Operation COVID - my 5 mile birding list (1 Viewer)

[bonxie birder]

Nicola told me I shouldn’t travel more than 5 miles, so it seemed appropriate to keep a 5 mile local patch list. I’ve included all the species I’ve seen within a five radius from my house and not just this year. I’ve reached 105 without long tailed tit, coal tit, fieldfare or moorhen, but do have greenish warbler, yellow-browed warbler, pied wheatear and hoopoe. How do others compare?

 

[dantheman]

I have previously kept a record of species seen 10 miles from home (Falmouth). Would have to dig out the final tally though! I expect the majority would be within 5 miles ...

Nice rarities! Are you on the coast?

See this thread too and highlight any additions you've recorded this month (if you've been out!) - https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=396184

 

[Nutcracker]

How have you managed to avoid a Fieldfare, though? :eek!:

 

[bonxie birder]

Not through any lack of trying. Yes, living on the coast definitely helps the list. Moved from Bucks in April.

 

[StephenHampshire]

How have you managed to avoid a Fieldfare, though? :eek!:

Went for a walk last week and couldn't avoid great flocks of fieldfares, well within 5 miles of home in the Hampshire downs. Plus a juvenile Honey Buzzard (a first for me!)

 

[StephenHampshire]

I reckon 100 from my 5 mile patch over the past 30 years, of which about 88 this year. Plenty of long tailed tits and coal tits in the garden today. There was a Hoopoe about 3 miles away back in September, but I didn't see it! Moorhens in the river 1/2 mile away, fieldfares around in the fields and have had them in the garden in 2010 as such a cold winter. Went for a 3 hour walk today and didn't see a single Red kite, which is very unusual.

 

[Deb Burhinus]

. Plus a juvenile Honey Buzzard (a first for me!)

Did you ever mail your sighting into the Hampshire OS Steve?

Great idea for a thread, most of my local patch birding has also been within a 5 mile radius but I have not been out much since Covid - you inspire me to take a long walk!

 

[Nutcracker]

My local patch isn't entirely a 5-mile radius from home (a few bits slightly over, and some bits closer than that excluded), but it isn't far off; so far on 133 for the year, done entirely non-motorised :t:



Correction: only a tiny sliver more than 5 miles, and quite a bit of closer ground excluded (I'm forgetting what 'miles' are, I only use km )

 

[StephenHampshire]

Did you ever mail your sighting into the Hampshire OS Steve?

Great idea for a thread, most of my local patch birding has also been within a 5 mile radius but I have not been out much since Covid - you inspire me to take a long walk!

I did Deb!

 

[bonxie birder]

Just looked again. Im 103 for the lockdown period. Had to deduct hen harrier and pied wheatear, which I’d seen in Oct 91.

(But I’ve used my car)

 

[bonxie birder]

Update for 2021. My 5 mile list for 2021 so far is 139 species. I’m sure this can be well beaten, anyone?

 

[Andy Hall]

113 species in 2021 in a 5 miles radius from my home

 

[KenM]

113 species in 2021 in a 5 miles radius from my home

I can match that figure Andy…just!
And up the stakes to a 1 mile radius.👍

 

[bonxie birder]

I can match that figure Andy…just!
And up the stakes to a 1 mile radius.👍

I make it 89 on my 1 and a little bit radius.

 

[dantheman]

Haven't done much birding this year - next year maybe. Not even worth trying to add up as don't think I've even been to the coast. But highlight in the 5 mile radius was finding a Ring-necked Duck on my birthday whilst doing the WeBS count.

139 for the year a target worth trying to get!

 

[bonxie birder]

Haven't done much birding this year - next year maybe. Not even worth trying to add up as don't think I've even been to the coast. But highlight in the 5 mile radius was finding a Ring-necked Duck on my birthday whilst doing the WeBS count.

139 for the year a target worth trying to get!

I live within 1 mile of the coast. Makes a huge difference.

 

[dantheman]

I live within 1 mile of the coast. Makes a huge difference.

We're about 3-4 miles from the coast (2 years ago we were a mile or so inland too). Only really had one coastal species so far on the house list (and the coast is a special trip), but we put some veluxes in the roof earlier this year, so Gannet has become a target species for the house list ;-)

 

[KenM]

I make it 89 on my 1 and a little bit radius.

I’m 45 miles from “Saufend” and 10 miles from St.Pauls.👍

 

[KC Foggin]

Well, not a long walk but I've had 136 species in my backyard

 

[dantheman]

Well, not a long walk but I've had 136 species in my backyard

You can turn it into a long walk though if you really want to ... ;-) Nice.

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