Back garden birds

SEORG · 28-12-2025 09:08PM

We put out a few extra feeders with the cold weather this week. A great variety of birds visiting the garden for Christmas.

We left the cage off the camera feeder for a few days too.

SEORG · 08-01-2026 12:35PM

Happy new year all.

The green finches & long tailed tits have started visiting the garden daily again. There are a group of 3 long tailed tits. They have to be one of the cutest looking garden birds we have.

Planet X · 11-01-2026 01:32PM

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I didn’t realise, now the male appeared, that the pair of them are such bullies!! They dominate three feeders in the garden. Anything that can be done? I’ve got a tabletop caged feeder also, 4..

Cheers.

SEORG · 11-01-2026 08:33PM

We had 2 males & a female for a while last winter. We just spread the feeders out as best we could to give all the birds a chance to feed before they tried to chase them away.

SEORG · 11-01-2026 08:35PM

We haven’t had any blackcaps in the garden yet this winter or siskins.

Planet X · 12-01-2026 07:36PM

Saw a few long tailed tits yesterday in the garden. That was a first. Nice change.

SEORG · 15-01-2026 05:41PM

Some sunshine in the garden today after a dull few days.

Eoinbmw · 17-01-2026 02:14PM

Feeling blessed having this fella visit us today

Any ideas is this a genetic anomoly ive done a quick search and its suggesting a white sparrow?

SEORG · 24-01-2026 07:34PM

A few more of the long tailed tits.

SEORG · 24-01-2026 07:36PM

A young social robin during the summer.

SEORG · 24-01-2026 07:36PM

These savages!!

SEORG · 04-03-2026 11:29AM

The siskins have returned. 5 in the garden together. Previously 2 was the max.

SEORG · 07-03-2026 04:11PM

We had the smallest of visitors this morning, a little Wren. I wasn’t quick enough with the phone to get a snap.

Finches, Tits, Redpoll’s, House Sparrows, Linnets,

Siskins and the pair of Ronins visiting each day now.

SEORG · 07-03-2026 04:15PM

The wren & siskins are using the camera feeder 😀

SEORG · 18-03-2026 03:29PM

Found this little fella struggling in the garden today. All the feeders are in now and will have to be deep cleaned to prevent any other birds getting sick.

SEORG · 18-03-2026 03:30PM

I rotate the feeders every week and clean the ones not in use so it’s disappointing that this has happened but there isn’t much we could have done.

NyOmnishambles · 18-03-2026 03:45PM

Caught in the act of trying to murder a pigeon who survived as I scared what I think is a sparrow hawk away

This is in Blanchardstown, it must live somewhere nearby as I have come home from work on a few occasions over the last few years to the remnants of a massacred pigeon in the back garden

Dial Hard · 18-03-2026 03:47PM

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Did he not make it? 🥺

Seth Brundle · 18-03-2026 04:26PM

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Sparrowhawks are fairly common. I love the way she covers the prey with her wings.
Good photo!

SEORG · 18-03-2026 05:19PM

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No, I'm afraid not. It was most likely Trichomoniasis. He was so exhausted & tame he let me pick him up. I didn't want one of the local cats or a crow getting him.

He is now buried at the bottom of the garden along with our many goldfish.

https://birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/surveys-research/research-surveys/irish-garden-bird-survey/trichomoniasis-sick-finches/

Dial Hard · 18-03-2026 05:29PM

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Poor little mite. Will be giving my feeders a good scrub when I get home, I'm guilty of being a bit lazy about that.

Dial Hard · 19-03-2026 01:58PM

Feeders are all well washed with a vinegar solution and rinsed off. I had also (naively, clearly) thought it was still a bit early for fledglings, so that's the end of the loose peanuts now too.

magicbastarder · 27-03-2026 10:52AM

we had a sparrowhawk take down a pigeon in the garden the other day.

not going to post the video, the pigeon was still alive as the hawk was eating it.

muffler · 27-03-2026 10:24PM

So we have a little robin's nest in our back garden shed. We noticed them building several weeks ago so just watched as things progressed. We cant close the shed door now at night until such time as the chicks take flight.

Pic 1 shows the corner of my very untidy shed but keep an eye on the green basket in the very corner.

Pic 2 is a closer view of the basket when I was checking to see how many eggs were there but Mrs Robin was at home

Pic 3 is very poor quality but having waited for the bird to go out I nipped in to get this pic quickly and discovered that she now has chicks - 3 or 4 possibly.

Shed 1.jpg

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tampopo · 28-03-2026 07:02PM

5 weeks ago

Mostly, I balme magpies for taking/destroying fatballs we hang out.

Back garden birds

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