Monday, February 28
Medbourne and school run
Walked the girls to school today and then got a lift into work. So we walked down the side of Shenley Wood. The Parks Trust have been doing a lot of coppicing work recently and I predict the Bluebell explosion is going to be particularly spectacularly this spring. Highlights of the walk in (and reason for this post), firstly a Nuthatch flew from a small stand alone tree next to the houses and into the wood, nice year tick. Then near the play park I could hear "chirping"? Thought it sounded strange/unfamiliar and thought it sound like a Sparrow! So I stopped and tracked the "chirping" and there next to us in the bare hedge were a male and female House Sparrow!!!!! Medbourne Mega!!!!. In our four plus years of living on this estate I've only seen one other House Sparrow, a female briefly in our back garden on the bird table about 2 years ago. Nice start to the day.
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I used to get 8 or 9 Sparrows visit the garden regularly, but haven't seen any for a few weeks now. I'm hoping they'll return soon. I see plenty around on the estate though, when I walk the dog.
ReplyDeleteIt's weird but in our old house/estate now over 30 years old we'd get up to 20 in the garden. But none on the newer estate. Perhaps they just don't like the wood being so close.
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