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Springwatch with Hellsbells


21 Starling feeding on my lawn yesterday, then 7 Goldfinches came down and started on the seedheads of the dandylions. It pays to not keep your garden too tidy. The resident Blackbirds only have one chick to feed, cats probably got the other fledglings.
 
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21 Starling feeding on my lawn yesterday, then 7 Goldfinches came down and started on the seedheads of the dandylions. It pays to not keep your garden too tidy. The resident Blackbirds only have one chick to feed, cats probably got the other fledglings.
Mine are down to one too , not cats though.... Filthy magpies
 
Saw my first Swallows today, and the bluebells are fantastic.
I've not seen any yet. There is a farm I cycle past on my way to work and that is usually where I spot them. My Strava always has comments saying when the first swallows are seen. I'm not cycling at the minute so I'll miss that this year.
 
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We have nine eggs. Over the past few days she’s been out and in again, but today she’s been mainly in. I reckon we are close to hatching.

There’s a bloke on YouTube who has a blue tie cam and they laid their first egg on the same day as us and they hatched today. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
 
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We have nine eggs. Over the past few days she’s been out and in again, but today she’s been mainly in. I reckon we are close to hatching.

There’s a bloke on YouTube who has a blue tie cam and they laid their first egg on the same day as us and they hatched today. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Why’s your box in the front garden? I wadve thought the back a better opti………aaaaaah the bairns.
 
Whilst heartbreaking, I did chuckle at the thought that a Greenfinch thought "Fuck me its shit being a Greenfinch.... Fuck it" and keeled over.
🤣🤣🤣
Yes. A balance of nature needs to be restored. Reds gave co existed with pine martens but greys have less defences. No idea if they can be effectively introduced into areas.
Never seen a red one in the wild. Apparently they are being very successful in breeding programmes in Scotland, hoping they will spread south.🤞🤞🤞
 
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