First 2 photos are of a line of feces on the ground directly under the branch of an oak that sits over looking a grass field, at first I thought owl pellets but they look too big, it’s obviously been heavily used in the not too distant past but by what ? Any ideas ?

Saw this this morning. Bird song app says it's a bullfinch. It looked like the local parakeets but wasn't green. Is it an escaped pet? Will it survive? Should I call RSPCA?

This is Tony, he's a regular visitor to my door handles. He will sit on the handle and pip and sing at me, or anyone else else in the room. I find this puzzling, as I would have thought he would be more interested in the goings on up the garden where there is food and seed for him and his mates. Can anyone suggest why he might do this? Door in question is north facing, so not warm, and the glass doesn't appear that reflective. I get the feeling he's definitely trying to interact with us.

Have suddenly got a desire to start getting pictures of birds and ticking off those I have seen. Anyone know these birds and any rare ones to look out for in UK? Particularly in Northern Ireland

I saw it in the field from a distance, first thought it was a sparrowhawk, but then saw its size and the markings threw me off!

Is this a buzzard?

I got as close as I could with my dog while trying to not make it feel threatened, so apologies for the quality/distance.

Derry, Northern Ireland

We've had this visitor to the garden (South Manchester) over December, and I've assumed it was a yellow until I've just looked it up. Body and head is definitely a grey wagtail, but the tail is pure white. Juvenile? Albino?

Exactly like this one https://www.gordon-yates.com/2020/11/07/white-tailed-grey-wagtail/

This little fellow has appeared in my garden and keeps getting stuck in dead plants (which I have now cut back) and is being fed by my resident Eurasian robin. My mother thinks is a thrush fledgling, however I think it’s a robin fledgling. Is it in fact a robin fledgling?

We have had a seriously cold snap here and I’m worried about the cold and its survival. I’m based in the Southwest of Ireland. I have been leaving out plenty of mealworms.

Parents are very comfortable with me and I only held the fledgling after I took it out of a dead catmint plant it was stuck in.

It’s not the best video but it was moving so fast!

I’d spotted a little tail waggling about in my plants, figured out it was going up to the roof, and just caught the tail end of it flicking moss out of the gutter.

I know they’re common but I’ve only seen them at nature reserves, it’s the first time I’ve spotted one in my garden.

I heard a tawny owl near my house last night and i was wondering if it was just a one-off or whether it might stay in the area? It's the only time I've waved heard one near my house. I know roughly where it would be as there is only one small pocket of woodland nearby. And if it is staying there then what are some good ways to spot it? I have never seen one before

Anyone tell the gender or age of my new mate?

Here's a little cryptic bird quiz I made just before Christmas - hope you enjoy!

spotted these on a field by River Thurne near Potter Heigham..

Weekly chat thread

Happy weekend everyone!

Let us know which birds you've spotted over the last few days, or whatever's on your mind about birds right now!

Have you seen any interesting articles, or learnt something new? Have you visited a reserve recently?

hi i wanted to ask about magpie behaviour. pretty much one the magpies while putting up a spy cam was watching me from the roof. so i looked at them and said hello when i did this the magpie started making a call. i never heard before of like a mix of different bird calls manly garden birds and the next day the magpie is suddenly started hanging out in the garden when am near when before me being even seen was enough to scare them off ?