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Just through my casual observations and the noise level in garden I think the Starlings have had a good breeding season.

A super compilation Nick. Some great birds but my goes to the Woodie for choosing the "bidet" option.

Carrion Crows have been visitors to my garden for many years. They visit but not frequently and not usually more than one at a time. The last couple of days I've had a pair visiting mostly after the food falling from the hanging feeders. They have a rather odd trait which is tapping on the ...

Carrion Crows have been visitors to my garden for many years. They visit but not frequently and not usually more than one at a time. The last couple of days I've had a pair visiting mostly after the food falling from the hanging feeders. They have a rather odd trait which is tapping on the windows ...

I think the young Robins have fledged as I have not seen the parent birds at all today. I haven't seen a fledgling either but they could be lost in my jungle.

The annual invasion of fledgling Starlings started yesterday and increased today. The background bird noise volume has increased and been upped to eleven.

The parent birds worked for about an hour taking it in turns trying to tempt the nestlings out into the nearby plum tree. I did not see any fledge.

I have been slow to notice but I'm sure there is a Robin's nest about 4 feet away from the site of the blackbirds. Both parents have been vey active all day bringing goodies to the nestlings. I am convinced some are ready to fledge.

One of the fledglings has stayed in the garden and has become very daring in respect of coaxing me to give it a private serving of sultanas. It has learnt this trait from an adult male that works very hard getting in my line of sight to prompt a feed.

Oh no! The terrible annual squauck is about to start Time to dust off those ear defenders once again