Bird Blogs

This is a selection of my blog posts about birds!

My story of a tame Jackdaw
This is Jack as I first knew him fed Jack with Chopsticks We first met each other in early May ...
Jenny Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
There is something valiant about Jenny, Kitty-me-wren or Our Lady's Hen. She is our most common breeding bird, a little ...
Gifts and Greeting Cards for Bird Watchers
I have been working on making some ceramic mugs and greeting cards for bird watchers for Two Bad Mice. In ...
The Mute Swan  Cynus olor
Mute Swan Cynus olor Mute swans, the commonest swan native to Northern Europe, are easily identified by the black knob ...
The Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
The Bull Finch’s voluptuous pink breast and white rump make it one of the easiest birds to identify, but for ...
The Gregarious House Sparrows  Passer domesticus
My Grandfather used to call them Spadgers. The male can be recognised by his black bib and more vivid markings ...
The Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus
Blue Tit on Acer  Cyanistes caeruleus Blue tits collect peanuts from the winter bird tables. In the spring they time ...
Goldfinch
Goldfinch "Charms" of Goldfinch will often be seen feeding in meadows on thistledown and teasel. Their love of prickly plants ...