Garden
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May 16 Bird list
May 2016 bird species in and around our garden: Blackbird; Collared Dove; Siskin; Jackdaw; Crow; House Sparrow; Chaffinch; Robin; Red Kite; Coal Tit; Goldfinch; Greenfinch; Swallow; Blue Tit; Great Tit; Oyster Catcher; Song Thrush; Geese; Buzzard; Swift; Bullfinch; Gull; Wood Pigeon Continue reading
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April 2016 Bird List
The month of April saw the following birds in or above our back garden: Blackbird Siskin Chaffinch House Sparrow Red Kite Collared Dove Robin Jackdaw Goldfinch Nuthatch Coal Tit Redpoll Great Tit Song Thrush Sparrow Hawk Dunnock Crow Hen (from our neighbour’s again!) Blue Tit Heron Gull (not sure which variety) Greenfinch Swallow The first… Continue reading
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March 2016 Birdlist
Here’s the second in the occasional series of birds we have spotted in our garden during the last month. Just like a talent show’s results, the list is in no particular order: Chaffinch Blue Tit Siskin Sparrow Blackbird Goldfinch Coal Tit Red Kite Collared Dove Robin Jackdaw Crow Great Tit Nut Hatch Barnacle Goose Greenfinch… Continue reading
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Gardening Ouch!
With the first real glint of spring, we finally got around to putting a couple of slabs down in front of our compost bins, and surrounded them with wood chips. It’s a huge improvement from the slippery mess we had before. Now, we can look forward to emptying our compost with a much reduced risk… Continue reading
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Feb 16 Birds
February brings all the birds to our yard, so to speak. It’s a good month for spotting some more unusual visitors to our back garden, as well as noting our regular visitors. This month we have spotted (excluding our neighbour’s hens who had found their way into our driveway!): Chaffinch House sparrow Robin Red kite… Continue reading