I started feeding over a week ago at three sites for the autumn/winter and early sightings include, great tit[commonist bird] blue tit[second commonist] long tailed tit[small flocks] nuthatch[4 individuals regular] robin[odd ones] dunnock[2/3] g s woodpecker[present at all three sites] wood pigeon[two many] collard dove[2] magpie[seem to be regular now] jay[2 at the woodland site] blackbird[common visitor] blackcap female[turned up sun morning,fed for about an hour] jackdaw[2 in garden site] distinct lack of finches,only one goldfinch on niger so far.
Twice over the weekend a buzzard hunted over porritt lodge
Hi Brian, I pinched your Sparrowhawk earlier this year...... I've got all the Goldfinches!!! Up to 25 feeding on sunflower hearts (they seem to like them). 4/5 Greenfinch regularly and the odd Bullfinch on occasions. Regards Ina