Our year in photos.......

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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The Little owl visits again and a visit to the Touvre River in the Charente.

Guess who has been visiting again - Little owl (Athene noctua)....

I managed to sneak a little closer this time.

Mute swans (Cygnus olor)...

as above...

The ugly duckling - only one youngster hope it survives.

Probably two Mallard females (Anas platyrhynchos).

I think this is a Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba)...

as above...

As above.

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This is the 6th week in the UK and last post before we return home.

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus). The first ones I have seen with a black head, all the others have been in winter plumage...

Spring must be on its way!!

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), male...

As above...

 As above...

As above...

As above...

As above.

Mute swan (Cygnus olor).

As above.

European jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)...

As above... I love the beady eye 😉

As above.... Watch out there is a thief after your worm!

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus).

As above.

In desperation looking for something different - The black swan...

and The Pelican Inn.

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Week 5 in the UK.

Photos again were taken all very close to the house, no chance to go further afield.  Thankfully my FIL is back home, and although we are all not 100%, things seem to be going in the right direction.  One more week to go before we return home.

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) seen on someone's feeder.

Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)...

As above.

House sparrow (Passer domesticus) male.

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus).

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus).

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)...

As above.

Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) ...

I have heard of burying your head in the sand but this ridiculous!

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