
One set of House Sparrows have fledged and are doing well – these were the ones in our recycled container nest box.
The Blue Tits have also fledged but unfortunately I haven’t seen them properly! I can hear them in the trees but they are so well hidden, which of course is a good thing. Below is the only shot I managed to take when they ventured out of the nest straight into the brambles & undergrowth. If you look really carefully through the brambles you can just make out the blurry blob of 2 baby Blueys (1 is in the middle & 1 is in the top left corner)
The Starlings have had a good year so far. There is a flock of around 20 flying around with youngsters, very noisily! The field at the back was mowed 2 day ago and the Starlings loved it! I assume there are loads of delicious bugs & beetles for them to feed on…
The bungalow we live in has a small flat-roofed extension at the back which is in an L-shape, so we can see the flat roof when we look out of the bedroom window. How excited was I yesterday evening when I looked out and saw 4 fledged Swallows all lined up on the flat roof! Of course, by the time I ran to the other room to get my camera only 1 was still there… but that was fine with me
I’m yet to see fledged Great Tits, Greenfinches or Goldfinches but I know they’re around somewhere…
Lovely to see all the fledglings, Greenfinch are a little scarce here it’s been a few years since i’ve seen a young one.
Thanks Pam… we used to get a big flock of Greenfinches almost every day then they stopped coming for about 4-5 months! We now have 4 that come down regularly – no sign of the youngsters though… yet
It is always great to see the renewal of life. The fact that you can witness some of this activity from your home is a bonus.
So lovely to see all the little fledglings. Glad to hear your Greenfinches have returned – I haven’t seen one in the garden for years.
It certainly is a bonus David – I feel priveleged that the birds have chosen our garden to nest in. Thanks for your comment & dropping by
Thanks Caroline – it’s such a shame that Greenfinches appear to be vanishing from gardens now. My mum’s garden (in the UK) is the same – she hasn’t seen one for years either.
Hi Sharon. Yes it’s a nice time of year in which to see and realise how hard birds work to raise a family. If the Blue Tits only managed two, that’s not so good.
Hi Phil – I think (hope!) the Blue Tits had more than 2! It certainly sounded like more but I could only manage to see 2 – they are so well hidden in the undergrowth & brambles. I’m keeping an eye on the landing post for when the adults start to feed in the nest again. Thanks for dropping by
Bring it on, fantastic new life. Love it.
Thanks Bob – it’s my favourite time of year