Garden / Yard List 2024 (3 Viewers)

[Jos Stratford]

Returned to Lithuania to the coldest night of the winter so far, a pleasant crisp minus 24 C at dawn, rising to an almost tropical minus 16 C in the afternoon sunshine.

Saw 120 species on 1 January in Mexico, got a grand total of 12 on my first day here Highlights, 45 Yellowhammers still at the grain feeder, a nice adult White-tailed Eagle peering down at frozen waters and Great Grey Shrike actively hunting Great Tits at the peanut feeders, one Sparrowhawk too doing the same.

1. White-tailed Eagle
2. Sparrowhawk
3. Great Spotted Woodpecker
4. Middle Spotted Woodpecker
5. Great Tit
6. Blue Tit
7. Marsh Tit
8. Great Grey Shrike
9. Jay
10. Magpie
11. Raven
12. Yellowhammer

 

[pete wragg]

Today was the annual "Michael Clegg Yorkshire Birdrace", I spent all day in the garden, finished with 67 for the day, 9 new for the year.
62 Grey Plover
63 Redwing
64 Reed Bunting
65 Goldeneye
66 Rook
67 Shelduck
68 Eider
69 Red-throated Diver
70 Little Owl

 

[dantheman]

January 2nd:

13. Pied Wagtail

Latest from the third division garden listing league:

Mabe, Cornwall -

January 5th:

14. Blue Tit

January 6th:

15. Wren - 1 out of the kitchen window in the fuchsia*

January 7th:

16. Rook
17. Cormorant - 1 over
18. Great Black-backed Gull - 2 distantly in flight over Falmouth




*(Time travelling Wrens?!)

 

[Jos Stratford]

Latest from the third division garden listing league:

You're on 18, a massive 50% more than I have. I must be heading for relegation to the fourth division 🙂

 

[dantheman]

You're on 18, a massive 50% more than I have. I must be heading for relegation to the fourth division 🙂

But in 7 days vs 1 ...


You're a top tier division one team, just lacking fixtures this early in the season ...

;-)

 

[Farnboro John]

I think I must be a non-league blagger but a Grey Heron brought up the round 30 this afternoon.

Full list at present is:

1. Robin
2. Mallard
3. Woodpigeon
4. Blackbird
5. Black-headed Gull
6. Little Egret
7. Jackdaw
8. Starling
9. Herring Gull
10. Carrion Crow
11. Magpie
12. Collared Dove
13. Common Gull
14. Wren
15. House Sparrow
16. Blue Tit
17. Long-tailed Tit
18. Great Tit
19. Moorhen
20. Red Kite
21. Lesser Black-backed Gull
22. Feral Pigeon
23. Dunnock
24. Redwing
25. Jay
26. Raven
27. Mistle Thrush
28. Grey Wagtail
29. Great Spotted Woodpecker
30. Grey Heron

No idea how long I can keep up with this extra list but I will try.

Cheers

John

 

[Jos Stratford]

And my day was frigging cold ...a massive 56 C colder than where I was the last time I saw daylight - so I didn't spend huge amount of time checking beyond what was visible from windows

 

[Richard Prior]

And my day was frigging cold ...a massive 56 C colder than where I was the last time I saw daylight - so I didn't spend huge amount of time checking beyond what was visible from windows

Even so, pouring Tequila on your Cornflakes is not a good idea Jos

 

[KenM]

I think I must be a non-league blagger but a Grey Heron brought up the round 30 this afternoon.

Full list at present is:

1. Robin
2. Mallard
3. Woodpigeon
4. Blackbird
5. Black-headed Gull
6. Little Egret
7. Jackdaw
8. Starling
9. Herring Gull
10. Carrion Crow
11. Magpie
12. Collared Dove
13. Common Gull
14. Wren
15. House Sparrow
16. Blue Tit
17. Long-tailed Tit
18. Great Tit
19. Moorhen
20. Red Kite
21. Lesser Black-backed Gull
22. Feral Pigeon
23. Dunnock
24. Redwing
25. Jay
26. Raven
27. Mistle Thrush
28. Grey Wagtail
29. Great Spotted Woodpecker
30. Grey Heron

No idea how long I can keep up with this extra list but I will try.

Cheers

John

7 there I need

 

[halftwo]

10 there I need

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

8 for me, which are fairly easy…except for the House Sparrow!

 

[KenM]

Level pegging at 40 same date as last year, still awaiting a drop in temps to stir things up.
Just the usual suspects to include poor man’s Water Thrush.🤣……we live in hope.

 

[halftwo]

One more today, but a difficult one, so...

35 : Bullfinch

 

[Richard Prior]

Level pegging at 40 same date as last year, still awaiting a drop in temps to stir things up.

With my 'big day' of 33 species on 1st I am hopefully on course for a new record total for January, average total for the whole month over our 7 years here is 37 and I'm already there! The best ever January I had brought me 41 species, surely I can find 5 more in the next 23 days to beat that 🤞

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

#43 Chiffchaff. Only had my first January Chiffy last year, so to see one and hear another this morning, in a large Tit flock, was rather nice. One of them probably the bird I heard 2 1/2 weeks ago.

 

[KenM]

Any Chiffchaff between Nov-Feb would be an air punching moment for me!

 

[Frank van Drogen]

Any Chiffchaff between Nov-Feb would be an air punching moment for me!

It took me a bit to connect the dots when I saw one on January 1st... It showed well, so it was't that hard to identify, but it still took me a bit

 

[gerald762]

Here is my list so far.
Great tit
Blue tit
Marsh tit
Coal tit
Nuthatch
Brambling
Bullfinch
Redpoll
Blackbird
Magpie
Greater spotted woodpecker

These are all regulars at the feeders

Seen flying over.
Raven
Buzzard

Nothing exciting, though the Redpoll is a first for me.

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

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.

 

[Steve Lister]

January 8th.
41. Siskin - just one
Only one behind my total for the whole of January last year.