Any one like Tits?

kestrelx · 06-02-2010, 12:52

Hi Folks, I'm a member of the RSPB, I am interested in birds and here is a video I made of great and blue tits eating coconut from my hand.

It is helpful for the birds in the cold winter months to put out food but get some advice from the Royal Society for Protection of Birds on what to put out.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/jointoday/bir...irds/index.htm

Ken Moss · 06-02-2010, 15:33

I bought a bird table for my back yard last year and I have been amazed at the varieties of birds that have flocked to my house. Sparrows and starlings in abundance but also blue tits, great tits, coal tits, pied wagtails and even a solitary marsh tit.

They all go mad for fat balls and I pour the leftover goose fat from my Sunday roast potatoes over porridge oats and they make short work of that too.

None of them have been remotely interested in bread or seeds though.

DaveinGermany · 06-02-2010, 16:19

Naughty, Naughty very Naughty

..... as the Prodigy would say, using leading questions to draw a response Kestrelx, but yes we quite enjoy the birds coming to the Bird table, especially over at the Caravan in Holland, we also get quite a lot of Red squirrels as well which is fun to watch as they scoff all the offerings.

cmonstanley · 06-02-2010, 23:45

buzzards loads of them and seagulls noisy sods lol

SPUGGIE J · 07-02-2010, 09:13

Dont see many tits and if i do its usually blue tits. Get a lot of yellow and pyed wagtails loads of ducks cormorants herons blackbirds and thrushes. As for seagulls well get bombed of them enough to hate em. Do occasionally put food out for them providing the crows and pigeons are not about but dont mind wood pigeons or grey doves.

kestrelx · 09-02-2010, 00:51

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Naughty, Naughty very Naughty

..... as the Prodigy would say, using leading questions to draw a response Kestrelx, but yes we quite enjoy the birds coming to the Bird table, especially over at the Caravan in Holland, we also get quite a lot of Red squirrels as well which is fun to watch as they scoff all the offerings.

Ha ha ha! "Naughty Naughty very Naughty" wasn't that from the Shaman record?

The word "Tit" is from Icelandic it means a small object either animate or inanimate

kestrelx · 09-02-2010, 00:53

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

buzzards loads of them and seagulls noisy sods lol

Are you talking about buzzards round Accrington? Never used to see any before round those parts!

LYNX1 · 09-02-2010, 09:32

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

None of them have been remotely interested in bread or seeds though.

It's the same round here, the only thing that's being eaten by the birds is the fat balls, I'm struggling to keep up with them.....but at least I know they are getting plenty to eat

Mick · 09-02-2010, 09:35

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

None of them have been remotely interested in bread or seeds though.

It's the same round here, the only thing that's being eaten by the birds is the fat balls, I'm struggling to keep up with them.....but at least I know they are getting plenty to eat

I must be good and NOT answer this post

must be good...must be good....must be good

Neil · 09-02-2010, 09:49

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I must be good and NOT answer this post

must be good...must be good....must be good

That must be really hard for you

Jim Procter · 09-02-2010, 13:31

Nobody congratulated Kestrel on his fantastic video. Brilliant Kes Well done

DaveinGermany · 09-02-2010, 17:20

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

Ha ha ha! "Naughty Naughty very Naughty" wasn't that from the Shaman record?

The word "Tit" is from Icelandic it means a small object either animate or inanimate

Yep, spot on, my mistake I thought it was the prodigy

cmonstanley · 11-02-2010, 19:36

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Originally Posted by kestrelx

Are you talking about buzzards round Accrington? Never used to see any before round those parts!

no ive moved to the west of scotland ,no buzzards in accy that i know of

kestrelx · 15-02-2010, 00:29

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Originally Posted by Jim Procter

Nobody congratulated Kestrel on his fantastic video. Brilliant Kes Well done

THanks Jim for flagging up my video - Cheers.

kestrelx · 15-02-2010, 00:32

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

no ive moved to the west of scotland ,no buzzards in accy that i know of

Have you moved there permanantly? Buzzards have started to be seen more closer to Accrington in the last 10 years or so. I've seen them over the coppice a few times you also get peregrine falcons in Accrington these days also.