Forest LyttonR65
Winter garden birds
2022-12-29 13:24:47{blogauthor}
One of the things I love about winters in southern England is the birds. As in colder climates, and despite our milder, generally moderate weather, different birds visit the feeders in winter whom I have not seen in months.
One of my favourites is the black-capped warbler. I find them quite striking on an overcast day with their contrasting jet-black caps and evenly grey bodies. The black-capped warbler makes me proud when they fly in and land in one of the lilacs, still having some shelter, but fun to watch from the quiet indoors.
A second favourite bird which I see in groups and usually only when the weather turns is the long-tailed tit. These adorable tiny birds have very long tails and tricolour patterns which remind me of a calico tuxedo cat I used to have a decade ago. The long-tailed tits come in and also leverage the lilacs for shelter, but soon I see them on the various feeders, often going for the suet balls.