News Report

Here you will find news about what is happening in my garden; last updated on Monday, 26 July 2010. There are also the nest box diaries to read.

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July 2010

At last, an influx of fledglings and juveniles is bringing more action into the garden.

A male Blackbird is still singing but not as much. At the beginning of the month he was typically singing from 3:45AM until 9PM and sometimes even later, but now it's just the occasional burst of song through the day.

Several Blue Tits, mostly juveniles, and several juvenile Great Tits are regular visitors to the garden. A very scruffy looking Coal Tit is continuing to visit occasionally.

Up to 10 House Sparrows are back and forth through the day, presumably fetching food for some hungry fledglings back at the nest.

Goldfinches continue to visit, including up to 3 or 4 juveniles, which lack the red faces. Up to 5 Greenfinches are often perched on either the sunflower or nyger seeds. At least 5 Bullfinches are visiting, comprising two pairs and at least one juvenile.

The Dunnocks are still present and it looks as if there are at least 2 pairs in the neighbourhood.

There have also been very brief visits from a Sparrowhawk.

A Jay visited a few times with 3 young in tow - making one almighty hullabaloo.