Clive & Sheila's Garden Birds
Female Sparrowhawk in our Alder tree

Female Sparrowhawk in our Alder tree

 Welcome to . . . . mygardenbirds.co.uk, a webcam and general information site based in a typical urban garden on the western edge of the Black Country in central England. 36 species of birds have been recorded (landed) in this garden, with another 16 species observed flying over. A grand total of 52.

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Sad news: The local Peregrine pair have had their eggs stolen: We are hoping to get a rota organised for next year, so please consider if you wish to help.  Contact me initially: williamsonclive@yahoo.com 

There has been an increase in the Goldfinch population visiting the niger seed feeders. At least four adult and another four juvenile birds are around and there is hardly any time during the day when the niger is not being eaten. I just wish they would not drop so much of it.

The local Sparrowhawk called in at lunchtime yesterday and would have been clearly seen in the camera as she flew up to and around the sunflower feeder. Unfortunately/fortunately (depends on your point of view) she missed all the little birds so went on her way. Sheila saw a ‘kill’ earlier in the week however: possibly one of the many juvenile starlings that are around and attacking our fat ball feeders and peanuts.

Swifts are regularly wheeling overhead so hopefully one or two will be prospecting the nest sites for next year.

We have a hedgehog ‘nesting’ in the old chimney pot that sits by the kitchen window. She is not slow to get out and about in daylight either: we first spotted her collecting dry leaves and fresh grass one evening and have also seen her at tea time purposely scampering along the path towards the compost heap that is opened up at the moment for rebuilding . . . it has collapsed onto a pain of the greenhouse glass and broken it. 

To view this week’s Bird List see ‘Species Recorded’
 last updated 28th June 2009

By popular request . . . . here are some recent photos of Grandaughter Olive: born 07/02/09

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My photos are very amateurish, I know, but have a look at those by local photographer David Baker on this address:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/db-gd

Try this website too: http://worldbirds.awardspace.com/index.html by Keith who lives in Hinksford

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Left: One of David’s recent pics taken at Upton Warren, Worcs

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Left: Our typical English garden in spring . . . . but only a few days later we had a snowfall.
We feel that the removal of hedges and replacing them with fencing is detrimental to sparrows: our flock spend long periods ‘chattering’ in our hedge and that is where they return when feeding.

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Fed up with difficult to clean feeders?
after years of trying different types I have decided these are the best . . . . . . see them in use on the web cam

For advice on feeders and food click ‘Feeding Scheme’
[I import, modify and sell the cheapest and easy to clean hanging feeders, all you need is an empty drinks bottle:]

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 pictures from visits to the USA
American Goldfinch & House Finch
Roebling NJ

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UK Pictures
Puffin
Farne Islands

also... try this web cam of Netherton reservoir

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* Many thanks to Stu Evans for help with this web site *

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Lac de Puydarrieux, France
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