Very busy at the bird feeder today! (11 Viewers)

[Bananafishbones]

2 days in bed will a flu like symptom
Little Owl sits on my neighbour’s roof in the sunshine, Robin to add to the garden trip list and have heard Eastern Orphean Warbler.

Chaffinch by far the most numerous species.

Ventured down to the town for a bay side coffee where a Little Egret was happy to forage on the waterside only a few feet away

 

[Bananafishbones]

Many many dozens of Chaffinch around the immediate area with quite a few Blackcaps.
New birds today are a pair of Serin along the edge of the Olive and vegetable plantation (see pic) where alot has gone to seed, perfect for the birds.
Little Owl this morning, Collared Doves, Great Tits, White Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Black Redstart on our roof, Goldfinch, Robin, Syrian Woodpecker, numerous Jays and HouseSparrows.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Happy Christmas

Not been watching the garden as much as planned but have had some different species when I have looked out

Two Raven over, two Linnet in the trees, handful of Greenfinch and best of all a Sombre Tit

In the village got up very close to a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and heard a Kruipers Nuthatch just outside the village.

Chaffinch and Blackcap still in huge numbers

 

[Bananafishbones]

Managed a shot of a Black Redstart on some scrubland behind our garden

 

[Bananafishbones]

Resident Little Owl on neighbours roof this morning

 

[Euan Buchan]

For the first time in what feels like a long time I’ve finally seen birds at my feeders mainly Goldfinches are slowly returning.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Grey Heron just landed on the lawn
A first visit to the garden rather than a flyover

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Coal Tits checking out their usual nesting spot here.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Back home in the mountain village tomorrow for a few weeks

 

[Bananafishbones]

First day back to SW Turkey
In and around the garden:
Quite windy with patchy cloud

Hummingbird hawk moth
Red Rumped Swallow (lots)
Barn Swallow
Blackcap
Blue Tit
Blackbird
Syrian Woodpecker
Crested Lark
Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Jay
White Wagtail
Buzzard sp

Hopefully get a days birdwatching early next week in the mountain

 

[Bananafishbones]

Fairly quiet this morning:
Sparrowhawk
Chiffchaff
Goldfinch
Blackcap
Great Tit
Raven
Hooded Crow
Red Rumped Swallow

Then the resident Jays, Syrian Woodpeckers
Still got a cool feel when out of the sun

Haven’t seen the Little Owl yet

 

[will562]

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Thinking this is a Stock Dove?
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[Bananafishbones]

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Thinking this is a Stock Dove?
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Yes it is
Black eye

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Thinking this is a Stock Dove?
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yes Stock Dove
Quite scarce in gardens, well done

 

[will562]

Yes it is
Black eye

yes Stock Dove
Quite scarce in gardens, well done

Great thanks 👍

 

[Bananafishbones]

New bird for the garden this morning, Common Nightingale called as it passed through a few trees outside the balcony. Heavy heavy rain last night seems to have brought a little bird life through.
Lesser Whitethroat is new this week as is Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

Sun just coming out now while a Raven flies over.

 

[Bananafishbones]

Also Woodchat Shrike and House Martin

Is fairly cool here at the minute and is getting stormy so may slow down the migrants for a week

 

[Bananafishbones]

Cretzshchmars Bunting outside the garden today

 

[Bananafishbones]

Another new garden species
Common Redstart x2

Heavy rains again last night

 

[Bananafishbones]

What a day of incredible birds that have been through the garden.
As well as the Common Redstarts this morning, just had three new garden ticks.

Started off with a Wryneck (second ever sighting for me) that just flew into the tree next to the balcony, gone before I could get the camera. So I went round the back to search for it and found a Hoopoe.
Quick snap of the Hoopoe and found 3 Whinchats.
Add Common Whitethroat, Middle Spotted Woodpecker and a Masked Shrike… superb half an hour
Not forgetting the Syrian Woodpecker that startled the Whinchat in image one

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Blackcaps and Willow Warblers have returned here. Just had a Raven over and Max spotted a Kestrel out the front yesterday.