Grass cutting in the field adjacent to West Wood, Newbury this afternoon attracted two Red Kites who were hunting for wood mice and rabbits. One of the [...]
Coal Tit Returns
A Coal Tit is significantly smaller than a great tit and with subtly different colours. There is a white middle part to the back of a Coal Tit's head [...]
Green Woodpecker Close Encounter
The large numbers of ants in our lawn have attracted quite a few Green Woodpeckers in the last few weeks, but there was a close encounter this week when [...]
Attracting Rare Birds to your Garden
Whether or not you can attract rare or uncommon birds to your garden comes down to the proximity of nearby woodland and open space and the type of food [...]
Great Spotted Woodpecker
The better lighting conditions of the summer have allowed us to take some amazing pictures of the Great Spotted Woodpeckers which frequent our garden [...]
Juvenile Bullfinches
Whilst we've not seen the pair of bullfinches recently, these two juveniles turned up on our seed tray the other morning.These birds are still to acquire [...]
Characterful Jays
There's no doubt that Jays are not only one of the most stunning garden birds, they are also full of character and are highly amusing to watch as they [...]
Bad Feather Day
This hungry male Sparrowhawk came looking for its lunch today. As a result the feeders emptied rather quickly of birds, who all made for the nearest cover [...]
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