http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/ Distribution list for all Warwickshire birdwatching information. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:26:27 GMT George Burton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5391 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5391 L. Redpolls up to 8 on niger feeder in garden today, albeit on only 4 perches, so relay in operation! George Sent from my iPhone On 5 Feb 2010, at 16:50, Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:51:07 GMT George Burton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5390 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5390 Yes, saw one push a nut into bark of a yew tree from conservatory of Stags Head p.h. in Offchurch one xmas too. George Sent from my iPhone On 5 Feb 2010, at Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:11:27 GMT Hugh Darwen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5389 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5389 ... Not for some time, but we used to have one that used the splits in the top cap of the garden fence. Come to think of it, perhaps it stopped when we fitted Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:26:21 GMT Martenson, Claes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5388 Hi, I’ve had up to six Lesser Redpolls on my feeders since a month back. Max 4 today. I’ve seen them in the garden but not on my feeders other winters. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:49:20 GMT George Burton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5387 2 L.Redpoll on niger feeder as we speak. 1st ones since peak of 7 last winter & 1st excitement since snow melted! George Sent from my iPhone Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:56:29 GMT Mike Welch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5386 Hi I'm not sure whther I should use the forum in this way but it struck me that some of you might wish to vote for this project - hope so, as it says, it only Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:36:59 GMT Satch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5385 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5385 There were 2 male smew on the lake today. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:20:53 GMT George Burton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5384 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5384 Yes we' ve had a female b'bird on the nut feeder this winter too but can't say it noticed it in previous years. Forgot is was garden birdwatch weekend though, Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:35:26 GMT Hugh Darwen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5383 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5383 Today we did our counts for RSPB's annual garden watch. As usual, it was a trifle annoying when various regulars failed to show up during the regulation Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:09:37 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5382 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5382 Do you find you put plenty of bird food out on a cold day and see no birds, the answer is a Sparrow Hawk has been targeting your feeding station, usually you Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:06:50 GMT Phillip Robbins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5381 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5381 Hello all, during the snowy spell we had 12 blackbirds(as opposed to our usual pair) in our rather small garden thanks to two packs of some Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:34:35 GMT Hugh Darwen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5380 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5380 Hi John, and thanks for this. I do put bird seed out but in a caged feeder on a post, where squirrels can't get at it. House sparrows in particular prefer Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:34:17 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5379 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5379 Hi Hugh, During the recent cold spell I filled my feeders every morning and boiled a kettle and put hot water into the bird bath, I threw wild bird seed onto a Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:41:22 GMT Paul Bray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5378 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5378 Thanks all - much appreciated. _____ From: warwickbirds@yahoogroups.com [mailto:warwickbirds@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martenson, Claes Sent: 19 January Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:48:07 GMT Martenson, Claes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5377 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warwickbirds/message/5377 Hi, I live in Snitterfield. I’ve seen them in my garden and above the village the last weekend, but also in Preston-on-Stour and Edstone (my BirdAtlas