Wednesday 10 August 2011

August 2011 part 6

Lake Vyrnwy.
The R.S.P.B. provide a free hides around the lake but we only had luck with seeing birds at one where they have feeders right next to the window which attract some lovely birds. Great tits, cole tits, nuthatch, greenfinch, woodpeckers, pheasants and chaffinch.
Juvenile Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Pairs form in late winter. The female builds a cup shape nest with an outer layer of lichen. The 4-5 eggs are incubated for 12 days. Both parents feed the young for 13 days and when they fledge for a further 3 weeks.