Working indoors at home today

The loft needs a bit more insulation so I took the opportunity of a very cold and icy day to catch up on this outstanding job.

There was plenty of activity in the garden with lots of birds on the feeders (fat balls, suet block, sunflower seeds, red millet, nyger seed and peanuts):

The first Reed Bunting (male) of the year came into the garden to feed. They do come in when the weather is bad but they usually visit in good numbers in early spring before moving off to their breeding grounds on the edge of the moors.

Four Lesser Redpolls - there are fewer this year than last year when numbers got up to 9 in July.

A Jay kept us entertained for about 15 minutes, hoovering up the peanuts I'd put down for the badger last night.

 

The Startlings and Jackdaws ate almost all the fat balls, with Blue, Great and Coal Tits managing to get in every now and again for a beak full. Maxima for finches were 17 Goldfinch, 11 Chaffinch and 6 Greenfinch.