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Garden/Yard List 2018. (1 Viewer)
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Mark Harper
World Birder
An early morning flyover.
71. Grey Wagtail
71. Grey Wagtail
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Oh I don't know H, having failed to hear nearby spring passage singing males (due to the roaring of the river!) I still need Willow Warbler for the 2018 Garden list!
11 August last year was the first autumn bird so a while to wait yet.....
Mark Harper
World Birder
An early returning migrant was only my second for the garden.
72. Greenshank
72. Greenshank
Mark Harper
World Birder
A treat this morning with a new garden tick sat on the lawn and a more expected autumn seawatching target.
73. Stock Dove
74. Arctic Skua
73. Stock Dove
74. Arctic Skua
Mark Harper
World Birder
Now getting into the time of year where a short pre-work seawatch has some prospects and this mornings produced a couple of year ticks.
75. Teal
76. Red-breasted Merganser
75. Teal
76. Red-breasted Merganser
KenM
Well-known member
Have heard the odd intermittent single “purr” note over the last few weeks, and dismissed as a misinterpretation on my part. However this morning 3-4 single note calls within a circa twenty second period, has me convinced of the error of my “previous” ways...just has to be Turtle Dove! Saw one locally (approx.a mile away a week ago), they used to breed here 60 years ago, no.74.
Mark Harper
World Birder
My latest addition was overdue and to be honest I have heard then already this year from the garden, but only remembered to add to the list when I saw a couple flying over, they mostly stay low over the coastline and out of sight from the garden.
77. Oystercatcher
77. Oystercatcher
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
A brief snatch of song early this morning...….
73 Chiffchaff
And a garden-lifer to boot, #83.
Steve
73 Chiffchaff
And a garden-lifer to boot, #83.
Steve
Paul Chapman
Well-known member
50 up today with Great Spotted Woodpecker. A few mobile juveniles about.
All the best
All the best
Have occasionally seen a wandering Hazel Grouse before, but still was a shock and a half - was just admiring a buddleia that I had planted, now a near dozen species of butterfly frequenting its glowing flowers, when a whole load of whirling of wings and up flitted a posse of young Hazel Grouse and mama! perched in birches a while as they all decided what to do, then one by one cruising off towards another patch of birch.
Family of Golden Orioles also nice.
102. Hazel Grouse
Family of Golden Orioles also nice.
102. Hazel Grouse
KenM
Well-known member
A-a-a-a-h......Golden O.....that's one woodland species that has eluded me so far, perhaps one day? However Jersey Tiger and Goshawk were my highlights for the day and I ain't grumbling.
KenM
Well-known member
Had almost double digit Common Terns over so far this year, and although having suspected one of these many years ago (too distant and brief), this mornings was also brief, but much closer, as it went over past one tree into "the gap" before disappearing over the canopy....a garden tick! Sandwich Tern no.75.
jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
Added a couple over the last fortnight or so, that I assumed I'd had already this year.
73. Mourning Dove (heard only)
74. Common Grackle.
Considering I ended the year on 77 in 2017, I fear the doldrums will be setting in here too! Although any new ones should be nice surprises at least.
73. Mourning Dove (heard only)
74. Common Grackle.
Considering I ended the year on 77 in 2017, I fear the doldrums will be setting in here too! Although any new ones should be nice surprises at least.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Dans les doldrums here too but in a couple of weeks I hopefully will add the first autumn passage species, Willow Warblers and the two common Flycatcher species the most likely.
Till then I’ll just have to put up with counting Vultures 8-P
Till then I’ll just have to put up with counting Vultures 8-P
KenM
Well-known member
........Thanks H!....."real" or "false" ones? :-O
We're "neck and neck" Jasper!...methinks you'll pull away. :t:
For me they would be "fat-pickins"....I'll "vulture"...I won't be seeing any of those!
Mark Harper
World Birder
Three year birds this morning, the first and third being garden firsts. Also had a flock of probable Knot that would have been garden ticks, but couldn’t nail them.
78. Black-tailed Godwit
79. Dunlin
80. Shoveler
78. Black-tailed Godwit
79. Dunlin
80. Shoveler
volcomized
Well-known member
40. Greater roadrunner. Announced his entrance by attacking my window (probably seeing his reflection and thinking it was prey). This guy (same one maybe?) always comes around during the peak of summer (probably looking for easy pickin's with the just-fledged baby sparrows/finches). Love watching him; looks so prehistoric.
Mark Harper
World Birder
81. Willow Warbler
Then a full garden tick, courtesy of a flying ant eruption.
82. Mediterranean Gull
Then a full garden tick, courtesy of a flying ant eruption.
82. Mediterranean Gull
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