 3 weeks ago :) I hate it when they leave :(...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:06 am
No Bees

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by Colin Miles » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:24 pm
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Normally on a beautiful sunny day like this my garden - very bee-friendly - would be buzzing with bumbles and other bees. But haven't seen a single...
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Last post by Parsons Jack
Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:23 pm
Alien worms invading.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:26 pm

interesting article, have you noticed many strange worms ?

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:22 pm
Foxes digging in lawn

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Diane » Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:51 am

For the last week or two we've been finding mysterious shallow scrapes/holes appearing in our front lawn. I'm assuming it's foxes?? We live in...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:15 pm
Helping aquatic life - a million new ponds needed

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by Nature's Babe » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:21 pm

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Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:27 pm
Swallows

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by Westi » Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:29 pm
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My OH's bird watching group have clocked their first swallow this year!
Is it a case of someone should have gone to specsavers :?:

Westi
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Last post by Geoff
Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:41 pm
Bats

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by Westi » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:07 pm

Although in residential area we always get a few bats, possibly becasue we are close to a wood which has a few old bunkers left. Tonight there is...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:49 pm
bumble ID ?

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by Nature's Babe » Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:47 pm

We get a good variety of bees here, but today I saw a smallish bumble bee type i had not seen before,it was black/ fuzzy but not thick fuzz, but...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:37 pm
Flying Ants - what a sight

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by vegpatchmum » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:17 am

16.54 yesterday and a patch of the lawn near the veg patch gate as well as the fence and gate itself, was a home to a heaving mass of winged ants...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:40 pm
Bird for the Table

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by Arnie » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:46 pm

Hi

Can anyone recommend a good dual purpose bird please, I don't want broilers but something for the table. I would be grateful for any advice on...

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Last post by Arnie
Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:46 pm
Sparrow numbers

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by alan refail » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:06 am

Perhaps this is why in our rural quiet we have increasing numbers of sparrows every year - as well as masses of young bluetits and chaffinches....

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:51 pm
Good to be back

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by alan refail » Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:54 am

IMG_0977.JPG Mrs Gull (on the left of the picture) returned to her perch outside our back door a couple of days ago after a long absence hatching her...

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:32 am
How bee friendly are our gardens

Last post by Monika
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by Nature's Babe » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:27 am

RHS has launched a list of 400 bee-friendly plants. In the last 20 years there has been a dramatic 50 per cent decline in bee numbers in Britain....

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Last post by Monika
Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:15 pm
Neosporosis

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by peter » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:29 pm

Walking across a large village green grazed by cattle next to the National Trust property of Hatfield Forest I encountered some slightly terse signs...

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Last post by peter
Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:29 pm
Chicken Food

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by Arnie » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:53 am

Hi Everyone :D

Can anyone tell me why my hens don't like barley :shock: I feed them a mixture of layer's pellets, mixed corn, and barley. they...

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Last post by Arnie
Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:09 pm
Solitary bees

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by ken » Sun May 27, 2012 10:08 am

I've been making space for a small greenhouse, which involved cutting into a slope a little way, exposing a few inches of clay 'cliff'. There have...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:52 am
And as for the Blackbird .....

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by vegpatchmum » Wed May 30, 2012 7:33 pm

.... she's built her nest on the very top shelf of the open fronted toys/land rover body panels storage shed, in the folds of our old umbrella style...

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Last post by Westi
Wed May 30, 2012 8:57 pm
Robin in the engine hoist

Last post by Monika
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by vegpatchmum » Mon May 28, 2012 9:38 am

When we moved into our house, we inherited a 2 tonne engine hoist which was at the bottom of the garden and which the previous owners had...

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Last post by Monika
Mon May 28, 2012 4:35 pm
In black and white -

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by Nature's Babe » Fri May 04, 2012 8:06 am

Well for the last two or three years I have seen an albino white pheasant round here, and this year end of march I saw an all black pheasant, at...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed May 16, 2012 7:14 pm
Bees in bird nesting box

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by Primrose » Fri May 11, 2012 1:05 pm

We have a small but growing colony of bumblebees? which have taken over a blue tit bird nesting box in the garden. I'm sorry we won't be having the...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri May 11, 2012 7:55 pm
lots of ladybirds out early - greenflies beware!

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by Nature's Babe » Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:08 pm

Noticing ladybirds everywhere this year, is it going to be a good year for them? They were the native type too. I have seen fewer bumble bees so far...

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Last post by Diane
Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:21 am
Buzzards Galore

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Johnboy » Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:19 am

At the top of the hill behind me there are the remains of a Great British Fort and later a Roman Fort and is known for it's gatherings of Buzzards...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:58 am
Cuckoos

Last post by Catherine
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by Geoff » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:42 pm

I don't know if anybody else has followed the BTO Cuckoo tracking that was on Springwatch. Each of the individual blogs show their tracks.

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Last post by Catherine
Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:28 pm
One down....

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by Marigold » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:38 pm

I have been aware that we have rodents in part of the house. Old house, empty too long before we came. I dared not use poison because of the...

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Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:41 am
Where have all the birdies gone?

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by DiG » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:23 am

Up until a couple of days ago our garden was teaming with birds of all sizes, all feasting happily on the hedgerow fruit and foraging for seeds and...

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Last post by alexhepgurn
Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:18 pm
The 2012 chicken survey

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by KGAdmin » Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:18 pm

We want you to get the most from your Kitchen Garden magazine every month and love to hear your views on all aspects of the magazine and its...

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Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:19 pm
FIRST FROGS

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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:06 pm
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The warm sunshine today 23rd February has brought all the frogs out of hibernation and the pond is heaving. The fish are sulking at the deep end and...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:01 pm
What bird is it?

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:16 pm

I haven't a photo so bear with me with the description of this little chap that has visited the feeder in the tree twice now.
* He appears to be a...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:14 pm
Flower-loving mice?

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by Monika » Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:29 pm

The petals on all our snowdrops in just one part of the garden have all disappeared and the petals on some Tete-a-tete daffodils are going the same...

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Last post by Marigold
Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:15 pm
Wonderful Surprise!

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by Johnboy » Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:22 am

Yesterday morning the cats had left a dead Rabbit on the back lawn and I was just in time to see a Red Kite swoop down and steal the carcass off the...

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Last post by Colin_M
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:01 am
TV Dove

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by peter » Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:45 pm

Ruddy dove decided to start a nest just outside the bedroom window on the sky dish mounting bracket. Kept making an almost growling coo-coo during...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:49 pm
Eyes to the sky's

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by Arnie » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:21 pm

Hi everyone,

I know I am a bit early with this, but who's going to be first to spot the return of this years Swift/Swallow/House Martin's.

I love...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:05 pm
first yellow brimstone butterfly

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by sally wright » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:35 pm

Dear All,
saw a yellow brimstone today. only they can carry off that shade of yellow though!
Regards sally wright.

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Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:35 pm
Big Garden Birdwatch

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by alan refail » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:47 am

It's that time of year again - just over a week to go to

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Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:04 am
Oh rats!

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by The Mouse » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:54 pm
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The security light outside our backdoor came on the other night, and our son looked out to see what he described as "huge" rat.
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Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:02 am

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