tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post5959941402011540412..comments2022-02-21T02:17:21.647+00:00Comments on Hilly Fields Birdwatch: Feeding Frenzyhillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16461919915413171161noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post-532968970141403502016-06-14T23:18:00.670+01:002016-06-14T23:18:00.670+01:00Thanks Linda - glad you like the blog. It is sad, ...Thanks Linda - glad you like the blog. It is sad, but that's the nature of nature, so to speak. There's much beauty out there too. All the best.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455271729733230380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post-50820633367198760302016-06-14T18:32:17.387+01:002016-06-14T18:32:17.387+01:00Lovely photos. It is sad that the chicks sometime...Lovely photos. It is sad that the chicks sometimes become food themselves. You have a beautiful blog. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post-7092379336852138442016-06-08T16:14:07.040+01:002016-06-08T16:14:07.040+01:00Last reported sighting on HF was 8 Jan when a Spar...Last reported sighting on HF was 8 Jan when a Sparrowhawk was seen being mobbed by crows. These hawks are still around the area. We saw one in Brockley cemetery on the dawn chorus walk (end of March) and they bred in Ladywell Fields last year. Further afield, Peregrines are still seen on and around the old Citibank tower in Lewisham where they're known to nest, Buzzards are seen frequently in the Sydenham area, Red Kites are increasingly reported flying over the city as a whole and even the occasional Osprey is reported high overhead...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455271729733230380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post-3599627383397516322016-06-08T15:48:22.286+01:002016-06-08T15:48:22.286+01:00The main risk with nest boxes is that predators, e...The main risk with nest boxes is that predators, eg. corvids, woodpeckers and squirrels can widen the access hole, thus enabling them to grab chicks. The best way of preventing that is to screw a metal plate around the hole. Also make sure there isn't a ledge on the front of the box that predators can perch on. I'll try and post something on the blog in a few days to expand on this...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455271729733230380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post-21694200428240522462016-06-08T07:44:41.202+01:002016-06-08T07:44:41.202+01:00Thanks Tom and Sue, great work as always. Of cours...Thanks Tom and Sue, great work as always. Of course as a survey it's a snapshot so you can't see everything but have there been any raptor sightings lately? Best, LBC mentalmappinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502739853177298752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403478779818223352.post-45383069629349764602016-06-08T00:16:00.403+01:002016-06-08T00:16:00.403+01:00Are birds safer from Corvid attack when nesting in...Are birds safer from Corvid attack when nesting in boxes, rather than the hedge or a tree? lewisham_philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678355678330972703noreply@blogger.com