Saved from the claws of death - talons

Now for five days in a row I've had Fieldfares and a Sparrowhawk coming to my garden and feeding on a very large Cotoneaster, well indirectly for the hawk! I have some video taken when I couldn't get photos in the poor light, snow, gales, you get the picture even if I didn't........

Fieldfare in a Cotoneaster, this is in UHD, click here for video

Fieldfare eating fallen or discarded berries on the snow, UHD video, click here

The first Redwing seen in my garden, click here for UHD video

An early morning trail cam video with three Thrush species, where was the Redwing, click here

I'd left the light on for trail cam fox video, click here  no fox but very early feeding birds

Male Sparrowhawk with a still alive Fieldfare. When disturbed by a neighbour it moved to another garden, I followed and it released what looked like the dead Fieldfare

When I approached, the Fieldfare which must have been in shock revived and flew off, apparently uninjured

The first visit I've had of a Mistle Thrush to my garden, pity it's not a good photo, the only one I got a chance to take

Songbirds - a second look (part 4)

 

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The last second look at my old photos of songbirds from a folder named Small Birds. Some species have both male and female photos where appropriate and if I had photos. These were taken in a period of 8 years on everything from early bridge cameras to expensive DSLR's.

Songbird, click here for video

Snow Bunting at the Glenshee Ski Centre

Song Thrush in Craigmill Den, 2016

Spotted Flycatcher also in Craigmill Den

Just one of the many thousands of Starlings ringed in Montrose

Part of a flock of Starlings in October at Mains of Usan

A lockdown Stonechat at Elliot

And a female in Craigmill Den

A young Swallow at Kinnaber Links

This one was on the rock armour at West Links in Arbroath, the Swallows were moving south along the coast feeding as they went

Swift over the loch on the Buddon Course at Carnoustie Links

Also on the Golf Course

Tree Pipit in Glen Prosen

Tree Sparrow near the Sailing Club at Forfar Loch

Treecreeper in the car park at the SWT Centre, Montrose Basin

Twite, back in the days when the farmer let a feeding station be put up for winter

Twite, out of the Wigeon Hide window

Water Pipit on the salt marsh near Ruddons Point, Elie

Waxwing on a tree very close to the busy Kingsway in Dundee

Waxwing in Lower Craigo Street, Montrose

Same as above

Male Wheatear at East Haven

A distant Whinchat in Glen Lethnot

White Wagtail at Hatton during lockdown

Whitethroat, almost at my feet on the walkway at Elliot

Whitethroat at St Cyrus NNR

Willow Warbler also at St Cyrus

Possibly the same one as above

Wren, in the wet, dark and gloomy corner used to view Rossie Spit

Wren, on the farm wall at Victoria Park Arbroath

Yellow Wagtail at Hatton during lockdown

Yellow-browed Warbler on the track to Scurdie Ness

Not where you'd expect to find a Yellowhammer, it was in the Elliot Burn