In the last week the flock of long tailed tits has visited at least
once a day, often more than once, with one or two jays – I think it may be a
pair – now feeding confidently in the garden; well as confident as this shy
bird can be!
My favourite
piece of recent news is the arrival of a song thrush to the garden, which
appears to have taken up residence in and around the garden.
It has been singing from various high points in the trees in the last
ten days, sometimes for hours on end.
The very latest on the song thrush is that it now appears there are two
of them – I’m hoping the singing has been performed by the male and he has
attracted a female.
I hope they have found a place to nest and that it is close by. The songs
have been beautiful and I must have heard at least 20 different ones over the
last week or so.
The flocks of smaller birds are getting bigger, with the blue tits,
great tits, tree sparrows, house sparrows and chaffinches often joined by
robins, blackbirds and the odd wren in the garden.
They’re all enjoying the fat snacks, peanuts and seeds I’m putting out
for them and when I refill the feeders, the birds seem to know what I’m doing
and I can hear them excitedly chattering and gathering close to where I put
them in the trees.
I haven’t heard the wailing of mating foxes this year, although I know
they’re about. To many people the sound is very distressing as it’s often in
the middle of the night and does sound like a baby crying from a lot of pain.
The tawny owls have not been heard for a few weeks, although I’m sure
they’ve taken refuge further towards the woods for greater protection from the
weather conditions; I hope to hear them again soon.
Until then, let’s hope the promised cold weather and snow won’t have
too negative effect on the wildlife and the birds benefit from my handouts.
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