birdman
Sunday 23rd November 2003, 22:30
The weather was grotty – rain and mist – and we had dog in tow, so yesterday was just a quick walk around my Outback.
Unusually for me, I was able to ID a gull in flight, being an easily identifiable Black-headed Gull – although later, 13 on the (still less than 1/10th full) pond were even easier!
Other flocks were 50+ Starlings, about the same number of Chaffinch-like LBJs (which were almost certainly Chaffiches) and a smaller number other LBJs (perhaps Linnets).
Otherwise, fairly standard fayre, as follows.
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Blue Tit
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Long-tailed tit
Magpie
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Starling
Woodpigeon
Unusually for me, I was able to ID a gull in flight, being an easily identifiable Black-headed Gull – although later, 13 on the (still less than 1/10th full) pond were even easier!
Other flocks were 50+ Starlings, about the same number of Chaffinch-like LBJs (which were almost certainly Chaffiches) and a smaller number other LBJs (perhaps Linnets).
Otherwise, fairly standard fayre, as follows.
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Blue Tit
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Long-tailed tit
Magpie
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Starling
Woodpigeon