Thanks for your comments Redbrowfinch, well it is now February and the Magpie is still sitting at the mirror he also sits on the side of my car but he gets told to move, i really know how he is feeling as i lost my Husband in a car accident and i will grieve for him till the day i die and maybe Mr Magpie will too, i have a feeling that they mate for life i maybe wrong. The afternoon is quite funny all the 6 young come down for a round circle chin wag if you could hear you would swear it was a lot of women, i have a good laugh at them but i admit i do love the warbling regards Jilly