Autumn Birdwatching 2014

[nanila]

The nights are drawing in here in climes northern hemispherical (rural Worcestershire, UK), and we've started filling the bird feeders (seeds, fat balls, peanuts) again. The great tits and blue tits are going wild for the peanuts, and a pair of magpies keep trying to land on the fat ball feeder and failing. There are plenty of plump sparrows around. This morning heralded the first visit by a flock of long-tailed tits - very happy to see them after their absence last year. The greater spotted woodpecker hasn't appeared yet.

What birds are people seeing in their gardens?

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[calissa]

I seem to recall that the National Arboretum had masked lapwings nesting and were running bird watching tours. I may have to check that out.

Cygnets really are adorable. There is a pair of black swans on the pond near my mum's house. Every year she loves to regale me with how many cygnets they hatched.