REDPOLLS - Guide to the ID of British Garden Birds No.4
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- I usually look out for redpolls in the garden each year during January, February and March.
Most years I will see at least 3 or 4 lesser redpolls but 2012 was exceptional when I had up to 10 visiting from January through to March including a number of Common or Mealy Redpolls
which are classified as scarce in Shropshire.
Attribution - Angelic Forest by Doug Maxwell, from UA-cam free Audio Library
Great Video Maurice, I did not realize you have not been long into videoing. Your videos are better then most professionals. You must have a natural talent, the way you capture the footage. Really is great work. We had Redpolls visit about 2 years ago for the first time. I heard this strange sound in the trees, looked up and had no idea what they where so had to look them up. They visited just as the Ash trees where coming into leaf.
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Great video, have Redpolls for the first time this year, here in South Derbyshire
Nice video . Well done
Just had 3 lesser redpolls in my garden! Love these pretty little finches!!
Oh my word - have just seen my very first Redpoll (Lesser I think, thanks to your excellent video). At first we thought female brown cap or young Linnet. So beautiful. We’ve never had so many different birds in the garden. Our regulars are stunning Goldfinches and Long Tailed Tits. Maybe they’ve told all their friends to visit us. Thank you for such a lovely video.
Really informative video Maurice helped me ID the Lesser Redpoll
precious little gems
Super video Maurice. I had one in my garden in 2010. After watching this I think it was a probably a Mealy.
The lesser redpoll is my favourite finch. I have many in my garden at winter. I find them as majestic as the robin.
Wonderful filming of these beautiful birds and interesting to learn about them, thank you for the information. :-)
Thank you Sue for watching and for your generous comments.
Cheers :) Thanks for the very detailed video, been trying to understand the differences for a while.
The beautiful pictures and the valuable information of the redpolls are great. Thank you for sharing, Maurice.
Thank you for watching and for your generous comments.
Another fine installment in the series. Redpolls are one of my favorites, too. We have the common redpoll in my region. Sometimes I get a couple mixed in with a flock of pine siskins, other times I will get a flock of redpolls themselves at the feeders as they migrate from Canada into the Wisconsin North Woods during winter.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Do you ever get the Arctic or Hoary redpoll in your area, I gather that they can be a bit difficult to identify from the common redpoll?
Maurice Baker Not that I know of, not that I would probably be able to differentiate as they flit around the feeders.
Very beautiful Maurice, thank you!
Thank you Annemieke for your kind comments
I filmed these birds in my garden on my niger feeder’s . I think they were lesser redpolls because of the black bib. I originally put out niger seed to attract goldfinch which it did lots of them . But I have never seen these birds before.I wasn’t aware of this species either. I have also had gold crests annually visiting my conifer tree s in my garden. This little breed of finch is probably now my favourite . Especially the male with its shimmering pink breast. They are beautiful little birds.
thanks for this, very useful
We have a pair of Common Redpolls that frequently visit our garden in Caldbeck in the Lake District :). Great video Maurice. Just subbed!
Being from Central Lancashire these are species that we don’t see too often and I admit I struggle at times between the two. This video was wonderfully presented and with great descriptions of these two redpolls. Thank you and I’m glad you got into videography.
Thank you Mark tor your very generous comments.
Fantastic mate wonderful birds these. Top notch video loved it. Thanks Terry
Many thanks Terry you comments are much appreciated.
Great footage and good information on these beautiful birds a big thumbs up Maurice
Thank you for your kind comments , they are always appreciated.
Thank you, what a useful video.
One of these birds (a male) just visited at our feeders in Maine!
Wonderful to be regarded "creatures" great!
Great video
I’ve just seen one of these for the first time in my garden. I’ve never heard of it before
Thank-you as ever Maurice, a comprehensive guide to these spscies! Beautifully, and skillfully filmed I am so glad that I found and subscribed to your channel. Thank you for your work I much appreciate it! N.
Thank you Neil your comments are much appreciated.
Just recognised the new commer in my garden thanks to your video common redpolls 2!! Amongst the greenfinches 4 goldfinches as many as 20 bullfinches 2 chaffinches 5 n still a little bird not sure orange black white!!!
Just spotted a redpoll in my garden for the first time, trying to determine if lesser or mealy. My guess is lesser after watching your video. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you Sarah for your kind comments. Great that you have just spotted a redpoll in your garden and I'm glad that you found my video helpful.
Just seen one in Argyll .
Delighted to have found this video particularly as I now live in Shrewsbury. Last year we had a large influx of birds into our garden because of the harsh weather and I found the variations in redpoll very hard to fathom. This video will help. Do you have a video on linnets or the differences between them and redpolls? I am not a bird watchers per se just someone who loves seeing them in the garden and when out walking. Thank you once again for posting this outstanding video. Very professional.
Thank you. I csn't decide whether I see a redpoll or a linnet
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Saw these beauties in a garage whilst getting petrol!
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24/11/21 saw a bird flying away into the distance with a very white rear. It seemed bigger than a sparrow but not as large as a pigeon. It was flying south towards river Wye from Hereford any ideas what it would have been? Thanks
Still can't distinguish the difference since everything you mentionaed can be in either species by natural variation.
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Wow! Your videos are superb - beautifully filmed and extremely informative. I live in Shropshire, and I'm wondering whether you open your garden for visitors at all? I'm trying to plan my garden to encourage wildlife...
Thank you Elizabeth for you generous comments. No I don't at the moment but I will give the idea some thought and if I do open the garden I will certainly let you know and good luck with your wildlife garden. Maurice
@@MauriceBaker100 I'd also be interested in visiting your prodigious bird garden if you do make such a decision.
Comentary too quiet to hear properly oved the noisy Redpolls!
shudda added linnets