What's your garden bird list?

Feargal as Luimneach

Here's mine:
Sparrowhawk
Woodpigeon
Collarded dove
Common swift
Barn Swallow
House martin
Meadow pipit
Pied wagtail
Grey wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Song thrush
Redwing
Mistle thrush
Blackbird
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Great tit
Coal tit
Blue tit
Long tailed tit
Treecreeper
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded crow
Starling
House sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Linnet
Lesser redpoll
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Bullfinch
Reed bunting

Garden highlights were treecreeper, sparrowhawk and brambling.

Bsal

Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Lesser Redpoll, Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Robin, Rook, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Woodpigeon, Wren, Black-headed Gull, Grey Wagtail, Snipe, Yellowhammer. My highlight would be the Yellowhammers, and the Sparrowhawk that visits every couple of weeks

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

BLACKBIRD
BLACK HEADED GULL
BLACKCAP
BLUE TIT
BRAMBLING
BULLFINCH
BUZZARD
CHAFFINCH
CHIFF CHAFF
COAL TIT
COLLARED DOVE
CORMORANT
CUCKOO
DIPPER
DUNNOCK
FIELDFARE
GARDEN WARBLER
GOLDCREST
GOLDFINCH
GREAT TIT
GREENFINCH
GREY WAGTAIL
HEN HARRIER
HOODED CROW
HOUSE SPARROW
JACKDAW
KESTREL
LINNET
LONG EARED OWL
LONG TAILED TIT
MAGPIE
MEADOW PIPIT
MISTLE THRUSH
PHEASANT
PIED WAGTAIL
RAVEN
REDPOLL
REDWING
REED BUNTING
ROBIN
ROOK
SEDGE WARBLER
SISKIN
SNIPE
SONG THRUSH
SPARROWHAWK
SPOTTED FLY-CATCHER
STARLING
SWALLOW
SWIFT
TWITE
TREECREEPER
YELLOWHAMMER
YELLOW WAGTAIL
WHITETHROAT
WILLOW WARBLER
WOODPIGEON
WREN


Highlights: Dipper & flock of 66 Long Tailled tits.

Mothman

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

Here's mine:
Sparrowhawk
Woodpigeon Nested
Collarded dove
Common swift
Barn Swallow Nested
House martin
Meadow pipit
Pied wagtail Nested
Grey wagtail
Wren Nested
Dunnock Nested
Robin Nested
Song thrush Nested
Redwing
Mistle thrush
Blackbird Nested
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Great tit Nested
Coal tit
Blue tit Nested
Long tailed tit
Treecreeper
Magpie Nested
Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded crow
Starling
House sparrow
Chaffinch Nested
Brambling
Linnet
Lesser redpoll
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Bullfinch
Reed bunting Probable Breeding

Garden highlights were treecreeper, sparrowhawk and brambling.

I don't keep a list so it'll have to be from memory...but all of the above :eek:
plus.....
Jay
Buzzard
Mute Swan Nested
Mallard Nested
Little Grebe Nested
Moorhen Nested
Yellow Hammer
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Snipe
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler Possible Breeding
Kittiwake!! Stayed for a day on lake
Cormorant
Kingfisher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Fieldfare
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Redshank
Long Eared Owl
Tufted Duck
Teal
Wigeon
Hen Harrier
Osprey
kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Pheasant
Water Rail
Black-headed Gull
Cuckoo
Stone Chat
Sand Martin
Spotted Flycatcher Nested

Hobby..probable, chasing swallows, never submitted it
Also a Tree Sparrow in my garden hedge but not seen by me

if I think of others I'll add them in.
Sorry, when I started I didn't realise I'd be adding quite a few to Feargal's list

trebor28

i suppose it depends on what you constitute as a garden for me!

i would have a lot of the birds from ye're lists except for the waterbirds.

p.s. mothman you cheater! you have buzzard in twice!:D

Mothman

trebor28 wrote: »

p.s. mothman you cheater! you have buzzard in twice!:D

It was a pair :P

Bagmagnet

Jackdaw,
Hooded Crow,
Rook,
Magpie,
Starling,
Collared Dove,
Dunnock,
Robin,
Blackcap,
Goldfinch,
Greenfinch,
Chaffinch,
House Sparrow,
Pied Wagtail,
Blackbird,
Mistle Thrush,
Blue Tit,
Great Tit,
Coal Tit,
Wren

Think that's it..

