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Saturday, December 07, 2019

A very wet, windy and dark day meant few birds on show. The local House Sparrows continue to huddle together in favoured Privet hedges (often the untended ones).

A Dipper was showing well on the Westquarter Burn near Falkirk today. Also notable were nineteen Pink-footed Geese on stubble near the Kelpies.

All the local House Sparrows seemed to be huddled together in a single Privet hedge this morning. Birds in the garden were relatively few, no doubt due to the fierce winds and driving rain.

A lone Grey Heron was at its usual station on the river in Paisley Town centre this lunchtime.

An unusual (and unwelcome) occurence today was the presence of four Grey Squirrels (including one with a damaged tail) in my tiny back garden.

Bullfinch and Collared Dove were again the highlights of the birds visiting the garden.

Another frosty day with the temperture staying below zero all day. Nevertheless, two pairs of Collared Doves were singing and displaying, no doubt prompted by the spring-like sunshine.