I have a pair of binoculars on the kitchen table. Fortunately, the rats seems to have deserted the garden the last couple of weeks, and I can concentrate on the birds. It is clearly a good year for robins, blackbirds and song thrushes. We used to get a lot finches, but since we lost our apple tree a couple of years ago we get fewer.
Needless to say, there is often a red kite flying over, which is pretty good for suburbia home counties. At the weekend we managed to get out to hear all three species of wookpecker, and a buzzard and a kestrel without even making an effort to birdwatch. Spring is fun!
Quiz: This is one of Britain's commonest birds. What is it?
8 comments:
Is it a sparrow?
Hi, Sam,
Yes, I see a sparrow, just like in Kiev (Ukraine).
Andrew Shapovalov
shapovalov2001@yandex.ru
As the image is called "Dunnock-1.jpg" that might be a clue?
Well, it is certainly NOT a sparrow!
I've got dunnocks in the hedge - upset that as the winter killed the lavender around the bird table/feeders they can't skulk there waiting for the pickings. Lucky that I get lots of finches (green, gold and chaff plus once a day visit by siskins).
Just got back in from garden - was going to do some weeding but fledgling robins and blackbirds are dotted around squeaking to be fed and parents won't approach if they see me so that's an excuse to come inside. Spring is a great time isn't it?
Is it a Rautiainen?
They all look the same to me
It is indeed a dunnock. Sparrows have black around their faces. Dunnocks are not widely recognized because they have no distinctive features at all.
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