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Jacque ~
That's wonderful.
I hope you have thrushes nesting in your garden this summer.
I got so much pleasure from the nest in my garden last year.
The thrush nest was surprisingly close to my back kitchen door, so I watched all the to-ing and fro-ing of feeding. Both parents worked so hard to rear the two youngsters. :o)

Thats great Jacque......lovely birds.. i have 3 that come every day to feed.....

Thanx TT / Holly :) i dont think theyl Nest in My Garden TT as they seem2Fly across over in2 this Huge Old Oak Tree thats a Few Garden s away ! Im just Glad 2 have them Eat here along with all my other Birds ,3 Thrushs sounds great Holly do they Cahse off the Black Birds/Doves as 1 of these seem 2 do it all the time lol

They seem to come when the other birds arnt around...but our pecking order is....seagulls chase the woodpigeons...woodpigeons chase Blackbirds.... Mrs Blackbird chases Mr Blackbird....Mr Blackbird chases the Robin or anything else around..... The little Wren is so tiny she flits about anywhere.... and my Dogs go out and chase them all lol..............

Holly ~ That's really funny. Lol.

My Sheltie, Conker, thinks Wood Pigeons are cats, so he sends them away with a woof. Blackbirds and smaller birds he allows.

His problem is Collared Doves. Are they big blackbirds, so permitted in his garden, or are they small Wood Pigeons, so woofed away with the cats?

He is still trying to make up his mind...

Lol Very Entertaining2watch im Sure Holly :)My Summer just sits & watchs the Birds ,But any strange cats in my garden get Woofed & Chased out 2 TT :) She`l even give My Own Cats a Chase if shes in Her Energetic Mood lol :)

Henry used to chase the poor blackbirds as well as the 'Jumbo Jet' wood pigeons, and odd pheasants that stroll in as if they owned the place. I have tried to get him to leave the blackbirds - I think he's learning! He doesn't chase the small birds at all.

Oh yes, Jacque - all cats are fair game! I encourage him to chase them out as we don't have a resident one.

Nice to see Thrushes we have one that comes appartently they are getting quite rare so you are very lucky Jacque, i have a lovely little wren that sits in the hedge keep trying to get a photo but she/he is too quick for me!

Henrys a Sweet Heart & not silly he knows those Little Birds are 2 fast even for his 4 legs Spritz :) Iv heard Thrushes are a Rare site 2 SK so im well chuffed iv 2 feeding on the Apples in my garden as i left them all laying there for that purpose :) I get a Wren visit it likes the Montana Clematis that grows over my fence & iv not been quick enough 2 catch a pic of Him/Her yet either !

brilliant Jacque that there is two thrush coming into your garden, maybe you will see younger ones in the spring with them

I cant belive im getting so many Different Birds coming 2 feed in My Garden Eileen i think its Fantastic & i am so pleased iv got that end of my garden Wildlife Friendly :) I feel all the Hard work iv put in2 it has Been Very Worth it& The Boarder i made Bigger2 Hide that Ugly Foot Path always has Birds looking & hopping Around the Bird Bath looking For Bugs/Slugs ect :) Brill Hey?

I get quite a lot of birds i my garden, sometimes i have to laugh, when the birds are in my garden and any cats come, the birds move so quick, but they must know Smokey is getting old and does'nt move that fast, infact most of the time the birds just carry on eating while Smokey watches them, infact they even carry on feeding when he walks past them, yet a few years ago he use to catch birds and mice for fun.

This is lovely Jacque, Funnily enough I had a thrush (just one) on the bird table yesterday and again today. He had quite a bit of yellow colour at the top of its chest, the books don't show this, BB will know what this means :-)

Hi Dawn....Jane here again...Bb says song thrush? Redwings also have yellow areas to chest but you would probably notice red patches under wings first.Jacque.....you are soooo lucky to have two in your garden.It must be quite the wildlife haven now !

OMG isnt that the Wierdest thing Dawn ? All these Thrushes Popping Up in our gardens? These 2 have been in&out all day eatting Them Fallen Apples the Black Birds Normaly Eat ? :) Its fun 2 watch as there seems2be birds chaseing each other all over the place ? Must be getting Twiter Paited like in The Film Bambi :) lol

Thanks Jane, knew Ray would know :-).
Jacque: You must be so proud that you've created the environment to attract the thrushes, how lovely.

Haven it is Jane i dont know which Bird 2 watch now theres so many :) Im not complaning @all il have loads 2 put down on my RSPB Bird Watch List :) How many did u See in your garden last yr Jane :)?

Its does feel good Dawn :) I bet ur getting a good few yourself 2 with all the hard work uv been doing yourself :) Owl Boxes Ect Ect :)

aflock od about thirty starlings for a start Jacque,but kept moving around so fast in the end had to guess exact number !!Also our two robins,about tensparrows,two pairs of blue tits and six collared doves.Will llok up our list from last year to compare.

Wont it be good Dawn and Jacque to all compare notes perhaps on the lovely rspb blog?

Yes Jacque, saw a little bird the other day that I havent seen before, it was hopping around a corsican pine, thought it was a wren at first but wrong colour and shape. BB identified it for me as a Goldcrest, I'm so excited as they like coniferous trees and I don't think it would have visited if we hadn't set the blocks of pines. Yes, Jane that would be good, knowing my luck, on the day, not so many will visit!

They will dawn ,they will ! Just flying over to check out Jacques hoggy blog for an update !

Wow ! Fab idea Im Sure RBfleurs would love that :) After all its because of them Me&Dawn found out about it & registered :) Iv also put That Blog On 2 the Garden Bird Page so it wont get missed ;)

Nice one Jacque. I've learnt so much since joining GOY, it really is amazing!

Like you Jacque I am getting a big variety of birds. I have seen 2 thrushes as well, about 6 blackbirds, lots chaffinches, green finches, sparrows, 1 coal tit, 1 blue tit, wren, woodpecker, and Mr Pheasant! But the long tailed tit's never did return.
Ought to set the camera up permanently to try and capture them all.

It,s the Apples Jacque they love them , it would be nice if they did nest in your garden , if you have a nice crop of Apples on your new tree you might have to put a net over it so that you can have some for yourself LOL

i wont mind them having 1 or 2 Amy lol Its the Blossom i cant wait 2 see :D its got lots of Tight Buds on :)

Wow thats a good start :o)

il post Pics when its in Flower Amy :)x

There is definitely an increase this year in the bird population in and around my garden,it is going to be interesting to compare notes with last years birdwatch Jacque do you keep your camera on standby?