Wildlife in your Garden

[COYBL25]

1st of June and I haven`t seen a single Swallow, House Martin in South LIverpool yet.

I was down on Oglet Shore this morning, by where the airport conning tower is and all the old farm building are and didn`t see a single bird.

I saw plenty of other stuff, Linnets ( haven`t seen them for a few years ) loads of finches and nesting Lapwings, but not a single Swallow or House Martin.

No Sky Larks either, but they go quiet when they`re nesting.

Yet, watching Spring Watch last night, the Swallow chicks on there, were nearly ready to fledge

 

[kev]

1st of June and I haven`t seen a single Swallow, House Martin in South LIverpool yet.

I was down on Oglet Shore this morning, by where the airport conning tower is and all the old farm building are and didn`t see a single bird.

I saw plenty of other stuff, Linnets ( haven`t seen them for a few years ) loads of finches and nesting Lapwings, but not a single Swallow or House Martin.

No Sky Larks either, but they go quiet when they`re nesting.

Yet, watching Spring Watch last night, the Swallow chicks on there, were nearly ready to fledge

must be a scouse thing lol Have seen plenty in Sintellins

 

[Toffeepot]

My parents' back garden is an abbatoir of dead birds, sacrificed to Socks the Cat, God of Death

Stick a bell on him

 

[Blue Sky]

We've ( Wirral) had swallows and house martins for a few weeks and always the late arrivals swifts are now here .

 

[Uuuuuurgh plop plop]

Corpses. All I find are corpses. Dead mice, dead water voles, dead sparrows. My cats are psychopaths

 

[TangerineToffee]

Pair of goldfinches I believe, swinging the high wire above our hedge the other day

 

[COYBL25]

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Pair of goldfinches I believe, swinging the high wire above our hedge the other day

For a bird that`s so brightly coloured, they don`t have hide their nests well.

Every year, a pair nest in my neighbours Beech hedge and it`s only when the leaves drop off and you see the nest, that you realise that they`ve possibly raised two lots of chicks, without anyone noticing !

 

[Joey66]

Steps for salmon -

 

[Joey66]

Tad poles on the riverside, thousands of them -

 

[DualityNSNO]

1st of June and I haven`t seen a single Swallow, House Martin in South LIverpool yet.

I was down on Oglet Shore this morning, by where the airport conning tower is and all the old farm building are and didn`t see a single bird.

I saw plenty of other stuff, Linnets ( haven`t seen them for a few years ) loads of finches and nesting Lapwings, but not a single Swallow or House Martin.

No Sky Larks either, but they go quiet when they`re nesting.

Yet, watching Spring Watch last night, the Swallow chicks on there, were nearly ready to fledge

You went by an air control tower and didn't see birds and you're surprised?

 

[Joey66]

Young Salmon -

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Young Salmon -

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Nice. I wish I had such access to salmon. Where is this at, Joey?

 

[kev]

Young Salmon -

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Nah, that's a stick @Joey66

 

[Sassy Colombian]

 

[chicoazul]

I have to fight incredibly hard to fight my natural instinct when I say this is the second best thread on this godforsaken website. Well done all contributing, you get it, and those that don’t hopefully will in time.