I really hate it when birds fly into our windows. I heard a thump yesterday, then found this little guy on the ground looking dazed.
I picked him up, looked him over, then after chatting with him for a while I put him in the Greengage tree.
He stayed there for a while in the sunshine, looking around, then after about 15 minutes he flew off; probably with a headache.
I'm not sure what variety he is; a Serin maybe. Fare ye well little guy.
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He is very pretty. Hope he does well.
A cute little bird.
I think he was OK. It took him quite a while to fly off though.
Yes, he was lovely.
Lucky he was just faxed. Usually when they fly inside here they circle forever in the high ceiling and it is hard to get them out.
Sweet fellow
Pretty bird. What did you chat about?
I've had birds fly indoors in the Summer (the doors and windows are always wide open). We also get big Dragonflies, Lizards, and Hornets coming in.
I apologised to him, and asked him if he was OK; as one would! He didn't say much in reply.
Your little bird is a male Bruant zizi....
or in English.... a Cirl Bunting....
scientific name Emberiza cirlus.
Close relative of the Yellowhammer....
Its song shows it is undecided on what to eat:
Yellowhammer goes "A little bit of bread and no cheeeeese!"
Cirl Bunting goes "A little bit of bread and no.....?"
A pretty bird to see and hear.
Nice photos.... there is something a little special about helping a truly wild creature.
Thank you for that. In fact the last time I had this problem, with the same species of bird, I actually got it's name right. They are reasonably similar to the Serin.
See my page entitled R.I.P. Mr Cuckoo.
Ahwwwww. poor little thing. Lucky he was just dazed. It happens here .... often pigeons who don’t fare so well. Before we had our chimneys capped, we used to have all sorts falling down the chimneys !!! XXXX
We sometimes get pigeons flying into the large patio doors. They tend to leave a dusty mark that looks like an angel .
Sadly this won't be the last; I'm sure. I'm afraid it's the result of our wanting big plate glass windows. We just have to hope it doesn't happen too often.
Whenever flocks of Pigeons fly up in front of me (Trafalgar Square, etc), I always hold my breath on account of that horrible dustiness they have.
We get this with pigeons. You can hear the thump throughout the house. They've always flown away, so far.
Our neighbour tries to prevent this by having silhouettes of hawks in her windows. It's a wonder she gets any birds in her garden at all. I doubt it helps much because these accidents usually seem to happen when birds are confused by reflections e.g. of the sky giving an impression of open air.
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree.
We had a Cuckoo who died, but mostly they survive.
The thing is, not to clean your windows too much. If they're a bit dirty the birds see them.
He was almost high up in Paradise Tree.
I thinkmaybe Serin too Cro. Prettily marked whatever he is. Hope he fully recovered.
A pigeon once crashed into the office window where I was standing. Made me shout. The poor thing sat shaking on a ledge across the road for ages. Imagine the tales it told its mates later, 'I was flying along when suddenly I hit this invisible barrier...'
Bird's mates: 'Fred's off again...'.
His eyes remained bright, and his head upright. I think it was just shock.
It must be a terrible shock for them; as if the air has suddenly turned solid.
What a beauty of a little bird - my dear dear (maternal) grandfather who loved birds (and taught me a lot about them on our many walks) would have been delighted at this sight - and your kind attempt at rescue.
My mother, being her father's daughter, looked after strays, the trapped, the injured, nurse them back to health. However, and this is not only a true story but a truly horrible one - you know one of those you don't know whether to cry or to laugh. I must have been about nine or ten when one of those rescue birds was beyond salvation. So my mother looked to my father for "help". At which point she took me and my, much younger, siblings into the bathroom, the room furthest away from the garden though not completely sound proof. Considering the size of the shooter he used, I dare say there was nothing left - not even a feather.
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PS Let me know if you are interested in any other stories about how my father put his gun to "good" use. Trigger warning - involves shooting.
Beautiful bird. Why not simply remove the glass from your windows Dr Dolittle?
Lovely bird and glad he was only stunned and able to fly away..
I have walked into one or two glass doors in my life. It hurt, but the embarrassment was worse.
We used to have this at a house we lived in. We think it was because the windows lined up with windows at the back of the house, so the birds could see sky and thought that they could fly through. We put up a blind on the back windows and reduced some bird strikes.
In recent times, I, myself, have had to help end the lives of a Deer and a Badger. Both were beyond help with their injuries, and I did what was best. Not pleasant, but essential.
Now there's an idea. I shall suggest it to Lady Magnon.
I walked into a lamp-post when I was about 5; I suffered in silence, pretending it hadn't happened. It hurt like hell.
We have put stickers on some of our windows, but the two big ones on the front of the house remain stickerless.
We had a similar incident here last spring when a beautiful little goldcrest flew into our french windows and sadly died from the impact. We found him on the step. He had just begun nesting in our garden. His mate did exactly the same thing a day or so later. I cried.
Oh dear, that's terrible. One is bad enough!!
Good excuse.
On Anglesey recently 100 starlings were found dead on a road, a gust of wind had crashed the lot
I have wandered to our shower doors and clunked. We must keep it too clean.
Pretty bird and pleased it survived its mishap.
I have huge glass windows in the back so birds do hit the window. Mostly escaping from the hawks. I have some tiny mirrors on fishing lines to help them see a window and not a blue sky before them.
parsnip
I'd read about that, but hadn't heard the reason. Thanks for the explanation.
Obviously. Less polishing is the answer!
Yes, nice little thing. I always think they are there to decorate the skies.
We'll have to find something. I think keeping the curtains part-closed helps.
I'm glad that it survived. So often they die of heart failure even if they are not too badly injured.
His eyes looked OK, so I was reasonably sure he'd survive.
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