Birds Nesting
Posted on 12th May 2021
It would seem that after a few false starts, spring is arriving. Many birds can now be seen prospecting for nest sites and a few have already started building.

Swallow
The swallows have returned to their regular building but still find time to look elsewhere. The blue tit box, although used by tits last year, appears to have been taken over by Tree Sparrows.

Tree Sparrow in Nestbox
They have already cleared out the remains of last year's nest and spend the day checking the box regularly. So many people refer to these birds as 'just a sparrow' or 'little brown job' but they are beautiful birds with fascinating habits. The Pied Wagtails are building a nest in a similar spot to last year so I shall have to rearrange the cameras again!

Pied Wagtail on Nest
The local birds are still eating over a kilogram of sunflower hearts daily and about 0.5 kg of mixed seeds. Flocks of Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin and Yellowhammer descend daily as well as the 'resident' birds like Sparrow, Wagtails, Blackbirds etc.