April 1, 2012 archive

Summary March 2012

Garden

All the garden birds seem to feel that Spring is springing with the Dunnocks in particular spending a lot of time singing and gadding about. On the 9th, 13th, 14th and 15th we had a male and a female Bullfinch on the ground under the feeder which is a real rarity for us though others who live nearer the Mersey say they have them in their gardens more regularly. On 14th we had a Wren bobbing around the garden furniture looking for bugs. As the month went on the weather got much better and became quite spring-like – sunny and dry and the 27th – 29th were gloriously sunny and warm – more like Summer than Spring. Continue reading