I had seen a dunnock, a wren and a robin in the back garden in quick succession so I rather tentitavely put out some feed on Tuesday with a few sunflower seeds in a hanging feeder, some fat bites on the ground feeder and a fat bar in a feeder on a tree in the front.
There was no sign of anything yesterday but this morning the ground feeder had been cleared so I wondered if the badgers had been in the garden. A camera trap a few days ago had shown nothing. This afternoon I noticed that some of the seed had been taken and kept watching. Soon I saw goldfinch, blue tit and great tit on the seed feeder and a robin on the ground feeder, which I had topped up. I hadn't expected any take up for a few weeks yet so I am pleased at the result and will have to order by full winter stock of feed soon.
The garden has been disturbingly quiet this month when traditionally the feeders will be continously active. I am seeing a handful of blue and great tits on the feeders but no finches and only the occasional long tailed tit. Normally I woukld expect goldfinches and a few bullfinches on the feeders and chaffinches and redpolls on the ground at this time of year. It has been a strange winter, very mild apart from one cold snap so I hope that they are simply don't need to come into the gardens. On a better note I saw a pair of sparrows in the front hedge this morning so, hopefully, they might be spreading from their stronghold in privet hedges at the other end of the village. Away from home a family trip to Yorkshire netted three pairs of goosander on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal between Shipley and Saltaire. I think this is the first time that I have been close enough to get a good naked eye view. I have been neglecting this blog, probably because most web browsing is now done on t
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