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I was walking round the site yesteray, and spotted a magpie building a nest in one of the hawthorns beside the lane. Anyone else seen any activity?

lots of chasing and 'arguing' but no nests yet..mind you, the tits are investigating the nesting pouches  :)

My hens have started nesting - Had over a dozen eggs this week, compared to 2 per week previously.  :D  Maximum production will eventually be about a dozen daily :D

I watched three male blackbirds flapping over a female this afternoon; she watched from a distance and looked amused by the whole thing!

I lost one of my blackbirds yesterday to a sparrow hawk ( too busy trying to imoress his lady and the hawk just took him.  Sad really but all happen so fast :'(

They always said that the birds start to pair up on valentines day.

The starlings putting all sorts of rubbish under the eaves, I brushed the dog out the other evening and all the hair has disappeared.