Calm and sunny, so got on with it. Missed the usual magpie(s), nuthatch and most of the wood pigeons. Reasonable list even though I don't feed the birds, and managed to get 3 robins by going outside and listening to where they were, before spotting each.
House Sparrows 8 (though a lot more)
Blue tit 3
Great tit 3
Coal tit 1
Blackbird 3
Robin 3
Dunnock 2
Carrion Crow 1
Bullfinch 2 (as per photo and females who'd been around, didn't want to take part in the count minutes later. One male was still eating the buds an hour later).
Goldfinch 1
Wood pigeon only 1 in the hour
Bullies were at the far end of the garden and photo taken from indoors. That is my excuse!
I will add mine here, as usual some regulars that never appeared, Goldfinches, some that come now and again, Wren, Greenfinch, Coal Tit. Not the regular numbers of Sparrow or Dunnock. What I did record was:- Blackbird 3 Blue Tit 3 Chaffinch 10 Collard Dove 1 Dunnock 1 Great Tit 2 Sparrow 2 Robin 1 Starling 22 Woodpigeon 2 Pheasant 1 Done today @ 1.15pm - 2.15pm. Peanuts, premium birdseed, Niger seed, sunflower hearts, fat balls, and cake, apples
48 birds in the hour, not too bad
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This lovely bird was in my garden today while I was doing my bird count
any ideas what he might be??
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Gorgeous!
Were there any other birds? lol
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Really good seeing the different ones you got compare to up here. Longtail Tits, Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Magpie, Redwing, Bullfinch. Redwing. Good to hear you are feeling better now.
Some great sightings. My haul: Black Bird 2 Blue Tit 3 Coal Tit 1 Great Tit 2 Long-tailed Tit 2 Dunnock 3 Goldfinch 1 Robin 2 Magpie 1 Wood Pigeon 3 Rock Pidgeon 2 Black Cap (Female) 1 Starling 21 First-time sightings of a Goldfinch and a female Black Cap, had the mail last year. Sad not to see the usual gang of sparrows. Lots of bigger birds missing but showed up later.