male chaffinch
coal tit
long tailed tit
those tantalising jays!
female chaffinch
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
STANTON - OH THOSE ELUSIVE JAYS!
Stopped off at Stanton park this afternoon; after a quick walk round the near-empty lake, I sat down to watch the bird table. It was frequented by a number of species, including blue tits, great tits, coal tits and long tailed tits, together with nuthatch and robin, but although I saw four jays at one time,, none of them visited the bird table, although some were tantalisingly close! There's always next time....
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