Garden birds

[Robert Poste's Child]

Not sure but they had the look of parents whose offspring are sitting A levels. You know: 'I've invested nearly half my life getting them to this point and if I can just get them airborne I may get my life back.'

[civilservant]

are you sure they are parents, RPC, it might just be clumsy awkward fledglings? (a long shot as I'm sure you can tell an adult from a teenager, whether human or avian)

after listening to a load of Youtube birdcall videos, I think my churring brown visitor is actually a female blackbird

and our bold robin hasn't been seen for a while.

I fear it may have fallen victim to a cat that chances its paw every once in a while in our garden.

but I've seen a new young robin, so young that he hasn't even got a proper red breast yet - I do hope that he moves in and manages to avoid that cat

and our jay couple have been sighted recently, who take turns raiding the suet dish. hopefully they will avoid this fate! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-44518962