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Garden birds to spot in summer
25.09.2023 - 16:09 / theenglishgarden.co.uk / Niamh Collins
From gliding swallows to feisty thrushes, the RSPB helps us identify which birds will be making an appearance in your garden now that the summer sun has arrived.
Strictly speaking, the duck is not a garden bird for most of us, though some people may be lucky enough to have a few resident mallards if there’s a pond or river nearby. Ducks are, however, a particularly interesting bird to focus on in summer because of their startling transition that begins in August. It is now when these aquatic birds begin the process of moulting – that is, the loss and subsequent replacement of their feathers.
Like other birds, ducks have just come through a very hectic breeding season, and many are looking a little worse for wear. With tired, tatty feathers, they are just as in need of a new autumn wardrobe as we are. All birds moult at some point during the year, but ducks are unusual in that they lose all of their flight feathers at once. This leaves them unable to fly and therefore vulnerable to predators during the moulting process.
The post-breeding moult happens to many garden birds at this time of year. This makes them harder to spot because they have lost their bright feathers. Many will also be lying low due to their newfound vulnerability alongside exhaustion caused by breeding and moulting.
In July, house martins may still be flitting around their distinctive domed nests up in the eaves of a roof. These pretty, chattering little birds will now be looking after their second or even third brood of the year.
House martin’s nests are carefully crafted from beakfulls of soft mud which hardens in the sun. Inside there’s a soft lining of feathers and leaves. The chicks, usually four or five of them, are raised on a diet of flying
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