Author Archives: Richard Brook

Orange Tips at Crigglestone

This year, the first orange tip was in the garden on 18 April. In 2014 it was 15 April, in 2010 27 April. Previously they usually appear in early May. One was in the garden again on 22 April, and … Continue reading

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Treecreeper feeding on fatballs

At Crigglestone on 15th April, a treecreeper was clinging to a fat ball feeder hanging against the tree trunk and feeding on the fat balls. When it had finished feeding, if flew down to the bottom of the trunk and … Continue reading

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Tree sparrows passing through Crigglestone

A pair of tree sparrows came to my feeders in Crigglestone from 26-29 March 2015, but they moved on. I used to have a breeding colony in my nest boxes from 1958-1968, which peaked at 10 pairs in 1964 and … Continue reading

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