Garden / Yard List 2024 (7 Viewers)

[halftwo]

36: Song Thrush

 

[KenM]

On another wall to wall blue, the ticks were somewhat Grey…..Heron and Wagtail…41 and 42.

 

[Richard Prior]

Grey Heron is one of my hoped for before the end of the month..... A bonus this at dawn this morning when I heard a Redpoll buzzing before finding it in a treetop, a first ever January record for here for this less than annual visitor, all other sightings were between October and March and always singles.

38 Lesser Redpoll

Siskin numbers topped 20 on this frosty morning and three Hawfinch keep fighting each other for squatting rights to the feeder tray, though they tolerate the smaller finches (who have their own battles to fight!).

 

[KenM]

HAWsome pics Richard Grrrrrr!

 

[Steve Lister]

January 9th.
42. Egyptian Goose - one over low, only my 2nd here after one in March 2018
43. Blackcap - the male I first saw in November
Big celebrations - I am ahead of KenM !!!

 

[halftwo]

Of course, as people are counting Feral Pig (🤨) I've got one to add!

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Not had any time to check the garden today, but occasionally looked up from working on the laptop this afternoon, purely to rest my eyes you understand, and was pleased to see a few #44 Common Gull wafting around.

 

[KenM]

Two GBBG in the gull throng going “over”to roost at 4pm…..no.43.

 

[Frank van Drogen]

Two GBBG in the gull throng going “over”to roost at 4pm…..no.43.

Great Black-Beaked Gull?

 

[Richard Prior]

Great Black-Beaked Gull?

No, it’s the Good Bit Bigger Gull Frank!

 

[dantheman]

Mabe, Cornwall -

January 7th:

18. Great Black-backed Gull - 2 distantly in flight over Falmouth

How could I have forgotten the drake Mallard which flew over?

19. Mallard

I also had a slightly confusing pigeon on next doors roof, but realised it was probably a Feral Pigeon (or fat racing pigeon) which a neighbour further down the road has as a 'pet', so won't count that (standards etc ... )

January 9th:

20. Chaffinch -

 

[KenM]

A bathroom “break” in blue skywatching at 9.35, had me double taking on a not unfamiliar “sound”😮….no! it wasn’t my plumbing! 🤣
Twas an unseen Canada Goose flyover. no.44.

 

[Warixenjalka]

No, it’s the Good Bit Bigger Gull Frank!

I've always thought it's a God how Big and Bully Gull

 

[halftwo]

It's taken a while, then 120 of them:

38: Fieldfare

 

[Steve Lister]

I was half-expecting seeing Pinkfeet this morning...........
January 10th
44. Pink-footed Goose - frustratingly heard-only, a skein at 0925 never came into view from behind the surrounding houses
45. Great Black-backed Gull - two adults south
It was February 10th before I reached #45 last year, so a good start this time.

 

[KenM]

With at least 2 displaying Sprawks outback ystrdy (wall to wall blue), and a not dissimilar start today, went out on patch to find a bunch of Fieldfare just c200+m from my back gate (hopefully a sign of the “beast from the East” to come🙏).
I wondered if they might put in an appearance over my abode, alas that was not to be, however when the “Chaffinch” alighted my magic tree, I raised the bins to check it’s gender…less than annual and yet to be reported locally…it made me want to put out “the bunting”…..or should it be something else.😊
No.45.

 

[Warixenjalka]

Second mammal in yard Jan. 8th, (not so) Brown Hare

Today:
#16 Treecreeper
#17 Sparrowhawk - young female, witch took a lunch break in my yard. Victim looked like a Blackbird, but the visibility in bush wasn't good.

 

[dantheman]

January 9th:

20. Chaffinch -

Mabe Burnthouse

January 11th:

21: Bullfinch

A female type in the back garden (again initially in the fuchsia, then in the brambles along the fence). Think it may be the second garden record (in 4.5 years).

 

[dantheman]

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It seems that Nov & Dec records for me are 50:50 in any given year, but Jan & Feb much less likely.

I had another nearby today too. I guess this relatively mild winter is being kind to them.

Whereas in Cornwall I have yet to see one locally anywhere at all this year ... despite visiting a fair few sites and hours in the field. Shocking. (One tristis type only - no nominate types).

 

[RyanI]

Whereas in Cornwall I have yet to see one locally anywhere at all this year ... despite visiting a fair few sites and hours in the field. Shocking. (One tristis type only - no nominate types).

Dozens down here in SW Cornwall, 1 or 2 daily in my garden and easily see 10+ on my patch (when its not torrential rain!)