Sunny, 20º, light SE.
A day in the garden today and as mentioned in the last post
the Moorhen family visited the
garden this morning and again this afternoon. The adult Moorhen would not
tolerate a Crow in the garden near the young and chased it off.
(courtesy Loren)
Later one of the resident Carrion Crows flew into the garden from the meadow with a beak full
of bread and proceeded to dunk it in a bowl of water that had been put out for
the Mallards. The Crow ate some of it and gathered the rest back up and flew
off with it, presumably to feed to young?
Several Wood Pigeon
frequenting the garden and utilising the bird bath!
Stock Dove, Collared Dove also visiting and 3 Blue Tit nests found in the garden now.
A Jackdaw briefly
in the garden, Great-spotted Woodpecker, also a Song Thrush
and the usual residents, Robin, Wren, Great Tit, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch and
Blackbird present.
Some of the young Rooks
in the rookery next to the garden are fledging now.
30+ Starling feeding
(that included a fair number of young birds) in the meadow this morning and
both Blackcap and Chiffchaff in song.
4 Swift, 6 House Martin, up to 8 Swallow,
4 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard and a Peregrine
overhead.
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