Monthly Archives: April 2011

Busy as I am at this time of year I am totally distracted from work by bird nests.  Every year, as the garden matures, we have more and more species nesting here and I find myself wandering around the garden, … Continue reading →

  A bit more sun, longer days and spring is rushing on rapidly!  Nesting is going on all over the garden and to my delight, house sparrows, nesting here for the first time last year, are now building in another … Continue reading →

One of the reasons that we get so many birds in the garden here is the fact that the Welsh Marches are a convenient route for migrating upland birds.  A wheatear in the garden yesterday was a joy to see … Continue reading →

Spring tends to come a little later here that in my previous garden – we are at almost exactly 200 meters above sea level and the garden faces into the westerly winds blowing over the Long Mynd from Wales.  Still, … Continue reading →