Tuesday 4 January 2011

Slow start


Not remotely in the mood for this year yet and the dull days do nothing to promote a feeling of well being. A bit of late sun yesterday was welcome giving a glowing sunset made better by three Whooper Swans overhead going north. Nice to get them ticked early on as the list has also started a bit slow. To date
Jackdaw
Woodpigeon
House Sparrow
Starling
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Common Gull
Rook
Blackbird
Black headed Gull
Magpie
Pied Wagtail
Robin
Wren
Great Tit
Chaffinch
Mistle Thrush
Blue Tit
Fieldfare
Redwing
Crow
Bullfinch
Kestrel
Long tailed Tit
Reed Bunting
Greylag Goose
Buzzard
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Yellowhammer
Herring Gull
Lapwing
Coal Tit
Goldfinch
Mallard
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Curlew
Grey Heron
Greenfinch
Willow Tit
Whooper Swan
That's 41 so far with last years tally of 109 to beat. Also nice to see surviving Goldcrest and Treecreeper given the cold weather which were travelling with a marauding tit flock. Reports of a big bird gave me reason to spend a couple of hours freezing my butt late yesterday but without avail.

1 comment:

  1. "Not remotely in the mood for this year yet and the dull days do nothing to promote a feeling of well being."

    I know exactly how you feel PCF. It`s chucking it down at the mo, here in South Yorks.
    Good luck with your quest to beat last year`s total.

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