17/02/2026

 Sea watching the last few days has been rather Ground Hog Day like, so today with a cold NW wind blowing this morning I gave the sea watch a miss to spend more time with Lesser Whitethroat.

From reports I heard it was a good decision, a couple of Dartford Warblers were seen around The Point along with the odd Firecrest and Chiffchaff. There were no reports of Geese, Swans and the American Wigeon.

A plywood tray placed under the feeder to catch a poo sample

Today was the Lesser Whitethroats(halimodendri) 50th day in the garden, so I spent the whole day staring at the feeders watching it, hoping it would provide me with a poo sample. I placed pieces of ply under the feeders to catch any poo sample, unfortunately the bird had other ideas and used it as a handy table to feast on the the spilt Sunflower chipsHERE

The Lesser Whiethroat

The first Great Spotted Woodpecker of the year in the garden

Lesser Whitethroat and Goldfinch

Jackdaws are frequent at the feeders

Plenty of Goldfinches were visiting the feeders