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Garden List 2011 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter halftwo
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Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
25 On day one, Highlight: 6 Siskins, 12 Redpoll
halftwo
Wird Batcher
Day 2 has started fantastically well. First a Tawny owl calling, then, this morning two Pink-footed geese go over, and a single Brambling amongst the Chaffinch flock. Others take the garden total to 37 so far.
Since then additions (including a fly-over Mute swan) bring the total to more than half of 2010's total already! 41.
Since then additions (including a fly-over Mute swan) bring the total to more than half of 2010's total already! 41.
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Cheshire Birder
Well-known member
33 so far this year!! Highlights so far - Green Woodpecker and Reed Bunting!!
CB
CB
halftwo
Wird Batcher
On day three I managed no new birds - but today...
Went out for a look for a few common birds still unseen - and, though it was quiet, within minutes had three target year ticks: Lapwing, a solitary distant bird, Wren: a brief chur, Greenfinch: a single one over.
Then a flock of Goldeneye whizzed over, closely followed by another flock - perhaps fifty in all - not only a year tick but a Garden Tick!
Year total now: 46.
Also today - the female Greater 'pecker actually feeding on the fat balls, and twenty each of Fieldfare & Redwing around.
Went out for a look for a few common birds still unseen - and, though it was quiet, within minutes had three target year ticks: Lapwing, a solitary distant bird, Wren: a brief chur, Greenfinch: a single one over.
Then a flock of Goldeneye whizzed over, closely followed by another flock - perhaps fifty in all - not only a year tick but a Garden Tick!
Year total now: 46.
Also today - the female Greater 'pecker actually feeding on the fat balls, and twenty each of Fieldfare & Redwing around.
Cheshire Birder
Well-known member
Any ideas where the Goldeneye were heading? Thats a massive count of birds. Budworth Mere is still frozen so maybe they are from Rostherne? An excellent garden tick :t::t:
CB
halftwo
Wird Batcher
They were on a heading to take them roughly to the Tatton meres or beyond...
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Wowser! Quality garden tick or what! So what does that put your overall total on?
James
halftwo
Wird Batcher
joannec
Well-known member
Brilliant garden total H. I'm stuck on 99. I've been off to a slow start this year with being busy and not at home much but here is my list so far, pretty much in the order seen:
1) Rook
2) Jackdaw
3) Blue Tit
4) Great Tit
5) Robin
6) Dunnock
7) Blackbird
8) Magpie
9) House Sparrow
10) Chaffinch
11) Kestrel
12) Wood Pigeon
13) Great Spot
14) Yellowhammer
15) Herring Gull
16) Coal Tit
17) Buzzard
18) Song Thrush
19) Goldcrest
20) Cormorant
21) Jay
22) Nuthatch
23) Goldfinch
24) L T Tit
25) Greylag Goose
26) C Crow
Robert Wallace
Well-known member
Good to see all those interesting bird lists. I am enjoying seeing small flocks of redwings in my garden currently.
For all birders who enjoy watching and recording garden bird lists Please join
(if you haven't already) the BTO Garden Birdwatch Scheme full details via the BTO website, its only £15 per year. You receive the magazine and if you participate on line you have access to your records and appropriate statistics.
For all birders who enjoy watching and recording garden bird lists Please join
(if you haven't already) the BTO Garden Birdwatch Scheme full details via the BTO website, its only £15 per year. You receive the magazine and if you participate on line you have access to your records and appropriate statistics.
Pam_m
Well-known member
I am now in my ninth year of the BTO Garden Birdwatch Scheme and thoroughly recommend it! Mammals, Dragonflies, Butterflies, Reptiles/Amphibians and Other Insects are other species groups that are recorded giving a handy record of which I have made use of time and again.
Jon Turner
Well-known member
I'm not specially keeping a garden list but seeing a Peregrine cruise by the house this afternoon was worth recording. Probably about 30 other species.
halftwo
Wird Batcher
28? Come on Joanne, you're holding back on some!
I too had (heard) Little owl this evening (saw a shooting star & heard a Mallard last night.)
Yesterday's Treecreeper makes my total 49.
In the last couple of days I thought I've heard Sky lark & Pied wagtail - but couldn't be sure. So they will have to wait.
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Jeepers, 49! I will not humiliate myself by revealing my pitifully low total just yet :-O but I think my fingers and toes quite do the job should I wish to tally the total
