MY Garden 2018

I’m seeing far fewer blackbirds in the garden this year compared to previous autumns. Only two or three at a time whereas it used to be up to 14 at a time. I thought this week’s easterlies might have brought in a few but not so far.

Oct 20th: male Sprawk back garden.
Nov 7th: Coal, Blue & Great Tit one of each, Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Spugs, Blackbirds, Dunnock, Wood Pigeons, Collared Doves, Common Gulls and Jackdaws.
Nov 19th: In back garden spotted a Chaffinch with what looked like "white trousers" on, on closer inspection they looked like growths similar to what Greenfinches get, they covered the claws and legs up as far as its body. It was feeding on the ground, daresay it probably can't land on feeders. It was hopping as if it had lead boots on. Will keep an eye out for it.

Cheers
John

Aug 24th: Believe it or not 24 Spuggies fighting and eating a small fat ball on the ground!
Aug 26th: Blue Tit - 6 all on the nut feeder.

Sept 4th: Coal Tit on nut feeder, Goldfinch - 12 and lots of spuggies.
Sept 14th: Came home to find a load of Collared Dove feathers beneath the holly bush and beyond, obviously had a visit from the female Sprawk, wish I'd seen it.

Cheers

John

July 15th: mid-evening - Common & BH Gulls over getting flying ants.
July 21st: Blackbird - 4 juv, Dunnock - 1 adult + 1 juv.

Aug 3rd: 24 Swift hawking and Blackbird - 3 juv.
Aug 6th: Blackbird - 5 juv.

While at doctors opposite Farmer's Lane had a male Sprawk over on the 1st Aug.

Cheers
John

May 24th - juv Dunnock

June 4th: Long-tailed Tit - 8 seen in cherry tree in front garden.
June 12th - juv Goldfinch on feeder, 3 juv Blue Tit + 1 adult.
June 14th - 5 juv LT Tit
June 20th - 1 juv Great Tit.
June 21st - Blue Tit - 4 juv on nut feeder, Great Tit - 2 juvs, Dunnock -2 juvs, Blackbird - 2 juvs, + 1 adult, House Sparrow - 2 juvs + 1 adult.
June 22nd: Wren on clothes post, House Sparrow - 10 adult + 4 juvs.
June 23rd; Found Blackbird's nest with two eggs in magnolia (took pic),
June 24th: Adult and juv Dunnock, 2 Swift, juv Wood Pigeon plus most of the above juvs.
June 30th: 2 juv Goldfinch, one Chaffinch, pair Blackbird, pair C Doves, adult and juv Dunnock, pair Wood Pigeon, Robin.

July 2nd: Blue Tit - 6 juvs, Blackbird - one pair and one juv, Dunnock - one adult & one juv.
July 6th; Jackdaws - c60 going to roost.
July 8th : Starling - 18 juvs.

Regards

John

March 9th: Wren, Great Tit, Blue Tit, LT Tit, Greenfinch - 10, Crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Common Gull.
March 31st: Goldcrest - 2 next to kitchen window.

April 5th: Buzzard - 2 displaying (got pics), Coal Tit and Blue Tit - 2.
April 25th: Coal Tit.
April 27th: Magpie at pond.

May 3rd: Coal Tit.
May 17th: House Sparrow - two adult & two juvs.
May 19th: House Sparrow - four adults & two juvs. Goldfinch - 2, Blackbird - 1pr, Feral Pigeon - 6, Wood Pigeon - 2, Collared Dove - 4, Greenfinch - 4, Starling - 8, Black-headed Gull - 2 over, Magpie - 2, Jackdaw - 2 and Crow.

Cheers

John