My Scunthorpe Garden 2024

At last! A nice male on the bird feeder this morning. Who'd have thought it would take until 1st Feb. to see a House Sparrow.

Pete

Before sending this pic I tried to take one when six spuggies were on each nut feeder but  they got hawk eyes and kept spotting me side of curtain also noticed past week or so the Blackbirds are now feeding from the suet blocks/fat balls on trees. My faves are the Magpie's and Jackdaw's hanging on the fat ball feeders but I have to hide behind the blinds to watch them. Be glad when the warmer weather comes so I can get out and about. 

Still haven't seen one!

Three of the tribe of Spuggies in front garden.

Jan 16th:

Feral Pigeon - 19
Wood Pigeon - 1
Collared Dove - 2
Blackbird - 4m 2f
Common Gull - 2
Chaffinch - 3
Robin - 2
Blue Tit - 5
Jackdaw - 2
Goldfinch - 10
Greenfinch - 2
Spuggie - c30
Great Tit - 2
Starling - 7
Magpie - 2
Coal Tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
Long-tail Tit - 3
Wren - 1

John

My House Sparrows are in garden all year unless the feeders are empty through no fault of my own (last month had two weeks in hospital) they seem to prefer fat balls and peanuts rather than sunflower hearts , I now have two large nut feeders and one smaller one, sometimes there are a dozen either on or next to the large ones with others below getting the bits that drop off. Noticed three Sparrows had gone in back garden for the fat balls, probably due to that many in front garden. The sfh feeder at front is partly hidden behind the big holly tree to stop the Feral Pigeons getting on them but the wee birds can.

Over the coming weeks am expecting the total of Sparrows to increase to upwards of fifty or sixty as they have done in past, its not easy counting them when they are in the hedge/trees and on ground etc.

I'll redirect some of mine to North Somercotes Pete.

John