Garden/Yard List 2016 (1 Viewer)

[dantheman]

Not posted for a long time here ... partly because no birds to report.

Up at the field however we do have a Robin which will take food from your hand (you have to be careful when having lunch - it will try to steal it a la seagulls and chips at the beach).

 

[KenM]

Not posted for a long time here ... partly because no birds to report.

Up at the field however we do have a Robin which will take food from your hand (you have to be careful when having lunch - it will try to steal it a la seagulls and chips at the beach).

Bit of a Robbin B*****D! then...:eek!:

 

[KenM]

Having a bit of a purple patch....sky watching out of a wall to wall blue at 9.25am, If memory serves, only my 3rd ever Rook (with bare parts beautifully lit) flying South.....no.74.

On yer tail H.

 

[KenM]

Even I don't believe it!!!....On a very grey start to the morning after an hour at the ''watchtower''... euphemism for bedroom window, a Swallow heading South at 8.19am was the catalyst for a quick shower. A few minutes later whilst slipping on some togs, I noted a very ''small'' pale chiffy ''front on'' hovering for a nanosecond over the Ivy before disappearing into the dense Sycamore. Moments later it shot out across the garden into the Sallow.....I still don't believe it....no.75 :eek!:

 

[Warixenjalka]

WOW! That's a really great sighting, Ken. I'm still waiting my own...

 

[KenM]

WOW! That's a really great sighting, Ken. I'm still waiting my own...

Thanks...I'm still numb Warixenjalka!!!! I'm sure yours is not too far away. :t:

 

[halftwo]

A beautiful addition to any garden. Nice!

 

[KenM]

A beautiful addition to any garden. Nice!

Cheers H. :t:

 

[BrendaA]

33 Crane . As usual I could hear the cranes very loudly before saw them go over.

Blue tits are back again lovely to see them.

 

[Jabberwocky]

Lots of Blackbirds and a couple of Song Thrush feeding on the Whitebeam today and with them No.58 Redwing.

 

[Nutcracker]

Been forgetting to update:

37 Meadow Pipit - a few flying over S last month when everyone down at the coast was having hundreds over

38 Redwing - couple of flocks (total ~40) over W couple of days ago

 

[Warixenjalka]

I was walking at dog when I saw Black Woodpecker from couple hundred meter from home. When I got home I stayed at yard and it didn't take many minutes when I heard it:

#63. Black Woodpecker - First one from my garden. Hopefully I can saw it some day also.

About 10 minutes after Black Woody I heard familiar voices and when I looked up:

#64. Bohemian Waxwing - They are here in South now. (Yeah, I know... I'm not South from your perspective. || Atleast most of you.)

 

[Richard Prior]

Waxwings, Cranes, Redwings and Yellow-browed Warbler, the thread has gone all autumnal/wintry. Here it's still mixed, with Black Redstarts, Chiffchaffs and Blackcap singing (occasionally), but a noticeable arrival of Robins, 5 together in the neigbours' vegetable plot all happily feeding in peace, until number 6, presumably the resident bird, started trying to see them off, an impossible task so it soon gave up.

 

[halftwo]

I was walking at dog when I saw Black Woodpecker from couple hundred meter from home. When I got home I stayed at yard and it didn't take many minutes when I heard it:

#63. Black Woodpecker - First one from my garden. Hopefully I can saw it some day also.

About 10 minutes after Black Woody I heard familiar voices and when I looked up:

#64. Bohemian Waxwing - They are here in South now. (Yeah, I know... I'm not South from your perspective. || Atleast most of you.)

Two great garden birds, W!

 

[Jos Stratford]

Cranes, Redwings..., the thread has gone all autumnal/wintry.

That makes it springy/summery in my neck of the woods

 

[Paul Chapman]

Today's addition was an overfly from the local Canadas loudly making sure I didn't ignore them (39).

All the best

 

[Richard Prior]

Of course, I get a bit parochial at times!
Gregor in Brisbane will be getting his summer visitors now I suppose?
Jos, which species arrive chez toi from now into the winter?

 

[Scridifer]

After a couple of cloudy/rainy days a beautiful sunny morning and a clear blue sky meant some raptor migration action for me: 35 Honey Buzzard so far for no. 40!

Chris

 

[Nutcracker]

39 Fieldfare flock of 25-30 flew over yesterday

 

[Jos Stratford]

Jos, which species arrive chez toi from now into the winter?

Mostly nothing

Big influx of assorted woodpeckers onto my feeders, few hundred Great Tits, etc, perhaps movements of Long-tailed Tits.

Maybe Waxwings, perhaps a Rough-legged Buzzard or Hen Harrier.