After noting in my last blog that the red backed shrikes did not seem to be around the bio farm this year, I came across a family party there this morning. At least five birds were sitting on branches and fence posts. I've obviously spent too much time carrelaging and not enough birding this summer
It was a misty start to what looks to be a very warm day and the stone curlews which numbered six today were flying quite high through the greyness. A hoopoe was feeding by the sunflowers which were giving off a very strong scent this morning and by 9am , after the sun had broken through, flights of swallows began to appear.
Four black redstarts born yesterday in our tool shed. Good excuse to do no gardening!!! Diane
ReplyDeleteThe ones that nested inside my house have fledged now but while the parents were bringing in the food I had to keep popping out of sight with my paint brush which rather slowed down the re-decorating. The new nest is at head-height on the terrasse and again we try to keep out of sight when the parents are trying to return to it after a visit to the garden. What we all do for these birds!!
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