tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703254532166770878.post5478295565980207609..comments2023-04-14T11:32:38.548+02:00Comments on CHARENTE BIRDING: Arctic Charentepaulmachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424594300510240307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703254532166770878.post-61412024951566809692012-02-13T22:14:42.793+01:002012-02-13T22:14:42.793+01:00I have been surprised by the resilience of the ver...I have been surprised by the resilience of the very small birds though. Over a dozen tits at a time are regularly feeding on the fatballs which I have put out at La Tache and I have seen plenty of wrens in the woods. As far as finches are concerned, very few venture to feed at the house --but then we are in the middle of Le Bourg with no garden around-- but there are flocks of chaffinches in the fields, and there was a flock of about 20 goldfinch in the alders at Valence this afternoon. Perhaps most curious is the absence of regular winter visitors such as brambling, siskin and fieldfare. Perhaps they have moved even further south. I have seen a few redwing but virtually all the thrushes that are about are song thrush, mistle thrush and blackbird.paulmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424594300510240307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703254532166770878.post-65582956354741047072012-02-13T21:37:45.304+01:002012-02-13T21:37:45.304+01:00It seems that the weather is taking it's toll....It seems that the weather is taking it's toll. We regularly had between 10 and 20 goldfinches around our bird feederd until about 2 weeks ago. Now we are lucky to see two.<br /><br />Still lots of other finches and tits though.Cagouillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470414485359642094noreply@blogger.com