tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5158181671027744573..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-50557260818457180122021-01-05T02:01:59.287+00:002021-01-05T02:01:59.287+00:00It would be good if there were other Goldfinches n...It would be good if there were other Goldfinches near, but I couldn't see or hear any except this one on two consecutive days.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55375311186973592752021-01-05T02:00:46.688+00:002021-01-05T02:00:46.688+00:00Coots are a common wetland species and it would ha...Coots are a common wetland species and it would have been easy to raid nests for the eggs. I see that the Collins Bird Guide rates Moorhens as commoner than Coots nationally. Not so in London, where Coots crowd the Moorhens out.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-13942718405005321982021-01-04T23:37:53.200+00:002021-01-04T23:37:53.200+00:00Goldfinches can't keep quiet, I think, if ther...Goldfinches can't keep quiet, I think, if there are others anywhere near.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47234454698769276382021-01-04T23:27:22.745+00:002021-01-04T23:27:22.745+00:00There are a few solitary Goldifinches here as well...There are a few solitary Goldifinches here as well. Maybe their flock is out of sight to us but the bird knows where they are?<br /><br />Prodigious bouffant on the Pochard. Elvis Presley, eat your heart out!TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60881639886692840362021-01-04T23:14:43.930+00:002021-01-04T23:14:43.930+00:00Where did Coots come from, if they were introduced...Where did Coots come from, if they were introduced? St James's does seem positively overrun by them , when they all line up somewhere.<br />And, how unusual to have a single Goldfinch, usually so gregarious. Wondering what happened there, to leave him on his own.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com