Robin
Back text: These are attractive and friendly birds. The sexes are similar in appearance. The juvenile birds are mottled and have brown tails. Their melodious song can be heard throughout the year.
Song Thrush
Back text: They are very commonly found in parks and gardens. Their nests are made of grass and lined with dried mud. They are well known for their use of ‘anvil’ stones for breaking snail shells.
Blue Tit
Back text: These adile little birds are popular in gardens as they consume large numbers of aphids. The sexes are similar in appearance. Their song is a high pitched ‘Tsee-tsee’.
Starling
Back text: These birds are partially migratory. Their plumage in winter becomes speckled. This change is especially noticeable in the females. They congregate in the large roosting flocks in city centres.
Wren
Back text: One of the smallest of British birds, the Wren, is common in suburban gardens. The make birds construct a number of ‘false’ nests and the females make the final selection.
Greenfinch
Back text: These rather aggressive birds have adapted successfully to man made habitats. The yellow wing bars of the males are clearly seen when in flight. Their diet consists mainly of seeds and berries.