Wildlife in your Garden

[JimmyJeffers]

May be something in that.
We get plenty Buzzards around here and although I have also seen Red Kites here, I don't see them regularly.

If you get the train up the east coast into Scotland you’ll see a buzzard on a post in every other field. Seen a bit of an explosion of them round here. My auntie reckoned it was cos there’s tougher restrictions on game keepers

 

[COYBL25]

Female and male Merlin - about the size of a Blackbird and hunts like a fighter bomber.

 

[kev]

I saw a glimpse of a small falcon last year that I think was a merlin or a hobby. Wouldn’t know the difference to be honest.

Extremely difficult to tell them apart when all you get is a quick glimpse

Hobby (Falco subbuteo) -> Merlin (Falco subbuteo) - BirdID's Bird Guide - Nord University - Birdid

www.birdid.no

 

[COYBL25]

Hobby - not far off the size of a Kestrel.

 

[Stephen Gibson]

I saw a glimpse of a small falcon last year that I think was a merlin or a hobby. Wouldn’t know the difference to be honest.

I have only just heard of a Merlin so looked it up & now I'm questioning everything i thought i saw in the past that looked like a bird of prey that wasn't a red kite.

 

[COYBL25]

I have only just heard of a Merlin so looked it up & now I'm questioning everything i thought i saw in the past that looked like a bird of prey that wasn't a red kite.

The way it hunts is so specific and it’s size is the easiest way to identify it.

It can even chase down Swallows it’s that fast and agile.

 

[blue1948]

I was watching an old QI episode and they said why do we say red kite and robin red breast when they are orange and the answer was that we didn't have the word orange then !!!
Once on the way to Largs we were in a remote glen and a bird ,big bird flew along with us .It was a hen harrier I later found out and it was massive .

 

[carlos21]

How amazing is the birds of prey in this country guys.

 

[Joey66]

It's that time of year weather goes in the cold and wet into your garage or greenhouse where they do great harm - this is the ideal trap use cooking chocolate in the hole and set trap four to six - caught 9 already

 

[degsy]

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Female and male Merlin - about the size of a Blackbird and hunts like a fighter bomber.

Given that the Mosquito had a Merlin engines an apt discription

 

[COYBL25]

It's that time of year weather goes in the cold and wet into your garage or greenhouse where they do great harm - this is the ideal trap use cooking chocolate in the hole and set trap four to six - caught 9 already
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Wrong thread you nincompoop lol

 

[COYBL25]

If you get the train up the east coast into Scotland you’ll see a buzzard on a post in every other field. Seen a bit of an explosion of them round here. My auntie reckoned it was cos there’s tougher restrictions on game keepers

They`re all over South Liverpool, with at least two pairs that I know of nesting by me - the chicks are noisy as hell when it`s feeding time, so they`re not hard to find.

One of the nests it at the top of a massive Leylandii tree at the back of Springwood Crematorium.

When it`s windy the whole tree bends in the wind and I`ve no idea how they don`t fall out !

 

[larbert toffee]

It's that time of year weather goes in the cold and wet into your garage or greenhouse where they do great harm - this is the ideal trap use cooking chocolate in the hole and set trap four to six - caught 9 already
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Didn't know Merlin's and buzzards could unlock garage doors or enjoy chocolate, yer learn something new every day.

 

[Joey66]

Wrong thread you nincompoop lol

So wild mice are not wildlife you dipstick......

 

[Joey66]

Didn't know Merlin's and buzzards could unlock garage doors or enjoy chocolate, yer learn something new every day.

If mice could do that it would be a surprise imo lol