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Tag Archives: garden birds
Secret dramas
For the garden birds, the breeding season is well under way. But the drama is also well hidden. I’ve been expecting my tree sparrows to disappear for some weeks now – that’s what they did last year, anyway. But no, … Continue reading
Posted in birdwatching, In the garden
Tagged bird behaviour, blackbird, breeding, garden birds, goldfinch, house sparrow, spring, tree sparrow
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My bonkers tree sparrows
I’ve talked about my tree sparrows loads of times here (just click in the tag cloud to read the posts). I get lots in the winter, and very few in the summer, but so far this year numbers are still … Continue reading
Posted in birdwatching, In the garden
Tagged bird behaviour, Durham, garden birds, spring, tree sparrow
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A tree sparrow experiment: safety first
As regular readers will know, my garden is blessed with a large flock of tree sparrows. I’ve lived with tree sparrows now for over eighteen months, but I haven’t really got to the bottom of the question: what do they … Continue reading
Posted in birdwatching, In the garden
Tagged behaviour, bird food, blackbird, dunnock, experiment, garden birds, millet, red millet, tree sparrow, white millet
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Buntings in the snow
The snow is still thick on the ground, and I’m really seeing a difference in my avian visitors. Some are struggling, they are all still bickering, and many are new. Last week I recorded twenty two species. This included a … Continue reading
Posted in In the garden
Tagged blackbird, coal tit, garden birds, reed bunting, sparrowhawk, tree sparrow, yellowhammer
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Still snowing…
It’s still snowing. And hailing. And thundering. And no sign of temperatures going much above freezing over the next few days. Every day I’m amazed when the birds turn up for their grub in the morning – how do they … Continue reading
Posted in In the garden, Out and about
Tagged blackbird, chaffinch, coal tit, garden birds, house sparrow, pheasant, robin, skylark, snow, tree sparrow, winter, yellowhammer
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Snow days
So it’s November and we have about a foot of snow in Durham, and no sign of a thaw. I like snow, but the wildlife and garden don’t. Lazy gardeners like me will have been caught out. We don’t … Continue reading
From my window: adventures in garden birdwatching
For the last year and a half I’ve been lucky enough to live on the edge of a smallish village, and for the last year I’ve taken part in the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden Birdwatch survey. I pay … Continue reading
Posted in In the garden
Tagged blackbird, BTO Garden Birdwatch, garden birds, house sparrow, starling, tree sparrow
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Where have all the birds gone?
About three weeks ago my garden exploded with fledgling birds; mainly house sparrows, tree sparrows and starlings. The feeders were crammed: comedic youngsters perched on the tops of the feeders while their parents dutifully passed them seeds from the bottom. … Continue reading
