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Old February 4th 12, 11:51 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Garden birds and the cold weather

On Feb 4, 11:55*am, Nick Gardner
wrote:
On 04/02/2012 11:34, Dave Cornwell wrote:

P.S - You get Bullfinches in your garden Nick!! Wow I'm very jealous,
trapsing round the countryside here trying to get a photo of one!


Yes, they are frequent visitors. My garden backs onto a copse that runs
alongside the River Otter and open countryside.

Long tailed tits seem more numerous than ever this year. A couple of
years ago they would hardly be seen at the feeders but now they are as
common as the blue tits.

Have yet to spot a sparrow or starling since the cold December of 2010.
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amslhttp://www.ottervalley.co.uk


The strange thing at my new house is that there are always 6 to 8
house sparrows on feeders out the front yet none at the back