I thought you might like to know how the local bird life is getting on in Craven Arms.
We have lots of busy sparrows. The sparrows who reside in the swift box are still there and are presently feeding youngsters. The swift box has become two story as there is a nest top of it as well as inside.
We have a sparrow who is nesting in a robin box by our front Windows, or should that be between. Mr Sparrow bangs against the window constantly and occasionally brings back a feather or leaf for Mrs Sparrow! We think they are now on their second brood. We had less window banging over the last two weeks but it has started again recently. The window is a mess, there is no point cleaning it until they have finished nesting.
When I was walking the dogs recently two sparrows were having a dust up. There were no other birds around, as we got nearer they flew into a nearby shrub, still arguing, at which point ten other sparrows arrived and joined in. Our sparrows usually argue in the large ever green at the front of the house.
I have sat outside watching the aeriel display put on by swallows, housemartins and swifts. One of our friends found a swift on the ground and helped it by putting it up high.
I have been watching housemartins collecting mud on the Onny River along with the swallows I have not seen where they are nesting but I haven’t been looking.
I saw the egret on Halford Meadows a couple of weeks ago. I have not seen it with a mate but it has been around for a couple of years. The grey wagtails and dippers are busy on the Onny, I have not seen the Kingfisher recently but that does not mean they are not there.
I heard a skylark on Onny Meadows earlier this week. I have not seen one down there for a long time. I don’t think it was nesting but it was lovely to hear it.
There will be more on Bird life in Craven Arms in the coming weeks.
The photograph of the Skylark in the header of this blog post is from Wikipedia and is is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