Had a sparrowhawk a good few years ago, but haven't seen it since

Bored, so made a picture gallery here of all the birds in my garden I have pictures of.. Missing coal tit and wren, must embark on a photo mission tomorrow

Mothman

I've indicated the species that have nested in my garden. Bound to have been others such as Chiff Chaff, Willow Warbler and others.

stupidusername

i'm confused as to what kind of gardens ye all have? we have a fairly large garden and many different trees and bushes and here's my list:

Starling
Blackbird
Greenfinch
Blue tit
Great tit
Coal tit
Chaffinch
Wood pigeon
Wren
Jackdaw
Pied wagtail
Rook
Pheasant
Fieldfare
Sparrow
Robin

just outside our garden:
Collared doves
Goldfinch

Mothman

In my case its large, rural, relatively large body of water and 13 years of observing.
One side of garden has old (centuries old) hedge and mature Oaks and Ash

cwgatling

@Mothman: Water Rail and Osprey are impressive sightings even outside a garden! Great stuff.

Mothman

cwgatling wrote: »

@Mothman: Water Rail and Osprey are impressive sightings even outside a garden! Great stuff.

I've a stream a few metres from house and Water Rail has been seen twice in the stream from the house.
Osprey can be argued as not in garden. Seen twice. One many years ago when it did a circle of the lake. And then there was one couple years ago roosting within sight of house and flew over a few times

cwgatling

Brilliant. 2 fine birds. I guess the mature trees and lake/stream are the key. You're lucky!

littlebug

Well I would take Feargals list and remove half

Collared dove
Barn Swallow
Meadow pipit
Pied wagtail
Wren
Robin
Song thrush
Redwing
Mistle thrush
Blackbird
Great tit
Coal tit
Blue tit
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Starling
House sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin


Still.... not too bad for my humble little space with no trees

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

What's your garden list?

Are we sticking with the survey standard of counting only birds which have alighted in the garden (with the exception of birds of prey where flyovers are counted) or all birds seen flying over a garden, or all visible from the garden?


I only ask because a similar question was asked in the pub one night and an argument grow over what birds could be counted.

Mothman

Taliyah Broad Mountaineer wrote: »

Are we sticking with the survey standard of counting only birds which have alighted in the garden (with the exception of birds of prey where flyovers are counted) or all birds seen flying over a garden, or all visible from the garden?

This is the basis for my list and the basis for including Osprey

trebor28

Mothman wrote: »

This is the basis for my list and the basis for including Osprey

i demand mothman's osprey be stricken from the record!


when they were importing the WTSE and golden eagles to kerry the flew over my house in a plane so im putting them on my list!!!:D:D:D:D

Feargal as Luimneach

Taliyah Broad Mountaineer wrote: »

Are we sticking with the survey standard of counting only birds which have alighted in the garden (with the exception of birds of prey where flyovers are counted) or all birds seen flying over a garden, or all visible from the garden?

Only in garden or fly through. I didn't include birds seen from my garden or birds flying at height over garden (herring and black headed gull). Mothman can include his osprey because it was flying around his house

Cardynal

Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Pheasant
Snipe
Herring Gull (Feeding on Scraps)
Collared Dove
Woodpigeon
Barn Owl ( Regular sightings over a few years , confirmed Nest-site nearby)
Swallow
House Martin
Swift
Meadow Pipit
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Robin
Dunnock
Stonechat
Waxwing ( winter visitor 2005)
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Redwing
Song thrush
Mistle Thrush
Wren
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Spotted Flycatcher ( Summer 2008)
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Rook
Hooded Crow
Jackdaw
Jay
Magpie
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Redpoll
Bullfinch
Goldfinch
Yellowhammer
And counting !!!!!

