What's Buzzing or Flying near you today......2016

Great images @Jiffy my friend

Taken this morning just to keep my hand in

 

For the last couple of weeks there has been a bit of a punch up each morning under our feeders. One of the pheasants and one of the pigeons keep having a go at each other. They both start picking up what has been dropped by the other birds (there's always loads of that) but always seem to want the same seeds. They go at each other head to head but I've never seen a peck land. The other pheasants and pigeons just carry on eating and avoid each other.



Now that the leaves have dropped the bird nests are becoming exposed. I never noticed any birds coming and going from this nest so was surprised to see it there. Lighting isn't very good. The nest is no more then 3" wide and 3" high. Any ideas?

 

@strongylodon

We have plenty of chaffinches, so it could be, but we also have loads of other birds. I don't think any of our robins (three pairs) would nest in there but we think we may have had a fourth pair appear. The wrens nest in the ivy on our walls and I don't think that the goldcrests nest in deciduous trees. There are lots of other small birds but haven't really got any idea.

 

@shiney will you make some birdsnest soup with them

 

No, but I think that the local Chinese restaurant have already heard about them.

 

Not much about this morning

 

@wiseowl Is that a muddy Redshank or a ruddy Med(way)shank?


Hi @strongylodon my friend look as our resident expert I will leavie the ID in your capable hands, but with my very limited knowledge I would say its a Medway Muddy Red Stink Shank