Cooling Marshes, Kent, 7th December 2014

Friday 24 August 2012

Pledging to fledge!

This is just a quick post to say thanks to those who came along to my walk for the 'Pledge to Fledge' initiative at Nunhead Cemetery this morning. You can click on that green badge in the top right of the screen to read more about the pledge. I think it promotes a great, simple idea - to share a passion for birds and nature however you can. I hope those that came along enjoyed their morning walk, there were certainly lots of good questions asked!

It was a quieter morning in the cemetery than recent, but we enjoyed a softly cooing Stock Dove by the entrance, several noisy yapping Great Spotted Woodpeckers and loud bursts from secretive wrens throughout. Several Chiffchaffs were heard in their favoured patches of scrub, plaintive hweets! giving them away. I wonder how long these birds will be around for or if the cemetery will hold any wintering birds this year? Blue tits and Great tits buzzed in small flocks here and there and sweetly singing robins seemed to follow us around. Carys who came along, described listening for bird song as "meditative". I would agree with that.

Nunhead Cemetery is a little wonder, an example of what can happen if nature is left (relatively) unchecked. I think we all need a little wildness. Birds included.


        
Interesting link here to a London Wildlife Trust report on how birds in the capital are doing according to the BTO's Breeding Bird Survey.  

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