What is the most unusual visitor to your garden?

Impy replied on 20/11/2016 16:03

Posted on 20/11/2016 16:03

I think the most unusual birds to visit our garden were a red legged partridge and a little egret, we have had the odd visit from sparrowhawks (both male and female) and the grey heron.Smile

Impy replied on 20/11/2016 16:31

Posted on 20/11/2016 16:31

Oh yes, you have just jogged my memory we also found 3 mallards on our large garden pond at our previous home, fed them until they mugged us everytime we opened the kitchen back door! Laughing  also had a visit from a kingfisher and a redstart at that pond as well as the herons.

brue replied on 20/11/2016 16:43

Posted on 20/11/2016 16:43

We get foxes and badgers but we rarely see them. We can see where the badgers have had a rootle in the lawns around certain shrubs and trees. They also like to eat plums! Smile

Outdoor Lady replied on 20/11/2016 17:22

Posted on 20/11/2016 17:22

We have two firecrests, used to be three but one flew into the window despite stick on birds etc. now I know this next bit is going to sound oddWorried..... it now lives in a little box in the freezer for anyone to look at if they haven't seen one before! We also have a visit everynight from a badger who gets a peanut butter s/w, if I don't see him he rattles the door with his nose much to the dogs disgust, he has been coming for 5 yrs now and we know it's the same one as he only has one ear.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 20/11/2016 17:27

Posted on 20/11/2016 17:27

Firecrest here too-just the one, only onceSad. It was the shrill & piercing call that alerted me to it. It was in one of my Larch Trees. Considering its name-Firecrest, the outstanding feature was a smudge on its neck like a thumb print. Nice looking bird mindHappy

Outdoor Lady replied on 20/11/2016 17:47

Posted on 20/11/2016 17:47

Yes Rocky the call is amazing isn't it I was lucky enough to be listening to one this morning, apparently they also like fir trees and I often see them in these after it has rained looking for food in the front garden.

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