Feeding Suspended
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 Posted in General | No Comments »The entries for the last two weeks about the record numbers of birds in the garden all pale into insignificance with the outbreak of Trichomonosis amongst the finches. The last straw came with both male and female Bullfinch becoming infected ...
Garden Takeaway
Saturday, August 20th, 2011 Posted in General | No Comments »I wished I hadn't mentioned in recent weeks about the lack of young Sparrowhawks this year as this week we have been plagued by them. An adult male Sparrowhawk has taken up residence and in one week he has been ...
One Good Day
Saturday, August 13th, 2011 Posted in General | No Comments »This week we have had only one decent Summer's day but at least the butterflies have made full use of it. On Hopwood there were many Speckled Woods flitting about the glades with at least one Peacock for company. The ...
Sparrowhawks Fledge
Sunday, August 7th, 2011 Posted in General | No Comments »Just when I thought it was going to be a blank year for breeding Sparrowhawks along came three young in Hopwood Woods that were being fed, very noisily, by two adults. I have yet to locate the nest that ...