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Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 30 Mar, 2012 11:32 pm

Leodian wrote: This photo is the close-up one of the bird. I wonder if anyone knows what bird it is? Leo Well spotted, beautiful Thrush, the lights will provide warmth at night too. I'd guess Song as the Mistle is bigger.They used to nest in the ornate 'old fashioned' looking street lamps in Park Sq.Noticed a blue tit family nesting in a hole in traffic light post Otley Rd outbound @ Dinely Arms (left of pic). The Magpies will soon be eating their chicks!

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Sat 31 Mar, 2012 3:32 am

As a bus driver I can say this is the third year in succession that thrush's have nested in the lights at the exit to the bus station, well the third year that we have noticed it anyway and I've been driving out of there for nine years now.Would be interesting to know if its the same birds return each year or new ones each time.I am guessing your piccy is the light to the right hand side of the exit, there was a bird in both nests up to about ten days ago but I haven't seen one in the left hand light since then, although at one point there were two birds in the left hand light together, perhaps there's been a terratorial dispute with the bird on the left losing out and moving on ?One other point of note - its the first time the nest has been in the amber light, the two previous years it was in the red light, we joked at work that perhaps she moved into the amber one because it was lit less than the others and she wasn't getting disturbed as much.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sat 31 Mar, 2012 3:06 pm

BIG N wrote: As a bus driver I can say this is the third year in succession that thrush's have nested in the lights at the exit to the bus station, well the third year that we have noticed it anyway and I've been driving out of there for nine years now.Would be interesting to know if its the same birds return each year or new ones each time.I am guessing your piccy is the light to the right hand side of the exit, there was a bird in both nests up to about ten days ago but I haven't seen one in the left hand light since then, although at one point there were two birds in the left hand light together, perhaps there's been a terratorial dispute with the bird on the left losing out and moving on ?One other point of note - its the first time the nest has been in the amber light, the two previous years it was in the red light, we joked at work that perhaps she moved into the amber one because it was lit less than the others and she wasn't getting disturbed as much. Cheers BIG N. It's very interesting that birds have used the lights for nests for at least 3 years now. Yes you are right, the nesting bird was in the lights to the right of the bus station exit.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sat 31 Mar, 2012 3:09 pm

Saw that today, definitely a thrush.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sat 31 Mar, 2012 8:30 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Saw that today, definitely a thrush. Mistle or Song, the vexed Qn...

book · Post by **book** » Sat 31 Mar, 2012 9:47 pm

That's a difficult one. Both of them traditionally nest in natural habitats. Without seeing the markings on the breast it's difficult.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 01 Apr, 2012 1:54 pm

Quite the best book for bird i.d. when all we often get is a fleeting glimpseOtherwisehttp://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/u23/dow ... res.pdfPut a quid on it being a 'song'.

Spackler · Post by **Spackler** » Sun 01 Apr, 2012 2:48 pm

I'd go for Song Thrush too. Hard to tell from photo obviously but the main differences are:Mistles are biggerMistles are more grey brown, Songs a deeper brownMistles have blotchier markings on their breast to the Songs arrow markings.Mistles have white markings on the corner of their tail.I believe Song Thrushes numbers are on the decline quite badly.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 05 Apr, 2012 9:02 pm

This is a photo of the thrush in the nest that I took today (April 5 2012).

Suvi · Post by **Suvi** » Fri 06 Apr, 2012 1:35 am

there were last year and hopefully to return this two pereguine (excuse my spelling) falcons nested on the top of thomas danby college. Always amused me, that the students milling around below were totally unaware.parksquare also has birds of prey nesting thereand a buzzard is seen regularly in harehills