Urban birder
Put it this way.. He turns up in a whole range of habitats!
I don't get it, that's all!
Hi there its surpriseing what you can see
in your own garden without bird feeders our neibour always has a feeder
up so they never struggle but yes in the garden I have had and still do
at times had some interesting times in September takeing counts of
meadow pipit as they fly ssw or sw on migration I hear the call before
I see the bird as they fly over perhaps 10 one day and 20 another but
that's just across my garden and they still pass over into October perhaps
a few birds into November along with meadow pipit, skylark will also show again I hear them before I see them either singletons or in groups of 2 or 3
or 4 from either late September or early October again some into November
flying the same directions ssw or sw during these watches I have also
seen once a greenshank briefly heard before seeing as he flew from west
to east in September and also on one or more occasions small flocks of
golden plover flying sw in September or October with buzzard also just
circleing over head last September thou I usely hear them other times
calling and see them from my garden like today 3 birds together and have
seen hobby a number of times fly over a pair once but its been many hours
put together over so many years to see these birds along with others
I live in a urban area but not to far from farm land and private estate
land so perhaps more lucky than most but with a good mix of patience
time of the year and luck you could be surprised what you see from your own garden.......