The birds are back in the garden – chomping their way through the sunflower seeds at a rate of knots.
I spotted some old favourites but some new birds too.
In among les pinsons – chaffinches – I thought I saw un tarin des aulnes – a siskin.
And at the back of the garden under la haie un accenteur mouchet – a dunnock.
I didn’t get a photo of either of them so you will have to make do with this une sittelle torchepot. A beautiful nuthatch.
On the subject of birds my French teacher sent me a quiz on bird songs in French. I did all right (6 out of 8) and also learnt some new words along the way.
- La bergeronnette – wagtail
- Le moineau friquet – tree sparrow
- L’étourneau sansonnet – starling
- Le verdier d’Europe – greenfinch
Thrown to (the) Lyon 