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I get Robin's, Tits and Blackbirds in my garden every year but this year I have only seen one or two blackbirds, a few Blue Tits and one Robin (once). I do have lots of Starlings and Sparrows even the occasional Magpie. Are the Starlings scaring them off?, but then again, I have always had lots of...

Hi I have a question regarding a robin that has made our garden his territory. He is by far and a way the scruffiest looking bird I have ever seen. He vaguely resembles a flying tennis ball and appears to be missing a large number of feathers from his head and neck. Apart from that, he seems healthy...

What has happened to the robins round here (Hinckley, Leics)? There was only one which shot in for a few seconds nearly at the end of my birdwatch last weekend. Now we're up to our necks in snow, so I've put out a variety of food including mealworms, as well as the usual seeds and fatballs -...

Hi Vivvy, I was amazed too when I first saw a Robin eating off a hanger feeder !! the one in this photo took ages to get the hang of this, I watched him over the course of a few days, once he'd got it though, there was no stopping him !! :-)

Hi, hope I'm posting in the right area. I've taken a look around the forum and couldn't see much about capturing wild birds in slow motion using high speed video. Are there people on here interested in this area? I've been trying to capture in high speed using a basic consumer...

Hi Vivvy, not only do they hang on bird feeders.. they will also eat on the hover! I've managed to get some high speed video of the one in our garden doing this, one of the best below. I've got more videos of this robin and other birds on my youtube page if your interested...

Hi all, this is my first post. I have been so excited about the fact that over the last few weeks I have had three robins in my Garden all at the same time , they seem to have a little squabble and then go off to different tables or one will sit on the fence and watch taking its time to choose where...

This is my first post, as I've just joined Took this with my camera resting on a slatted window looking out to the back garden. Had just put out some fat balls and nuts into hanging feeders on my bare lilac tree. Hope you like it,

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...

Taken near the picnic area on 28th January 2012.

Blogger: Aggie Rothon, Communications Officer Apparently we as a nation put on, on average, five pounds over Christmas. That’s quite impressive, even taking in to account the super size me tins of Quality Street sold everywhere pre-Christmas. The BBC seems to have taken this bit of information...

I don't think there's much else I can add to this cute photo of a robin by Mark Sisson except to say that I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas.

Happy Christmas and Good Birding for 2012

Hi Everybody This is the last 'Latest Happenings' of 2011 and, looking back, I think we can say it has been a successful year for RSPB Orkney. These were just a few of the events: There was a positive response to the April outing 'Birding by Bus' which seems to be a popular trip...

Keep an eye out for him as you walk round the trails!

Criffel and the Solway after the Storm, 17th October. 15th October A very warm misty morning with a rosy dawn. Small parties Barnacles could be seen and heard flying west most of the morning. Lots of Gulls out on the channel with a single Whooper on the tideline. Small party of Barnacles...

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...

Blogger: Aggie Rothon, Communications Officer Give me a nightingale's voice on a balmy, scented evening or the trembling notes of a mistle thrush in full song. Give me the smoky romance of a curlew calling on a mist filled morning or the echoing sob of a buzzard skimming the watery sky above...

Very shy when I first moved here but he soon got over that. He now lands close by when I am putting the food out.

we can't all be good looking, a Robin with a clear hair loss problem

A little robin lay stunned in the garden. Quickly locking the dogs away, my sister picked up the robin and allowed it to recover in safety. After a few minutes it flew away to a nearby bush. A magical moment.

A gorgeous red breasted robin in full song. It was a glorious way to start our nature ramble.

Sometimes it's the small things that make life worthwhile! A close encounter with this cheeky robin brings as big a smile to my face as seeing an exotic visitor. Fantastic!

Looking out of the window I saw robin as i put out grated cheese for him at dusk. He appears when the rest of the birds go to bed. Then, he had a bath. What a site in the setting sun, splishing and splashing, the water glistening like diamonds

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!

Every winter a little robin comes to the garden. he protects his territory from other visiting robins and spends time sitting in my shrubs. he is a welcome sight. He teases my husky which amuses us all at no20. A regular visitor to my bird table.