Baz posted:kattymieoww posted:Didn't have any rarer species,I think it depends how the winter is .I remember a few years back during a bad winter we had loads of gold finches at the feeders,not seen them for a few years.
Ours are mostly robins , sparrows , blackbirds and wood pigeons
I’ve got a little wren which visits my garden. Tiny, shy little bird.
Yellowhammers seem to be on the decline up here and I haven’t seen any Reed Buntings for a couple of years.
Green finches are in trouble they say,numbers crashing there is a disease affecting them.I've seen the odd one now and then.Seen bull finches too but very rarely,beautiful birds.
kattymieoww posted:Green finches are in trouble they say,numbers crashing there is a disease affecting them.I've seen the odd one now and then.Seen bull finches too but very rarely,beautiful birds.
Yes, greenfinches have been in trouble for a couple of years. Saw some chaffinches today but there don’t seem to be so many around as there used to be.
Baz posted:There’s a greenfinch
Cute little birds. I like the tits and finches.
Baz posted:Yogi19 posted:They look like lazy lumps
Yes
on land they do..but very graceful swimmers
Amythist posted:Baz posted:Yogi19 posted:They look like lazy lumps
Yes
That’s true. Hi Amythist
Was a young child with my dad when I saw my first lapwing, which he calls a peewit
Baz posted:Yogi19 posted:Was a young child with my dad when I saw my first lapwing, which he calls a peewit
Yes , my dad called them peewits too
Always wondered what they were...bits get watched up looking like spongy tangerines
Yogi19 posted:Was a young child with my dad when I saw my first lapwing, which he calls a peewit
My old grandad called them peewits too.The sound of their call.Years ago we used to holiday in Millport,Isle of Cumbrae.There would be lapwings in the fields and we always heard skylarks too.
Amythist posted:Always wondered what they were...bits get watched up looking like spongy tangerines
Good description
kattymieoww posted:Yogi19 posted:Was a young child with my dad when I saw my first lapwing, which he calls a peewit
My old grandad called them peewits too.The sound of their call.Years ago we used to holiday in Millport,Isle of Cumbrae.There would be lapwings in the fields and we always heard skylarks too.
Lucky you Katty 
kattymieoww posted:Yogi19 posted:Was a young child with my dad when I saw my first lapwing, which he calls a peewit
My old grandad called them peewits too.The sound of their call.Years ago we used to holiday in Millport,Isle of Cumbrae.There would be lapwings in the fields and we always heard skylarks too.
Yes
My boys went to Millport on a school (geography) trip.
Baz posted:That slug is very weird
I hate slugs - on land or in water.
Thanks for the company, see you in the CBB thread 
Those ermine (stoat's) would have your rabbits if you didn't predator proof runs etc .Mine were house rabbits 🙂
Yogi19 posted:Baz posted:Yogi19 posted:Was a young child with my dad when I saw my first lapwing, which he calls a peewit
Yes , my dad called them peewits too
Peewit because of the sound of their call!
No-one here?
I am.I'll watch bb on plus one.☺
Hi bye the way 
