Harry walk and spotting

I took Harry for a wander down to Mandelyns and spotted two REDWING by the river Bourne. No sign of a greywag....

Granville tuck shop

An amazing array of species feeding this morning in the glorious nearly spring sunshine
ROBIN
LONG TAILED TIT
WOODPIGEON
ROOK
DUNNOCK
WREN
BLUE TIT
GREAT TIT
MAGPIE
SISKIN
LESSER REDPOLL
BLACKBIRD
GOLDFINCH
CHAFFINCH
BUZZARD
Later in the day while doing some waterfall creation prep an orchestra of sound in the trees above me (Siskin I think) - and a COAL TIT
A HERON flew over with JACKDAW flying through
The additional feeder already utilised - a suet log feeder coming soon(my attempt to get woodpeckers!)

Magpie feeding on the mealworms 

Woodpigeon on the archway

Buzzard over the house

Massive Rook having a feed

Long tailed tits close 

Blue tits enjoying the suet

Siskins and Redpolls

Lovely plumage on this Chaffinch

New feeding station a hit!

Blackbird on the main lawn

Lesser Redpoll in the sun

Wren close to the house hide

Dunnock in flight

Great Missenden family walk

A lovely day so we took a walk around Great Missenden. Very low flying RED KITE but very little else - a great walk though and quite a potential for birds when spring really kicks in

Walk route 

HSF !

Lovely woods

Costa time

New Granville ticks continue!

Over the weekend , a further new species seen in the garden -  this morning a STARLING was seen feeding on the meal worm on the bird house by the raised beds.
Granville life total stands at #37

College Lake family trip

A trip over to the lake with Anna, Harry, Jen and John - best bird sighing was a flock of GOLDEN PLOVER

Golden plover in there somewhere...

Harry and daddy birding!

Harry looking for birds one way, daddy the other

Photography and a sling !

Redpolls and Siskins on the close feeders

Over the weekend the feeders were very busy - with the SISKINS and the LESSER REDPOLLS (yes - NOT Linnet!)

One of the Siskins sat in the caged feeder for about 5 mins chilling out and having a feed now and then. 

Quality birding from the bedroom hide! 

Clear sight of the barring on the wing

Lesser Redpoll - nice poll! 

A few shots enjoying the sunflower seeds

This little chap perched here for around 5 mins!

Goldfinch and Lesser Redpoll 

Garden birding in the sun

A lovely morning with a great variety of species including the recently showing LESSER REDPOLL and SISKIN

Siskin on the raised bed feeders

Favourite spot - back of the garden

Who's a pretty boy then

Siskin on the seed

Goldfinch now regulars

Another new Granville garden tick

Looking out the bedroom windows this morning I noticed a different plumaged bird on the top back bird feeders - so with a quick look through the binos there were 3 LESSER REDPOLL (Thanks Lucy for spotting they are NOT Linnet as I previously stated!)  feeding away with the GOLDFINCH, COAL TIT, BLUE TIT and GREAT TIT
The top feeders are certainly bringing in more unusual species - may be time to put up another feeding station along the back of the garden!

Lesser Redpoll - a new edition to the garden list

Nuthatch attacking bird box

Ian tapped on my work window after spotting a NUTHATCH acting very much like a woodpecker - by pecking away at the entrance hole to the bird box.
I managed to get a shot and video via iphone and through my very small and pretty rubbish work based binos.


Good spot Ian!

Nuthatch attacking bird box 

Damage delivered by the ferocious pecker 

Live and direct!

Granville Garden TICKS!!

Another cracking morning from the bedroom hide - SISKIN and a COAL TIT on the feeders!!! As well as GOLDFINCH, LONG TAILED TIT, BLUE TIT, ROBIN, GREAT TIT
The feeders are coming into their own - gave them a good clean out acouple of weeks ago which no doubt has helped. What next ???

Blue tit on the archway

Siskin, Goldfinch AND Coal Tit in one - result!! 

Granville Garden bird action

A very busy garden this morning with ROBIN, BLACKBIRD, GREAT TIT, BLUE TIT, CHAFFINCH, GOLDFINCH, MAGPIE, CARRION CROW, WOODPIGEON and a new sighting of LONG TAILED TIT on the feeders! A great sight.
The BLACKBIRD was having a bath in the pond!
The flock of around 15 GOLDFINCH were spooked in the trees by a patrolling SPARROWHAWK