i spent many an hour as a kid bird watching and i enjoyed it but i stopped. I don't know why but i'm glad i did... because I 've started again and I seem to enjoy it a damn site more now. On the downside - i've lost track of my "life-list" so I'm starting again. So since Feb 2006
Garden Birds
G1 - Blackbird (nest in neighbours tree but has regular food route in my gdn)
G2 - Robin (often out when i'm gardening)
G3 - Dunnock (neighbours garden but close enough - finally into my garden!)
G4 - Magpie
G5 - Wood Pigeon (eats the majority of food we put out)
G6 - Starling (one on feeder/one eats bits that fall to ground)
G7 - Blue tits (eat off table and look at budget accom - not interested)
G8 - Great tits (look at budget accom - not interested)
G9 - Long tail Tits - a pair feed in tree in F/G
Garden Total So Far - 9
Wild
W1 - Barn owl (perches on fence on way to work)
W2 - Mandarin duck (Petersfield Pond)
W3 - Mute Swan (Petersfield Pond)
W4 - Canadian Geese (Petersfield Pond)
W5 - Coots (Petersfield Pond)
W6 - Moorhen (Petersfield Pond)
W7 - Kingfisher (Bembridge - soon to be RSPB reserve)
W8 - Reed Bunting (Titchfield Haven)
W9 - Green Finch (Titchfield Haven)
W10 - Sanwich Tern (Titchfield Haven)
W11 - Redshank (Titchfield Haven)
W12 - Little Grebe (Titchfield Haven)
W13 - Great Crested Grebe (Titchfield Haven)
W14 - Little Egret (Titchfield Haven) & (Droxford)
W15 - Canada Geese (Titchfield Haven)
W16 - Barnacle Geese (Titchfield Haven)
W17 - Sky Lark (Titchfield Haven)
W18 - Lapwing (Titchfield Haven)
W19 - Oystercatcher (Titchfield Haven)
W20 - Grey Heron (Burham Marshes)
W21 - Turnstone (Titchfield Haven)
W22 - Snipe (Titchfield Haven)
W23 - Teal (Titchfield Haven)
W24 - Widgeon (Titchfield Haven)
W25 - Kestrel (Moorsted)
W26 - Sparrow Hawk (Titchfield Haven)
W27 - Curlew (Titchfield Haven)
W28 - Mallard (virtually every patch of water )
Wild Count = 28
Arundel (do these actually count)
Not adding til i decide whether they should count - they aren't caged but wings clipped? or do they stay for the plentiful food? PM if you think they shouldn't count or should please
Arundel Specials
AS1 - Robin feeding from hand
AS2 - Moorhen feeding from hand
AS3 - Little Grebe
Garden Birds
G1 - Blackbird (nest in neighbours tree but has regular food route in my gdn)
G2 - Robin (often out when i'm gardening)
G3 - Dunnock (neighbours garden but close enough - finally into my garden!)
G4 - Magpie
G5 - Wood Pigeon (eats the majority of food we put out)
G6 - Starling (one on feeder/one eats bits that fall to ground)
G7 - Blue tits (eat off table and look at budget accom - not interested)
G8 - Great tits (look at budget accom - not interested)
G9 - Long tail Tits - a pair feed in tree in F/G
Garden Total So Far - 9
Wild
W1 - Barn owl (perches on fence on way to work)
W2 - Mandarin duck (Petersfield Pond)
W3 - Mute Swan (Petersfield Pond)
W4 - Canadian Geese (Petersfield Pond)
W5 - Coots (Petersfield Pond)
W6 - Moorhen (Petersfield Pond)
W7 - Kingfisher (Bembridge - soon to be RSPB reserve)
W8 - Reed Bunting (Titchfield Haven)
W9 - Green Finch (Titchfield Haven)
W10 - Sanwich Tern (Titchfield Haven)
W11 - Redshank (Titchfield Haven)
W12 - Little Grebe (Titchfield Haven)
W13 - Great Crested Grebe (Titchfield Haven)
W14 - Little Egret (Titchfield Haven) & (Droxford)
W15 - Canada Geese (Titchfield Haven)
W16 - Barnacle Geese (Titchfield Haven)
W17 - Sky Lark (Titchfield Haven)
W18 - Lapwing (Titchfield Haven)
W19 - Oystercatcher (Titchfield Haven)
W20 - Grey Heron (Burham Marshes)
W21 - Turnstone (Titchfield Haven)
W22 - Snipe (Titchfield Haven)
W23 - Teal (Titchfield Haven)
W24 - Widgeon (Titchfield Haven)
W25 - Kestrel (Moorsted)
W26 - Sparrow Hawk (Titchfield Haven)
W27 - Curlew (Titchfield Haven)
W28 - Mallard (virtually every patch of water )
Wild Count = 28
Arundel (do these actually count)
Not adding til i decide whether they should count - they aren't caged but wings clipped? or do they stay for the plentiful food? PM if you think they shouldn't count or should please
Arundel Specials
AS1 - Robin feeding from hand
AS2 - Moorhen feeding from hand
AS3 - Little Grebe
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