A week that seems to be filled with Doctors, Dentists and other appointments for the whole family means a scattered approach to looking out for birds, an autumnal change in the weather has been more apparent in the last few days and this morning a fog was around for a couple of hours before the sun eventually broke through. At least 3
Tawny Owls were particularly vocal last night close to the house and there was a quite a lot of bird activity in the garden this morning. There is a large ramshackle group of shrubs by the chicken pen which is known as Pheasant Berry or Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria Formosa). The red pendulous flowers have red berries which eventually turn black and seemed to be adored by the birds. There were up to 4
Blackcaps there this morning and to my surprise joined by a
Garden Warbler, which is a garden tick, an unusual event, it later moved to an elderberry, where the last of the berries are going quickly. There were also at least 3
Chiffchaffs a
Firecrest was seen with a
Treecreeper and up to 35
Goldfinches a further surprise when a
Turtle Dove landed on the Chicken pen briefly before taking flight and powering south, I had been scattering some seed in that area but hadn't been out there yet this morning, its quite late for a Turtle Dove around here so it may have been just passing through on its way to Africa.
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| Garden Warbler at home |
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| Tucking into Elderberries |
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| Blackcap |
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| Himalayan Honeysuckle |
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| Aka Pheasant Berry |
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| ...or Leycesteria Formosa |
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