16/11/12 Garden sightings.The rarest bird a FIRE CREST.

A foggy start and end to the day but there was lots to see.

In the trees:

 

         

                                                Two different female blackbirds

                                                               Female chaffinch

                                                                  Adult male blackbird

                                     1 wood pigeon (top left) with 2 1st winter male blackbirds

1st winter male blackbird

FIRE CREST preening

• 4 goldfinches
• 13 chaffinches
• 2 green finches
• 6 blackbirds- 3 1st winter males, 1 adult male and 2 female blackbirds
• 15+ blue tits
• 6 great tits
• 30+ starlings
• 30+ jackdaws
• 14 wood pigeons
• 30+ house sparrows
• 1 wren
• 1 robin
• 1 dunnock
• 4 GOLDCRESTS
• 2 REDWING
• 1 FIRECREST a very rare bird to the town and to be in the berry bush at the back behind the garden preening was an amazing sight. This was the First ever sighting for me and because only a small number of firecrests pass through and winter in britian and even fewer breed its very special to be here. There was a sighting at Sand Point today where the HOOPOE was as well as Moulden country park and several other sightings in Britian.

Opposite house

•  4 wood pigeons
• 20+ jackdaws
• 20+ starlings
• 3 house sparrows
• 30+ ferel pigeons
• 3 magpies
• 1 black headed gull
• 1 common gull

Flying over

• 30+ starlings
• 40+ rooks
• 40+ jackdaws
• 10 carrion crows
• 1 male blackbird
• 1 pied wagtial
• 15+ house sparrows
• 4 chaffinches
• 4 magpies
• 4 blue tits
• 1 great tit
• 3 collard doves
• Lots of different types of gulls
• 10 REDWING
• 4 FIELDFARE
• 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
• 2 CORMORANTS
• 200+ Wood pigeons

Garden

• 1 robin 2nd record in the garden
• 1 pied wagtial (on the roof)