Birds, Boxes, and Biscuits

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Birds, Boxes, and Biscuits – Saturday 29th March 2008

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How to make a Bird Box – first, find a dry surface to work on…!

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A BBC Breathing Places Event

As mentioned on our Nature in the Park page, in 2007 the Park was awarded a BBC Breathing Places grant of £10,000, part of which is to go towards the establishment of bird boxes.

To start this initiative, FoSJP arranged a Birds, Boxes, and Biscuits event, with activities including:

• Birds of Prey display by FalconHigh
• Making bird boxes
• Decorating (and eating!) bird-shaped biscuits
• RSPB and Southampton District Bird Group stalls
• Story-telling from Shirley Library

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Unfortunately the rain put a bit of a dampener on the Birds of Prey display which had to be restricted; nevertheless we did see the birds pictured here flying. The Kestrel, however, declined to be photographed – much to the crowd’s concern and excitement, it decided to fly away and not return until home time!

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Saker Falcon surveys the Park

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Female Harris Hawk

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