In the last week or so there has been a steady flow of birds visiting the garden. Some have been gathering feathers left by a wood pigeon’s encounter of the furred kind (a cat) and the coconut feeders have proved universally attractive. We have even had a jackdaw tucking in.
After seeing a male house sparrow in the garden for the first time recently I was pleased to see his mate gathering feathers with him as you can see in the video clip above.
I thought this goldfinch was also gathering nesting material but it was actually feeding on the dandelion seeds.
Close up of one of our regular jackdaws on the feeding station
Beeston Birdman 