Got a new visitor today. It was a..............


Woodpecker!

It went away when a train went passed and never came back.

I'm sure he'll be bacvk eventually! Great new sighting

The Great Spotted Woodpecker was back today, so was the Goldfinches that I haven't seen for ages.
I don't think I've seen anywhere that has Greefinches as the most common bird, but believe me there is loads of them now!
It'll only get busier as the young start to emerge!

Buzzards were out and about as well. Didn't see them yesterday either.

The House Martins are being as attentive as ever. They still come in to the Signalbox every once in a while, but not nearly as much as they used to!

Greenfinches were one of the most common visitors to me old feeders

I'm starting to think that the Buzzard thinks he's a Crow! Yesterday I came across a mouldy slice of bread so I threw it out of the window knowing that the Crows would munch on it. Well I was right, a Crow came and took the whole thing and flew away, except the Buzzard had other ideas. It decided to steal the bread from the Crow in flight. I have no idea what the Buzzard would want with bread?!

Not much later the Crow had come to the table to steal nuts and seeds, when the Buzzard wanted some of the action! Again, why would the Buzzard bother with nuts and seeds?! Also, I noticed the Crows didn't give the Buzzard as much grief as they usually do with other Buzzards.

The House Martins are still attentive as ever and all the usual suspects are still visiting the feeder and with increased numbers!

Maybe the buzzard just wants whatever they have regardless of what it is

Made a big clumsy schoolboy error! The House Martins are actually Swallows! D'oh!

Awww okay

The Buzzard is back after being away for ages away and two Magpies have appeared out of absolutely nowhere!

The Swallows are still active but have learned not to fly into the Signalbox!

That's great to hear!

Everything has so far been successful, apart from having to pick up a dead baby Greenfinch off the path after it blootered by a train.

I noticed there is more Goldfinches around when the Greenfinched aren't!

Also, yesterday the birds were making a huge commotion so I looked out the window to see why to find a Baby Buzzard siitting at the bird feeder. it was awesome.

Luckily, I found a Pet Warehouse in Laurencekirk, so I bought a huge bag of bird seed.

Have you thought about trying niger seed for the goldfinches (als popular with siskins)? Greenfinches being larger can stop other birds feeding while they are there but they don't eat the niger seed.

I'll have a look the next time I'm in the Pet Shop. Might wonder along to the basin since they have a shop.

Seen the Baby Buzzard again today. It was chasing the Swallows. It's quite an acomplished flyer already!

So cute Shame you couldn't have filmed that!

Niger seed needs a special seed feeder but they should have them at the Basin shop.

Will go to the Basin Shop on my hols.

It landed on the fence post right next to the Signalbox! I should really get a camera!

Got back to work today.

It's the end of an era! They have cut down all the trees and bushes outside my work, so there is nowhere for me bird feeder or the birds for that matter to go!

Now I'm left with a huge bag of bird seed and a bag of nuts.

Damn them. I'm gutted, but unfotunately there is nothing I can do!

Awwww You were getting so many guests too! How could they cut all the trees down

They used to cut them back. But I guess they just decided to get rid of the whole lot!

It's a catch 22. If you have trees near the line you get leaves on the line and you all know what happens to Trains when they come across leaves. But they cut the trees down and there is nothing to 'root' the ground and they get landslips!

Personally speaking I find it like sending the Army into a nursery for a crying baby!

I still look out the window out of habit. There is sometimes a pigeon!

I have no idea where the birds have all gone. There is a line of trees separating fields further along and bushes along the roadside. But I haven't seen any.