We’ve been enjoying seeing the remains of the snails being consumed by a Song Thrush, a rare visitor to our garden. This morning we went out and found what we think may well be the remains of a bird of prey’s meal (we have seen Sparrowhawks occasionally and we regularly get Kestrels. I don’t think a Kite would be in our small narrow garden, and we don’t think it’s the cat as there are no remains other than feathers. ).
Thrush? by
Richard Fletcher, on Flickr
We’ll have to see if we find any more snail shells tomorrow
. My wife’s hoping, and may well be right, that it’s a juvenile blackbird.
ETA. Whilst we were sat outside our back door having a cuppa, we heard a plaintive single note ‘cheep”. And then, right in front of us, a juvenile Thrush landed! I went and got my phone and followed as it hopped down the garden until I managed, right at the end to get this..
Thrush 2 by
Richard Fletcher, on Flickr
And whilst I was there I heard another. So supposition is 2 out of 3 nestlings survived, but we don’t know where the parents are.
ETAA And we’re just back from a walk, and I had to rescue one from the greenhouse. They’re hiding down in the nettle and bramble patch. Not hopeful for their survival tbh.
