The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

GeeBee
In the Midlands

Lucky you,keep them happy!

--
Thanks Keith,England,UK.
"GeeBee" wrote in message
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The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

GeeBee
In the Midlands

"GeeBee" wrote in message
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The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

GeeBee
In the Midlands


seen them in next doors garden for a couple of weeks now and also this
morning i pulled the kitchen blund up and there was a massive crane circling
above (looking for someone with a pond i suspect) made me jump as i was only
half awake lol .

Jackie Whitehouse wrote:
i pulled the kitchen blund up and there was a massive crane circling
above (looking for someone with a pond i suspect) made me jump as i
was only
half awake lol .

I've only once seen a Crane in the UK, and that was on top of a chimney
in Bourne, some 15 years ago. Whereabouts are you?

"GeeBee" wrote in message
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The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

We cannot yet put it in the plural, but we saw one in the back garden
this morning. And it really was a mistle thrush, not a song thrush.

Franz

wrote:
Jackie Whitehouse wrote:
i pulled the kitchen blund up and there was a massive crane
circling
above (looking for someone with a pond i suspect) made me jump as
i
was only half awake lol .

I've only once seen a Crane in the UK, and that was on top of a
chimney in Bourne, some 15 years ago. Whereabouts are you?

Perhaps Jackie's was an Irish crane, better known in Great Britain as
a heron.

Mike.

"Jackie Whitehouse" wrote in message
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"GeeBee" wrote in message
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The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

GeeBee
In the Midlands


seen them in next doors garden for a couple of weeks now and also this
morning i pulled the kitchen blund up and there was a massive crane
circling
above (looking for someone with a pond i suspect) made me jump as i was
only
half awake lol .

It was probably a Heron not a crane

"Jackie Whitehouse" wrote in
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"GeeBee" wrote in message
...
The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

GeeBee
In the Midlands


seen them in next doors garden for a couple of weeks now and also
this
morning i pulled the kitchen blund up and there was a massive crane
circling
above (looking for someone with a pond i suspect) made me jump as i
was only
half awake lol .

Crane????
There are no cranes in the UK, except in cages.
Perhaps you mean a grey heron.

Franz

Franz Heymann wrote:

: "GeeBee" wrote in message
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: The Mistle thrushes are back......
: they were in the garden feeding this morning.

: We cannot yet put it in the plural, but we saw one in the back garden
: this morning. And it really was a mistle thrush, not a song thrush.

BacK? Is this a local migration thing or what. Our Mistles are resident
the whole year round. We haven't had song thrushes for quite a few years.

In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"GeeBee" wrote in message
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The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

We cannot yet put it in the plural, but we saw one in the back garden
this morning. And it really was a mistle thrush, not a song thrush.

Song thrush populations have been declining over recent years, whereas
ISTR mistle thrushes populations hve remained stable. We have two mistle
thrushes who are frequent visitors (they have just stripped my best
holly) but it's a long while since I saw a song thrush in the garden.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

"Kay" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"GeeBee" wrote in message
...
The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

We cannot yet put it in the plural, but we saw one in the back
garden
this morning. And it really was a mistle thrush, not a song
thrush.

Song thrush populations have been declining over recent years,
whereas
ISTR mistle thrushes populations hve remained stable. We have two
mistle
thrushes who are frequent visitors (they have just stripped my best
holly) but it's a long while since I saw a song thrush in the
garden.

We are lucky enough to have had the pleasure of a song-thrush song
every year since we have been living here.

Franz

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"GeeBee" wrote in message
...
The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

We cannot yet put it in the plural, but we saw one in the back
garden
this morning. And it really was a mistle thrush, not a song thrush.

Now we can. We had two for the last few days. With a bit of luck
they will next in the vicinity.

Franz

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...

"GeeBee" wrote in message
...
The Mistle thrushes are back......
they were in the garden feeding this morning.

We cannot yet put it in the plural, but we saw one in the back
garden
this morning. And it really was a mistle thrush, not a song
thrush.

Now we can. We had two for the last few days. With a bit of luck
they will next in the vicinity.

Nest.
{::-((

Franz