Bird boxes

Great news! The council have set up three nesting boxes on opposing sides of the square. We have planted some honey-suckle next to the feeder and hope it will grow well .

Eric Simms obituary

The obituary in the Guardian yesterday on Eric Simms is fascinating. He was a naturalist with a specific interest in urban birds. According to the report he shifted the way people thought about urban birds by carefully watching and documenting bird life locally, specifically in Dollis Hill, rather than focusing on rare and more exotic species.

Back garden No. 7 - Peanuts are popular

I saw a blue tit, a great tit and the  robin all in the garden at once today. The tits are enjoying the peanuts in the bird mix.

Pigeon Feeding

This is one reason there are so many pigeons hanging out in Wilmington Square, no doubt there are other reasons too.

Bird of Prey overhead

Yesterday, I spotted a huge bird of prey circling high over Wilmington Square. By the time I had got binoculars it had gone. I wondered whether it could have been one of the peregrine falcons which live at Tate Modern?