Now that it’s turned chilly, it’s even more important to give your garden birds food and water. If they don’t eat, they don’t survive the cold nights. And they need water for bathing, to keep their feathers in good condition to get them through the night. So please, think of your garden birds while you’re […]
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Thanks to Joanna for sending in her result – adding a wren to our total. The 2018 Big Garden Birdwatch took place on the 27-29 January, when the RSPB asked everyone to spend an hour watching their garden (or allotment or local park) and note which birds they saw. This has been happening since
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Hen harriers are magnificent birds, known as “skydancers” for their aerobatic courtship displays in spring. They nest on the ground in heather moorland. Their main prey is field voles and meadow pipits, although they will also take red grouse. The latter makes them unpopular on shooting estates, particularly those which make huge profits from driven
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The screaming of swifts is a sound that says summer is coming. They usually arrive at the beginning of May, and I start listening out for them eagerly. It’s a magical sound. They were a little late this year, due to an over-abundance of winds from the North in May, but they are here in
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