Mark Harper
World Birder
Happy to add another one to the list when I got home from work, the Blue Tit chasing it off the feeders wasn't as happy though.
45. Long-tailed Tit
45. Long-tailed Tit
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Garden/Yard List 2018. (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter halftwo
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This here Jos from Lithuania is waiting for spring - I have been a bit lazy to update here, but I think I am on about 30 or so species now, White-fronted and Bean Geese going over in recent days, two pairs of Crane resident for a couple of weeks already, first White Stork some days back et al, plus common spring migrants arriving, Rooks and Jackdaws first, Starlings and Skylarks next, etc.
Annual floodgates should open any day now, a mass arrival of migrants always dramatic. However, I depart Lithuania tomorrow for ten days, so will calculate my list properly when I return.
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jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
This is great, very interesting. I do remember there being someone in Australia last year...I had to google almost every bird! Fascinating.
Just noticed your 'eco ticks' too Warix, I keep a similar list, though yours is way higher than mine. Interesting to see what else is in the area that hasn't made it into the garden yet.
Another two flyovers here....spring is creeping in.
21. Turkey Vulture
22. Canada Goose.
Mark Harper
World Birder
Put up another feeder in the garden and within 30 minutes had a year tick on it.
46. Coal Tit
46. Coal Tit
volcomized
Well-known member
Greetings from sunny SoCal (first American for this year?)! This is my first year participating, as last year I wasn’t really keeping a running tally, but I’ve been keeping mental notes this past year. So, here goes:
Feeder birds/the regulars:
1. CA scrub-jay
2. CA towhee
3. CA thrasher
4. CA quail
5. White-crowned sparrow (will be migrating in about a week’s time)
6. Song sparrow…or maybe it’s a Lincoln’s sparrow?
7. House sparrow
8. House finch
9. Eurasian-collared dove
10. Mourning dove
11. Northern mockingbird
12. Spotted towhee
13. White-breasted nuthatch
14. Bewick’s wren
15. American crow
16. Common raven
17. Nuttall’s woodpecker
18. Hooded oriole (migrated back this last two weeks)
19. Allen’s hummingbird
20. Anna’s hummingbird
21. Rufous hummingbird
22. Orange-crowned warbler
23. Yellow-rumped warbler
24. Black phoebe
Come back (except the hawks)!
25. Phainopepla
26. Bushtit
27. Acorn woodpecker
28. Northern flicker
29. Red-whiskered bulbul (took forever to identify since it’s nonnative to the U.S.—and stop waking me up in the mornings on the weekends!)
30. Cooper’s hawk
31. Sharp-shinned hawk (after a few run-ins with me, the hawks know not to come near when I’m around. I wish the cats and squirrels knew better too!!!)
The white-crowned sparrows have been a boon in attracting new regular feeding birds. They’ll be greatly missed when they take off very soon (and won’t be back till August), and activity will die down significantly. Last year I saw European starlings and a brown-headed cowbird during the summer, so we shall see, as I’m still hopeful.
Feeder birds/the regulars:
1. CA scrub-jay
2. CA towhee
3. CA thrasher
4. CA quail
5. White-crowned sparrow (will be migrating in about a week’s time)
6. Song sparrow…or maybe it’s a Lincoln’s sparrow?
7. House sparrow
8. House finch
9. Eurasian-collared dove
10. Mourning dove
11. Northern mockingbird
12. Spotted towhee
13. White-breasted nuthatch
14. Bewick’s wren
15. American crow
16. Common raven
17. Nuttall’s woodpecker
18. Hooded oriole (migrated back this last two weeks)
19. Allen’s hummingbird
20. Anna’s hummingbird
21. Rufous hummingbird
22. Orange-crowned warbler
23. Yellow-rumped warbler
24. Black phoebe
Come back (except the hawks)!
25. Phainopepla
26. Bushtit
27. Acorn woodpecker
28. Northern flicker
29. Red-whiskered bulbul (took forever to identify since it’s nonnative to the U.S.—and stop waking me up in the mornings on the weekends!)
30. Cooper’s hawk
31. Sharp-shinned hawk (after a few run-ins with me, the hawks know not to come near when I’m around. I wish the cats and squirrels knew better too!!!)
The white-crowned sparrows have been a boon in attracting new regular feeding birds. They’ll be greatly missed when they take off very soon (and won’t be back till August), and activity will die down significantly. Last year I saw European starlings and a brown-headed cowbird during the summer, so we shall see, as I’m still hopeful.
Mark Harper
World Birder
Another year bird, but I have probably seen one before today and forgotten to tick off.
47 Meadow Pipit
47 Meadow Pipit
Simon Wates
Well-known member
Had to get the scope up to be sure - hard to count but some 20+ way to the east, not so far from a coastal colony - probably been around for longer...
