JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
We (my wife Anna and I) moved to Caergwrle in North Wales just over a year ago, and since then have increased the family by one (Archie Lloyd, born 22nd July).
The garden itself is a small patch of grass, in which I’ve seen a total of about half a dozen species (although the presence of an Oak sapling peeking up through the grass in one corner makes me suspect a Jay might have once paid a visit…) The view from the back of the house, however, is pretty good, and we have a river (the Alun) going along behind us, and the list of birds seen or heard from the property now numbers 75 (see here http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=70096 for details). Unlikely to ever compete with the likes of Edenwatcher, Jane Turner or Andrew Whitehouse, but I quite fancy myself to nudge the list up to the century by the time we next feel the need to move.
So far this year’s garden list stands at a mighty three! Robin singing away when I got back home from work yesterday, Blackbird and Wren calling. Things should get underway in earnest at the weekend (fingers crossed).
Hopefully this summer I’ll get some work done in the garden itself and get a decent feeding station up and running
James
The garden itself is a small patch of grass, in which I’ve seen a total of about half a dozen species (although the presence of an Oak sapling peeking up through the grass in one corner makes me suspect a Jay might have once paid a visit…) The view from the back of the house, however, is pretty good, and we have a river (the Alun) going along behind us, and the list of birds seen or heard from the property now numbers 75 (see here http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=70096 for details). Unlikely to ever compete with the likes of Edenwatcher, Jane Turner or Andrew Whitehouse, but I quite fancy myself to nudge the list up to the century by the time we next feel the need to move.
So far this year’s garden list stands at a mighty three! Robin singing away when I got back home from work yesterday, Blackbird and Wren calling. Things should get underway in earnest at the weekend (fingers crossed).
Hopefully this summer I’ll get some work done in the garden itself and get a decent feeding station up and running
James