Garden Bird List. innit.


Last updated 26/6/2012 - birds seen in/from garden - 64 species - two heard only and 17 flyovers.
I seem to remember being adamant as a kid that I'd seen Crossbill in our old conifers and Spotted Flycatcher too but they are absent from the list under pending investigation from the stringing police.

  1. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Flyover
  2. Greylag Goose (Anser anser) Flyover
  3. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Flyover
  4. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  5. Wigeon (Anas penelope) Flyover - 2010ish
  6. Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
  7. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
  8. Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Flyover 24.06.2012
  9. Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
  10. Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Flyover - a probable attacked Monty the rabbit on the lawn once but was never proven to be the culprit
  11. Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Flyover
  12. Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) Flyover - stooping 2011 
  13. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Flyover
  14. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
  15. Common Gull (Larus canus) Flyover
  16. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Flyover
  17. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Flyover
  18. Rock Dove (Columba livia) Feral
  19. Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
  20. Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
  21. Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
  22. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
  23. Swift (Apus apus) Flyover 
  24. Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
  25. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)
  26. Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Flyover
  27. House Martin (Delichon urbicum) Flyover
  28. Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
  29. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
  30. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  31. Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) - winter 2010/2011
  32. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
  33. Robin (Erithacus rubecula
  34. Blackbird (Turdus merula)
  35. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
  36. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
  37. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
  38. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
  39. Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) - heard only May 2012
  40. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
  41. Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) - 2011
  42. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - 2011
  43. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) heard only - April 2012 
  44. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
  45. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
  46. Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
  47. Great Tit (Parus major)
  48. Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
  49. Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) - last record Dec 2010
  50. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - single record 2006
  51. Magpie (Pica pica)
  52. Jay (Garrulus glandarius) - old skool 21/10/1993 to be precise
  53. Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
  54. Rook (Corvus frugilegus) Flyover
  55. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
  56. Raven (Corvus corax) Flyover 2010
  57. Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  58. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  59. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
  60. Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
  61. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
  62. Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
  63. Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
  64. Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

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