January 3rd - Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) and Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) seen while in the UK.
February 26th - Eurasian or Common Crane (Grus grus) flying North over our house in France. Very noisy!!
March 15th - Blackbird male (Turdus merula) taking a bath in our garden.
April 29th - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in the garden.
May 24th - Young House Martins (Delichon urbicum), in the town of Monflanquin, France.
P.S.Not a good month for birding!!
June 20th - House Sparrow female (Passer domesticus) in the garden.
A great month for insects but only sparrows in the garden!
July 31st - The Little Owl makes a regular appearance on our barn roof. (Athene noctua).
August 12th - Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus). In the garden. Nest making in August ???
September 20th - Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros). On our roof.
October 18th - Wing-Snapping Cisticola (Cisticola ayresii). Holiday in South Africa.
November 7th - Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima). Holiday in South Africa.
December - cheated a bit here this is last year!! Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).
Wishing all my followers very happy holidays and all the very best for 2020
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That's a great mix of birds from around the globe Diane. For just a second there I thought the cisticola was a Whinchat.
ReplyDeleteShame about your camera and you are probably right. This is very much a throwaway world and unless your camera set-up cost many hundreds of pounds, it may be more economical to start again. I notice there are some good deals on the Nikon P1000 and the Canon SX70.
Have a great Christmas.
Phil there is nothing wrong with my camera it is the telephoto lens that is the problem. Hope you have a good Christmas and a very successful 2020, Best wishes Diane
DeleteYour year in birds is a great representation of the feathered creatures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marie, some months were a bit sparce but..... Very best wishes to you Diane
DeleteHi Diane - lovely round up of life as it goes ... your birds will breed when they can ... enjoy the festive season - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks Hilary, hope that all is well with you, very best wishes Diane
ReplyDeleteLovely recap. Wishing you a fantastic new year!
ReplyDeleteI nearly missed this one, Diane - I suspect that I saw the Little Owl and thought I'd alread seen it and commented. However, you can't have too many Little Owls!! A fine collection of birds you've seen over the year. I hope 2020 brings you even more encounters - and that the camera set-up doesn't let you down!
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