Working it out June 17, 2020Activity continues to be brisk at my bird feeders, which is probably the biggest understatement of the year. The starlings have been bringing more and more youngsters to the feeders...
Armchair Naturalist - Strange goings-on June 16, 2020My neighbour’s house has for many years been the home for a small group of house sparrows, noisy, bolshy and entertaining. They (the house sparrows) usually start quite early getting...
Please stay still! June 16, 2020It has been an interesting week as always watching the birds in the garden and as I mentioned the other week, the first of the young birds are appearing. There...
Armchair Naturalist - Woods versus forests June 1, 2020It is always very important to remember how diverse and important our forests and woods are. They are packed full of flora, fungi and fauna as well as having huge...
New arrivals and familiar friends May 28, 2020I have a surprise visitor to report this past week with the sighting of a lesser spotted woodpecker on my peanut feeder. I do very occasionally see them in the...
Little and large May 15, 2020Over the past four blogs, I have been giving an account of the birds in my garden and have talked about the feral pigeons, the sparrows and wood pigeons in...