Song birds in Lapta......................................

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 11:48

Wonderful chirping and tweeting all light hours in my garden.Seems about 12 of the same small bird,just flying from tree to tree,not often spotted.

Mike

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 12:46

Yes, it's lovely. This is a great time of the year, my birds in the garden are singing away, the sun is shining, but it's not hot, beautiful.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 12:49

I'm pottering around in the garden,noticed cyclamen and a few daffodil leaves appearing.Birds still tweeting,mainly in the bay trees.Heavenly !!!!

Southcoaster


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 81

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 14:01

They are most likely robins seeking respite from northern climes for the winter. There seem to be a many more than usual.

LeYLeY



Joined: 12/09/2010
Posts: 221

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 14:10

Give them your old stally bread. Thats what i do. They love it

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 14:18

Not robins,haven't seen any for ages.I've seen what look like warblers drink and washing the edge of my pool.

The noisy ones look like finches.

Yes,must get a feeder from mr.pound tomorrow

DeaconB


Joined: 13/07/2010
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 14:38

Please keep the location secret or the birds will be hanging from some local big game hunters belt.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 16:43

Well,Southcoaster,that's a coincidence,just went out to tidy garden,Yes,a robin redbreast drinking in the pool.....nice red breast too

Sundance


Joined: 15/07/2010
Posts: 213

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 17:11

It must be nice to have a bit of sunshine, and to hear the song birds, Im in the UK at the mo, I live in the country, and all i hear is crows and see clouds. but my days will come when im work free,



Sundance

el-tel


Joined: 02/08/2009
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 17:35

LeyLey Please dont feed the birds bread it's not good for them.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
03/11/2010 17:37

there in esentepe too shittin all over the railings and terraces very nice

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 15:52

Caught sight of the singing birds.Looked like a yellow wagtail,that I used to see in Wales.

But this variety is a little smaller,so looked in my book of European birds,I 'm sure it is a bunting,but which kind I do not know.Hopefully more sightings to come and camera ready

Southcoaster


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 81

Message Posted:
04/11/2010 20:00

Mike, if it had yellow underneath, greyish on top and long tail it is most likely a grey wagtail. (yellow wagtail unlikely as they have mostly finished migrating). Buntings are quite different - very stocky with heavy beak.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
05/11/2010 15:22

Yes could be a grey wagtail,are they smaller than a UK one,and yellower ?

Got a bird feeder today,any idea where I can buy bird seed,black sunflower seed would be good

or what's good for TRNC ?

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
05/11/2010 16:07

Mike. Put some grated cheese out and chopped up bacon rind and fat, I get all sorts of different birds they love this, lots of sparrows at present in a big bush covered in orange berries, they wait their turn for the table in there.

Southcoaster


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 81

Message Posted:
05/11/2010 20:25

The grey wagtail here is the same as the UK one. The colour may look brighter with the better light here. You can get bird seed in Lemar.