I've just seen my first Red Robin of this December

Any other bird lovers here.The birds that are visiting my garden at the moment are Jackdaws,Magpies,Collared Doves,Wood pigeons,Robins and my favourites,the Blackbirds.

My pet eagle insists on playing with the fish in the lake even though I've told him off many-a-time.
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Culvin    07 Dec 16 12:40 
Any other bird lovers here.The birds that are visiting my garden at the moment are Jackdaws,Magpies,Collared Doves,Wood pigeons,Robins and my favourites,the Blackbirds.Culvin


Above, plus :-

Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Redwing
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
long Tailed Tit
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Bullfinch
Wren
House sparrow
Dunnock

The Goldfinch is the prada of small birds.

Robins are bullies they chase off any other similar sized bird from feeders etc.

THAT IS ROBINIST - you swine (whoops!!  apologies to those who may be offensive)

We can always be reliant on AP for a car photo.

Jack.....I loved that little beauty because it got me from A-B.....
....except on that day!

....pity that you were reliant on this for such a cheap laugh....

There are always robins in my garden. They love mealworms and fat pellets. This picture, which I've posted before and make no apologies for posting it again, was taken in the spring at nest-building time.

Thats A Great photo,Foinavon.THANKS!

Brilliant picture Fionavan 

I only just filled some of my feeders about a week ago for the first time this winter,only sunflower hearts and suet balls so far but lots more to come.

3-4 Chaffinches and a Robin were the first to appear then Starlings on the suet balls.

Today,3 Goldfinches and a Blue Tit taking the sunflower hearts.Wood Pigeons hover up what's dropped.

For good value bird food check out the BRINVALE site.

Yep, good site.

we have a robin full time in our garden (well as part of his territory)

this year because our sparrowhawk has gone we have had a bit
of an explosion in songbird numbers

we have a flock, of mixed great tits and blue tits that are often
joined by house sparrows, and little coal tits

our dunnocks get no peace from robin, who doesnt chase any other bird

chaffinch hasnt been around since he spent all day
fighting with his reflection in our car wing mirror
for a couple of weeks

collared doves were almost wiped out by sparrowhawk but
one or two are starting to appear

woodpigeons come in a clean up with the magpies crows and
starlings

blackbird and family flit in and out, hes still trying to chase some
of this years young away

lovely photo foinavon





did you all see the robin that has moved into liverpool cathedral ?

seemingly hes nesting in their christmas tree

Foinavon's robin looks to have a large BMI issue
fat bhastard

you've never heard of a  round robin  ?

I've got an Elder Berry tree within three yards of my varanda and the birds go mad for the berries. Get all sorts (not sure what they all are) but ruled by two huge wood pigeons who live at bottom of garden in leylandii. Cat next door thinks it's his personal duty to catch one of the but they outsmart him.

Thanks, guys! The birds in my garden are all well fed, not least the robin. I love the boundless energy and alertness of these little birds. The neighbourhood cats are an ever-present danger and sadly, some nests are raided and birds perish every year.

I'm not that observant about birds but there has been a plethora of robins in my local parks this year and often see one or two in my garden a few times a week. We seem to have had an influx of parakeets and parrots as well which I hadn't really noticed in previous years. We get an owl or two sometimes every now and then also.

see them every day close up , i am a gardener and there always seem to be one in every decent sized garden ,they feed on the worms and grubs that have been dug up ,brighten up a dull day!

robin always gets close when i have trowel or spade in hand

other times he tends to sit on fence and makes inspection
when i leave

I love my garden birds. Always have robins.

Lovely picture, Foinavon.

Solitary birds are robins, very rarely will you see two close together unless they are trying to kill each other

Saw first flock of redwings of the winter yesterday. Always a favourite of mine.

It is strange we only seem to see Robins when there is snow about

My cat brought in a dead one once, I could have killed him, I did tell him off, he has not brought in one since!

My parents have a robin that pretty much lives in their garden. Must be his territory.

Fair play to Facts for the redwing at least.

Seems like he has lived up to the promise to put up migrants even if it is a bird from Scandinavia!

have two Robins in the garden but no Batmen

CHIT CHAT GARDEN BIRDS

I have seen many a robin happy in the company of a dunnock.

too many  cats around to get any birds in my garden    don't mind the odd cat here and there but why do some people have 6 of them  ?