Sigma Force

Really wish we had a large pond in our garden the my list would be longer but we've got around 1/2 acre atm covered in grass, hedges along some of it and lots of untidy corners and a giant compost heap but so far only had these..

Robin
Blue tit
Coal tit
Great tit
Dunnock
Siskin
Carrion crow (just the one)
Jackdaws
Rooks
House sparrows (largest number around 24)
Wren
Blackbirds
Greenfinch
Goldfinch (my fave)
Pied Wagtail
Starling
Chaffinch
Thrush (I think mistle)

Think that's it. Wish we could plant some very mature trees and pop in a pond, atm we only have small apple trees and a few immature hazels but the usual rural hedgerows with blackberries etc. in amongst it.
We've had more birds than that but the ones listed above are the ones we've had since I Started the survey and since I started feeding them all the time.

Corruptedmorals

Garden is bordered my massive evergreen wall-type bushes, few trees. Only been feeding for 3/4 months.

Starling- can be 20
Blackbird- 5, 2 other females
Robin- 1, sometimes 2 but the second always chased off
Thrush (not sure which type)- 1
Wood Pigeon- 6, 2 extremely faithful
Collarred dove- 2, always together
Chaffinch- up to 20
Goldfinch- 5
Greenfinch- 2
Small black and white bird- 1
Coaltit- 2
Crow- up to 5
Grey hooded crow- 2
Magpie- 2

whyulittle

Just going on this winter, suburban garden.

Robin
Blackbird
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Redpoll
Siskin
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Bullfinch
House Sparrow
Feral Pigeon
Wood Pigeon
Starling
Dunnock
Blackcap
Jackdaw
Rook
Magpie
Song Thrush

I did observe a Tree Creeper climbing up and down my neighbours gable end while watching TV one day!

Pretty happy so far. Up to this point I probably would have only recognised a Robin and Blackbird!

Mothman

Added a bird today
Woodcock, disturbed 2 of them at the back of my garden

LostCovey

BARN OWL*
BLACKBIRD
BLACK-HEADED GULL*
BLACKCAP
BLUE TIT
BRAMBLING
BULLFINCH
BUZZARD*
CHAFFINCH
CHIFFCHAFF
COAL TIT
COLLARED DOVE
COMMON GULL*
CORMORANT*
CUCKOO
DUNNOCK
FIELDFARE
GOLDCREST
GOLDFINCH
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER
GREAT TIT
GREENFINCH
GREENLAND WHEATEAR
GREY WAGTAIL
GREY HERON*
HERRING GULL*
HOODED CROW
HOUSE MARTIN
HOUSE SPARROW
JACKDAW
JAY
KESTREL
LESSER REDPOLL
LINNET
LONG-EARED OWL
LONG-TAILED TIT
MAGPIE
MEADOW PIPIT
MISTLE THRUSH
MUTE SWAN*
PHEASANT
PIED WAGTAIL
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE*
RAVEN*
REDWING
REED BUNTING
ROBIN
ROOK
SAND MARTIN*
SEDGE WARBLER
SISKIN
SNIPE
SONG THRUSH
SPARROWHAWK
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER
STARLING
STONECHAT
SWALLOW
SWIFT
TREECREEPER
WHITETHROAT
WHOOPER SWAN*
WILLOW WARBLER
WOODCOCK
WOODPIGEON
WREN

Birds with a * flew over

Sundew

Visiting my 5th floor balcony in Dublin City are:
All regulars:
Blue tit
Great tit
Robin
Pair of collared doves. (they have nested twice in my flower box!)
Blackbird
Crows
magpies
starlings (l i put loads of nice apples out for em.love their antics!)
sparrows


I have also spotted a coal tit and was lucky to see a beautiful sparrowhawk standing on the balcony (didn't have my camera to hand to get a snap)

Cardynal

Added a Treecreeper today , first clear sighting in the Garden.