So 2nd of January and Willow hot footed onto the patch to get the year off to a flying start. It was very mild again but with a chilly NW breeze ( you get the drift ,warmer than you would expect ). So this blog I will list all the species seen today as some this will be the only mention they get this year and as we see others I will mention and update the total for the year .So the bird species seen today on the patch were ,
1. Blackbird (18 plus seen today )
2. Carrion Crow
3. Jackdaw
4.Blue Tit
5.Chaffinch
6. Starling
7. Robin
8.Wood Pigeon
9. Buzzard
10.Herring Gull
11.Fieldfare ( 180 plus seen today)
12. Meadow Pipit (53 plus seen today, that's a good count for this bird in January )
13. Stock Dove
14. Raven (1 over)
15. Green finch
16. Redwing ( 100 plus seen today)
17. Lesser Black Backed Gull
18. Magpie
19. Common Gull
20. Rook
21.Pheasent
22.Dunnock
23. Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
24.Bullfinch
25. Goldfinch
26.Great Tit
27. House Sparrow.
28.Song Thrush
29.Mistle Thrush
30.Green Woodpecker
31.Long Tailed Tit
32.Jay
33.Cormorant (1 seen heading downriver)
34.Wren
35.Linnet (just 1 seen today)
36.Skylark (12 plus on pastures today)
37.Kestrel (1 hunting over patch this morning)
38.Pied Wagtail (5 seen on top fields this morning .
Overall a quiet walk with the winter Thrush , Meadow Pipits and Skylarks making up the limited high lights .
So lets get it on 2015 ,I really want to get to 90 species this year ! Happy New Year to all my readers (well if there are any )
