Garden (Yard) List 2013 (1 Viewer)

[KenM]

A bit of a ''Noah's ark'' this am!..2 Housemartins, 2 Hobby, 2 RNParakeet, 2 Willow Warblers..and just to break the mould a single Common Whitethroat..No.70!

Cheers

 

[joannec]

A bit of a ''Noah's ark'' this am!..2 Housemartins, 2 Hobby, 2 RNParakeet, 2 Willow Warblers..and just to break the mould a single Common Whitethroat..No.70!

Cheers

We are even-Stephen again, Ken! Nothing new for me this week but I am still missing Sand Martin, which I usually pick up in the autumn.

 

[KenM]

We are even-Stephen again, Ken! Nothing new for me this week but I am still missing Sand Martin, which I usually pick up in the autumn.

Joanne...I also need Sand Martin! certainly don't get them annually. I'd have to scan the skies all day for them to be in with a chance. Think I'm in the last throes now, so anything else will certainly be a plus, considering I missed most of August!

Cheers

 

[timsg80]

We are even-Stephen again, Ken!

Make it three of us! Number 70 was a lesser whitethroat, a new species for the garden this morning. Unfortunately however I'm extremely unlikely to have any further additions after the 8th, as I'm only at home for little more than one week between then and the end of the year!

 

[RyanI]

The start of autumn has definately helped, after only two additions in two months over summer I managed to add 11 in a week at the end of August/ start of September!

101 Great Spotted Woodpecker
102 Common Sandpiper
103 Pied Flycatcher
104 Spotted Flycatcher
105 Whinchat
106 Long-tailed Tit
107 Arctic Skua
108 Pomarine Skua
109 Black Tern
110 Knot
111 Hobby
112 Black-tailed Godwit
113 Long-tailed Skua

 

[timsg80]

71. Tree Pipit
Single one flew over calling this evening.

 

[KenM]

71. Tree Pipit
Single one flew over calling this evening.

Tim..I think we'd all prefer you to leave sooner if you can.

 

[halftwo]

Meadow pipit over.

 

[joannec]

71) c60 Sand Martins S |=)|

 

[KenM]

71) c60 Sand Martins S |=)|

A-g-g-g-g-h....

 

[Jos Stratford]

Good run of autumn bits and bobs moving through now - three Wheatears (highest ever autumn count on my land!), bunches of Whinchats, one late Corncrake, one lingering late Red-backed Shrike, one Lesser Spotted Eagle ...and, certainly early passage birds, three Coal Tits (an addition to the year list!)

121. Coal Tit


# Top news from my Vilnius garden - a male House Sparrow! Third record ever, he appeared this week amongst the flocks of Tree Sparrows, and pretty much at the same time three or four other sparrows appeared that look decidedly like this House Sparrow has been having a little fling with one of the Tree Sparrow lasses!

 

[Larry Lade]

I have not seen anything new in our yard since the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (July 27th). Pretty long dry spell! :eek!:

 

[Jos Stratford]

I have not seen anything new in our yard since the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (July 27th). Pretty long dry spell! :eek!:

Ei, I have only had two new species since end of June ...and don't really expect many more this year at all.

 

[NewBirder123]

Moved into a new place just a couple of weeks ago so my list is unfortunately short, but I am excited to see it grow

1. Cedar Waxwing
2. Willow Flycatcher
3. Turkey Vulture

 

[Larry Lade]

It will probably increase by "leaps & bounds" once it gets going!

 

[KenM]

Feeling glum and numb (just left the dentist), I espied (not often seen from my abode)..a flock of House Martins, feeding quite high, and passing through....and amongst the flock I found (you know what's coming Joanne one with a breast-band!.....71.

 

[joannec]

Feeling glum and numb (just left the dentist), I espied (not often seen from my abode)..a flock of House Martins, feeding quite high, and passing through....and amongst the flock I found (you know what's coming Joanne one with a breast-band!.....71.

Hummmm..............I'll have to hope for some rarities now.........or perhaps a passing Osprey which wouldn't be unknown.

 

[halftwo]

For the third time today panic among the flocks: this morning a Hobby hunting House Martins; later a widespread shock that had everything from Siskins to Rooks in a whirl: but I couldn't detect the cause.
But now the Martins' panic had me at the window just in time to see a Peregrine at full tilt angling low over the opposite valley side.

Peregrine: it was only a matter of time.

 

[halftwo]

This afternoon I just arrived home to hear a

Green sandpiper calling as it flew up the valley.

61 : Green sandpiper !!

 

[joannec]

This afternoon I just arrived home to hear a

Green sandpiper calling as it flew up the valley.

61 : Green sandpiper !!

Wow H! You are finding some good ones with this and the Mergansers. Seems like the new garden is every bit as good as the old one was.