Tag Archives: birds around Wakefield

Chiffchaff in the Ryhill garden

Posted on October 21, 2016 by John Gardner

A sure sign of autumn for me is the flocks of titmice passing through the garden along with the occasional Phylloscopus warbler and today’s offering was a lovely chiffchaff/ The bird was fliting in the autumn red and yellow leaves … Continue reading →

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Peregrine prey remains

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Francis Hickenbottom

I went up onto the tower in mid-January and found that mounds of bird remains had accumulated at the base of the spire, below the favourite perches of the two peregrines. I would estimate that feral pigeons accounted for half … Continue reading →

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