Friday, March 9
A much quieter day today, with nothing but the typical birds seen. The feeder still fails to attract much attention with only a pair of Collared Dove and a single Blue Tit seen feeding from it today. Checking the normal Goldfinch roost provided a surprise, as the tree was gone! It seems as if the owners have either removed it entirely, or cut it well back, since none of it is visible from our house now. At sunset there were plenty of Goldfinch flying around where it used to be, and the pink-blossomed cherry tree in the school seems to have been adopted as a replacement. Two Long-tailed Tit were also moving through the nearby gardens at around 5pm.