It was a surprisingly mild and pleasant day today. I quelled the urge to tempt fate with Sunday public transport and set to trying to catch up with the chopping back and chopping up that needs doing in the back garden if it's not to become impenetrable. There were rude noises off from the house sparrows and great tits but they were mollified by my refilling all the feeders. The robins, dunnock and woodpigeons were busy singing so didn't take much notice of me, neither did the blue tit that came in.
Rather to my surprise, given how mild it's been lately, a pair of chaffinches came in for a feed.
Whether or not I see the coal tits in the garden is a matter of pure dumb luck, they sneak in and out like ghosts in the night. I'm hoping something similar is the case with the wrens, I've heard or seen nothing of them so far this year.
The collared doves, which had been singing incessantly throughout January, have gone very quiet, which means they have nests on the go. The magpies seem to be renovating the nest in the tree across the road, I must remember to leave some twigs for them to pick up. If only so they leave the cherry tree alone this year.
- Black-headed gull 1
- Blackbird 2
- Blue tit 1
- Carrion crow 2
- Chaffinch 2
- Collared dove 1
- Dunnock 1
- Goldfinch 1
- Great tit 2
- Greenfinch 1
- House sparrow 14
- Jackdaw 2
- Magpie 3
- Ring-necked parakeet 1
- Robin 2
- Starling 2
- Woodpigeon 3
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