birds Archives - Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/tag/birds/ 18th Century Formal Gardens and Local Nature Reserve Parkland (Grade2*) Mon, 29 May 2017 17:43:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Beak Holiday Monday https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/2017/05/29/beak-holiday-monday/ https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/2017/05/29/beak-holiday-monday/#respond Mon, 29 May 2017 17:43:06 +0000 http://castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/?p=2073 The rain wasn’t much good for anything today ….but cakes were munched, masks were found, pompom flowers were made (and will be all week) … but this little family loved…

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]]> The rain wasn’t much good for anything today ….but cakes were munched, masks were found, pompom flowers were made (and will be all week) … but this little family loved being fed all those lovely grubs that wet weather brings…

Bad photo with phone, but didn’t want to get too close and frighten them off. come and see them tomorrow, they’re growing fast.

More family activities all week – 12-3pm

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]]> https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/2017/05/29/beak-holiday-monday/feed/ 0 One we saw earlier…Goldcrest https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/2017/01/31/one-we-saw-earlier-goldcrest/ https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/2017/01/31/one-we-saw-earlier-goldcrest/#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:04:10 +0000 http://castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/?p=1246 It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but it was easy to see this afternoon in the Gardens. Working down in the Spinney, Volunteer and Trustee Bill shared some time…

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]]> It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but it was easy to see this afternoon in the Gardens.

Goldcrest at RSPB Portmore Lough. Credit Tim Ryan.

Working down in the Spinney, Volunteer and Trustee Bill shared some time with the beautiful little bird (Regulus regulus). It washed itself at the edge of the pond and flitted about, apparently happily at home with us humans.

Find out more about the Goldcrest on the RSPB site HERE

So happy we are keeping an environment fit for the tiniest of of flying friends. #wegrowtogether

 

 

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