Perhaps it’s the extended mild period and absence of winter so far, but the sheer variety and exuberance of the birdsong on PPA site is exceptional this year.
For those with the app to identify the birds we’d be very interested to hear what they’ve found. It’s particularly encouraging that song thrushes – at one time a rarity – are now being spotted quite often. For those who use a spade on their plots to turn the soil, and to expose worms and soil pests, robins will be frequent companions as ever.
The recently laid rough dry hedging is a haven for wrens, black caps, and other small discreet birds, and when the two-hundred and thirty-two pyracanthas have grown we’ll have abundant, cat-proof nesting for various species such as blackbirds. The brashings too will become permeated by brambles to enhance habitat – and site security – further.
We’d remind everyone that nesting season starts at the end of this month, and to take great care that no nest be disturbed.
PPA Website Team
