The tiny wren finds food amongst the primroses Its not very often you are lucky to see a wren so close up and feeding, especially after an overnight frost and in such an open piece of ground. This was filmed through my office window. Troglodytes, troglodytes, meaning...
New research to help farmland birds Why I have put a farmland birds appeal on my website. Having spent my childhood, youth and early adult days about 2 miles from Liverpool city centre, in a terraced house with a back yard, outside toilet, no bathroom and not a tree...
Cheshire Garden Bird Watch Ambassador available for talks George Pilkington (www.nurturing-nature.co.uk) 01925 452819 nurturing-nature@virginmedia.com Help needed! If you can help distribute BTO Garden BirdWatch guides and leaflets or would like a talk then please get...
Where are my Siskin visitors? I do get siskins on my garden feeders during the depths of winter but this year they have decided to stay in the countryside. Now I know why thanks to Clare Simm of the BTO Garden ! News Release 2015-04 January Missing: Garden...
The insects that made Christmas Bah! Humbug! So what if all these wasps, midges, flies, bees and other insects all die out? What good are they anyway? Good riddance I say! Oh! How often I hear these or similar words!! Well for starters Christmas would not be...
Soft fat clings to bird’s feathers Many of us derive great pleasure by attracting and feeding wild birds to our gardens. I am aware that fat is vital for many birds during these cold months. But I had never, other than not feeding hydrogenated fat, given it much...
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