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First sighting today was of a group of 7 House Sparrows (presumably a fledged brood) hopping about on the road at the back of the house at 7 30 am. Drove to Glasgow, then to Ayr via the new M77 extension (for the first time). Noticed a single Kestrel hovering over a roadside field, and plenty of Red Campion on the embankments at Newton Mearns and again near Kilmarnock. Also near Kilmarnock were a patch of Yellow Flag (on an unusual, steeply sloping embankment) and nearby, a patch of Ragged Robin (at NS 446 388). At Craigie, an Orange Tip Butterfly was inside the quadrangle, then two Swifts were over the road back home, as well as plenty of Swallows.
Fledged Starlings hopping about the school playground. Blue Tit nestlings still cheeping away inside the box. Sent away for some mealworms to give them a helping hand......
2 Comments:
aw, how nice of you, with the mealworms!
Thanks Kate,
I've actually abandoned the mealworm idea as they attracted Magpies into the garden which frightened the Blue Tits, and besides, the parents seem to be finding plenty of natural food.
Anyway the chicks were cheeping away from inside the box when I left for work this morning. I will post an announcement on my blog when they finally leave the nest (Am I starting to sound like a proud father?).
Best wishes
Stuart
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