Poor old Johnny No mates....

So there I was, tea in hand, watching the morning garden birds:
4 jackdaws - a parent and 3 offspring STILL believing the parent should do the food search and bring it to them
2 magpies - handsome, confidently strutting around and well focussed
5 assorted blackbirds- too busy scrapping and wasting precious energy instead of none of them getting to eat the muesli and suet that I'd laid up for them
1 robin - who npis in and out quickly whilst all this silly argy bargy is going on
a constant stream of blue tits, willow tits, great tits on the sunflower heart feeder.
4 goldfinches - earnestly feeding on the niger seeds feeder, taking their time
6 woodpidgeons- somewhat unwelcome scroungers ,intimidating others with their pushy,bossy habits

and then, down from above came this Sparrowhawk. Took up a fleeting 4 second spot on a branch in the Cherry tree and NOT A SINGLE BIRD to be seen anywhere! All gone in a flash. None came back for 20 minutes.
Poor old Johnny No mates ,apart from a seasonal mate to nest with, he seems to have no one to share his day with,
Jenny

 

Oops.
I read the title as Jenny No Mates - Sorry

 

Hahahahaha.......... so did I!!!! Felt bad for you for a minute there Jenny...........LOL!

 

Willow Tit Jenny are you sure? they are rare birds now and even rarer in a garden, perhaps a Coal or Marsh Tit.

 

I will bow to your better knowledge Strongy. They all look so similar - black cap, marsh tit, willow tit, coal tit...
Jenny

 

It can be confusing.

 

Think I saw a Goldcrest the other day, it was in silhouette. It was tiny, smaller than a Wren.

 

Could be Zigs, there are lots about.

 

Lucky,lucky you ,
Jenny