44. Alpine Swift
44. Alpine Swift
Mark Harper
World Birder
A long overdue garden tick today.
48. Reed Bunting
48. Reed Bunting
jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
Welcome! Nice to see some familiar birds from my garden on your list....and some I had to look up too. Phainopepla is a cracker. And Acorn woodpecker is on my 'one day' list, I have a soft spot for woodpeckers.
Mark Harper
World Birder
Heavy rain here, but still added another to the list.
49. Rook
49. Rook
Simon Wates
Well-known member
Reckon they may have come in yesterday - 3 Swifts circling low in cloudy conditions early morning, like they had just come out of nearby breeding site, a sight for sore eyes 
45. Common Swift
45. Common Swift
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
April showers
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You never know H, I attach two duff photos to encourage you, one showing the scene yesterday morning, all that snow had gone by 5pm, whereupon our second Rock Bunting of the spring paused briefly, a nice male this time, followed by another Ring Ousel. The other photo is of one of today's two(edit: three) new species for the year.
Due to a misunderstanding(!) with Madame P, I found myself locked out of the house on returning from my 7am walk from the village this morning after she had dropped me off there on her way to work (taking the house keys with her:eek!: ). Luckily, Mum-in-law lives just 5km away so brought me her key later on, but it was thanks to my temporary misfortune being outside that I was able to hear, then see:
52 Citril Finch (two flying low overhead towards their breeding grounds higher up)
53 Serin (a male trying to hide amongst the Siskins, but betrayed by its call!)
so a Barnsley Swallow (not as tasty as a Barnsley chop) is still possible H - if you get a bit of sunshine of course!
Edit , while I've been faffing about trying to get the snow photo to stand up straight (and failing), a
54 Blackcap has started singing!!
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You never know H, I attach two duff photos to encourage you, one showing the scene yesterday morning, all that snow had gone by 5pm, whereupon our second Rock Bunting of the spring paused briefly, a nice male this time, followed by another Ring Ousel. The other photo is of one of today's two(edit: three) new species for the year.
Due to a misunderstanding(!) with Madame P, I found myself locked out of the house on returning from my 7am walk from the village this morning after she had dropped me off there on her way to work (taking the house keys with her:eek!: ). Luckily, Mum-in-law lives just 5km away so brought me her key later on, but it was thanks to my temporary misfortune being outside that I was able to hear, then see:
52 Citril Finch (two flying low overhead towards their breeding grounds higher up)
53 Serin (a male trying to hide amongst the Siskins, but betrayed by its call!)
so a Barnsley Swallow (not as tasty as a Barnsley chop) is still possible H - if you get a bit of sunshine of course!
Edit , while I've been faffing about trying to get the snow photo to stand up straight (and failing), a
54 Blackcap has started singing!!
volcomized
Well-known member
32. Clay-colored sparrow (see picture). Took me forever to identify. Fortunately he keeps coming back with the white-crowned. This little one has strayed quite far!
33. European starling. It’s funny; so many don’t like the starlings feeding on their food, but I’d love to have them as regulars, but they have zero (zero!) interest in the plethora of food I set out. SMH. He/she just walked right past it looking for something else (bugs, probably).
34. Red-crowned parrot (heard very loudly overhead).
The Phainopepla was certainly a nice surprise! I know it's a male/female pair, but I can never get a good look at the female. The acorn woodpecker, however, that one was an easy one! Both were life birds too!
33. European starling. It’s funny; so many don’t like the starlings feeding on their food, but I’d love to have them as regulars, but they have zero (zero!) interest in the plethora of food I set out. SMH. He/she just walked right past it looking for something else (bugs, probably).
34. Red-crowned parrot (heard very loudly overhead).
The Phainopepla was certainly a nice surprise! I know it's a male/female pair, but I can never get a good look at the female. The acorn woodpecker, however, that one was an easy one! Both were life birds too!
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Simon Wates
Well-known member
This morning, suddenly a commotion with the local Yellow-legged Gulls and Azure-winged Magpies going absolutely bonkers alarm calling. 2 Ravens had appeared on the top of a Norfolk Is. Pine tree - certainly the pair that breeds some 2kms away (could they have been recently fledged offsprings?). Anyway, the Ravens should have known better to come into the village and perch - first time I've seen this pair do this. They were soon off, grumbling as they went and bombarded by the tiny Azure-wings.
46. Common Raven
Richard - nice one on the Citril Finches - I've only seen them once well, a fabulous finch
46. Common Raven
Richard - nice one on the Citril Finches - I've only seen them once well, a fabulous finch
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
No Citril Finches here (would be lifer) or even Ravens. After a sunny week, also here Monday was very snowy.
Before that I manage to see couple of early migrants:
#28. Herring Gull &
#29. Wood Pigeon
Before that I manage to see couple of early migrants:
#28. Herring Gull &
#29. Wood Pigeon
