Garden / Yard List 2025 (8 Viewers)

[pete wragg]

60 - Reed Bunting, 1 in garden under feeders
61 - White-fronted Goose, 5 had a fly around
62 - Tundra Bean Goose, 1 on Holderness Field with Pink-feet
63 - Short-eared Owl, 1 hunting Long Bank Marsh

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

My winning streak ground to a halt, temporarily hopefully, today.
Water Rail first bird out of the door, but nothing much else this morning. 6 Teal flew out of the millstream, having roosted, but they popped back in furring the day. Quite a few Moorhen too, though not as many as the 9 the other day. One is giving me strong Lesser Moorhen vibes, but that seems a stretch too far, for inland Suffolk!
(Slightly smaller, browner backed, greyer head and underparts, pale belly, less white on flanks, yellower bill)

This afternoon a flock of 3-4 Red kite were exceptional for January, possibly up to 6 went SW in a 20 minute window.

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[CPP Gardener]

Two more for today.
#19 Band-tailed Pigeon
#20 Nuttall’s Woodpecker
That’s the other woodpecker around here, unless a sapsucker gets lost. Just waiting for a Mourning Dove to finish that group. I haven’t seen a feral pigeon around here, just downtown.

 

[Richard Prior]

A day down in Geneva yesterday (Collared Dove a year tick -yay!) and being absent this morning hasn't helped my quest towards 40 for the month! On checking previous years I find three species that I have seen every January since 2020 that haven't yet appeared, Siskin, Bullfinch and Sparrowhawk. The latter two are resident so I 'must try harder' as my school reports used to say .
I've decided to set myself a challenge and try to photograph as many Garden List 2025 birds as possible, with the two attached I'm at 24 out of 37 so a bit of work to do to fill some gaps there!

 

[KenM]

Sixteen days later than last year and announcing their arrival before coming into view….two Canada’s bearing South no.41!

Apart from that, not a lot, although my 17th Buzby through for the year, giving my 4 Sprawks, 3 Red Kites and single Kestrel a run for their money and not forgetting my 3rd Blckp…which always appears to stay ahead of me 🤣……+10 Paras eyeing up my nuts
hopefully things might improve.😮

 

[Euan Buchan]

Had a Heron this morning

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Back on form this morning. Some wildfowl on the move, a handful of Teal out off the millstream early on, some more over later, a group of Mallard, a couple of Egyptian Geese, a bunch of Canada Geese, but best of all two #61 Greylag Geese flew low, directly overhead. So quick and therefore no photo.

Did manage a shot of the Canada Geese however, as they made quite a din flying in.



61 ties with my best ever January, and still a decent number of possibilities. I’ve had 8 species that would be yearticks, in just a very short walk from the garden - 5 days till the end of the month, I’m hopeful.

 

[KenM]

Had a Heron this morning

Still need that 😩

 

[Farnboro John]

Sparrowhawk during my Great British Birdwatch hour on Sunday was no. 28 for the garden year and yesterday Siskin became no. 29.

John

 

[hookem2010]

I've picked up most of the essy residents and wintering birds. Just trying to tick some expected stragglers the next month, until migration picks up. Today, a #31 house finch was amongst the flock of 15-20 lesser and American goldfinch. Some hybrid titmouse were about, but none that looked great for full black-crested.

 

[Richard Prior]

Despite spending a good amount of time outside today as the sun melted last night's snowfall I still couldn't hear or see any Siskin or Bullfinch and the feeder regulars have still not had a Sparrowhawk to contend with. I continue to 'scope the dung heap c600m away as the snow melts faster on the heap than on the surrounding fields or lane, something the Grey Wagtail sometimes takes advantage of. No wagtail, but this morning there were Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush and Great Spotted Woodpecker in attendance and a Common Buzzard in the tree overlooking the heap (it's just to the right of the two buildings on the left of the photo).
I gave it another go this afternoon when the snow had melted some more, enabling three very unexpected visitors to glean seeds washed off the fields onto the lane that passes the spot. My first thought was "that female Chaffinch looks unusually grey" !

