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Garden/Yard List 2018. (1 Viewer)
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Brambling have been super rare here this winter Brenda, I wonder where they all went ?
A nice mild (7°C) day tempted the first 42 House Sparrow to come up and visit us from its usual haunt at the nearby farm, this afternoon the welcome sound of a 'Chiswick Flyover', ten days earlier than the first returner last year:
43 White Wagtail
The first Black Kites have been seen down in Geneva so spring is officially sprung:t:
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
Hers/his cousin must be in our garden. At January - before it came - I count 9 Blackbirds at the best morning. Now Blackbirds are just quickly becoming when the Fieldfare is gone. Fieldfare is really jelouse of hers/his apples.
#26. Mallard - a pair flyover
#27. White-tailed Eagle - Nice white-tailed adult glides over.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Nice, I bet the sky goes dark when one of those flies over! No W t Eagles here, but I've seen the local Golden Eagle couple displaying in the distance this past few days.
More snow overnight, but that hasn't deterred the year's first
44 Woodpigeon
display flying over quite a wide area this morning.
Simon Wates
Well-known member
(I'm still waiting for Simon to release the Woodpigeons he's clearly got caged in the Algarve in a feeble attempt to keep my list down:eek!.
Done :t: (sent by UPS express)
That's what I call service
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Merci Simon (or obregado, as I'm sure I heard the Woodpigeon call as it looked towards on the birdseed I'd put out ).
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Paul Longland
Well-known member
Bit of a first for me last weekend. Whilst I have Fieldfare on my garden list courtesy of flyovers and an occasional one with the mistle thrushes on the football pitches opposite the house, I looked out the kitchen window and there was one perched on the garden fence. Unfortunately didn't come down to the bird table or lawn but did sit there for quite some. No doubt the recent bad weather brought it there. Was hoping for a few other unusual/occasional species but no such luck.
Yes same here, usually lots on migration with chaffinch buntings green finch etc but this winter had'nt seen any bramblings until monday . My favourite birds in garden this winter are the hawfinch , longtailed tits and goldfinch. Lovely bright mild pm and been in garden last hour after a wet morning. Last saturday was over 20c in garden so sat out there for several hours.
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Just missed another good tick this morning - distant back-end glimpse of a white-winged gull. A good session - 32 species in two hours including obvious passage of a few gulls and flocks of Redwings and Fieldfares.
Steve
Steve
Paul Chapman
Well-known member
Two additions in the last week neither photographed:-
39 - Mute Swan - 7th March 2018 - first winter in flight - one should appear on the stretch of river at some point
40 - Green Woodpecker - 10th March 2018 - single heard this morning before I headed out.
Photographed list remains 31.
All the best
39 - Mute Swan - 7th March 2018 - first winter in flight - one should appear on the stretch of river at some point
40 - Green Woodpecker - 10th March 2018 - single heard this morning before I headed out.
Photographed list remains 31.
All the best
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
One more from a pleasant couple of hours this morning
57 Brambling
Steve
57 Brambling
Steve
Paul Chapman
Well-known member
I thought that I was crazy spending time with manual focus this morning to get Buzzard onto my garden photo year list but the practice paid dividends a couple of hours later when manual focus was again needed:-
41 - Buzzard - at least two distantly spiralling over the farmland
Also Kestrel & Jackdaw onto the garden photo yearlist so now 34/41. (Missing Mute Swan, Cormorant, Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Grey Wagtail & Chaffinch.)
But within twenty yards of starting my walk, the excitement was a patch tick - c220? Also 97th on the patch yearlist. Two Cranes heading north - just visible between the houses - but invisible from the garden. (Clearly Scandinavian birds returning. 3)
All the best
Paul
41 - Buzzard - at least two distantly spiralling over the farmland
Also Kestrel & Jackdaw onto the garden photo yearlist so now 34/41. (Missing Mute Swan, Cormorant, Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Grey Wagtail & Chaffinch.)
But within twenty yards of starting my walk, the excitement was a patch tick - c220? Also 97th on the patch yearlist. Two Cranes heading north - just visible between the houses - but invisible from the garden. (Clearly Scandinavian birds returning. 3
)All the best
Paul
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Damp is the word here too Paul, two days of virtually continuous rain and milder temperatures have combined to remove nearly all the snow around our place. The result is a huge increase in Chaffinches, at least 60 yesterday feeding in our now snow-free field, plus a good arrival of Song Thrushes, around six males singing in the vicinity yesterday evening. The three male Hawfinches that have spent the winter peacefully feeding around the garden have been joined by another five now, leading to a more highly-charged atmosphere under the feeders (see photo of this morning's punch-up!).
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Richard
Excellent stuff. I confess that I struggle to motivate myself for birding in the rain so roll on a dry interlude.
All the best
Excellent stuff. I confess that I struggle to motivate myself for birding in the rain so roll on a dry interlude.
All the best
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Have to admit I only went outside twice today, once to refill the feeders and then a massive walk of c100m to our letterbox and back!
Simon Wates
Well-known member
One more today - just gliding low about 100m from home - they breed some 5kms away but I rarely see any from here.
42. White Stork
42. White Stork
Yep, that's me too. Damp, lots of deep sludgy snow and still a week or so before real chances of spring movements ...so a distinct lack of appeal to wander about at present.
Need to update this thread though - had a few since last venturing on here.
Mark Harper
World Birder
A few more birds around, so I brought out the larger seed feeder over the weekend and was rewarded this morning.
32. Tree Sparrow
32. Tree Sparrow
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Enjoying my breakfast coffee with the kitchen door open on this damp and dreary morning I heard a familiar honking and got outside just in time to see the back end of another garden lifer
58 Egyptian Goose
Steve
58 Egyptian Goose
Steve
