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On Tuesday morning ( Feb 7th.) when I went into my shed to feed my horses I found half an egg shell. To me it looked fresh, and had not been there the evening before. I am almost sure it is a blackbird's egg. Is it possible it is this year's egg? I live in Perthshire and we have had minus temps...

We also live facing open farmed countryside . We thought that when moving here 5 years ago the area would provide us with views of many wild birds, but this has proved to be the opposite. In the city of Nottingham the gardens have wild birds, foxes and even squirrels. Here we don't see any sparrows...

Have seen greenfinches in the past and at times we have many collared doves sitting on top of the pergola over the pond (sometimes mating). Do at times get quite a lot of sparrows too but this was what I recorded today 29th January 2012 between 11.30am and 12.30pm Blackbirds 2 Starlings 12 Woodpigeon...

Didn't see the Wren today & a Blackbird I named Tufty, as it has a tuft of white on its head. I haven't seen him since last year. Anne

W ell, it’s finally here. The big weekend. You’ve done the preparation, you can only sit back and watch. Which is exactly what we want you to do! For just one hour on either Saturday or Sunday please sit down, take a look out of the window and count the birds in your garden. Oh, and then...

If Only.......... By Birdie Wild I was sat in the garden, t'other day and there in front of me was a bird of prey. It bowed real low and tilted its 'ead saying, "Good morning my dear, 'ave you seen Fred?" I went all rigid (with shock you see), well it was wierd...

Written Wednesday, 18/01/12 1pm. Today is a chilly, grey day in Norwich, but I have a packed lunch so I’ve come to the Castle Gardens to eat. I’ve been here for 20 minutes and for 19 of these I’ve had a pair of blackbirds within 5 feet of me. The female is feisty, throwing...

Hi, I have just joined. I have feeders in trees right outside my study window (about 2 feet away) and constantly have Sparrowhawks swooping in trying to get the birds. It's a game of wits as I try to place obstacles to stop him taking the small birds. My regular daily visitors are loads of...

You can tell it's autumn time again here at Kinnordy; fallen leaves litter the paths and any leaves left on the trees have started to turn. It makes a beautiful scene from the hides and along the paths, seeing all those red and golden tones. What's even better is that now some of the willow scrub...

The last in a short series of diaries about birds on the reserve from Ken Croft. Hopefully, in the future we'll round of the previous month with one of his summaries..! "In a month with no real highlights here are the highlights. A Little Grebe dropped in on 30th, Grey Herons were regular...

Voting has ended now and the blackbird was the run away winner, which is exactly what was found on the PURE sounds website where bird sounds can be downloaded from the RSPB birdsong library at The Lounge, have a look here and read about the most popular downloads here . Strangely it seems that the...

All done on the marker for my cat Tommy's grave under the holly tree...... Sorry I tried to cram in about 12 pictures and the poor site wouldnt take it (sorry) :-) ChrisS.

Hi Alan, Mine are still collecting, or at least one is. I haven't seen any babies yet. This is my Mr. Blackbird collecting mealworms.

It's official. It was the hottest April ever, so the pundits say! Tell us something we don't know! The garden was on hold and the rivers were drying up. I thought, "I'll fix this! I'll put the recently purchased garden gazebo up!" The idea worked! As I opened the big cardboard...

This photo was taken yesterday from the back door of the visitor centre. I've looked at it several times now and every time i've noticed a different number of birds! How many can you see? (Photo taken by Nick Turver 26th Nov 2010)

Excuse the length of this post, I got a bit carried away! If you’re interested in the willow warbler then skip to paragraph nine, otherwise, read on… When our seabirds leave the Bempton cliff side at the end of the breeding season, the reserve often feels a little bereft. If you look...

Monday 31st May, 8:00 am to 10:00 am, Migrant Discovery Walk - nothing to do with patrolling the nation's borders, just a Bank Holiday Monday saunter through the wood and up the hill to renew acquaintance with tiny travellers back from incredible journeyings. A little party of early breakfasters...

Morning all, Just returned from the first bird survey of the Barr Loch this year, and what a fab morning we've had! Started out at 6am (starting to drop off as I type!) and had loads of great sightings all the way round. In total (numbers refer to singing birds), we had 84 sedge warblers, 18 willow...

Bang, and the kids jumped up wondering what had hit the window.I looked out and there was a young blackbird on our window ledge.I had time to get a photo before he moved down under my bush where his mother was pulling worms out of the garden for him

I heard what i thought was birdsong but thought it too wintery , when i looked outside i saw one beautiful blackbird singing from a chimmeny, this brightened up my day and showed me that the weather is warming up and nature is coming out to play soon

A blackbird lives in my bush in my front garden. He knows me very well. He would not let me park my mobility scooter. I told him off and flapped my arms but he stayed until he thought he was ready to fly. What a cheeky birdie. Wonderful!!!

A blackbird's rich song - unhurried, melodious - in the evening air unfurls a sense of peace.. .. after the day's work is done which settles in the cool, peach sunset sky.

A blustery November day at Dawlish Warren in Devon. Having enjoyed a wonderful day with all that nature and the scenery could offer a blackbird appeared as if to wish us goodbye. He gulped down a blackberry, flashed his tail and was gone. Goodbye.

Yesterday, 3 November. as I was walking in our large garden in Dysart in warm sunshine, what should I hear but a blackbird singing! - tentatively at first but definitely blackbird music, way out of season! "If winter comes can Spring be far behind?"

Late on a warm evening, a blackbird sings endlessly outside my open bedroom window, almost close enough to touch. I listen, transported; time slows; I am left feeling bigger, brighter, more alive. I fall asleep with a smile on my face.

A morning walk at Fort Augustus brought us to an old cemetery, close to the hills. The only sound was birdsong. A woodpecker drumming and a cuckoo calling, joined by song thrushes, robins, blackbirds and warblers. Unforgettable, absolutely priceless!

We woke up to a morning of heavy snow, which has become unusual where we live in recent years. We looked out & one of the first things we saw was a blackbird, defying the weather almost angrily, pecking away at apples we had left out for them