Al livsey's 2011 list. (1 Viewer)

[Al livsey]

New year's day, so thought i'd have a go at a year list - my first one! It might spur me into making a bit more effort than usual!

Back garden:-
1. Wood pigeon
2. Blackbird
3. Robin
4. Great tit
5. Coal tit

Tamar estuary (Devon side):-
6. Mute swan
7. Herring gull
8. Black headed gull
9. Oystercatcher
10. Feral pigeon
11. Magpie
12. Carrion crow
13. Redshank
14. Greenshank
15. Buzzard
16. Blue tit
17. Redwing
18. Curlew
19. Mallard
20. Shelduck
21. Great crested Grebe
22. Spoonbill (flyover)
23. Cormorant
24. Teal
25. Grey Heron
26. Canada goose
27. Wigeon
28. Chaffinch

Off to a good start, i hope it lasts.

Good luck with your lists everyone! :t:

 

[Al livsey]

A bit quiet today, but i still managed to see -

back garden:-
29. Wren

Wembury:-
30. Pied wagtail
31. Grey wagtail
32. Dunnock
33. Goldfinch
34. Stonechat
35. Rock pipit
36. Collared dove

 

[Al livsey]

I've not been out birding either yesterday or today, however, my back garden came to the rescue with:-

37. Mistle thrush
38. Song thrush
39. Bullfinch
40. Greenfinch
41. Starling
42. Jay

Lots of busy Redwings on the other side of my garden fence too, i wonder how long they'll be around?

 

[Al livsey]

I had a visit to Plymbridge woods today, in between the rain, and visiting the woodland feeders were:-

43. Nuthatch
44. Marsh tit

On the river Plym:-

45. Kingfisher
46. Dipper

In the back garden:-

47. Long tailed tit

Hoping for a bit less rain this weekend!

 

[Al livsey]

Better weather today, so another trip to the Plym estuary. Had a good long look at a Kingfisher and also saw:-

48. Gadwall
49. Little grebe
50. Coot
51. Moorhen
52. Common sandpiper

 

[Al livsey]

Another day of good weather, had an hour and a half walk round Burrator reservoir which is still half frozen, but only managed 2 species:-

53. Raven
54. Goosander

A drive down to Warleigh point and a look on the mudflats at low tide:-

55. Avocet
56. Black tailed godwit

Last but not least, in Co-op supermarket car park:-

57. Rook

 

[Al livsey]

My first outing for a while, too much work getting in the way of my birding. A frosty visit to bowling green marsh, Exeter, and i saw:-

58. Shoveler
59. Pintail
60. Brent goose (dark bellied)
61. Dunlin
62. Grey Plover

Darts farm fields:-

63. Lapwing

Back garden:-

64. House sparrow

After 3 hours of shivering it was time to pick the Mrs up from Westpoint arena arts and craft exhibition |=o| and head home.
Where have all the little Egrets gone? i've not seen any yet!

 

[Al livsey]

First trip to Thurlestone area today, with a gale blowing in from the sea. Had a walk over the footbridge to south milton ley, several Canada geese and Mallard and a raptor being mobbed by Crows, seemed like a Harrier but was a long way off. However, 4 species i did see were:-

65. Reed bunting
66. Greater black backed gull
67. Little egret (at last)
68. Fieldfare (lifer!)