A rather difficult DIY project has kept me tied down over the last week or so but whilst relaxing this afternoon in the garden I was pleased with the variety of birds I saw and the amount of fledglings using the feeders today.
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| Greenfinch |
First a fly over Hobby (Always a good garden tick) followed by a pair of Sparrohawks then a Little Egret flew over the rooftops. Lesser-black Gull, Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull all flew over as did a pair of Swift. Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow and Rook all put in an appearance as did Wood and Feral Pigeon along with Collared Doves.
Dunnock visited with their young and a pair of Robin also dropped in with two youngsters. Over twenty House Sparrow came to the feeders and a very large group of Starling made a brief appearance. (I don't see many Starling in the garden usually since I stopped putting out fatballs) Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue & Great Tit all visited with young and a pair of Chaffinch used the feeders but as yet have no young to speak of. A Blackbird sang it's heart out tonight too.
In all a very pleasant hour or two winding down in the garden after a hard days graft on the DIY front.
Year list firmly dormant at this point in time but here's hoping for more time to bird in the coming weeks.
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| Blue Tit (juvenile) |
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| House Sparrow Dad with one of the many youngsters in their family group |
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| House Sparrow |
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| Hobby over the garden |
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| Distant pair of Sprawks |
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| Goldfinch Juvenile |
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| Greenfinch |
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