blackbird's

Kevin the sheep

I was walking trough my bog this evening its a long field (30 acres) with a stream up the center of it with lots of growth and trees along the edge of it also there is about four acres of natural woodland at top end the place does be full of wildlife I must have seen 12/14 blackbirds today just wondering how many would there be in one area

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Blackbird density in Ireland is 100 - 150 per sq km.

whyulittle

An interesting bit from this years Autumnwatch on urban Blackbirds, and the surprising numbers coming into one garden.

Link here.

Birdnuts

Probably a good few migrants starting to come in too

looksee

Can I tell a little blackbird story, I swear this is exactly true!

We had a couple of blackbirds living in the garden a few years ago, one of them, a male bird became such a character that we called him Herbert. He had a female, Mrs Herbert.

We also had a cat, a rather elderly cat that was no threat to anyone. Herbert got very wound up about the cat though. If he saw the cat inside the patio doors he would hop around outside giving out stink to the cat, who was totally uninterested.

Anyway spring came and there was obviously a brood of baby Herberts as daddy could be seen busily digging around the garden gathering worms. He was easily distracted though and one day as he was about to leave with a beakfull of worms he spotted the cat inside the window. So he sat on the nearby wall and shouted loud and long to anyone who would listen that that dangerous danged cat was around. He went on and on, still with the mouthful of worms.

Then eventually Mrs Herbert appeared and landed on the wall near him and told him off for messing, she chivvied him along the wall till eventually, still cheeping, he took off towards the nest, followed by his irate missus.

Herbert came for several years, always swearing at the cat, but we have not seen him for a couple of seasons now - plenty of other blackbirds, they love the crab apples in the garden, but none with as much character as Herbert.

fryup

do you know back in georgian times they actually ate blackbird, blackbird pie

it was mentioned on bbc's countryfile

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

fryup wrote: »

do you know back in georgian times they actually ate blackbird, blackbird pie

it was mentioned on bbc's countryfile

Remember the rhyme "Sing a song if sixpence...."?

deise08

My grandad used to have a white blackbird. Long before my time, but was known city wide for it. When old people are sussing out who I'm from it's the first thing they tell me