counting coots

I say it again. Dunnockless. I’ve yet to see a Dunnock on the patch this year. I reckon that I could find up to four singing males normally, but so far – nada. Maybe they suffered in the bad weather and succumbed, but conversely the Robins didn’t. I’ve always thought that they are hardly little things so maybe they migrated out? Either way, I hope some turn up as they are good little birds and I for one quite like their scratchy little song.

Gadwall doing synchronised preening.