Tag: Long-tailed tit

A day of Rugby and DIY, plus got to see a few birds.

Spent most of the day doing DIY or taking glances at the rugby, didnā€™t have a lot of time for birdwatching only when outside with the dog, that said still got a good list and it was fantastic to see a pair of long-tailed tits, I heard them long before I saw them, theyā€™ve got such a great call. Ā Hereā€™s the list for today:

  1. Blackbird x 3
  2. Blue Tit x 1
  3. Carrion crow x 22 fly overs
  4. Coal Tit x 1
  5. Dunnock x 1
  6. House Sparrow x 6
  7. Long-tailed Tits x 2
  8. Robin x 1
  9. Woodpigeon x 4

Donā€™t forget the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend!

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is starting tomorrow so make sure you count your birds and submit it, more here: Big Garden Birdwatch AdĀ andĀ The RSPB: Big Garden Birdwatch. Ā I had another first for the year, anĀ Oystercatcher, not in my garden although I have seen one in the past during the very wet July of 2012 and we live on a hill! Ā It was on a field on Carrington Road Edinburgh.

Hereā€™s my Garden List:

  1. Blackbird x 1
  2. Blue Tit x 1
  3. Bullfinch x 1
  4. Coal Tit x 3
  5. Greenfinch x 4
  6. House Sparrow x 2
  7. Long-Tailed Tit x 2
  8. Woodpigeon x 3

And the 1 Oystercatcher:

  1. Oystercatcher

Snow falling in Edinburgh and my first Blackcap of the year.

The snow has started to fall again in Edinburgh and thereā€™s been another first for the year a Blackcap –Ā there may have been 2 as one was feeding on some fatballs and another bird flew in and knocked it off, it all happened so fast I didnā€™t see if it was another blackcap. Remember if you have seen any Blackcaps during January theĀ Ā is currently running. Also addedĀ Feral Pigeon to the list today, I would have thought itā€™d be one on the list for the year by now but due to the fact Iā€™ve been stuck at home due to injury and itā€™s not overly common in our garden I hadnā€™t seen any!

  1. Blackbird x 4
  2. Blackcap x 1 ā€“ Female.
  3. Blue Tit x 2
  4. Carrion crow x1
  5. Chaffinch x 2
  6. Coal Tit x 3
  7. Dunnock x 2
  8. Feral Pigeon Ā x 3
  9. Goldcrest x 2Ā updated 15.22 ā€“ this is another first for the year, and a first Iā€™ve seen in my new garden!Ā 
  10. Greenfinch x 12
  11. House Sparrow x 2
  12. Long-tailed tit x 2Ā updated 15.37
  13. Magpie x1
  14. Robin x 1 ā€“ good to see the Robin back!
  15. Woodpigeon x 5

Long-tailed Tit & a mixed flock of tits in the garden today.

Thought it was going to beĀ incrediblyĀ quiet in the garden today as thereā€™d been very little and then a mixed flock of tits came through including 3 of my favourites the Long-tailed Tit ā€“ Know Your Tits ā€“ Long-tailed TitsĀ – something I wrote last year as I was trying to get my hands working again and get myself excited about photography & birding ā€“ okay never lost either passion just hadnā€™t been doing it. Ā I would get a bit down when I heard of a great bird sighting or seeing a fantastic photo as I knew I couldnā€™t get out and see the bird or take photos! Ā Iā€™ve added a photo of a Long-tailed Tit that was shot out of the bedroom window while I was recovering from my first ankle surgery. Ā  The flock included the 3 long-tailed tits, 3 coal tits, 2 blue tits and a great tit:

  1. Blackbird x 2
  2. Blue Tit x 2
  3. Coal Tit x 3
  4. Dunnock x 2
  5. Great Tit x 1
  6. Herring Gull x 1 ā€“ I think it looked to be a juvenile
  7. House Sparrow x 2
  8. Long-tailed Tit x 3
  9. Magpie x 1
  10. Woodpigeon x 3

Long Tail Tit - Aegithalos caudatus - Scotland UK

Long-tailed tit in the rain.

My location as ever at my house, I hope this changes soon!