I am absolutely amazed at the number of bird species that are now regularly visiting my garden. Today saw the second new species of the year so far – the Siskin. It is following in the footsteps of the Blackcap which arrived on 1st January. Why is it always when you are not looking for… Read More Species Update – total 15!
I returned to my elderly neighbour’s garden today to continue dividing plants that have become too large for her to handle. Today this one nearly beat me – a large pampas grass within her small border! After I had my lunch I was preparing to return and stopped to look out of my window at… Read More Lunchtime sighting
For anyone who would like to take part in this weekend’s RSPB bird count please go to http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/index.asp . I chose to do my count today between 10-11am. You can see my results below. Results from the RSPB are expected at the end of March. Update Mar 27: The results for The RSPB Big Garden… Read More The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2007: Results for shirls gardenwatch
The RSPB are asking for people to look out on their gardens this weekend and count birds. For anyone who would like to download details of this weekend’s bird count, in the UK, please go to their website. Goldfinch on perch, video 0:18 with background music, try 480p quality. Goldfinches definitely appear to be quite… Read More RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2007
It is very mild here at the moment, very uncharacteristic for Scotland at Christmas! We have even missed some of the hard frosts here. As such the birds can be seen digging in the soil for food below my feeding stations – the blackbirds are the most noticeable in this. My daughters, aware of my… Read More Christmas treats for the birds