tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654691964232673096.post2716839897108102751..comments2024-03-18T13:08:38.148+00:00Comments on THE WESSEX REIVER: Home PleasuresThe Wessex Reiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781303871936178731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654691964232673096.post-62635271152753472802011-04-22T19:35:10.712+01:002011-04-22T19:35:10.712+01:00I too have been watching and waiting for the house...I too have been watching and waiting for the housemartins to return. So far I have seen five in my area (a lot of the houses in my street also have nests) but give it a couple of weeks and the numbers will easily be in excess of fifty. I used to have about twelve nests on the side of the house but now unfortunately have about nine as they are old and pretty delapidated and some have dried and fallen off. One houses sparrows and you can watch dad ferverently collecting food all day back and forth from the nest. <br /><br />I've also got Great Tits nesting in the soffit board above my bathroom window - right opposite the sparrows funnily enough - the soffit board is their partition. <br /><br />I've also got some starlings nesting in the big tree at the back of the house and I'm hoping that the pair of robins I saw at the beginning of the year have once again renested in the same tree (lots of ivy covers it so it's good for all manner of birds)as they did last year and had four babies. All great stuff to watch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654691964232673096.post-11563639174055555872011-04-22T12:59:43.582+01:002011-04-22T12:59:43.582+01:00That's a lovely posting Andrew. Its amazing t...That's a lovely posting Andrew. Its amazing the wildlife you can see in the garden when you take the time to observe closely. And, as you say, its a great place to really watch animal and bird behaviour all from the comfort of your own home.<br /><br />Thanks for giving details of the next Living World programmes - I look forward to them.<br /><br />Happy Easter to you too!Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.com