Benji's 2023 List (1 Viewer)

[BenjiS]

As promised
80. Golden Plover
81. Meadow Pipit

Which leaves me at
Year Total - 81, Garden Total - 22, Mammals - 5, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 1

 

[BenjiS]

23. Buzzard

Year Total - 81, Garden Total - 23, Mammals - 5, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 1

 

[BenjiS]

82. Mandarin - lifer
83. Barn Swallow (forgot this one)

This one was an interesting one, I was testing out how long it took to get somewhere along the canal for birdwatching, and so had my camera with me etc. And suddenly I noticed 2 birds sitting on the edge, and just as they flew off I realised they were mandarins, which are one of the birds that I have been trying to see constantly for a long time. So I was keeping my eyes out for them as they had flown in the same direction as I was travelling, and about 5 minutes further on there they were. Then I noticed something else moving just behind, and sure enough they were another two mandarins. I stopped, considering taking a picture, but it was raining so I didn't want to risk it. I kept going on after that and round the next bend there were another two mandarins! I then was looking again on the way back, hoping that they were there as the rain had stopped. Sure enough there they were, this time only two, where I had seen them before. So I quickly whipped out my camera and started to take pictures. Then I realised on the screen it said 'no card'!

Year Total - 83, Garden Total - 23, Mammals - 5, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 1

 

[BenjiS]

24. Chiffchaff heard while in my garden

Year Total - 83, Garden Total - 24, Mammals - 5, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 1

 

[BenjiS]

Successful day at Rutland Water today

84. Shelduck
85. Pintail
86. Bank Swallow
87. Osprey - Lifer
88. Brambling - Lifer

and -
2. Peacock Butterfly

Year Total - 88, Garden Total - 24, Mammals - 5, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 2

 

[Owene]

Well done on the brambling, barely ever see them. First osprey is pretty cool too

 

[BenjiS]

89. Red-Legged Partridge
90. Blackcap

3. Common Blue
4. Comma
5. Orange Tip

Year Total - 90, Garden Total - 24, Mammals - 5, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 5

 

[BenjiS]

Yr (91) & Garden (25)- Common Swift
And garden 26. Rose-Ringed Parakeet

Mammals
6. Common Rat

Year Total - 91, Garden Total - 26, Mammals - 6, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 5

 

[BenjiS]

92. Common Tern
93. Sandwich Tern
94. Mediterranean Gull

Year Total - 94, Garden Total - 26, Mammals - 6, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 5

 

[BenjiS]

Year list looking like it might get above 100!

All seen at Thursley Common, Surrey
95. Common Cuckoo (only 3rd time heard, still never seen)
96. Hobby
97. Stonechat - lifer

Garden
27. Pied/White wagtail - heard only

Mammals
7. Brown Hare

Year Total - 97, Garden Total - 27, Mammals - 7, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 5

 

[BenjiS]

Just realised I forgot a few:
98. Greater Whitethroat
99. House Martin

Year Total - 99, Garden Total - 27, Mammals - 7, Herps - 0, Butterflies & Moths - 5