Yes, it's been a bit of an odd year up here too. I would, by now, expect the winter birds to appear but apart from the bullfinch nothing - no greenfinches, no siskins (they're always variable year on year), no thrushes of any kind, no magpies or jays since the start of the year.
Not only have these not appeared but the nuthatches which have long been one of the most consistent attenders haven't appeared for three weeks.
Too warm?
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Originally Posted by Guy F
I took part in the count on Sunday, numbers of birds seemed to be quite low compared to what I'd been seeing over the last week, but still recorded most of the usuals. I didn't see any House Sparrows or Greenfinches which was a bit strange.
However, I was amazed that both a pair of Siskins and a Grey Wagtail chose this day to reappear in the garden. I hadn't seen the Siskins since mid summer and the Wagtail hadn't been around since early winter.
Guy
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