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flipping immigrants (light hearted)

(10 Posts)
Tizliz Sun 17-Nov-24 18:56:45

Drinking my cup of tea in bed this morning when a flock of Redwings arrived and set about eating all the rowan berries. Poor blackbirds were rushing around trying to get their fair share. Then they were gone. No berries left now so won't see them again until next year.

Abitbarmy Sun 17-Nov-24 19:10:38

Pigeons have been clearing all the berries in our garden. Not many other birds to be seen sadly, just the odd blackbird.

MayBee70 Sun 17-Nov-24 19:14:28

I haven’t seen any Redwings for years. The first time I saw one in my garden I thought it was an injured thrush.

Rowantree Sun 17-Nov-24 20:10:41

We just get magpies, parakeets, wood pigeons, a few tots, robins, the odd wren - but no finchy things, no redwings, bramblings, and no sparrers or starlings. What are we doing wrong? We also have the fattest squirrels in the history of the world.

Rowantree Sun 17-Nov-24 20:11:02

Tots??? Tots!

Rowantree Sun 17-Nov-24 20:11:24

Tits! Stupid phone!

Allira Sun 17-Nov-24 20:57:33

I've seen redwings here but not for a few years.

Just flipping pigeons, sparrows and thankfully a few blackbirds.

Marg75 Sun 17-Nov-24 21:41:39

We had a large flock of redwings one year when it was cold and snowy, they made a lot of noise as though they were all arguing about something! They disappeared as quickly as they arrived and haven't seen them since.

Tizliz Sun 17-Nov-24 21:43:00

They like Scotland, home from home.

Chocolatelovinggran Mon 18-Nov-24 07:46:50

Parakeets have taken over my town. They are set to establish their own colony, but the local magpies and seagulls are having none of it.
I enjoy them all, but do " tell" the above groups that they might be birds, but the noise they make us definitely not birdsong.