Saturday, February 17, 2018

Late report

Forgot to post this - had a curlew over the house on February 6th.
Also 3 buzzards the same week.

A pair of goosander were on the river in Hebden Bridge, along with a dipper. And a cormorant was also diving on the river by the train station. Along with the recent local mammal sightings, this would indicate the river is increasingly healthy.

Only other thing to note is that although the bird feeders at home have been busy, I am yet to see a greenfinch - a bird that in previous years was seen daily.

5 comments:

Steve Blacksmith said...

Last time I saw Greenfinches was just after Christmas in Kilnhurst hamlet near Tod. where a few householders have feeding stations. Just a few and all females. Males are said to be most hit by the Trichomonosis (don't rely on this spelling!) parasite as they (males) are dominant at feeders. It's very important to sterilise feeding stations regularly.

Unknown said...

Could anyone advise on a suitable way of steralizing the feeders.
Tom Creese

David Sutcliffe said...

This might help if you copy and paste into your browser

https://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw/gardens-wildlife/garden-birds/feeding/hygiene

I find Jeyes Fluid disinfectant - pretty good. Just a small amount diluted in a bucket of water and drop the feeder in for a while after giving it a good scrub then make sure it's dried off properly before re-filling.

Dave Brotherton said...

Plenty of them in my garden, turning up most days

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