Given the cold weather recently, the wildlife could be
forgiven if they have delayed spring for a few weeks.
The blossom may have blown from the trees, the buds may be
showing and new leaf growth emerging, but the weather isn’t tempting many to
start bringing the next generation into this world.
Now of course you could understand if they used Brexit as a
reason for stalling, but this is one area that the wildlife has in their favour
– they don’t know anything about it!
The dawn chorus has been somewhat dampened since the clocks
went forward, although the voice of a few blackbirds is now competing with the
robins to see who can wake us up first.
A female blackbird has been seen around the garden in recent
days, so I wonder if they try to nest in the conifer hedge again – last year
seemed to fail, which was probably due to the local cats.
I’ve not noticed any activity around the nest boxes, but
with the lighter nights I’ll have more chance to investigate – but given the
cold weather I doubt that much action has taken place.
The pond is very good shape, and while there is unlikely to
be much large animal action this year, it’ll definitely be a good resource for
insects as a refuge and birds as a drinking/washing station.
April will no doubt warm up, but I don’t expect much
breeding action from the birds until we get to the end of the month.
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