Mike's Natural Musings: A Very Pleasant Session at the Winter Feeding Station

Thursday 15 March 2018

A Very Pleasant Session at the Winter Feeding Station

A beautifully mild day today with mixed sun and clouds. The roads had dried out nicely too so the car kept reasonable clean!! Once at the wood, I pottered around happily for a while setting up my perches for woodpecker, nuthatch and tits etc. Although it was sheltered in the wood it was breezy and there was the constant sound of wind in the trees like distant waves on the shore. It was good to hear the mewing of the buzzard as it soared above the tree tops and the cheerful sound of the chattering rooks as they busied with their nests was uplifting.

As soon as I settled into the hide the birds were straight back onto the feeders. On of the first birds down was the male woodpecker. It was good the see after getting the female on my last visit. As with the female this bird was much more confident than the male from last year. There was a constant stream of small birds on the fat block and tray that I had filled up with peanuts, sunflower hearts and meal worms. It took a while for the nuthatches (at least 2 different birds) but soon they were visiting regularly. It was an afternoon of mixed cloud and sun and when the sun was out the light was stunning.

Birds included:-