Several bird species hold territories during the winter, like Robins or Wrens defending their patch and singing through the winter. It is ra...

Species like the Robin keep territories during the winter, with males and female individuals defending their own separate territories, w...

I have only once before seen Moorhens allopreening, and I could not photograph the behaviour. This morning I was luckier. I saw the pa...

Stock Doves are so intriguing. A combination of shyness and a superficial resemblance to feral pigeons makes them often pass unnoticed. Se...

I treasure encounters with Sparrowhawks as they are quite secretive and alert birds which don't like being seen. Today I managed some...

Although the Woodpigeon must be one of the most abundant and familiar British birds, a few days ago I was lucky to watch their courtship and...

The pair of Magpies must be around the egg laying stage. Only the female Magpie incubates, while her partner must feed her during this tim...

Bullfinches are generally shy and unobtrusive, they tend to stay hidden in vegetation and show little. It helps to recognise their sad con...

There are now two Moorhen pairs in the park. They own each one end of the pond, a pair owns the island and the other the 'rock' wi...

I haven't blogged on Carrion Crows this year at The Rattling Crow, and that needs to be amended. So today, I bring you a sequence from...

The Canada geese with a broken wing is now in the company of his partner in the park, who didn't leave with the flock in early March t...

The large wintering Greylag flock  in my local park has now disintegrated into pairs, which have moved onto their breeding areas. The last...