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Mar 2021
1:49pm, 29 Mar 2021
20,443 posts
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Rosehip
rarely see a bullfinch here, but there were chaffinch on my run this morning 
Greenfinches do seem to be recovering here too, they're quite noisy at the moment
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Mar 2021
9:14am, 30 Mar 2021
4,477 posts
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steve45
I wish my neighbours were in the same league as yours Hke. I live in an essentially urban environment and with only a couple of exceptions the overall approach to a garden is: chop, eradicate trees hedges and anything green. Ahh... including grass or weeds/wild flowers and pave over. Astro turf is catching on too.
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Mar 2021
9:15am, 30 Mar 2021
22,834 posts
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Dave A
Mrs Sparrow hawk was seen having a nice Robin flavoured breakfast in our garden this morning.
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Mar 2021
11:07am, 30 Mar 2021
1,659 posts
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rhb
@ steve45 I feel your pain. Worst is over the past 10yrs seeing so much old/ancient(?) Hawthorn ripped out of gardens around where I live, replaced with breezeblocks or panel fencing. Yes it's a bit spiky but it supports lots of wildlife.
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Mar 2021
11:42am, 30 Mar 2021
71,993 posts
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Hanneke
Curlews!!!
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Mar 2021
11:45am, 30 Mar 2021
71,994 posts
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Hanneke
Nightmare Steve!
I bought half an acre of field with my chapel in 2006. I have let it go wild what I wasn't using and slowly created areas to grow my veg, fruit, medicinals. It is surprising what even small sections of rough grass do...
I work as a garden and permaculture designer, largely on wildlife friendly and rewilding projects, all organic and/or biodynamic. Very exciting to see the habitat restored/created.
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Mar 2021
12:02pm, 30 Mar 2021
49,497 posts
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Derby Tup
Several chiffchaff plus a blackcap
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Mar 2021
2:03pm, 30 Mar 2021
3,527 posts
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J2R
DT, great news on CC and BC. I heard a blackcap this morning singing with a lot more confidence and volume than the rather reticent blackcaps of last week. Maybe it's been to a blackcap assertiveness course.
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Mar 2021
2:20pm, 30 Mar 2021
49,498 posts
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Derby Tup
Mine was sotto voce
I actually saw it, which was nice. I haven’t seen a chiffchaff yet
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Mar 2021
3:00pm, 30 Mar 2021
3,528 posts
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J2R
Interesting, DT. I'm wondering whether these could be young males on their first breeding season, not quite knowing what to do yet?
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