Lack of passerines in Oxford, England

Dear All,

I just returned form 10 days in Oxford, England and surrounds with my=20
Granddaughter on an Elderhostel trip. I brought my binoculars and bird book=
 and=20
thought in my spare time I would do some birding. WHERE WERE ALL THE  BIRDS=
? I
was amazed to see very few passerines at all. I saw one House  Sparrow and =
a few
Blackbirds and Robins and Great Tits..but very few. I was  amazed. I know
this is not a neotropical subject, but is something happening in  England t=
hat I
am unaware of?

Best,

John

John V. Moore  Nature Recordings


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