Your first bird for 2011 (1 Viewer)

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

My first birds of the year were 4 Chiffchaffs, would have been happy with one on January 1st but these four fed together picking around the pond, and hopping on plant pots and the lawn. The fact I managed to these before Herring Gull, considering the number of the latter around here, speaks volumes about my hangover (The Chiffies were about a meter outside my patio doors so may as well have waved).

Jan

 

[claire78]

Woodpigeon for me!

 

[rosbifs]

My first birds of the year were 4 Chiffchaffs, would have been happy with one on January 1st but these four fed together picking around the pond, and hopping on plant pots and the lawn. The fact I managed to these before Herring Gull, considering the number of the latter around here, speaks volumes about my hangover (The Chiffies were about a meter outside my patio doors so may as well have waved).

Jan

The fact that mine came on the 3rd speaks volumes for mine....

 

[Jos Stratford]

House Crow. Then House Sparrow.

 

[birdboybowley]

Tawny Owl, 1st Jan at 00:02......how sad!

 

[Jos Stratford]

Tawny Owl, 1st Jan at 00:02......how sad!

Fast asleep at that hour for me, quite possibly even sadder :-O

 

[Jan-Paul Charteris]

The fact that mine came on the 3rd speaks volumes for mine....

Lol, I didn't actually sleep til 03:00 on January 3rd so I'm not sure whether it was a hangover or mid-session lull! Only noticed the Chiffies because they were conveniently feeding behind where I'd put my B down

Rather wish I'd been more productive with my days off and nipped down the road to Shoreham for Scaup, Velvet Scoter, RT Diver etc :cat:

Still, I've never had a group of four Chiffchaffs in a garden before in mid-winter lol. Got an awful pic of 2 of them sandwiched between various embarrasing drunken photos o

Jan

 

[luvvlygrrl]

first post first bird for 2011

A lovely Swainson's Thrush.

 

[Sahria]

A Mourning Dove, same as the last bird for 2010.

 

[TR3K]

1. Starling
2. House Sparrow
3. Blackbird

 

[paulwfromtheden]

Waxwing!!! 40 in the trees opposite my house!!!!

 

[Stoggler]

The usual woodpigeon for me. Along with House Sparrows and Starling.

All very exotic...!

 

[Alastair Rae]

Green Woodpecker was a bit of a surprise. (Suffolk)

 

[andy hood]

Hen Pheasant under our birdfeeders eating spilled grain

 

[halftwo]

A lovely Swainson's Thrush.

You took your time posting, LG! Welcome!

 

[DMKSlater]

Blackbird for me.

Dave

 

[Stephanie M]

My first bird of any note for 2011 was the rough legged buzzard at South Ferriby Lincolnshire

 

[Monahawk]

Goldfinch.A load of them on a seedfeeder.

Si.

 

[RonClark28]

Barnacle Goose

On Saturday I went to Draycoye and saw four barnies but thought, "Nah, can't be, not around here." Then I met a guy who asked me is the barnies were still up by the visitor centre ... opps.

Ron