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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    May 6th 64. Oystercatcher - 1+ heard distantly at the end of my pre-breakfast session 65. Swift - up to 10 feeding plus another ten in a tight bunch went north An eagle, presumed White-tailed, not much more than a mile away was a tad frustrating.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I am amazed how many people regard Merlin as reliable - everytime I experiment with it something very,very unlikely comes up. The most recent was it claiming Common Sandpiper every few minutes one morning - in my garden well away from anywhere one would be. It was a Blue Tit. Anyway..... April...
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    April 20th 62. Shelduck - 3 flew north A garden lifer too, #108. Very lucky to see them as I was originally expecting to be watching Black Grouse up north this morning but the trip fell through, and then I planned an early start for Rutland Water but didn't wake up.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    April 19 61. House Martin - just heard as a quick April shower started.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    April 14th 60. Sand Martin - a total of 8 flew NW, clearly on passage Oddly, Sand Martin was #60 last year as well but not until May 10th.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    April 6th 58. Chiffchaff - singing on and off all morning, though distant and never seen 59. Curlew - heard 'singing' distantly, presumably a passage bird inspired by the sight of Lufbra
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    March 19th 57. Goosander - a female flew SE early evening Depite there being small numbers on the two ponds either end of town I think this is just the third time in seven years I have had one passing over here.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I saw somewhere that someone had 3000 migrating NE up the Bristol Channel but just the one came over Lufbra.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    March 9th 56. Meadow Pipit - one flew NE. My first of the year anywhere, incredibly.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    March 5th 55. Kestrel - one flew SW. On a bit of a roll, three days each with a new bird.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    March 4th 54. Grey Wagtail - one over calling The last of the regular 'winter' birds I expect, so ready for the spring ones now.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    March 3rd 53. Goldcrest - one flew into the neighbour's conifer. Didn't hear it and I'm wondering if my hearing range has dropped beyond their frequency as I can't remember hearing one for a few months now. Good news is I am well ahead of last year - my 2023 #53 was on April 9th.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    Do you have an observation tower Pete?
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    Out before it was properly light this morning to check my moth trap, on for the first time this year - just two moths in it but one was a new one for me, Oak Beauty. A very still morning and just audible in the distance....... February 17th 52. Green Woodpecker
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    February 4th 51. Song Thrush - one singing quite a way off before light - heard from the bathroom. Otherwise a very quiet start to the month.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    january 27th 50. Stock Dove - one over #50 last year was a Chiffchaff on March 25th so almost two months better so far this time. Despite 25 species in my morning watch today I could only list nine for the RSPB Garden Birdwatch - and a total of just 15 individuals.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    The first two weeks were excellent, the last week poor until....... January 21st 49. Red Kite - one cruising around just above rooftop height.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    January 14th 48. Canada Goose - a still morning meant I could hear one on the pit half a mile away
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    January 13th 47. Mistle Thrush - three perched atop the biggest tree I can see I was only on 33 this date last year. maybe I need to get out and about more rather than sitting in the garden so much.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    January 12th 46. Mute Swan - three from the brickpit a km away flew over One of them, an adult, obviously had something wrong with its neck as the central third was evenly curved upwards - or backwards if it had been standing. A Waxwing outside a friend's house five minutes away, the first in...
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I was half-expecting seeing Pinkfeet this morning........... January 10th 44. Pink-footed Goose - frustratingly heard-only, a skein at 0925 never came into view from behind the surrounding houses 45. Great Black-backed Gull - two adults south It was February 10th before I reached #45 last year...
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    January 9th. 42. Egyptian Goose - one over low, only my 2nd here after one in March 2018 43. Blackcap - the male I first saw in November Big celebrations - I am ahead of KenM !!!
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    January 8th. 41. Siskin - just one Only one behind my total for the whole of January last year.
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    Another productive morning two hours......... January 7th. 37. Grey Heron - 2 flew north 38. Long-tailed Tit - oddly, just one 39. Whooper Swan - 15 flew NW at 1024, #107 for my garden list 40. Wren - one Today has been remarkable for Whooper Swans locally. Three waters in the county have...
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    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I did a late afternoon hour for roost flights today. Good for gulls.... January 6th. 33. Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 34. Common Gull - 7 35. Herring Gull - 11 36. Greylag Goose - one or more calling nearby never came into view
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