Small Bird Feeder Web Cam 2022 - 2023

[IceAge]

14:30
two jays


14:41
jay and gsw male


14:50
new fat balls. Many thanks .

[IceAge]

14:54
gsw female



15:28
great tit male



15:39
gsw male

[Biker]

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13:22
Middle spotted Woodpecker


13:36
Greater spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit


13:37
Nuthatch

[Askja]

IceAge, Biker

Nice that we have a forum for this cam thanks for the great sightings you have already posted! I have two questions for you insiders:

- When I searched for myself (before I found this page) I had come up with the marsh tit (Poecile palustris) or willow tit. But for the heck of it I couldn't decide which, even with comparing closely with the pics in Wikipedia. You seem to be confident that they are willow tits - is there any sure-fire sign which they are? Or, perhaps it doesn't matter at all, don't know why I am so fussy



- On 22 November I saw this fellow on the cam. After long searching I thought it was perhaps the Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros). What do you say? Edit: She looks a bit funny around the bill, that is because she is holding a sunflower seed in it all the time. :)

[Biker]

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Hello Asjka!
Nice that you participate here.

This is a greenfinch. Thanks for these great pictures

Regarding the tits twin species:
Visually I can distinguish them only by the beak, which of course is usually very difficult to see:
The marsh tit has a bright spot at the base of the upper beak.

Other differences from the willow tit are a small chin patch and the absence of bright wing patches.

[IceAge]

10:13
magpie


11:38
jay


Hello Askja, Biker has already explained it.
The best way to recognise them is by their voice.
The marsh tit is rather rare.

[Biker]

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Hello!

9:09 two big
Jay, Greater spotted Woodpecker male


13:04 Greater spotted Woodpecker female


14:39 two small
Great Tit, Nuthatch


IceAge

[Biker]

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14:42
Blue Tit

[Biker]

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14:49 - 14:53
Black Woodpecker calls heard

[IceAge]

November 26.

Good morning,

08:11


08:14
crested tit


08:17
jay

[Biker]

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Hello!
10:13
Magpie - very flexible


IceAge , you are right:
you can hardly look..

[IceAge]

15:29
great tit male and female

[Askja]

Hi Biker and IceAge

Yes I have seen such acrobatics by the magpie too, and the jay once slipped when he hung nearly upside down on the wire - hilarious!

12:49 I have taken these two pictures within 11 seconds, it was like in the mirror hall at the fun fair :



15:13 "I want this all!... I want the big piece!... Jayyy, gotcha!"



I promise to post not many GIFs!

Thank you two for your explanations! I have also listened to the song/calls on xeno-canto, and I believe I have heard a willow tit on several occasions outside my home, not so long ago. So I've learned something and will look out for it.
(At least the crested tit has something substantial to identify it :))

[IceAge]

November 27.

Good morning,

08:02
jay


08:06
crested tit


08:18
great tit
crested tit

[IceAge]

09:39
tree sparrows


10:37
gsw female

10:44

[IceAge]

13:23




Many thanks

[IceAge]

13:39


15:07
jay and gsw male

[Carla]

wow! hello everybody! i look today for the first time!! very nice pictures from you all. thanks

[IceAge]

November 28.

Good morning,

08:37
blue tit


Carla .

[IceAge]

12:23
gsw male


12:30
magpie


12:45
jay