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When I returned to England a couple of years ago I was amazed to see the Magpie in the center of Liverpool, It's nest was situated in trees of the little memorial park opposite the Art Gallery. Birkenhead also had a pair of Magpies in the park at Hamilton Square, right in the heart of the town. Magpies were everywhere, their large nests unmistakably seen in street trees in almost every town on the Wirral. These birds were one of the most wary of creatures in the 1960s when I emigrated to Australia. Collard Doves had not reached England then and the Red Kite was close to extinction in Britain. Sparrows and Starlings were the most frequently bird seen, now I get excited when I see these birds visit my feeding station. The Goldfinch is the most frequent visitor now. So many changes in the 37 years I was away.
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