Debbie1905
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Not much of a real start due to family commitments, and the foul weather means I have started my birding mostly from the car. I had 100 county species last year (my first year - started off only knowing a couple of dozen species!), so I hope to see more this year.
Jan 1st
Garden:
1. House Sparrow
2. Starling
3. Blue Tit
4. Great Tit
5. Robin
6. Carrion Crow
Seafront: (20 yards from home)
7. Black-headed Gull
8. Herring Gull
9. Dunlin
10. Ringed Plover
11. Sanderling
12. Turnstone
2nd Jan:
(From the car en route to Chelmsford):
13. Cormorant (on top of lamp post on High Bridge Road Chelmsford!)
14. Wood Pigeon
15. Feral Pigeon
4th Jan:
'LOCAL PATCH' tour by car:
Southchurch Park West
16. Mallard
17. Coot
18. Mute Swan
19. Little Grebe
Gunners Park (car park only):
20. Blackbird
21. Magpie
22. Collared Dove
23. Curlew (flyover)
24. Goldfinch
Seafront:
25. Brent Goose
Old Leigh:
26. Oystercatcher
27. Redshank
28. Little Egret
29. Pied Wagtail
Two Tree Island (bridge over the creek):
30. Moorhen
31. Teal
32. Heron
Seafront (again - on way home):
33. Mediterranean Gull
Not many compared to some listers here, but that's already a third of my last year's total. Just waiting for some better weather. It was very relaxing to get a few hours to myself though!
Debbie
Jan 1st
Garden:
1. House Sparrow
2. Starling
3. Blue Tit
4. Great Tit
5. Robin
6. Carrion Crow
Seafront: (20 yards from home)
7. Black-headed Gull
8. Herring Gull
9. Dunlin
10. Ringed Plover
11. Sanderling
12. Turnstone
2nd Jan:
(From the car en route to Chelmsford):
13. Cormorant (on top of lamp post on High Bridge Road Chelmsford!)
14. Wood Pigeon
15. Feral Pigeon
4th Jan:
'LOCAL PATCH' tour by car:
Southchurch Park West
16. Mallard
17. Coot
18. Mute Swan
19. Little Grebe
Gunners Park (car park only):
20. Blackbird
21. Magpie
22. Collared Dove
23. Curlew (flyover)
24. Goldfinch
Seafront:
25. Brent Goose
Old Leigh:
26. Oystercatcher
27. Redshank
28. Little Egret
29. Pied Wagtail
Two Tree Island (bridge over the creek):
30. Moorhen
31. Teal
32. Heron
Seafront (again - on way home):
33. Mediterranean Gull
Not many compared to some listers here, but that's already a third of my last year's total. Just waiting for some better weather. It was very relaxing to get a few hours to myself though!
Debbie