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| Nut Jobber |
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| Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Interloper!! |
Sunday, 30 September 2012
Nut Jobber
The nut-jobber, is an Old English name for the Nuthatch, job relating to an old verb meaning to prod or stab. To most birders this bird is an easy tick but south of the Downs and on the coastal plain it isn't so frequently seen. As I stated recently we have been at our Goring-by-Sea residence for twenty four years before our first record - now we have a resident, well he visits most days and is earnestly working his way through the black sunflower seeds. This is much to the chagrin of the Coal Tits who, on our patch, are the number one consumers of these delicacies. It would be nice if he/she stayed for the winter as it certainly brightens up the feeding station.
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Great shots of the birds in the garden Dave. I had our first ever ( after 28 years here)nut jobbers last week two arrived on the black sunflower seeds stayed 2 days but have not been back. I think the resident sparrowhawk scared them.
ReplyDeleteHi Mike
ReplyDeletedon't know why they have suddenly turned up. Andrew House had one at Church Norton today, his first in a similar period of time. Is it a general increase in numbers or failure of food supplies elsewhere??