It was an early start and as I’d filled the peanut, fat snack and seed
bird feeders the previous night the birds flocked in.
Blackbirds, robins and dunnocks were early visitors, while the great
spotted woodpecker did cause a few birds to depart quickly when he arrived at
the peanut feeder.
As they are a rather skittish bird he wasn’t around for long and soon
the blue tits, great tits and others started to feed again.
Then came in the long tailed tits, a group of over 12, who enjoyed
feasting on the fat snacks and peanuts. At one point the fat snack feeder was
covered with six, before a robin came along and bossed them off it.
I checked with last year and the amount of birds I spotted was about
the same, which is good news for the local population. Whether it’s the same
for the rest of the country is something the RSPB will hopefully be able to
show thank to people taking part in this survey.
In other news the garage robin is now confident enough to venture all
the way into the garage and to the back where I have all my bird food. He/she
was feeding from the fat snack feeder that I’d just filled and placed within a
foot of me.
I think one day soon I’ll be able to feed this bird from my hand.
I’ve still not fixed the bird camera to the sparrow nestbox, but
hopefully I’ll get time next week.
The current nestbox camera hasn’t revealed overnight roosting for any
birds just yet, but with cold weather forecast in the coming weeks, it might
not be too long before it welcomes a guest or two.
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