Thrushes

[Robinia]

Where have all the song thrushes gone?  Have they just dwindled or moved to different areas - gone south maybe? I live in Derbyshire, have a chemical-free not too tidy garden, hedges not fences, lots of slugs & snails & yet never see my favourite birds anymore.

[molly]

I'd be honoured to be a BOA. Sounds fun.

The birds of prey don't always have it all their own way. Some time back we had a kamikaze sparrowhawk crash through our kitchen window, scattering shards of broken glass everywhere, and landing in the sink. I was in the next room and got the fright of my life. It sounded just like an explosion. I thought the gas cooker had blown up.

There must be something about our kitchen, birds seem to like it, robins, sparrowhawks, what next? 

[Stargazer]

I'm glad you asked that question Molly, as I was embarrassed not to know it either. I was assuming that it was the British Ornithologist Association!!