[Winter] Wrens and an English Winter (1 Viewer)

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davercox

Dave Cox

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• Jan 24, 2009

• #1

Did a couple of Atlas TTVs in Devon on Wednesday, and didn't record one single Wren in three hours' hard counting.
It's now dawned on me (I am a bit slow sometimes) I haven't seen or heard a Wren ANYWHERE in the last couple of weeks.
Have they failed to get through the cold spell we had in Dec and early Jan ?
(I remember they crashed completely in 1963 but this winter hasn't been anything like that, yet.)

Everyone else in NW Europe still got their Wrens OK ?

 

mikfoz

It's not a competition. Watch the birdy!

• Jan 24, 2009

• #2

There are loads of them about near me.

Didn't see many this morning later on but I've been seeing plenty about early morning just after dawn. Maybe they were just having a rest at the times you were looking?

 

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GarethHawkes

Well-known member

• Jan 24, 2009

• #3

Hi,

They are still about in our garden and local patches

 

Fozzybear

Ich bin ein Vogelbeobachter

• Jan 24, 2009

• #4

Haven't seen one in my garden recently (is a very infrequent visitor) but did see one at my local reserve a week or two back - was feeding on turned soil from ditch workings and calling away. Very nice! :t:

 

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davercox

Dave Cox

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• Jan 26, 2009

• #5

Thanks folks. Of course Sodd's Law dictates that, having posted this, I've started seeing Wrens in Dawlish again. But certainly fewer than usual.

 

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Staysee

Well-known member

• Jan 28, 2009

• #6

we have one wren that has come back to us, we did have quite a few before the cold snap, so seeing one coming back is sad, but atleast we got one, we're only about an hour from dawlish id say, just up the road from slapton and kingsbridge