38 White-winged Snowfinch

A garden List lifer, No. 116🍾Last year I found two near the village in January, the first time in my life that I had seen the species below 1800m so this was definitely not on the radar as I assumed it was a freak occurrence! I'll be getting Ptarmigan under the feeders next
A bit too far for the camera, but I attach a couple of 'record shots'.

 

[Jos Stratford]

Think I need to set up my scope on the veranda 👍

 

[Richard Prior]

À Hawk Owl atop a tree 3kms away Jos, you can do it!

 

[Jos Stratford]

À Hawk Owl atop a tree 3kms away Jos, you can do it!

That is something I routinely scan for ...there was one about 30 km away last winter

 

[Richard Prior]

That is something I routinely scan for ...there was one about 30 km away last winter

Ah, you need to upgrade from Swarovski (other brands are available ) to Hubble then!

 

[An Caislín Dearg]

Ok, I'm new to the site so hello to everyone. I am pretty late to this game so I won't bore everyone by going through my entire 2025 list and will just go with the most recent 5 if that's ok.

Coming in at No. 51 was a very smart looking male Merlin perched on a telephone pole overlooking some nearby fields full of winter stubble and getting ready for breakfast by the looks of it. Earlier this week produced a more maritime feel as Storm Éowyn pushed lots of seabirds a bit closer into the bay I can see from my house. This resulted in No. 52, 53 and 54 in Red-Throated Diver, Black Guillemot and best of all a Slavonian Grebe which is a pretty rare winter visitor around these parts. Yesterday produced a more mundane No. 55 in a single male House Sparrow at the feeders ( I don't know where they've been all month).

Looking forward to seeing how everyone gets on in '25 and what goodies people can see from their homes.

 

[Richard Prior]

Welcome to Birdforum ACD, sounds like you're in an interesting spot, will be nice to compare your sightings with other coastal Garden Listers!

 

[KenM]

Despite spending a good amount of time outside today as the sun melted last night's snowfall I still couldn't hear or see any Siskin or Bullfinch and the feeder regulars have still not had a Sparrowhawk to contend with. I continue to 'scope the dung heap c600m away as the snow melts faster on the heap than on the surrounding fields or lane, something the Grey Wagtail sometimes takes advantage of. No wagtail, but this morning there were Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush and Great Spotted Woodpecker in attendance and a Common Buzzard in the tree overlooking the heap (it's just to the right of the two buildings on the left of the photo).
I gave it another go this afternoon when the snow had melted some more, enabling three very unexpected visitors to glean seeds washed off the fields onto the lane that passes the spot. My first thought was "that female Chaffinch looks unusually grey" !

38 White-winged Snowfinch

A garden List lifer, No. 116🍾Last year I found two near the village in January, the first time in my life that I had seen the species below 1800m so this was definitely not on the radar as I assumed it was a freak occurrence! I'll be getting Ptarmigan under the feeders next
A bit too far for the camera, but I attach a couple of 'record shots'.

Reminds me of that old Yorkshire saying Richard….”where there’s mook, there’s brass lad” 👍

 

[gerald762]

Here is my list .
Buzzard
Kestrel
Raven
Little owl
White Stork
Grey heron
Cattle Egret
Iberian Grey Shrike
Stonechat
Crag Martin
Grey wagtail
Common pigeon
Swallow
Serin
Black Redstart
Robin
Spotless Starling
Theklas Lark
Corn Bunting
Cormorant
Common Magpie
Iberian Magpie
Blackbird
House Sparrow
Mallard
Willow Warbler
Sardinian Warbler

Iberian magpie are very common here, there is a flock of 50.
I was surprised by the cormorant as we are 20 kms from the sea. Hopefully the Spring migration will bring some more sightings, we are only 80 kms from Doñana National park.

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

A reasonably early start this morning, though I was not too hopeful. The last few days have been very active, with many of the garden residents in song, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and excavating a potential nest, Rooks checking their nests.

But, that activity has not been translated to much movement of winter visitors - this morning changed that with a party of four #62 Whooper Swans over, fairly low. I assume a family group.

Just my second garden record after a small group in November 2022. I have to go back to December 2019 for my only record of Bewick’s Swan, a pair.