Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Your favourite breeds of bird...

102 replies

WildRosie · 23/04/2023 20:07

I've tried to categorise mine:

Regular garden birds - collared dove, very delicate and gentle birds;
- bullfinch, the male (sorry, not fair) is a great colour!

Birds of prey - barn owl, elegant and attractive;
- sparrowhawk, swift and purposeful.

Wildfowl - mute swan, clean and graceful;
- teal, brilliant colours.

Exotica - peacocks, unashamedly gaudy;
- hyacinth macaw, like all parrots, fabulous colours.

I could count the ring-necked parakeets as both garden and exotica, given the big populations in the UK. But I won't do that until I actually see one!

OP posts:
Thread gallery
7
WeAreBorg · 25/04/2023 21:49

Madcats · 25/04/2023 09:06

Where are you, WeAreBorg? They like roosting in church spires/cathedrals/power stations.

If you are a Londoner you can often hear them before you see them at Bankside (Tate Modern) and Battersea Power Station. I googled the latter to figure out where they were nesting and how long they had been there:
https://batterseapowerstation.co.uk/news/peregrines-at-battersea-power-station/

Oh thank you! I’m up north unfortunately but if I’m done in London for work I shall make a trip there - thank you again 😊

SwirlyShirly · 26/04/2023 09:41

I have a beautiful little gold crest that visits my garden, and he's my firm favourite; also a Jenny wren and a jay. I love birds. I even love the family of wood pigeons that we have nesting in a tree they're so cute and fat!

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread