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Hi Susie, I noticed that on the identify this thread that the general consensus is Dunlin, tough one to call given the angle of the birds head but the beak does look quite long which would favour dunlin! I think little stint has been reported from Dungeness recently though, bird on the left looks like...

I work as a volunteer at a residential home for people with multiple disabilities. The residents and staff have fallen out of love with the villages population of peacocks that regularly visit the large grounds. Bedding plants make great dinners and the enthusiasm of the staff and residents for the garden...

My father has fed the birds in his garden for the last 16 years and has a multitude of various birds visiting on a daily basis which he loves and it is, in fact, a real hobby for him. He spends all his pension on bird food etc. In the last few days, however, his neighbour has put an owl and an eagle...

Hi Bea Welcome to the forum The license that is being referred to is probably the General License which you can read about here . In order for someone to damage or destroy a gulls nest legally they have to ensure that they meet the required criteria documented in the licence. If they are not able...

Rats can cause great concern when they turn up in gardens and they can be quite destructive. Although many people choose to go for the pest control option there are a few other things that can be done that might help. Firstly, as has already been suggested, no food should be fed on the ground, especially...

I've recently been getting lots of crows in my garden. They are pinching all the food I put out for the garden birds to the extnent that by 10am it is all gone and none left for my sparrows etc. I would like to stop them but obviously keep all my other birds coming in. Thanks

I have in my garden, roaming free, 2 geese, 2 hens and one guinea fowl. In early spring a wild duck nested on an island in garden pond and in early May hatched 9 ducklings. They are now a nuisance. I am feeding the 11 ducks (the mother, 9 hungry teenagers and a hanger on who has decided to ...

As has previously been mentioned, the UK's estimated 7.2 million cats are known to take millions (up to 55 million!) of birds each year, but from a conservation viewpoint, we need to consider whether this is causing bird populations to decline. The domestic cat takes 15 times more birds than owls...

If you don't want squirrels in your garden at all I think you will have to invest in good squirrel proof bird feeders or make your own:- http://www.peewit.co.uk/squirrels/index.htm However, if you just want to make sure there is enough food left for the birds, you could use a squirrel feeder....