First bird of 2018 (1 Viewer)

[Nutcracker]

And I'm totally gripped about all the tawny owls. That's a lifer for me.

It was just a black silhouette in the pre-dawn gloom - I hooted, and it came to see :t:

 

[Paul Longland]

Magpie out the bedroom window when I opened the curtains. (sometime around midday I am ashamed to admit)

 

[osprey123]

Grey Wagtail - been hanging around my garden for a week now. Very approachable and likes to sit on the car wing mirrors before flying around and looking at it's reflection. Obviously thinks there's another bird present.

http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=650206&stc=1&d=1514902697

 

[kb57]

Chaffinch, closely followed by dunnock...didn't top up the nyger seed on New Year's Eve so the hoped-for redpoll didn't come in until no.11, with siskin at no.12

 

[Jhanlon]

I managed not to see any bird yesterday! Confined to bed with illness for most of the day.

AFAIK it was a reed bunting which I noticed this morning flying over as I left the house for work. Only bird I noticed on my morning commute was a flock of fieldfares so my year list stands at 2 as the second day draws to a close.

Don't think I've ever gone the first two days of the year noticing just two species (I'm normally quite observant from the windows) but it's been a difficult few days! Hopefully the year will improve B

 

[Dortmundbirder]

Carrion Crow managed to get the spot. While surprisingly a Short-Toed Treecreeper was number 2.

 

[Farnboro John]

And I'm totally gripped about all the tawny owls. That's a lifer for me.

Drove into work today and one came up off the ground and landed in the edge of the copse just short of the car park. No camera or I'd have gone looking for it perched up!

Easy to hear, always nice to actually see one.

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

Drove into work today and one came up off the ground and landed in the edge of the copse just short of the car park. No camera or I'd have gone looking for it perched up!

Easy to hear, always nice to actually see one.

John

Sometimes get on that sits calling on a telegraph pole about 20m from my bedroom window in Nottingham.

First bird for me today was I looked out (Nottingham) was a Bh Gull flying by to feed on the football fields.

A

 

[Gill Osborne]

First bird of 2018 for me was House Sparrow on the shrubs outside the bedroom window.

Bizarrely enough though....the Tawnies that were hooting like owt days before New Years Day have gone silent!!! Typical!!!

 

[Farnboro John]

First bird of the year: Mallard, pair pictured on Cove Brook at about 0020 1/1/2018. :t:

John