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Surelynot
Surelynot
Apr 2021
9:05am, 26 Apr 2021
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Surelynot
My swallow watch continues. No swallows as yet.
jacdaw
jacdaw
Apr 2021
10:52am, 26 Apr 2021
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jacdaw
Blackbird in the greenhouse now has chicks. I'm keeping my greenhouse visits to a minimum and synchronising with Mrs Blackbird. Hoping it doesn't get too hot in there.
bonners
bonners
Apr 2021
12:21pm, 26 Apr 2021
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bonners
It amazes me where birds nest, I've seen two different spots where bluetits are nesting in tiny holes in metal gateposts. Surely the chicks don't stand a chance?
TheScribbler
TheScribbler
Apr 2021
12:36pm, 26 Apr 2021
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TheScribbler
Sadly we think the baby blackbird in our back garden was predated. We didn't see it one day and then the next when we went up onto our garage roof there were lots of fluffy feathers, the remains of a carcass and a crow on a nearby roof.
flanker
flanker
Apr 2021
6:14pm, 26 Apr 2021
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flanker
Metal gateposts seem a popular choice with blue tits - seen a few over the years. At least they aren't going to fall victim to a GSW drilling out a bigger hole!
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2021
6:21pm, 26 Apr 2021
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Derby Tup
Greenfinch earlier today
Hanneke
Hanneke
Apr 2021
7:28pm, 26 Apr 2021
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Hanneke
I have rather a quantity of bean sticks, as several years running, a songthrush would make a nest on them.
Also, blackbirds usually like my long ladder, so I now keep the pruning ladder elsewhere, not on the same hooks behind the drying shed.
The robins like the temporary fencing... Of which I now also have two sets... And the crate with shade netting, which hasn't been used for yearsas a result. I keep the shade netting on the greenhouse on in winter now. Tiptoeing around nesting birds is fun though :)
bonners
bonners
Apr 2021
7:37pm, 26 Apr 2021
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bonners
Plenty of goldfinches and heard a chaffinch today, but not seen a single greenfinch since we moved
bonners
bonners
Apr 2021
7:38pm, 26 Apr 2021
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bonners
@flanker, do you know if any actually fledge?
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2021
7:40pm, 26 Apr 2021
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Derby Tup
A brimstone butterfly in the garden this afternoon. Amazing thing. Not seen one before

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