BIRD NEWS:319

I appear to have not shared 2 photos from the past folder with you - so here they are:

They come from an Arundel trip taken earlier in the year. Both shots were taken in the woodland hide at Arundel Wetlands center. Back home, and the starlings are joining in with the wrens, robins, sparrows, blackbirds...

There are plenty of stray grassy things lying about the yard for nest building. Unlike spotless gardeners, I leave a lot of debris behind for wildlife to enjoy - trees and branches for hedgehogs, beetles, slaters, for instance, along with these pulled out weeds and grasses that dry and become nesting material.

You may be mistaken and think that this next shot was taken at Arundel again - but NO! These next few blog posts will sample the birdlife from a trip taken the second Sunday of April, when friends Liz and John took me with them to Pulborough Brooks nature reserve. This one is an RSPB one, unlike Arundel, which is WWT.

The first two from Pulborough show a lapwing on the edge of an island, with shelducks diving down in the water beyond. Next up - ah ha, guess what I found at the cafe while Liz popped off to order our refreshments! I am not entirely sure if they are doves or show pigeons. The eyes look more like doves, yet their behaviour rather resembled that of show pigeons...