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Friday, June 17, 2011

The view from the Worminghall home office window - June 17th 2011!

This is a first for me but certainly not for others; Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) – pair feeding juvenile with peanuts from the neighbor’s garden feeder. I will get my feeders up today!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The view from the Worminghall home office window - June 15th 2011!

Blackbird (Turdus merula) – a pair feeding young and one juvenile.
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) – 1
Great tit (Parus major) – 1
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) – 1 in full song
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) – at least 2
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) – 1 briefly in the neighbor’s garden
Red kite (Milvus milvus) – 1
House sparrow (Passer domesticus) – at least 4
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) – 2 or 3 calling and flying through
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) - 2