Think you're doing brilliantly Johannele - and thanks for joining in with this - I saw some of your Whooper swans the other day, they're spending the winter over here in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's interesting about fieldfares overwintering with you Johannele. But then we get some species staying in the UK that are 'supposed' to fly south for winter. Blackcaps are one I can think of. Global warming perhaps?
Dove - I'm envious. Never seen a Corncrake. The Scottish islands are beautiful though aren't they. Skye is gorgeous but the most exciting island was Handa, the RSPB reserve. We had to cross in a large rowing boat with an outboard motor, a Scottish sea dog at the helm and us clinging to the sides. It was just after reading in the brochure that killer whales often swam up the sound. Then we got dive bombed by the Great Skuas nesting there...memories
Great photo digging doris. The pictures do come the right way up when enlarged. It certainly looks like a dunnock. I think it's probably leucistic rather than albino as it has dark rather than pink eyes.
So excited - we have a new bird for this garden - well since we've been here anyway.
There's a very handsome Grey Wagtail busy searching out insects around the edge of our wildlife pond - poking amongst the shingle on the 'beach' and hopping from rock to rock - the pond has ice on it but it's thawed at the edges and the wagtail is also walking across the ice and seeking out insects in the overhanging plants on the banks - I am very chuffed
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Had some different birds rock up today - because I chucked suet cake on the outbuilding roof:
magpie, jackdaw, the black birds that hang out with jackdaws - I'm going to say rooks, wood pigeon (not fond of those fellows) and the best til last: a thrush which is cool as I haven't seen one for a few months.
Brownbirds, a skip-full of starlings and the robin made me jump twice by appearing to apparate right in front of me
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Think you're doing brilliantly Johannele - and thanks for joining in with this - I saw some of your Whooper swans the other day, they're spending the winter over here in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks!
I did not know they migrated to the UK. Maybe it is the ones that flew over our house a couple of months ago! 
That's interesting about fieldfares overwintering with you Johannele. But then we get some species staying in the UK that are 'supposed' to fly south for winter. Blackcaps are one I can think of. Global warming perhaps?
Dove - I'm envious. Never seen a Corncrake. The Scottish islands are beautiful though aren't they. Skye is gorgeous but the most exciting island was Handa, the RSPB reserve. We had to cross in a large rowing boat with an outboard motor, a Scottish sea dog at the helm and us clinging to the sides. It was just after reading in the brochure that killer whales often swam up the sound. Then we got dive bombed by the Great Skuas nesting there...memories
Mrs blackbird having a bath in a very full birdbath.
3 blue tits picking at the moss growing on my apple tree.
Pair of robins
GemmaJF,
I meant to add that East Anglia and Kent are also the hot-spots for wintering Marsh Harriers.
Adore Goldcrests......we are lucky to have them occasionally at the front of the house....they seem to like the conifers.
This is a regular visitor to my garden. Not sure but think it's an albino dunnock. Sorry I don't know how to turn them round on here.
Great photo digging doris
. The pictures do come the right way up when enlarged. It certainly looks like a dunnock. I think it's probably leucistic rather than albino as it has dark rather than pink eyes.
So excited - we have a new bird for this garden - well since we've been here anyway.
There's a very handsome Grey Wagtail busy searching out insects around the edge of our wildlife pond - poking amongst the shingle on the 'beach' and hopping from rock to rock - the pond has ice on it but it's thawed at the edges and the wagtail is also walking across the ice and seeking out insects in the overhanging plants on the banks - I am very chuffed
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Wow - what an ace little bird diggingdoris
Had some different birds rock up today - because I chucked suet cake on the outbuilding roof:
magpie, jackdaw, the black birds that hang out with jackdaws - I'm going to say rooks, wood pigeon (not fond of those fellows) and the best til last: a thrush which is cool as I haven't seen one for a few months.
Brownbirds, a skip-full of starlings and the robin made me jump twice by appearing to apparate right in front of me