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book · Post by **book** » Fri 06 Apr, 2012 8:26 am

I've seen plenty of red kites around Leeds but never a buzzard or the peregrine falcon. That's interesting

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Fri 06 Apr, 2012 7:44 pm

I had this in my back garden in 2006, it had just taken a starling from the birdtable. I took the picture through the back window so has not to scare it off.I dont have clue what type of bird it is.I am lucky to have quite a variety of birds in the garden, even had a couple of Wrens nesting two years on the trot

Spackler · Post by **Spackler** » Fri 06 Apr, 2012 8:28 pm

Nice spot! Looks like a female sparrowhawk. They cause pandemonium when they attack!Btw if anyone doesnt have a bird book and wants to work out what a bird is the RSPB website has an excellent bird identifier on it where you can click on where you saw it, size etc and it narrows it down for you,

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 10 Apr, 2012 4:31 pm

LeoP14 of today's Telegraph has v similar photos of thrush nesting to yours.They're at a roundabout at Eccles, SalfordSpackler - agree it looks like fem sphwk. http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdide ... rm.aspxOne or two work the woods up by adel dam + damstone lane. Their agility through woods is amazing, scary fast.

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Wed 18 Apr, 2012 2:36 am

Happy to report that at lunch time yesterday ( 17th Apr ) as I was waiting at the lights to exit the bus station mummy Thrush arrived from nowhere and two hungry little beaks appeared over the rim of the nest.Mum and babies appear to be doing fine

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Wed 18 Apr, 2012 9:09 am

Big NGood to hear, ta for yr report.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 18 Apr, 2012 10:45 pm

BIG N wrote: Happy to report that at lunch time yesterday ( 17th Apr ) as I was waiting at the lights to exit the bus station mummy Thrush arrived from nowhere and two hungry little beaks appeared over the rim of the nest.Mum and babies appear to be doing fine Good to hear that all is well, at least so far. I hope nobody disturbs the adults and fledglings. There could be a problem with traffic (as well as predators) when the fledglings come out of the nest.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 24 Apr, 2012 9:42 pm

As I was passing by shortly after 11:15 today I had a look up at the nest site. I was there only about 1 minute but there was no sign of an adult nor any fledglings (though they could have just been out of view). The nest though looked a bit rougher than I had seen it before. I hope all is well with the birds. Perhaps the fledglings have gone, but that does seem quick.

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Wed 25 Apr, 2012 2:26 am

Leodian - i passed both yesterday and today ( three times today in fact ) and there was no sign of life in the nest, prior to the weekend there were two good sized fledglings in the nest, both were looking out inquizativily ( spelling ? ) at passing traffic etc.It did strike me as odd today that they may have "flown the nest" so quickly and I did wonder if they have either attempted to leave and become something elses lunch or if the same fate has become them in situ as it were - either way theres no sign of life now.

book · Post by **book** » Wed 25 Apr, 2012 7:54 am

According to the RSPB the chicks are ready to go at 14 days old, they can go earlier if disturbed. So no worries I reckon they've been fed and fledged