One Rayleigh resident has told us he’s had six different species of bird nesting in his garden this year- chaffinch, hedge sparrow, house sparrow, robin, wren and blackbird.
Can anyone equal this or do even better?
One Rayleigh resident has told us he’s had six different species of bird nesting in his garden this year- chaffinch, hedge sparrow, house sparrow, robin, wren and blackbird.
Can anyone equal this or do even better?
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I may not be able to beat the number of birds, but every night I watch the fox cubs and their mother playing in the field in front of my house and along the drive.
I’ve noticed the variety of birds we see in the garden has increased a lot in the time we’ve lived here, maybe it took a while for the development to settle before they started to come back.
We see a lot of collared doves and wood pigeons (always in pairs), blackbirds, robins, and the occasional jay. There’s also a lot of starlings, and recently we have been visited by what looks like a thrush. In the evenings we often see bats flying around, catching insects.
The squirrel population is verging on problematic, they look cute and fluffy, but can make a mess of your wiring if they get in your loft.
A few weeks ago I also saw a badger foraging alongside the COW waterway that runs through the estate. I’ve seen them running down Eastcheap and into Willow Drive, so must be living in the area.