Today unusual visitor.

I spend hours these days in my small town garden and over the years it has produced beyond any expectation. Mine and many others can't believe the sightings that I have had. The thing is there are other surprises and one is that I get very few sightings of CHAFFINCH. This year has seen an exception with three sightings of these birds and today three birds. With two male and a female, they seem to be visiting next door for some reason and the only reason I can give to this, that being that there is children's sand on the floor. But the photo's do not support this as the tip of the beak is black. 

Now that the six trees near by are growing well, after being cut back three years ago. We are seeing return of interest. The main one being that a pair of MAGPIE'S are part way through building a nest, but they can be rather fickle in this process and already local CARRION CROW.S have been giving them grief, So we wait and see which way it goes. I have had no COLLARD DOVE all year in the garden and in general there are not many about at all. The family of local HOUSE SPARROWS are starting to draw in close to the house again. I have also befriended a WHITE DOVE which has taken two weeks to feeding from hand. Don't know if this is a good idea or not.