Garden / Yard List 2024 (2 Viewers)

[Farnboro John]

Another long garden watch today and some reward among the 34 species seen and heard:

60. Hobby

High but much appreciated as it circled with some wary Swifts.

John

 

[Steve Lister]

May 13th
67. Common Tern - heard from my breakfast table in the kitchen

 

[Warixenjalka]

At this morning:

#48. Willow Warbler - at least 2 birds singing in garden (or neighbors garden)
#49. Black-throated Diver - Flock of 19 fly over heading NE
#50. White-fronted Goose - few in flock of Barnacles heading NE. Flock of B-Geese goes like every 10 or 15 minutes

So the Arctic Migration has started with it's full force. Sadly I have to go working trip for next 9 days.

 

[Farnboro John]

Goldcrest finally chirped up yesterday afternoon and I didn't realise I hadn't recorded it for the garden this year. It used to be a January bird but the Leylandii hedge at the end of our terrace has been chopped down: Coal Tit is another loser from that.

61. Goldcrest 13/5

I heard a juvenile Tawny Owl begging yesterday evening so they are breeding nearby (and having registered it I realised I'd been hearing and ignoring it for at least two or three days - whoops!)

John

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Swapped my old mill in Suffolk for an old mill near Bath last night. Very similar birds, including Grey Wagtail but also Sand Martins which are quite a scarce visitor back home.

Before we left home on Monday morning, there was a begging Tawny Owl calling around 09:00 in the nice grounds of the hotel across the road. Makes sense that I’ve heard Tawny Owl more this year than the last couple, I presume they have bred very close to our place. (But naturally not in the Owl box I put up)

 

[pete wragg]

123 - Bee-eater, 1 first seen at Warren,came back north and was feeding over fields between Westmere Farm and Beacon Lane for a while,then went back south,last seen flying down peninsula.
third garden record.

 

[birdmeister]

Back on 10 May, I had time to get out early in the morning to see what was happening. The end result included 5 new year additions and a big splash of color in the yard.

79. Western Tanager
80. Barn Swallow
81. Brown-crested Flycatcher
82. Black-headed Grosbeak
83. Blue Grosbeak (2nd yard record all-time)

Tanager and grosbeak photos below, with quality a bit to be desired.

 

[Southern Viking]

Will have to work out what my garden list is another time, but I'd be surprised if it's 40. Just had my first Whimbrel of the year go over calling though - flock of 4. Had my first Grey Plover of the year last weekend and have had Cormorant and Yellow Wagtail recently. Very urban Worthing about 2 minutes walk from the sea is the location.

 

[KenM]

In the rain this am, no.69, not seen but heard..Cuckoo!

 

[Jos Stratford]

After three weeks away, a major batch of regular breeders all back and singing/holding territory. First morning:

109. Corncrake
110. Cuckoo
111. House Martin
112. Thrush Nightingale
113. Savi's Warbler
114. Sedge Warbler
115. Reed Warbler
116. Great Reed Warbler
117. Whitethroat
118. Garden Warbler
119. Wood Warbler
120. Pied Flycatcher
121. Golden Oriole

 

[pete wragg]

124 - Spotted Flycatcher, 1 in garden

 

[dantheman]

In the rain this am, no.69, not seen but heard..Cuckoo!

That's a bit of a weird sounding cuckoo - sounds like it's got a bit of a frog in its throat!

 

[KenM]

That's a bit of a weird sounding cuckoo - sounds like it's got a bit of a frog in its throat!

With the heavy rain….a bit under the weather?😮