Garden Wildlife UK

The record for the number of Wood Pigeons in my garden stood at 10. Last Thursday the record went up to 11. When I did the RSPB bird count on Sunday the count was 0.

Haven't seen many of these this year so far.

There are Little Egrets on my local river about half a mile from where I stay. Usually see them perching on trees on the river bank.

Have plenty Goldfinches and as much as seven young one at a time. Not sure if they are from one brood or several.

Looks like all Ospreys (adults and chick) are gone on their migration. Nothing to be seen. Roll on March 2024.

Yes a good year - Number chicks fledged from nests (3 with cams and 1 without) I am monitoring.

Threave (no cam) - 4
Poole Harbour - 3
Loch Arkaig - 1
Loch of the Lowes - 2

All nests empty at the moment. One on the chicks had been feeding at Poole Harbour.

Poole Harbour - One chick away for a wee fly-around and another chick 'helicoptering' high above the nest.

Don't think Poole Harbour chick have fledged. There is a lot of wing flappping and jumping over the cup of the nest. Won't be too long before one takes to the air.

I take it both chicks must be airborne at Loch of the Lowes. No chick sare on the nest at the moment.