birdman
Saturday 17th July 2004, 16:23
Took a brief walk out yesterday evening, with the weather surprisingly clement in view of the recent rain. Even saw the sky!
With a couple of exceptions, it was rather quiet, so although we managed 20 species, plus some large gulls, there weren't too many individuals evident.
The exceptions perhaps were the Green Woodpeckers, which were very noisy, and the three individuals we actaully saw may not have been the only ones calling.
Also the woodpigeons. There's a lot of them about everywhere just lately, I have noticed. They don't seem to be flocking particularly, but they are more obvious than the have been.
The numbers...
Plain text = Outback day tick
Bold text = Outback year tick
Bold text italic = Outback life tick
(Number in brackets is highest number of individuals identified at one time)
Pheasant : 2 (1)
Mallard : 2 (2)
Green Woodpecker : 3 (2)
Swift : 7 (7)
Woodpigeon : 18 (2)
Collared Dove : 2 (2)
Moorhen : 1 (1)
Coot : 5 (5)
Kestrel : 1 (1)
Grey Heron : 3 (2)
Magpie : 4 (2)
Carrion Crow : 5 (5)
Blackbird : 1 (1)
Starling : 1 (1)
Wren : 1 (1)
Blue Tit : 3 (2)
House Martin : 5 (5)
Meadow Pipit : 2 (1)
Goldfinch : 6 (4)
Yellowhammer : 3 (2)
With a couple of exceptions, it was rather quiet, so although we managed 20 species, plus some large gulls, there weren't too many individuals evident.
The exceptions perhaps were the Green Woodpeckers, which were very noisy, and the three individuals we actaully saw may not have been the only ones calling.
Also the woodpigeons. There's a lot of them about everywhere just lately, I have noticed. They don't seem to be flocking particularly, but they are more obvious than the have been.
The numbers...
Plain text = Outback day tick
Bold text = Outback year tick
Bold text italic = Outback life tick
(Number in brackets is highest number of individuals identified at one time)
Pheasant : 2 (1)
Mallard : 2 (2)
Green Woodpecker : 3 (2)
Swift : 7 (7)
Woodpigeon : 18 (2)
Collared Dove : 2 (2)
Moorhen : 1 (1)
Coot : 5 (5)
Kestrel : 1 (1)
Grey Heron : 3 (2)
Magpie : 4 (2)
Carrion Crow : 5 (5)
Blackbird : 1 (1)
Starling : 1 (1)
Wren : 1 (1)
Blue Tit : 3 (2)
House Martin : 5 (5)
Meadow Pipit : 2 (1)
Goldfinch : 6 (4)
Yellowhammer : 3 (2)