BIRD NEWS:635

 

 

 

The female mandarin was quite pretty. There were of course further species to view, once we had waited a few minutes.

Greenfinch and goldfinch for examples. The latter is oftentimes spotted in my own back yard munching the sunflower hearts, or possibly nyger seed supplies.

We watched them....but they also watched us, or at least THIS goose did!

Mother and babies moorhen were strolling about the base of the feeders, searching for dropped-seed-lunch.

In the wildlife garden we spotted a dove-like bird depicted on a carved seat arm.

You may, or may not, spot the baby sand martin head poking out a hole in the wall.

I circled it so you can see where it is in the wall. There were actually 2 or 3 heads in the wall-hole. They kept sticking out waiting for parent birds to fly in with food!