Posted in General on Nov 21st, 2008 No Comments »
An interesting and worrying fact about house sparrows has been brought ot my notice (thanks J.)
Kate Vincent a student a Leicester De Montford University has been surveying house sparrows.
Strangely enough I heard about her survey last year and wrote about it
October 2007
After further study Kate has found out cars and also shrubs which are [...]
Posted in Fact Sheets for Individual Bird Species on Jun 5th, 2008 No Comments »
SONG
A variety of ‘cheep’ and chirp’.
One of the reasons they sing is to keep in contact within the flock they are in.
FEEDING House Sparrows are seed eaters. This means they have beaks that let them crack open the husk and get the seed from inside. Many birds can’t do this.
House sparrows eat a variety of [...]
Posted in Birds I've seen in and around my garden on Jan 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’ve seen tree sparrows every day for years now as they gather at my bird feeders, so I know that my bird feeders are useful. I’ve got a photo of a tree sparrow to show you.
The RSPB are hosting a Big Garden and Local Park Birdwatch today and Sunday.
All I have to do is count [...]
Posted in Nest Boxes on Jan 4th, 2008 2 Comments »
Many species of birds come into gardens in winter to feed, but in some gardens they cannot stay and nest because there isn’t anywhere suitable for them to nest. A good idea is to put up nest boxes.
Modern houses are built without any of the nooks and crannies under the eaves in which birds nest. This is one [...]
Posted in General on Dec 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I find myself calling birds by their nicknames. Usually friends know which bird I’m talking about. I wonder if you would.
As I put food out for the birds this morning I found myself wondering if it’s only in Yorkshire that birds have nicknames or if bird nicknames are used worldwide.
Maybe bird nicknames are used in countries as [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Dec 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Some birds happily swing from branches of trees or hanging feeders to get their daily food supply.
Other birds including Dunnocks, Song Thrushes and Blackbirds look for food on the ground.
If they do fly to a bird table it’s usually one without a roof.
Chaffinches and sparrows eat from bird tables or the ground with equal ease.
I have had a [...]
