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It's a sign

PL54
PL54 Posts: 10,757
edited July 2011 in General Charlton
A pair of Robins have nested in my garden and have 3 chicks.

If they survive I predict a great season ahead of us. If the crows or cats get them we are doomed.

I'll keep you informed.

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  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,429
    I spotted a Great Tit in my garden any updates on McOxo? ; )
  • AppyAddick
    AppyAddick Posts: 1,475
    i saw some owls in mine, they seemed to be sulking!
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Trust Me, if you see the tits in our garden..................
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Further investigation shows 5 young.


  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,416
    Watch out for NUFC.............pesky magpies.
  • DartfordAddick
    DartfordAddick Posts: 1,085
    5 young.... meaning we will finish 5 places above our current place... it's a sign we will come 1st in league 1 and claim the title!
  • charltonaddickedmatt
    charltonaddickedmatt Posts: 1,257

    Thank Christ for that,

    All round SCP house for a drink i say

  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    I recall similar posts to this on the old club forum - was that you '54?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Not me SL
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,213
    I saw some angry looking hornets this weekend.  Must've missed out on another signing.

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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    i saw some owls in mine, they seemed to be sulking!
    Now that made me laugh. :-)
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,429
    Never seen an Eagle, quite rare apparently......................................
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098

    Fingers crossed PL54....it would be unlikely if they all made it (it's a nasty world out there for a wee chick), but I hope that at least one of them survives to see us lift the trophy next May!

    All the best...

  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    My garden seems to be full of Cherries now.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    My garden is looking Green now.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    All quiet on The Robin front.

    Nature will take it's course but I have laid on unlimited mealworms and crow-watch to help them along.

    Also just noticed a Collared Dove nest with 2 eggs in - not sure what footballing comparison to make of that.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    Player could be pigeon-toed, definitely a winger. Anyway, Norwich City used to play at The Nest.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Too wet to take a look this evening but the olds are in and out with food so I assume all is OK

  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,597
    How tall is this Robin??
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    How tall is this Robin??
    Tall enough for RB but not for CB

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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    How tall is this Robin??
    He's not Robin Friday, is he?
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    Didn't Robin Friday break Keith Peacock's cheekbone?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    All 5 looking good this evening
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Not great news - nest is empty and they certainly didn't look big enough to fend for themselves.

    One has made camp in a fir tree and parents are feeding it every 5 minutes. No sign of the other 4.

    The season is doomed.

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    Sounds like magpies attacked the nest. We're plagued with them where I live.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Just checked it out on line - all very natural for them to leave the nest and still need to be fed.

    Not sure where the other 4 are but at least one is fine.

    We're gonna' win the league !


    PS - domestic cats (vermin) kill 45 times more baby birds than natural causes.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982

    "PS - domestic cats (vermin) kill 45 times more baby birds than natural causes".




    You must have done a lot of birdwatching, PL54  .........to count them all.
    ;o)
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Always had a love of the great outdoors, flora and fauna mate.

    Cats and Concrete - both have a similar effect on a lot of the wildlife that tries to remain in our cities and less rural areas.


  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    We are back on track - a pair of Robins are nesting in the garden !

    No idea what happened to last July's clutch but this pair seem to be game on. The man Robin is Massive too.....

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