Early Birds

Found this little chap wandering round the back garden this Easter weekend. He (or she I suppose) is a little early this year (last year's chick wasn't seen till early May). It can't really fly yet, but seems to be managing ok at the moment.

Speaking of early birds I saw the first Swallow of the year the same day, although it's still pretty quiet on that front at the moment - no swooping gangs round the house just yet.

Finally something I meant to blog earlier this year, a rather bold Robin, enjoying the retail experience at the Coed y Dinas store in Welshpool:

Wildlife

Wildlife is becoming a big part of our lives. One of the first things we did was put up a bird 'feeding station' outside the kitchen window, and it attracts a wide range of garden birds, including Great Tits, Blue Tits, Robins (one of which spent a lot of time attempting to assert ownership; eventually he got tired of chasing all the other birds away!), a small Sparrow colony, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, and the occasional Rook. The Great Spotted Woodpecker pictured on the left was a more exotic visitor, although not exactly rare according to the RSPB.

Then there was the day we came home and discovered the baby Collared Doves under and above the wooden arch - once they learnt to fly properly we saw a lot less of them . . .

Just the other day we found a Common Toad in the greenhouse . . .

And of course, there's always the bunnies . . .