Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Another heard-only thanks to the moth trap
76 Tawny Owl
Steve
76 Tawny Owl
Steve
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Garden/Yard List 2018. (3 Viewers)
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
I don't know, we can't compete with Steve - first he has an army of spotters posted along the coast to tip him off when birds are coming his way, now he's got a moth trap that picks up owl calls :-C
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Not guilty ! I'll admit to the moth trap but not the coastal spotters - they wouldn't do much good in Leicestershire.
Steve
KenM
Well-known member
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Oops, sorry Steve, getting you mixed up with Mark perched on his shed roof looking at a tiny bit of the North Sea
As for Little Egrets over Barnsley H, all I ever saw there when I was a kid were soot-covered sparrows!
KenM
Well-known member
I've only ever seen Black Grouse twice....in a very long time! (won't ever be in the garden though), however.....I suspect eclipsing your challenge might be achieved by quite a few of the "Garden" BF members.....
I've only ever seen Black Grouse twice....in a very long time! (won't ever be in the garden though), however.....I suspect eclipsing your challenge might be achieved by quite a few of the "Garden" BF members.....
Indeed, I match with a Black Grouse (some years ago though) and raise with Hazel Grouse (wander through time to time)
Can throw in Quail and Grey Partridge too... both irregular these days though
Mark Harper
World Birder
Plenty of duck moving at the moment, including 100's of Teal and amongst these I picked up a couple of year birds.
96. Pintail
97. Shelduck
96. Pintail
97. Shelduck
edenwatcher
Well-known member
When we lived on the Eden they were commonplace but 4 goosanders flying over at breakfast time yesterday was a considerable surprise.
Rob
Rob
Almost annual, but very nice nonetheless - a tame Red-breasted Flycatcher around my feeding station these last days (not actually using it it has to be said).
Otherwise, pretty quiet - last White Stork two weeks ago, but Cranes still lingering, plus one of the young Marsh Harriers that fledged some time back still sitting around.
103. Red-breasted Flycatcher
Otherwise, pretty quiet - last White Stork two weeks ago, but Cranes still lingering, plus one of the young Marsh Harriers that fledged some time back still sitting around.
103. Red-breasted Flycatcher
jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
Well, I've finally drawn level with my 2017 total, with three new additions over the last couple of weeks.
75. Cape May Warbler
76. Philidelphia Vireo (first one I've had in the county, let alone the garden - takes me to 102 for the garden overall)
and 77. Herring Gull
My 2016 total was 86, so still plenty of room for additions, although some of those will have to be in the next couple of weeks before they disappear down south for another year!
75. Cape May Warbler
76. Philidelphia Vireo (first one I've had in the county, let alone the garden - takes me to 102 for the garden overall)
and 77. Herring Gull
My 2016 total was 86, so still plenty of room for additions, although some of those will have to be in the next couple of weeks before they disappear down south for another year!
Added Dunnock, Nutcracker and Tawny Owl - but also released I have miscounted somewhere or left one species out - with today's addition, I reach 107.
105. Tawny Owl
106. Dunnock
107. Nutcracker
Red-breasted Flycatcher still present. Two young male Moose too, they were nice.
105. Tawny Owl
106. Dunnock
107. Nutcracker
Red-breasted Flycatcher still present. Two young male Moose too, they were nice.
Simon Wates
Well-known member
After a long spell with no new additions for the year, September has brought 3 new species for the year and one "a lifer" for the garden - a nice crispy and gorgeous Sedge Warbler (I'm living here now for nearly 4 years).
57. Sedge Warbler (03.09.2018)
58. Iberian Chiffchaff (05.09.2018)
59. Common Redstart (08.09.2018)
57. Sedge Warbler (03.09.2018)
58. Iberian Chiffchaff (05.09.2018)
59. Common Redstart (08.09.2018)
Paul Chapman
Well-known member
A Jay this morning that perched on an adjacent aerial but eluded my camera became my 52nd species of the year.
(A few things moving this morning - a couple of Jays and Meadow Pipits - as I left home for work.)
All the best
(A few things moving this morning - a couple of Jays and Meadow Pipits - as I left home for work.)
All the best
