maenad
Well-known member
1 January 2011
When there's a young child in the house (or at least in our house), it's early to bed, early to rise, even on Hogmanay, and a relatively early start to birding in the New Year. We took a trip to Brandon Marsh, and although much of the water is still frozen, we picked up a rather nice range of 'basic' birds. I was particularly pleased with the Jays (several seen, both at Brandon and in our local park), as it took me ages to find one last year. We also had a surprising number of Reed Buntings: at least ten in our next door neighbour's trees. We saw a pair there regularly last winter when the weather was cold, so it looks like this year, they brought their friends!
1. Chaffinch
2. Blackbird
3. Reed Bunting
4. Fieldfare
5. Woodpigeon
6. Black-headed Gull
7. Dunnock
8. House Sparrow
9. Magpie
10. Carrion Crow
11. Rook
12. Jackdaw
13. Starling
14. Blue Tit
15. Great Tit
16. Common Buzzard
17. Common Kestrel
18. Cormorant
19. Coal Tit
20. Robin
21. Long-tailed Tit
22. Redwing
23. Mallard
24. Moorhen
25. Bullfinch
26. Mute Swan
27. Feral Pigeon
28. Lapwing
29. Goldfinch
30. Siskin
31. Lesser Redpoll
32. Pheasant
33. Teal
34. Shoveler
35. Great Spotted Woodpecker
36. Jay
37. Marsh Tit
38. Gadwall
39. Collared Dove
40. Canada Goose
41. Song Thrush
42. Skylark
When there's a young child in the house (or at least in our house), it's early to bed, early to rise, even on Hogmanay, and a relatively early start to birding in the New Year. We took a trip to Brandon Marsh, and although much of the water is still frozen, we picked up a rather nice range of 'basic' birds. I was particularly pleased with the Jays (several seen, both at Brandon and in our local park), as it took me ages to find one last year. We also had a surprising number of Reed Buntings: at least ten in our next door neighbour's trees. We saw a pair there regularly last winter when the weather was cold, so it looks like this year, they brought their friends!
1. Chaffinch
2. Blackbird
3. Reed Bunting
4. Fieldfare
5. Woodpigeon
6. Black-headed Gull
7. Dunnock
8. House Sparrow
9. Magpie
10. Carrion Crow
11. Rook
12. Jackdaw
13. Starling
14. Blue Tit
15. Great Tit
16. Common Buzzard
17. Common Kestrel
18. Cormorant
19. Coal Tit
20. Robin
21. Long-tailed Tit
22. Redwing
23. Mallard
24. Moorhen
25. Bullfinch
26. Mute Swan
27. Feral Pigeon
28. Lapwing
29. Goldfinch
30. Siskin
31. Lesser Redpoll
32. Pheasant
33. Teal
34. Shoveler
35. Great Spotted Woodpecker
36. Jay
37. Marsh Tit
38. Gadwall
39. Collared Dove
40. Canada Goose
41. Song Thrush
42. Skylark
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