It's the holidays. Which, normally, would mean a full week of birding. But being England, it was raining most of the time... so the holidays entailed lots of wet dog walks, sleeping in, listening to England scrape past Associate teams in the T20 WC, enjoying the annual Arsenal bottling of the league, and then being dissapointed by yet another shocking Chelsea performance against the worst of the newly promoted teams(😒) So, naturally, not as much garden birding has been squeezed in, but all the same some great species were seen, including two new birds... so overall a good result i guess! We only got home from London late on Monday, so this week's post starts with Tuesday:)
Tuesday was a day with not much really about, but the usuals were seen, including Goldfinches(of which the number has increased largely recently), Sparrows, Blue Tits, Jackdaws, Crows, Robins, Magpies, Woodpigeons, Feral Pigeons, Long-tailed Tits and Starlings. Two good things were a Wren that I managed to get a photo of (first photo of one I've got in the garden) and a Black-headed Gull that flew past- only the second one seen here. Botd goes to the Wren... great to finally get evidence they are present:)
Wednesday 18/02
Wednesday held one clear highlight, but the common species included Goldfinches, Robins, Woodpigeons, Starlings, Blue Tits, Blackbirds, Jackdaws, Sparrows, and Magpies. The highlight in question was four Siskins (2M, 2F) that were with the Goldfinches mid-morning.
Thursday 19/02
Thursday was quite misty, but held some good species. Usuals included Sparrows, Blue Tits, Jackdaws, Crows, Robins, Magpies, Woodpigeons, Great Tits, Wrens, Long-tailed Tits and Starlings. The three good birds were a Buzzard circling in the afternoon, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, and the Greenfinches again. Botd goes to the Great Spotted Woodpecker, always a privilege to see.
Friday 20/02
Friday was mainly making up for the lack of birding done in the previous few days. Lots and lots of birds were seen, including a garden tick... All of the above-mentioned usuals were present, along with some slightly better species being two Herring Gulls, a Song Thrush, and a Collared Dove. The Greenfinches were heard again, and the male Bullfinch made its first appearance of the week, but the overwhelming winner of the best bird of the day goes to two Cormorants that flew past lateish afternoon, making for a garden tick:) Two foxes were also about mid-morning, the first I've actually seen here.
Saturday 21/02
Saturday was practically void of any birding, but a brief look mid-morning produced what I presume to be a Herring Gull circling about, and bird of the day went to a long, long overdue garden tick in the form of a Dunnock that ever so nicely allowed me to get some photos of it.
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