There are new guests in the garden. A European Robin, two female Blackcaps and a Brambling. They are more than welcome and the Robin got a piece of melon, the Blackcaps an apple and the Brambling some seeds. They seemed happy with the refreshments but as the day went on they had to fight with … Continue reading Newcomers in the garden
The winter has been mild so far. The Blackcap is here again after having been away from some time. There are still enough berries on trees and shrubs so Blackcaps, along with other small birds and vagrants, are not as dependent on the food put out form them. At least not yet. The mild weather … Continue reading Still enough berrries
We spotted this season’s first Blackcap, a male, in the garden today. Blackcaps are annual vagrants and the first ones are usually seen in the end of October but most of them come in the first week of November. Blackcaps have sometimes stayed in the garden the whole winter. How well they cope depends on how … Continue reading The first Blackcap
27 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 Blackbird (svartþröstur) 12 Fieldfare (gráþröstur) 5 Redwing (skógarþröstur) 10 Raven (hrafn) 3 Starling (stari) 10 Redpoll (auðnutittlingur) 19 Snow Bunting (snjótittlingur) 2 20 – 26 December 2015 Long-Eared Owl (Eyrugla) 1 Blackbird (svartþröstur) 12 Fieldfare (gráþröstur) 5 Redwing (skógarþröstur) 15 Raven (hrafn) 2 Starling (stari) 15 Redpoll (auðnutittlingur) … Continue reading Weekly bird report 2015
28 December 2014 – 3 January 2015 Merlin (smyrill) 1 Sparrowhawk (sparrhaukur) 1 Blackbird (svartþröstur) 7 Redwing (skógarþröstur) 4 Raven (hrafn) 2 Starling (stari) 70 Chaffinch (bókfinka) 5 Redpoll (auðnutittlingur) 100 Common Crossbill (krossnefur) 2 Snow Bunting (snjótittlingur) 300 21 – 27 December 2014 Merlin (smyrill) 1 European Robin (glóbrystingur) 1 Blackbird (svartþröstur) 7 Redwing (skógarþröstur) 7 Raven (hrafn) … Continue reading Weekly bird report 2014
A list of garden birds in alphabetical order. Click on the names to see pictures that can help in identifying them Blackcap in latin Sylvia atricapilla of the family Sylviidae in Icelandic hettusöngvari Bohemian Waxwing in latin Bombycilla garrulus of the family Bombycillidae in Icelandic silkitoppa Common Crossbill in latin Loxia curviriostra of the family Fringillidae in Icelandic krossnefur … Continue reading Garden Birds
One branch of a big Rowan tree here in the garden seems to be very attractive to small birds. A Robin and a Blackcap perched on the same spot of the branch in the lovely weather we had yesterday. The Robin sang his heart out although it is almost December.
There are a lot of Blackcaps in Iceland now. In the last couple of days we have had 4 -5 of both genders staying in the garden. They claim territories and therefore there has been a battle between them. It seems that one of them has taken ownership in the garden south of the house … Continue reading Blackcaps claiming territory
This weekend my students at the local secondary school are counting their garden birds. Of course I took part in this interesting project and counted the birds in my garden in the hours between 11 and 12 am. I also took some photoes, but that goes without saying 😉 Weather: NE 12 m/sec, clear sky … Continue reading Today’s garden birds
This is one of the female blackcaps I mentioned earlier. Although she´s shy I managed to capture this picture of her while she was enjoying the apple. The other female is gone, driven away by this one who seems to be the spouse.