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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!

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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!

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