Babies and More

Went to Attenborough a couple of times in the last few weeks saw a few Families and a few summer migrants so here are some of the Pictures.

Great Crested Grebe

Mute Swan

Buzzard

Little Grebe

Cormorant

Duck on a Bird Table

Baby Coots

Sedge Warbler

Whitethroat

Tern

Duckling Family

Egyptian Geese Family

Woodpecker (great Spotted)

Swallow

Canada Goose Family

Baby Moorhen

Watch out next week for Coastal birds and Waders

Thanks for looking

Garden Nest Box - Part One

For the second year we have had a garden nest box with the hope that we may attract some Blue tits to nest.  Last year was unsuccessful but this year a lot of interest was shown.

After a week or so of testing out the box they just stopped coming to the box.  It wasn't until the day after that we realized why.  It appeared they had been evicted, by a pair of Great tits.  Below is a short video of what was happening

Here is a video of what happened

Over the next few days there was frantic activity with the birds coming and going all day with nesting material

Over the last couple of weeks the visits have slowed down and only one of the birds has been seen. So we believe the female is in the box with eggs.  Fingers crossed.

The next couple of weeks will tell us this.

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Bulwell Hall Park

Last Weekend I took a Walk round Bulwell Hall Park.  A place close to home but an area I have not visited for quite some time.

Home to Buzzards, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers and many other Birds and Wildlife.

The Area Comprises of a Golf Course, wooded area, a small Beck and a couple of Ponds.

Here are a couple of views.

The Beck

A view across one of the Ponds

Used to be a Railway line here

Last weeks sightings, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Coot, Blackbird, Jay, Magpie, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redwing, Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Black Headed Gull, Grey Squirrel and a Rabbit.

Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker in the same tree

Mistle Thrush

Female Blackbird

Redwing

Birds of the Garden

With the weather taking a turn for the better this week I thought I would show some of the birds seen in the garden over the last week or so.  Which also may help new Bird watchers in what to look out for,  All of the birds listed below I have seen in my garden this week.

Most of the Birds Below either feed on the Feeders and Tables.  You may find the Blackbirds hunting around for worms.

Goldfinch like Nyger Seed but also eat Sunflower Hearts

Magpies Feed on nuts from the ground.

Robin, Starling, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blackbird, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Chaffinch, Wren and Magpie

Blue Tit

Goldfinch

Blackbird (Female)

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (with Nesting Material)

Wren

Collared Dove

Starling

Male And Female Chaffinch

Coal Tit

Great Tit

Long Tailed Tit

Robin