Christmas garden birds

Some pictures of visitors to our garden this Christmas

Robin, the Christmas bird

The Robin is the traditional bird of Winter and Christmas, making many appearances on Christmas cards and in advertising campaigns.

A morning walk round the patch. At last the algal bloom seems to be clearing from the Tarn but it … More

The Egyptian goose was introduced into the UK as an ornamental species, but escaped and now breeds regularly in the … More

A damp overcast morning but went off in search of some winter thrushes at Sutcliffe Park LNR. A Grey wagtail … More

Keith and I went off for a days birdwatching at the London Wetland centre. Our arrival was greeted by a … More

A free morning and although it was damp, misty and cold I decided to go off to Danson Park in … More

This month we have seen the transition from Summer into Autumn. It seems to have been a more rapid transition … More

Off this morning to Staines Reservoir in West London This seems to have been a magnet for wintering species this … More

As we were in the Sevenoaks area we decided that we would visit another local reserve, the Sevenoaks Wildlife reserve. … More