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help spotting some birds.

  • 24-12-2010 3:04pm
    #1
    Stoner
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    I have a tiny garden in Dublin, I'm trying to document all the birds that visit it. I know most of them are basic little guys but it was very hard to get any birds in at all due to the size of the garden and all the cats i have around. I planted 6 pyracantha berry trees when i moved in five years ago, and the activity around them was great during the first belt of snow but now I have a bully bird LOL chasing all others from blackbirds and smaller out of the garden. I've spotted 12 types so far with 5 or 6 that i have no names for, regular looking birds I just dont know there names, I have books but I'm still unsure.

    I know these are basic birds but could someone help with the naming please, I have been badly wrong so far, I only found out that the grey wagtail had a yellow strip two days ago, but it was nice to see both types return to the garden, I'm doing my best to feed them but the berries are the most popular over and above the fatty bread and rasher rinds, seeds, fat balls, nuts and raisins.

    I'm not even sure if this is the same type of bird or two or three types. The Grey guy has the back garden wrapped up at the moment.

    thank you in advance


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  • #2
    Feargal as Luimneach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭Feargal as Luimneach


    First two birds are female blackbirds.
    Third bird appears to be a mistle thrush: note dark patch on upper breast and pale marking on wing. Couldn't rule out song thrush 100% though.


  • #3
    littlebug
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    Hi Stoner,
    Are you doing the garden bird survey? Have a look at our thread on it.... lots of pics and chat there. Join in and let us know how you're getting on.

    littlebug


  • #4
    Stoner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »
    First two birds are female blackbirds.
    Third bird appears to be a mistle thrush: note dark patch on upper breast and pale marking on wing. Couldn't rule out song thrush 100% though.

    thank you, I was fairly sure about the blackbirds, it was their changes in shape that had me confused from stubby and puffy to a much more slender look, plus they seemed to outnumber the males


  • #5
    Stoner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    littlebug wrote: »
    Hi Stoner,
    Are you doing the garden bird survey? Have a look at our thread on it.... lots of pics and chat there. Join in and let us know how you're getting on.

    littlebug

    Well I didn't know there was one here to be honest. I have a book where a guy in england has 22 types in his garden and recommended that readers to it as they may be surprised with the variety in their gardens.

    I will have a read though looks like a very active thread.


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