Pittswood Birds

After all of yesterdays sightings there wasn't much left to find on my patch, but........This mornings walk into work produced a first for the month - a LITTLE EGRET, it flew across the college grounds. This is a good sighting for May, and the first seen since March 19th.
This afternoon was mainly used to check my nest boxes. I have 7 woodcrete boxes, all have BLUE TITS in apart from 1 which has GREAT TITS. The six Blue tit boxes al have young in, of varying ages, the youngest family hatched out no more than 4 days ago, the oldest probably 8-9 days ago. I counted 5 Great tit young, but there were also 2 unhatched eggs, the blue tits are having a much better season than last year (so far!) with families of between 13 max and 8 min. I reckon there are near 60 young in total. I better get some more sunflower hearts and peanuts in for the autumn!
When I arrived home there were families of STARLING eagerly snapping up the fat pellets I bought, 6kg has lasted all of 4 days, and thats 20 quids worth!


This fledgling wa still screaming, even though it had a mouthful !

Another youngster stands on the food, but still demands to be fed

All the youngsters

Young with Parent

And this Male Chaffinch was just asking to be snapped!!