Martineau Gardens, Edgabston.

Short visit to Martineau Gardens in Edgabston today which is nice little hidden away place were all the wildlife from birds, bats, hedgehogs and insects all have a safe environment away from our busy urban lives. At the moment they have plenty of bats residing in the bat boxes and there is a quality insect house and plenty of insect and bee boxes spread out through the gardens. There is also a big feeder by the coffee shop and a huge one with a metal frame that is easy for the song birds to gain access and is located in amongst the trees and bushes and is also right in front of the bird hide. The most frequent visitor to the table was Nuthatch followed by Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch and Dunnock.

Birds seen today were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Dunnock, Robin, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie.