The Birds Are Back In Town

The swallows seem to have gone and all our winter residents are back, every evening for the past couple of weeks we've had skeins of geese, swans and other water birds flying over. Today on our walk I saw some Little Egrets, one of whom went after a fish swiming near the surface and got chased off, I think it was one of those fish that are all mouth and teeth, we get lots of them here. I saw Herons, Oyster Catchers and a dipper bird that I can't remember the name of but was on Springwatch.

We have a goldfinch visiting our garden, the robins are singing, the Starlings are mumerating and the sparrows squabbling, the RAF are just noisy.

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  • I love the sound of the geese as they fly over and I often wave to them! I do miss the swifts screaming past. I saw a pair of grey heron fly quietly over me the other day.

    When I visit my friends' allotment, I visit their neighbours' runner ducks and their chatter always brightens my day. 

    The RAF fast jets fly over our village several times daily and, after almost 20 years here, I have come to find them reassuring, much as I believe in peace.

    Garden power tools (especially chainsaws and leaf blowers) and people playing with drones are what I find noisy and irritating these days.

  • I don't like power tools and add to that jet washers. I think they should become less with water shortages, as they are not essential. Brooms are my preference.

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