Tree Sparrows on the edge
I’ve only ever seen Tree Sparrows before at Tree Sparrow Farm. That’s a sign, isn’t it? If the place is named after the species, then the species must be unusual or rare.
It’s like the time I visited RSPB Otmoor and saw a sign saying the Turtle Dove was ‘up this tree’.
That’s a sign that Turtle Doves are rare and getting rarer.
It’s a shock when I see a Tree Sparrow at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. It shows just how little research I did before coming here. There’s one on a stripy post:
![Tree Sparrow at Bempton - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bempton-The-Hall-of-Einar-8987.jpg)
It’s distant and I’m thrilled to see it. Over the next few hours I spot a few more and get a lot closer:
![Tree Sparrow at Bempton - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bempton-The-Hall-of-Einar-8962-725x483.jpg)
![Tree Sparrow at Bempton - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bempton-The-Hall-of-Einar-8943-725x483.jpg)
Aren’t they glorious?
I’m still thrilled.