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25-01-10, 08:57 PM

Last bullfinch I saw was about 15 years ago, murdered by the late jenny-wenny (a lovely tortoiseshell cat I had). One of the best looking of British birds, tho seemingly quite uncommon.
Lucky you peter.

We do get a lot of red kites around here - much better than any buzard!

Spanner Man · 26-01-10, 07:42 AM

Good morning all.

Sadly a lot of the indigenous species of British Birds are in decline. In London one hardly ever sees Sparrows & Starlings anymore, apparently Sparrow numbers are down by a shocking 70% since the seventies.
One sees a lot of the larger birds nowadays. Such as, Magpies, Crows, & of course Pigeons. We also have large numbers of Ring Necked Parakeets in West London & Surrey. People seem to like the Noisy screeching aggressive blighters. Me, I'd rather see our indigenous feathered friends, rather than some import! 'Now where's my shotgun'!
We have a couple of workshop Robins, who come in & raid the bin, even while we're working. One even settled on the handlebars of the bike I was working on, he was looking at me as if to say; 'You'll need a 24mm spanner for that splindle old chap'

Needless to say, they now get a plentiful supply of seed, suet blocks, & mealworms. They've since been joined by a solitary Sparrow on occasion, & a couple of Wagtails.

Cheers.

25-01-10, 08:57 PM	#11
rpwoodman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Seeing as some of you like the birdies... Last bullfinch I saw was about 15 years ago, murdered by the late jenny-wenny (a lovely tortoiseshell cat I had). One of the best looking of British birds, tho seemingly quite uncommon. Lucky you peter. We do get a lot of red kites around here - much better than any buzard!

26-01-10, 07:42 AM	#12
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	Re: Seeing as some of you like the birdies... Good morning all. Sadly a lot of the indigenous species of British Birds are in decline. In London one hardly ever sees Sparrows & Starlings anymore, apparently Sparrow numbers are down by a shocking 70% since the seventies. One sees a lot of the larger birds nowadays. Such as, Magpies, Crows, & of course Pigeons. We also have large numbers of Ring Necked Parakeets in West London & Surrey. People seem to like the Noisy screeching aggressive blighters. Me, I'd rather see our indigenous feathered friends, rather than some import! 'Now where's my shotgun'! We have a couple of workshop Robins, who come in & raid the bin, even while we're working. One even settled on the handlebars of the bike I was working on, he was looking at me as if to say; 'You'll need a 24mm spanner for that splindle old chap' Needless to say, they now get a plentiful supply of seed, suet blocks, & mealworms. They've since been joined by a solitary Sparrow on occasion, & a couple of Wagtails. Cheers. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html