Not having been out for quite a while I thought I would spend a couple of hours window birding, mainly to add something to my blog. Many of the usual garden species made a appearance, Starling, they always seem to finds the bird feeders etc no matter where I put them, although they are a pretty bird, The following species are what I counted at one visit to the garden:
Collared Dove(5), House Sparrow(there is always about 10-15,mainly males), Dunnock(2), Robin(1), Wren(1), Great Tit(1m,1f), Blue Tit(5), long tailed Tit(2 at the end of the watch), Blackbird(2m) Chaffinch(2m,1f), Goldfinch( 9 on the feeders at one count), Greenfinch(2m, 3f).
A Sparrowhawk soared across the sky high above the garden, 2 Magpie's sat in a tree in the park, as did 1 C/Crow. Some Gulls passed through, heading north, most of them was Common Gulls the others was Herring Gulls.
I have left this bird to last, not that it is anything to get excited about because it normally turns up to feed most winters along with the male, it was a female REED BUNTING, this the earliest that I have had one come feed.
A pretty good Garden list Ken, good to hear from you again.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you have missed much Ken. Nice to hear you are still kicking.
ReplyDeleteHi Ken. Nice garden list. I would certainly get excited about a Reed Bunting on my garden feeders, never had one before.
ReplyDeleteReed Bunting is a cracking bird to see in the garden Ken, only ever had one once in mine :-)
ReplyDeleteKen ,
ReplyDeleteAgree totally with you re. the Starling , caught in the right light ,
the colours can be exquisite .
Thanks guys.
ReplyDeleteWe all get different species of birds in our gardens, that's what make it interesting, it is always nice reading about what my fellow bloggers have and get visiting their feeders.Looking forward to having a few more species as and when the weather worsen's
Merry Christmas Ken.
ReplyDeleteJohn