After an enjoyable, but rather late night out, Ellie and I soon remembered why we hadn't been out for a drink for over five weeks! So despite it being a lovely day we couldn't get out and about due to our fragile states. Instead I enjoyed the birds in the garden.
For a small front garden we actually do pretty well for birds and our feeding station attracts quite a variety of species. Today, it somehow seemed right to look at what was on our doorstep as it was the RSPB Garden Birdwatch weekend.
We had at least six Goldfinches feeding on the nyjer seed and sunflower hearts. The constant chirping of the small flock of a dozen or so House Sparrows was a delightful sound. A pair of Blackbirds kept a Chaffinch and Dunnock company feeding below the feeders. A Coal Tit kept popping back and forth, collecting a sunflower seed and taking it off somewhere to enjoy at its leisure. I was also lucky enough to see a Song Thrush in the garden as well as the ever-present garden Robin. Finishing off the roll-call, a Woodpigeon and a couple of Starlings. So nothing rare, but an enjoyable time watching the garden birds.
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