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Birds

Birds

blackcaphouse sparrowgreat spotted woodpeckercollared dovegoldfinch

This list shows the birds we've seen in the two locations, though it's probable that they all occur in the greenway. We're casual observers seeing what comes our way whilst walking, or whatever catches our eye or ear in the garden.

 

  Greenway  

  Garden  

  Notes  

Blackbird
Black headed gull
Blackcap
Blue tit
Bullfinch Not seen since late 1970s
Buzzard
Carrion crow
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Coal tit
Collared dove
Dunnock
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Great spotted woodpecker
Great tit
Greenfinch
Green woodpecker
Grey wagtail
Herring gull
House martin
House sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Lesser black-backed gull
Long tailed tit
Magpie
Mallard
Nuthatch
Pied wagtail
Reed bunting Seen once in the late 1970s
Redwing
Robin
Song thrush
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Swift
Whitethroat
Willow warbler
Woodcock unfortunately deceased
Wood pigeon
Wren

The following have been see in the local streets and gardens, though not in our garden or the greenway.

Black redstart Seen once on 22nd December 2010
Heron Seen on neighbouring roofs
Pied wagtail Often seen

The following have been heard but not seen.

 

  Greenway  

  Garden  

  Notes  

Tawny owl

 

Big Garden Bird Count

We've kept our RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch records for the last couple of years, and now wish that we'd saved all the previous ones. Of course, our individual records are only a snapshot of one day a year for us, whereas the RSPB can see the overall picture. However, it's still quite interesting to compare one year to another. Here they are in case you're interested.

 

  2013  

  2014  

  2015  

Blackbird 3 3 2
Blackcap 2 0 0
Blue tit 2 2 2
Carrion crow 1 1 2
Chaffinch 1 0 0
Coal tit 1 0 0
Collared dove 10 4 5
Dunnock 4 2 2
Goldfinch 2 2 2
Great tit 2 2 4
Greenfinch 0 0 0
House sparrow 7 20 15
Jay 0 0 2
Long tailed tit 0 0 0
Magpie 0 2 0
Robin 2 1 2
Song thrush 1 0 0
Starling 1 0 4
Wood pigeon 3 3 4

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