At least 12 Redpolls have been on the Nyger seed feeders today; five on each feeder at one time - five of the birds ringed and five unringed. Then, later in the afternoon whilst watching a 1st winter male and adult male Reed Buntings stocking up as seeds were being revealed by the retreating snow, a couple of Redpolls came into the small feeder. These had very white wing-bars, were white underneath and one seemed to have a very white rump.
All the birds were soon spooked by the second Sparrowhawk visit of the day but soon birds were back - apart from those two Redpolls. Plenty of Chaffinches now as well as a couple of Long-tailed Tits, one of which has a ring on it (we've only rung one in my garden and that was last winter).
All the birds were soon spooked by the second Sparrowhawk visit of the day but soon birds were back - apart from those two Redpolls. Plenty of Chaffinches now as well as a couple of Long-tailed Tits, one of which has a ring on it (we've only rung one in my garden and that was last winter).
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