Daily Grind » birds http://www.simond.net Wonderings, wanderings and waffle Tue, 25 May 2010 11:33:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 RSPB Garden Watch http://www.simond.net/2010/01/30/rspb-garden-watch/ http://www.simond.net/2010/01/30/rspb-garden-watch/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:59:10 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/?p=817 Continue reading →]]> My results (birds seen together, at the same time) for Garden Watch:

3 x blackbird, 1x collared dove, 1x greenfinch, 1x robin, 1x blue tit, 4x house sparrow, 2x jackdaw, 6x starling, 6x chaffinch, 2x goldfinch.

There was a rook just outside the garden, but I couldn’t count it.

]]> http://www.simond.net/2010/01/30/rspb-garden-watch/feed/ 0 Redwing http://www.simond.net/2010/01/12/redwing/ http://www.simond.net/2010/01/12/redwing/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:41:55 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/?p=811 Continue reading →]]> There was a redwing in the neighbours’ garden, which is a rare sighting. It looks like a thrush, with red under its wings. I think this was quite a young one, as it was fluffy (might have been the cold) and its feathers looked new.

New header image, with blackbird.

]]> http://www.simond.net/2010/01/12/redwing/feed/ 0 Blackbirds http://www.simond.net/2009/01/19/blackbirds/ http://www.simond.net/2009/01/19/blackbirds/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:55:02 +0000 simon http://www.simond.net/?p=721 We have some really friendly birds around here. I’m trying to get a robin and a blackbird to feed from my hand.

Here’s a picture of a blackbird:

Blackbird zoom

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