Species Recorded

w/c 27th April ‘08 Weekly Report
Submitted to Garden Bird watch at BTO:
Starling 22
House Sparrow 30
Goldfinch 2/4 ? (see below)
Greenfinch 1
Blackbird 2
Dunnock 2
Blue Tit 2
Collared Dove 4
Wood Pigeon 5
Magpie 6
Sparrowhawk 1
Robin 1
Wren 1
Flying Over:
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Carrion Crow 2
The Goldfinches appear to be here all day long but I have a feeling that we see different pairs that take turns throughout the day
The pair of Crows are building a nest at the front of our house in a Field Maple tree.


	Male House Sparrow and his mate on our hedge. A small colony nest in the eaves our house and those of our neighbours. One or

two pairs nest in a ‘terrace’ type nesting box on the rear wall of the house.




	Grey Heron: (Above) Not a rare bird in this area but this one landed on our hedge to eye-up our goldfish in the pond! They are regularly see in the early morning flying over.



			Song Thrush: (above) Although we occasionally hear one in the distance and have seen them fly over-head, sadly, we have not observed one in the garden since our records began! They do appear to be more numerous in recent months (2008).


	Best Birds: Although we get a lot of pleasure just watching the antics of the resident birds and our seasonal visitors, we are always on the lookout for that ‘special’ bird passing through. Best so far . . . . Grey Wagtail* although the flock of Siskin (below) from Winter 2005 come a close second. Also, we awoke one morning that winter to find Waxwings in the London Plane trees that line the road at the front of our house. Rarest Bird: The Yellow Legged Gull (a species we had previously seen in Majorca) is probably the rarest. Nearby a pair of Peregrine Falcons have been seen by Clive who now needs to discover if they are nesting.

		We also have a really unique species . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose-coloured Magpie! There are a handful of these special magpies amongst the local group and their colouring is most likely caused by their bathing habit. These birds bathe in pools at the local quarry where clay is extracted for brick making.


	List of Species from Feb 2000: we use an alphabetical system similar to BTO and Bird Track recording lists:


	Blackbird Blackcap Blue Tit Brambling Bullfinch Carrion Crow Chaffinch Coal Tit Collared Dove Dunnock Goldcrest Goldfinch Gt Sp. Woodpecker


	Great Tit Green Woodpecker Greenfinch Grey Heron Grey Wagtail House Sparrow Jackdaw Jay Linnet Long-tailed Tit Magpie Mistle Thrush


	Nuthatch Pied Wagtail Robin Siskin Sparrowhawk Starling Tawny Owl Treecreeper Waxwing Woodpigeon Wren


	Below: The first Siskin of winter: 15/1/08


	Fly-over species: Black-headed Gull Buzzard Canada Goose Herring Gull House Martin Kestrel Lesser Black-backed Gull Mallard Mute Swan Rook Song Thrush Swallow Swift Yellow Legged Gull

Left:
January 2008; Two of the 26 Goldfinch that have been spending the morning either feeding in the Plane trees at the front of the house or on our nijer feeders. They have been getting more adventurous lately, using the other feeders and taking sunflower hearts alongside the Greenfinches (just visible) and the House Sparrows.

April 2008; Even the Goldfinches are eclipsed by the arrival of a pair of Brambling. Unfortunately they were not helpful in being in the right place to photograph them.


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	March 2008 - Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Powys One of nearly 200 Red Kite that came to feed at 2pm.