How right you are it is very quiet! However I have some good news about the abandoned Kite's nest .We have been reliably informed by the nest watcher for the Kite Trust that another pair have successfully hatched three young very close by.This has not been a good year as numbers of succesfull nests are down,mainly they think because of the inclement weather following a very warm Easter.We are eagerly waiting to see the new family flying overhead.
On a more mundane note I can report that our pair of resident magpies are regularly taking their two youngsters through the DIY feeding routine, but they are slow learners or just plain lazy and hop up to mum begging her to feed them.She ignores them most of the time and looks harrased before flying off into the trees.What a good parent! Hope things improve next week as summer is due to return perhaps so will the birds.
Lis Collison