During the run up to the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch I have
been paying particular attention to the garden around dusk. I have nine feeders
including ground feeders which I stock with husk free sunflower hearts, mixed and
high protein seed, fat balls, a pear bin, chopped apples and a bird bath to wash
the gourmet meal down.
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| (Stock Dove) |
I have numerous feral type pigeons that visit the garden but
on Monday evening I spied a Stock type Dove on the ground feeder. I fired off
some pictures of the bird and carried on with the events that a working week
has in store for me. I had every intention of checking the photos but did not
get around to it until today.
My garden list stood at 43 species with no new ticks for two
years. The last tick was a Waxwing on 3rd February 2013. Garden tick
number 44 Stock Dock which is probably not the most glamorous of birds but just
shows that one eye should always be kept on the garden!
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