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Hi folks, hope you all had a good weekend. I am pleased to report, the female G S W I mentioned a few weeks back, with the injured leg, appears to be using the leg to some extent now. I also observed her flying off with a beak full of pastry. (her preferred nibbles) Perhaps I misjudged her in saying...

i have just taken this with my compact, not bad for a beginner hey lol

i am still waiting for my new camera so in the mean time i take pics with my compact so the quality isn`t always top notch but i still think these are decent enough to recognise what they are xxx

i was ready to turn off my camera when i noticed these just starting to argue over the Niger feeder so i managed a couple of pics, please remember these are taken with a compact camera so the quality isn`t top notch but still decent i think xxxx

I have just experienced the most wonderful thing about nature. I am sitting by my lounge window and suddenly there's that sickening thud. A young coal tit knocked itself senseless and fell to the ground. Suddenly a parent came to it and started standing on its back twittering like mad. The parent...

Has anyone heard of the above happening, because my husband witnessed it yesterday on a roof top.

Is it normal to have 3 female Bullfinches and only one male?? They all come regularly throughout the day! The male is stunning!!!! So bright! My other regular is a greater spotted woodpecker! Again stunning! He’s getting very brave :-) Again is it normal to just have the one?? I also get...

Well I got nearly all of my usuals this morning (just no long tailed tits), and a bird that I have not seen in my garden before. I did not have my camera to hand at first, but my wife got it for me and thankfully it returned so I could take a pic! My list: Blackbird x 2 (1 x male, 1 x female) ...

The arrival of the snow entirely changed the dynamics in the garden. The 3 Blackbirds that fed amicably all year suddenly became 9 with much fighting for space on the ground feeders. However, all were displaced when two Fieldfare (first time in the garden) decided to occupy opposite corners of the garden...

nHmrQwCHcDY Hope this one works trying another way to get videos of mine onto this site.

Hi everyone, There has been countrywide complaints of Royal Mail incorrectly discarding of elastic bands, which harms an abundance of wildlife, particularly Hedgehogs. A lot of people have informed me that their local postal workers have been dropping the elastic bands on the floor, many have even...

Happy Happy Happy. Seen them at last in reasonably light. I will endeavour to upload a video to site.

Hello everyone. I know this isn't a pleasant experience, but I came across a dead chick today. I was just interested in knowing what type of bird actually has chicks so late in the year? (I live in London) Thank you :)

Very lovely birds the Redpolls, I always thought they'd be in much hotter countries and I didn't know they breed here at home in the UK too. Is this normal or a sign of the times .. global warming?

Good morning! Or evening! Or middle of the night! I'm not sure what it is right now, lol. Well it's the middle of the night here in San Francisco and I should be getting some sleep but just want to post these few pics first. I've been going through the various photos I've been taking...

Afternoon guys, I took this photo a few weeks ago of a Heron (I think) up baggeridge Park near where I live, isn't it an odd looking heron, not much grey on it at @BirdfeederUK - twitter all.....

Hi again. Borrowing my friend Sue's laptop for a few minutes. We are in beautiful New York, staying in our Midtown Manhattan hotel. Had a lovely first day today, wandering around our favourite places in the city. We were supposed to see a Broadway show this evening but it was cancelled, as were most...

A recent article written by keen birder Frank McClintock..... You may not have heard but unfortunately, the Portuguese government has just given the go-ahead for development totaling 359 hectares all around Salgados (or Pera Marsh as it's known to some), down in the Algarve, an area just as valuable...

I just a huge flock of Starlings descend on my feeder this week and I managed to get a few snaps of them. I think they're great birds, I love the oil slick look they have... very hungry birds most of the time though, its a good job I keep a good supply of food to top up for the other birds after...

Here's a few more pics I took at Newport Wetlands a few days ago. I didn't see as many birds as I'd expected but I think they must have all been sheltering from the scorching sun that day! It was a lovely day though and I plan to return again soon. A Little Grebe, yes? Baby Grebe...

For at least two years I've had a pair of swifts nesting under the eaves of my home. I'm simply amazed at their ability to fly at speed into a vertical slot no more than 4cm deep. Once in the nest they are silent. At some point in time I'd like to clad the front of my home and this would...

I had a lovely afternoon feeding a whole family of Great Tits in St James's Park on Friday, during a few days' stay in London. What a wonderful experience it was to have them constantly flying onto my hands to eat the bits of peanuts and hazelnuts I'd broken into tiny pieces for them. The...