BIRD LIST 2015

1- Blue Tit                              8- Blackbird
2- Great Tit                            9- Song Thrush
3- House Sparrow                 10- Dunnock
4- Magpie                             11-Starling
5- Moorhen                          12- Jackdaw
6- Buzzard                            13- Herring Gull
7-Mallard                             14-- Black-headed Gull

15- Chaffinch- 16- Wren 17- Dipper 18- Redshank 19- Grey Heron
20-Little Egret 21-Curlew 22- Dunlin 23-Bar tailed Godwit 24-Teal
25-Wigeon 26-Nuthatch 27-Jay 28 Little Grebe 29- Goldcrest
30- Rook 31-Yellowhammer, 32- Reed Bunting 33-Snipe
34- Long-tailed Tit 35- Kingfisher 37- Water Rail 38- Crossbills
39 -Common Scoter 40- Siskin 41-Shag 42-Pheasant 43-Bullfinch
44-Chiffchaff 45- Whooper Swan, 46- Mute Swan 47-Robin
48-Greylag Goose 49-Long-tailed Duck 50-Great Spotted Woodpecker 51-Woodpigeon 52- Greenfinch53- GBB Gull
54- Sanderling 55- Lapwing 56-Carrion Crow 57-Smew 58- Pintail
59 - Grey Wagtail 60- Shelduck 61 -Stonechat 62 - Sparrowhawk
63- Pied Wagtail, 64 -White-fronted Geese(greenland race), 65-Ring Ouzel, 66-Meadow Pipit, 67- Golden Plover,68-Turnstone, 69 Oystercatcher, 70 Common Redpoll, 71 Ringed Plover, 72, Red-breasted Merganser, 73 Greenshank, 74 Cormorant, 75, Red-throated Diver, 76 Guillemot, 77 Chough, 78 Common Gull, 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 80 Swallow, 81 Wheatear, 82 Fulmer, 83 Willow Warbler, 84 Blackcap, 85 Common Sandpiper, 86 Shoveler, 87 Skylark, 88 Sandwich Terns, 89 White Wagtail, 90 Common Whitethroat, 91 Pied Flycatcher, 92 Willow Tit, 93 Manx Shearwater, 94 House Martin, 95 Kittiwake, 96 Spotted Flycatchers, 97 Black-tailed Godwits, 98 House Martin, 99 Whimbrel, 100 Mistle Thrush, 101 Tufted Duck, 102 Great Crested Grebe, 103 Swift,  104 Whinchat,  105 Canada Geese, 106 Sedge Warbler, 107 Red Kite, 108 Barn Owl, 109 Green Woodpecker, 110 Grasshopper Warbler,  111 Hobby, 112 Kestrel, 113 Green Sandpiper, 114 Great White Egret, 115 Gadwall, 116 Peregrine, 117 Red-breasted Flycatcher, 118 Dotterel, 119 Great Grey Shrike, 120 Med Gull, 121 late entry Lapland Bunting, 122 Short-eared Owl, 123    124, Little Gull, 125 Purple Sandpiper, 126 Great Northern Diver, 127, Brent Geese, 128, Merlin, 129 Black Redstart, 130 Brambling, the numbers have gone wrong, forgotton some of what I've seen. to be continued.....

PWLLHELI HAVE REDSHANKS

Good number of Redshanks in Pwllheli harbour, best time when the tide is out and they have good feeding grounds.
I love the detail when in flight.

HOW BEAUTIFUL IS A KINGFISHER

Watching a Kingfisher is amazing, the greenish blue as it flies, its snowy white patch on its neck as it turns its head.  The under parts that are orangy redish brown really set itself apart from other river birds.
Without the leaves on the willow trees I was able to watch him dart back and forth as it splashed into the water and then back to the perch in the tree.  It  flew under the bridge and into the Pwllheli harbour and then back again to its territory to guard his patch of the river.  The river runs fast as it approaches the bridge.

 

4C AND WHO WANTS TO TAKE A BATH

An Oystercatcher

WHERE HAVE ALL THE COAL TITS GONE???

I've noticed that there is a lack of Coal Tits about, none in my garden but none in my local wood.  Nuthatchers in great numbers, masses of Blue Tits but fewer Great Tits.  Feeding by James's house in the wood so he can get the best views from the windows.
A Goldcrest was amongst the bushes to-day, a fast mover indeed.  Temperature dropped around 3pm and very cold half hour later, returned home to log fire.

 

BUSY IN THE GARDEN

As its getting colder in come the birds, plus a flock of Starling that have made our garden their flight path.  This Song Thrush always come and gets harassed by the Blackbirds.