BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch Survey 23-29 April
Our missing Great Tit returned this week but our Blues are still absent. I have seen and heard them from the garden, but for the second week running I haven't recorded one in the garden.
Also back after a couple of weeks absence is the Robin.
On Wednesday, a Song Thrush flew very low over the garden but didn't land, so I can't record it!
I have seen a single House Martin locally, but not yet over our street/over the house.
I noted the first butterfly of the spring in the garden on Thursday - an orange tip - but it didn't stop, instead just fluttered-by!
The highest number of Coal Tits we have ever recorded in the garden at any one time is four, but normally we just have one visiting us. He is called Colin. On Thursday poor old Colin had a very close encounter with our male Sparrowhawk (current score: Sprawk 0; Garden Birds 10). Colin was chased around and around one of our hebes several times. The chase seemed to go on forever and in the end, in a state of panic (save Colin!), I opened the window and shouted something towards the Sprawk. Luckily, Sprawk left the garden southward bound and Colin, after hiding in the hebe for a few seconds, headed off in a northeasterly direction! How the hell will I cope if he ever catches anything?!!! Maybe it would have been easier to watch if it had been one of the numerous Chaffinch or Greenfinch, but not Our Colin! Anyhow, probably a good opportunity for a few pics but unfortunately I was upstairs and the camera was downstairs!
Also back after a couple of weeks absence is the Robin.
On Wednesday, a Song Thrush flew very low over the garden but didn't land, so I can't record it!
I have seen a single House Martin locally, but not yet over our street/over the house.
I noted the first butterfly of the spring in the garden on Thursday - an orange tip - but it didn't stop, instead just fluttered-by!
The highest number of Coal Tits we have ever recorded in the garden at any one time is four, but normally we just have one visiting us. He is called Colin. On Thursday poor old Colin had a very close encounter with our male Sparrowhawk (current score: Sprawk 0; Garden Birds 10). Colin was chased around and around one of our hebes several times. The chase seemed to go on forever and in the end, in a state of panic (save Colin!), I opened the window and shouted something towards the Sprawk. Luckily, Sprawk left the garden southward bound and Colin, after hiding in the hebe for a few seconds, headed off in a northeasterly direction! How the hell will I cope if he ever catches anything?!!! Maybe it would have been easier to watch if it had been one of the numerous Chaffinch or Greenfinch, but not Our Colin! Anyhow, probably a good opportunity for a few pics but unfortunately I was upstairs and the camera was downstairs!
This week's list:
Chaffinch (17)- Goldfinch (5)
- Jackdaw (1)
- Siskin (5)
- Greenfinch (12)
- Woodpigeon (3)
- House Sparrow (3)
- Blackbird (2)
- Robin (1)
- Starling (12)
- Sparrowhawk (1)
- Coal Tit (1)
- Pheasant (1)
- Wren (1)
- Dunnock (1)
- Great Tit (1)
Above garden/fly overs
Swallow (2)
Song Thrush (1)
Common Buzzard (2)
Mallard (7)
Herring Gull (2)
Our complete garden life list can be found here.
More information on the BTO Garden BirdWatch Survey can be found here.
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