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Having received a phone call I downed tools and headed towards a garden on the coast this afternoon. It was with a great deal of anticipation I was invited to look for a bird that had been seen feeding under the bird table. Serins are a continental species; a small but subtly beautiful finch that from time to time make landfall in the UK.
It didn’t take long for it to appear.
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Sitting with its belly feathers covering its legs however, it hid its true origins. A white plastic ring surely means it is of captive origin.
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I’ve never managed to get really close to a Serin on previous occasions and yet this one allowed us to get relatively close; I guess that alone should have alerted me. Still … nice bird, and nice garden too. I was grateful for being advised of its presence.
Letter From Norfolk 