Garden Wildlife UK

Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 7:06 pm Close encounter with a cat maybe.

Most probably. The prime suspect would be Gladys from next door. Here she is a couple of years ago on the prowl - watch till the end.

I've got a House Sparrow with no tail feathers.

I put some chicken skin out with the foxes in mind and within 11 seconds a Kite swooped in and grabbed some.

I haven't put any scraps out for weeks so it's not as if the Kite was expecting it. I've had a Kite perching in the tree overlooking the garden and calling incessantly for the last few weeks ...

A brief glimpse of the spectacular underside of a Woodpecker's wings.

Very entertaining. A much appreciated facility. I don't know how you keep the water so clean as my bathers quickly turn any bath into a muddy puddle.


Even a small pond like this needs regular maintenance although I've only completely cleaned it out a couple of times in the 15 years or so I've ...

The Starlings are on their second clutch of eggs this year and feeling the heat.