Bird sightings & nesting in Stratford sub Castle

A male blackbird attempting to cool-off.

27 June 2024

26 June 2024 Litte owl query (1)_edited.

This Little Owl chick perched on the wire for nearly 10 mins without moving, not even to face the camera!

Stratford Road late evening 26 June 2024

Swallows

May 28

More Bird 'sightings'

Update 28 May. Five surviving chicks fledged today. It had been a difficult time for the hard-working adults who had to find food for...

Sep 12, 2023

Au revoir to the swallows at Parsonage Farm

Sadly it's goodbye to the swallows in the stables for this year. Following a mass gathering on the telephone wires in Shelley Drive on 6...

Aug 23, 2023

Parsonage Farm Swallows are still here

The Parsonage Farm swallows are still around. This morning some of them have been exploring the thatched roof of Old Sarum View, perhaps...

Aug 9, 2023

2nd brood of Swallows at Parsonage Farm

I started my last update on the swallows by saying "Really good news on this front." I can begin this one by saying "Even better news...

Jun 27, 2023

Five swallow chicks on a roof

A short video of the 5 chicks from stable one at Parsonage Farm, exploring the world outside their nest-site with an adult alongside....

Jun 23, 2023

Swallows at Parsonage Farm

Janet Brownlie has provided an update on the Parsonage Farm Swallows. She writes: "Really good news on this front. We have three nests...

Blue tits in a Nesting Box May 2023

Seven eggs had been laid and all hatched.

Three fit and healthy chicks survived, pictured here on 24 May 2023. All fledged the following day.

Short video of the first chick to leave the nesting box. 25 May 2023

Images: Rosemary Winson

Red legged partridge Barbara Mayall (1).jpg

29 August 2021

"This red legged partridge has been on walk about and feeding in the garden for an hour or two today. It almost came in the conservatory from the patio."

Image: Barbara Mayall

Below: some sunflower hearts in a bird feeder enticed these birds into a Stratford garden, June 2021.

Images & Video: Rosemary Winson

A Goldfinch chick appealing for some help.

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Three Goldfinches invading what the Robin considers its own territory.

A female blackbird that had been watching the Goldfinches, tries to feed too.

Male goldfinch, strong seed-eater's beak.