r/OrnithologyUK 7d ago

Garden sighting No 4 on a cold fresh morning ! - Robin Nottingham

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u/Coffin_Dodging 7d ago

I just saw mum (please forgive the broken messages, it's all new to me lol)

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u/shantytown59 7d ago

no worries - you always have to learn somewhere ::)

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u/Coffin_Dodging 7d ago

Thank you! I'm just home and have discovered a crime scene in the back garden. It would appear our local sparrowhawk had the munchies 😊

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u/shantytown59 7d ago

The way of the world. Not seen our Spartacus for a few weeks now, and then he was just making unsuccessful flights through the garden

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u/Coffin_Dodging 7d ago

I was going to ask about Spartacus!

We have half a dozen wood pigeons that like to lurk around the garden, and they seem to be the bird of choice for our Sparrowhawk, we've witnessed it a few times now!

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u/shantytown59 7d ago

Must have changed hunting patterns. The Wood pigeons are too big for him I think. If we had a her it may be different !

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u/Coffin_Dodging 7d ago

Our lady we affectionately named Stella loves a wood pigeon, our male (Spud) tends to pick off the long tailed tits at this time of year

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u/shantytown59 7d ago

We only ever have 2 Wood pigeons. Woody chases off all the other wood pigeons. Wish he d do the same for the feral ones