Seen anything unusual in the cold spell?

[SarahStrawberry]

This morning we have approx. 10 pink footed geese in the field where the sheep are given their breakfast. This is the first time ever we have seen them here at home. It is snowing again today here so they must be hungry - poor things. I guess they would be expecting milder weather having come down from Iceland or Greenland.

[Flummery]

We've had fieldfares in the garden these last few days, and saw redwing on a walk round the village - mixed flock of redwing and fieldfare. Beautiful. We have wrens, coal tits, song thrushes, long tailed tits as well as the usuals.

[T8Ter]

We've had fieldfares in the garden these last few days, and saw redwing on a walk round the village - mixed flock of redwing and fieldfare. Beautiful. We have wrens, coal tits, song thrushes, long tailed tits as well as the usuals.

First time I've ever seen a Redwing "live" was last week, now there's a group of about 8 working their way through the Pyracantha berries, fabulous sight.

[BarleySugar]

There was a woodpecker on the green outside my kitchen this morning in among the usual flock of starlings

[quark1]

I've been entertained by a small flock of blue tits and their green and yellow/orange cousins - I'm guessing their brown companions are the rather drab females. Say for the last week or so.

Every time the camera is poised the blasted things just do a foxtrot oscar swiftest on me - laughing at the stupid human as they travel to the next tree/bush!

Also an odd robin - again go inside to get camera and vanishing act complete.

At this time of year hopefully 'safe' gardens will provide the odd seeded fatball and 'liquid' water - they're having a hard time this year - so help where you can.

[Scarlet]

First time I've ever seen a Redwing "live" was last week, now there's a group of about 8 working their way through the Pyracantha berries, fabulous sight.

We have never had them in our garden before - the kids were amazed at how quick they stripped the berries off our bushes.

[T8Ter]

We have never had them in our garden before - the kids were amazed at how quick they stripped the berries off our bushes.

Yes, they've piled through most of the berries, I've been trying for days to get a decent photo but they're off at the first movement, if they come back today I'll try a long shot through the window.

[roitelet]

A willow tit visited yesterday. We had them nest in one of the boxes a few years ago but have not seen them since. Also a crested tit on the nuts.

[hailtryfan]

4 male pheasants visited my plot today. There's often a single male about and this year a female with 5 chicks.

They could be the same family I guess. Would the chicks have matured into their adult colours so quickly?

[Two_Sheds]

I saw a Snow Bunting today in the harbour. Never even heard of it before today, nice little thing, pretty tame

[catbasket]

We've just had our first ever lesser redpoll in the garden.

[WrexTheDragon]

Yesterday for the first time ever, I spotted a pair pf Blackcaps in the garden.

[Geordie]

one of the old timers getting parsnips out the ground with a pickaxe, he might not be wild but he was pretty livid!

[catbasket]

Spotted a bird of prey after a sudden silence and disappearance of the garden birds. Luckily managed to get some (poor quality) video - someone at a birding forum suggested it could be a male kestrel.

YouTube

A couple of stills -

[Jeanied]

Yup looks like a kestrel - dark eyebrow and mottling not barring on the front. Lovely bird.