I’ve been incredibly busy, the Edinburgh Science festival is on and a few friends have been up from England for it and keeping me out late at night when I normally get my bird updates done. I had great sightings of the Long-tailed tits, I’m pretty sure they’re nesting in the hedge, or in the neighbours garden, I saw them collecting nesting materials and were back and forth through the hedge very quickly! If you do have Long-tailed tits visiting they love RSPB suet cakes, there’s currently £4 off them for the next few days, I’ve done a post about them here: RSPB £4 off Suet cakes – check the latest RSPB Sales they just love them!
Also had much better views of a Common Buzzard, one was much lower today, still getting mobbed by gulls, also pretty sure blackbirds are nesting in the garden! Nothing’s taken up the nest box I’ve put up yet.
In sadder news I was getting the greenhouse ready for some plants, was left by previous owner of the house, very helpful for salad growth over the winter! However as I was looking around I found a frog had baked in there from the heat, I have started checking it every time I’m outside and going to try and find a way to get a bit of regular water in there!
Now for the Garden bird list for the 4th of April – sorry it’s a bit late, again!
- Blackbird x 1
- Blue Tit x 2
- Carrion crow x 2 – flyovers.
- Coal Tit x 1
- Common Buzzard x 1
- Dunnock x 3
- Long-tailed tit x 2
- Magpie x 2
- Woodpigeon x 3
