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Feeding on Ragwort

25 Tuesday Oct 2022

Posted by sconzani in autumn, birds

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birding, birdwatching, British birds, Goldfinch, Ragwort, seed-eating birds

Do you remember my plug for the beauty of a local field full of Ragwort (Seedheads: Ragwort, 11 September)? Well, as I expected that field is now alive with seed-eating birds, enjoying the bounty provided by the Ragwort. Numbers of Goldfinches and Linnets are increasing daily as the news goes out in the bird world that there is food aplenty. And, though it’s not such good news for the seed-eaters, the local Peregrines and Sparrowhawks are also benefitting from the increase in the small bird population.

221025 goldfinch on ragwort

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38/365 The seed-eaters

07 Thursday Feb 2019

Posted by sconzani in 365DaysWildin2019, birds, nature

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bird seed, birding, birdwatching, British birds, feeding the birds, Jackdaws, seed-eating birds, Tufted duck

Shame on me! I bought a big bag of bird seed at one of the local cheapo shops for just a pound. It was a mistake, a case of false economy, as it’s almost 90% large seeds that the littler birds, the robins and tits, can’t eat, and it’s those littlies that I like to feed – I figure most of the larger birds can take care of themselves.

190217 tufted duck

Still, the cheap seed needs to be eaten. So, today, battling blustery winds, sheltering from hail behind too-narrow tree trunks, I bore two containers-full to Cosmeston, one lot for the Tufties, who lived up to their name as diving ducks by plunging constantly underwater following the sinking seed, and one for whichever of the bigger birds wanted the bounty I broadcast under the trees, which turned out to be a small clattering of grateful Jackdaws.

190217 jackdaw

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