Nothing much happening in the area today other than a pair of Chaffinch are nest building near the back of our house which is unusual for this altitude and the Chaffinch is a very rare visitor in the area, one in the garden would be a mega tick.
The other item of note and just as rare for Queensbury is a pair of Jackdaws attempting to nest under a chimney pot stone, seen on the right of the photo. This happens every year with noisy Jackdaws trying to get under the stone and each year the attempt has been abandoned. Jackdaws are rare in most parts of Queensbury other than the roosting birds congregating and flying over the village morning and night. Its only in the last 30 years that Jackdaws could even be seen over the village. When I started birding 40 odd years ago a Jackdaw was a mega tick for the area but we did have Yellowhammers singing from the wires so that made up for it.
Target birds for the weekend, Wheatear, Swallow, L.R.P. would like to say Osprey but thats like wanting to win the lottery.
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