Long Tailed Tits

[mazie]

We've just counted at least 30 in our Cherry Tree. We noticed them a couple of days ago and counted about 12/15... The tree looks as thought it's moving with them. Amazing :o)

[julia-mag]

How beautiful !

[mazie]

It is Julia. Reminds me a bit of a Ballet and they seem to be growing in numbers on a daily basis.....Can't stop smiling at the moment

[FredPuli43]

Bloody long-tailed tits, coming over here into our gardens, mob-handed ! I, for one, never see or notice them , but when they appear, it's always in great numbers. Same with goldfinches; never ever notice just the one, always several. They must always be about, but where? Amazing sight though, when the long-taileds do descend

[rowanwitch]

keep close eye other birds may join them saw a large bush in Epping forest once full of long tail, blue, great tits, gold crests and goldfinches small birds may flock together for safety

[julia-mag]

I would like to know what the robin is saying to me because for the past few days he has been shrieking for ages at a time right outside my window, just about 3 feet away fom the 'feeders'. Don't know if he is saying thank-you or 'can;t I have something different' ! Just wish I knew !

[rowanwitch]

give me dried meal worms!!!!

[mazie]

Perhaps he's looking for some meal worms julia :o) I love my robin, he's always by my side when I'm gardening. I'll keep my eye's peeled Rowan and report back. :o)

[mazie]

LOL fred, they can come into my garden anytime they like. We've had up to 40 goldfinches in the garden in Summer ( a proper Charm)

[missprim]

i've got a pair of them!!

[Robinia]

That's lovely mazie...last time I had a flock in my garden one came to the windowsill and I kept seeing it's tiny little face from the beak up frantically bobbing up and down appearing above the window frame...sooo sweet.

[julia-mag]

Thanks for ofeers but we give him mealworms, seeds, fatballs, brown bread, bits of fat etc etc. Perhaps he gets tummy ache !!

[mazie]

That's lovely Robinia, I never had them venture that close to the house. I wonder how long they'll stay?

[mazie]

If you give him that lot julia, he's probably saying "thank you" x

[razza]

40 goldfinches in summer is unusual,long tail tits come to my garden every 2 or 3 days.They do like to rove the area looking for food,if anyone has a tree in the back garden slap a lump of lard on the trunk,they love it.

[Robinia]

In my experience mazie they just do a pit stop to feed... unfortunately.

[mazie]

I have some cooking lard razza I'll go and do that this afternoon. Than you x

[mazie]

should have been Thank you razza. That's a shame Robinia :o(

[julia-mag]

I put up two seed feeders for goldfinches about a month ago, but no luck so far. I saw one in the summer so hope to see another one soon. We do get a variety of birds but not all the ones I would like to see! We feed them all year round.

[mazie]

When we had all the feeders the goldfinch loved the sunflower hearts the best julia

[Robinia]

Julia - I agree with mazie, I'd only ever seen one passing goldfinch in my garden until I put sunflower hearts out (in a separate feeder to the mixed seed)...now they're regulars all year round.