LDBWS feeding station at Fairfield

[Dan Haywood]

#2343

Good birding there today. Thanks to everyone who has donated seed money to the project.

Linnet 90
Chaffinch 40
Reed Bunting 14
Lesser Redpoll 1

(but still no Tree Sprogs!)

Getting very goosey in Pilling today (with Tundra Bean, Lesser and Russian White-fronted Goose to be had) but my birding was at the LDBWS feeding station*. Watching 90 Linnets enjoying the seed I'd just put down was a big buzz: https://t.co/B9xBYsPOQH pic.twitter.com/9FDLgBkuxE

— Lancaster & District Birdwatching (@LDBWSnews) February 13, 2021

[Dan Haywood]

#2351

LDBWS feeding station seedeaters (mostly on the deck) this afternoon:

Chaffinch 40
Linnet 26
Reed Bunting 13
Blackbird 6
Lesser Redpoll 1

A mix of Linnets, Chaffinches and Reed Buntings eating LDBWS seed mix at Fairfield. Jack Snipe by 'School Pond' in the N half of the reserve. Hawfinch seen at a former district stronghold (Woodwell, Silverdale). https://t.co/MSuWeBpHCd pic.twitter.com/o2xD2NKnhh

— Lancaster & District Birdwatching (@LDBWSnews) February 14, 2021

[Dan Haywood]

#2353

Our ‘grain mountain’ is dwindling and were hoping to carry on the supplementary feeding for another three or four weeks.

Is anybody able to help in purchasing a 25kg sack of this? https://www.gardenwildlifedirect.co.uk/no-wheat-wild-bird-seed-mix.html

The birds are fond of sunflower chips and we have a good few kilos of those in stock (in my back room) but this particular mix is going down well too.

Cheers,
Dan.

[Mal]

#2379

Hi Dan
Have you got a delivery address for new seed.
Mal

[Dan Haywood]

#2381

32 Cavendish Street
Lancaster
LA1 5QA

Thanks!

[Mal]

#2382

ring me please mal

[eddybayton]

#2387

Dan

I hope you and Mal don’t mind. To keep the project going until Spring I have ordered a bag of sunflower hearts to be dropped off at the above address. It should be with you in the next seven days. I have been able on a handful of occasions to see the results at the station. Remarkable. With the number of chaffinches it is quite surprising a brambling hasn’t cropped up….perhaps in passing soon??

[Dan Haywood]

#2389

Many thanks Mal and Eddy. This will definitely keep us going until Mid-March when there will be a breeding season hiatus until the autumn.

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