Oh good. There was no evidence of a violent 'incident', so hopefully they survived. Do Robins make a sound like demented castanets? Excuse my ignorance
Dig a bit of damp soil over to expose worms etc and then sit quietly in a corner where you can watch what's going on - you'll soon find out whether or not you've got fledgling robins being fed by harassed parents
I used to spend a lot of time watching that sort of thing from my desk at work ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, I went onto that site and so far cannot find the right sound. What I heard in the garden, was percussive rather than tuneful. The nearest so far is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, but I heard this sound in groups of 5 or 6 notes, not as a long pattern of sound like the Woodpecker.
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Dove, it was pretty dark in the corner of the potato bag, but I don't think they were naked at all when I first saw them.
If they had some down or better still, little stubby feathers, they could have been hatched up to a week before you saw them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh good. There was no evidence of a violent 'incident', so hopefully they survived. Do Robins make a sound like demented castanets? Excuse my ignorance
Dig a bit of damp soil over to expose worms etc and then sit quietly in a corner where you can watch what's going on - you'll soon find out whether or not you've got fledgling robins being fed by harassed parents
I used to spend a lot of time watching that sort of thing from my desk at work ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove
Demented castanets sounds like magpies. Football rattles we call them
In the sticks near Peterborough
Philippa - I know what you mean - we get both in this garden and sometimes I think 'Was that a wren, or ...........'
I usually have a listen to the audio file on here http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/robin/index.aspx and then find the wren and listen to that one and then all becomes clear again
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, I went onto that site and so far cannot find the right sound. What I heard in the garden, was percussive rather than tuneful. The nearest so far is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, but I heard this sound in groups of 5 or 6 notes, not as a long pattern of sound like the Woodpecker.
Hmm yes, that site doesn't give the alarm call - have a look and listen to this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVD7dtXRdQo
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.