Joint BF Lockdown Listing - Autumn 2020 (1 Viewer)

[Jon Turner]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned:

Water Rail.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Garden highlights last two days included the local Peregrine pair which I think is an addition (also Goosander, Fieldfare and Sparrowhawk).

Crazy two days working from home. Local walks when possible....

All the best

 

[Nutcracker]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned:

Water Rail.

I've had that too :t:




Looks like I've got another bike ride to Prestwick Carr coming up in the next day or 2 . . . :king:

 

[Jos Stratford]

Lesser Redpoll to add (Jos's will be Common of course)

Common is the standard in Lithuania, though Lesser does occur occasionally.

 

[aeshna5]

Garden highlights last two days included the local Peregrine pair which I think is an addition (also Goosander, Fieldfare and Sparrowhawk).

Crazy two days working from home. Local walks when possible....

All the best

Hadn't noticed the lack of Peregrine on the list as a regular pair were perched on a local hospital yesterday.

 

[aeshna5]

Red Kite over the local park this morning.

 

[Jos Stratford]

Unusual that they linger till November, a flock of Starlings today and seven Mute Swans over. A little nicer, in a patch of wet woodland, one Hazel Grouse today (my first of the year on my land), plus one Black Woodpecker and several Crested Tits.

New for 'quarantine two' list:

Mute Swan
Hazel Grouse
Black Woodpecker
Starling
Crested Tit
Goldfinch

Autumn list now 30, compares to almost 150 in spring quarantine

 

[dantheman]

Almost immediately after starting this thread I started regretting it ...

Saying that, I've begun setting up a google docs spreadsheet which should be easy enough to check and update.

Not totally checked whether new for the list, but have seen the following from the garden since the 5th -

5th - Kestrel over, Jackdaw
6th - Common Buzzard, Redwing, Rook, Magpie, Woodpigeon
7th - Song Thrush


Apparently there's a Green-winged Teal about 20 minutes walk away so trying to motivate myself to get out there for that (and other bits) at some point ...

 

[Debbie1905]

100 or so Dark-bellied Brent Geese out on the Thames Estuary this morning.

 

[Jos Stratford]

Few more on mine today...

White-tailed Eagle - flying over
Feral Pigeon - wanders from nearby village
Magpie - resident birds
Greenfinch - small flock

 

[dantheman]

The link to the googledocs spreadsheet can be found >HERE<

Anyone can enter data, but please use this thread to post your sightings as usual and do mention if you edit the document. If you haven't used googledocs before don't worry about editing it - myself or someone else can. Please don't edit the formatting or delete species etc!

In the far bottom left hand corner you can toggle between 'UK' and 'Mainland Europe'. Hopefully will add the full BOU/Europe lists at a later time to see what gaps are missing.

(You will note that Mainland Europe is still a 'work in progress', as haven't gone through editing out duplicates from the various countries - I have only done Raven so far. EDIT and other corvids)


Hopefully it works, not tried this before!

 

[aeshna5]

Stonechat on my local patch this morning.

 

[rosbifs]

The link to the googledocs spreadsheet can be found >HERE<

Good idea to try... I will try and input something when I see something new! That said I have been credited with Lesser Spotted Wood which was probably Richard. I did see the red Billed Though though...

 

[rosbifs]

I need to ask the gendarmerie whether I can continue bird prospection as part of my auto-entrpraneur work status. I don't fancy a fine but this is peak prospection time for some species...

 

[dantheman]

Good idea to try... I will try and input something when I see something new! That said I have been credited with Lesser Spotted Wood which was probably Richard. I did see the red Billed Though though...

Corrected now - easy to make errors like that in a rush when transposing! I wasn't sure if names were even necessary but may be useful in keeping tabs. Plus people like to see their name up in lights (which this isn't ) It won't be any problem even dividing out and putting your own french list eg in Column J if you want ...

 

[gerald762]

I haven't checked other people's sightings so there may be some doubling of views
Griffon vulture
Marsh harrier
Red kite
Black winged kite
Kestrel
Cattle egret
White stork
Stone curlew
Raven
Serin
Redstart
Stonechat
Sparrowhawk

 

[dantheman]

I haven't checked other people's sightings so there may be some doubling of views
Griffon vulture

I can sort it later - remind me, are you in Spain or Portugal?

 

[gerald762]

SW Spain. Omly 24C here today!!!

 

[Jos Stratford]

That said I have been credited with Lesser Spotted Wood which was probably Richard.

Or me

 

[jforgham]

I've kept a garden list of everything found since 23rd March. So far, this is the list.https://littlehadhambirding.blogspot.com/2020/04/garden-list-during-self-isolation.html
Jono