BIRDS! G.C. Bird Survey photos.

Jackdaw giving me the evil eye today while sitting up our pear tree and hoping I'd go away so he could scoff all the bird food I'd just put out.


Sparrow hawk sitting on our fence March 2007.

 

I think Jackdaws are quite comical, the way they waddle around but they do seem to have an evil look sometimes. Great pic Dave.:thumb:

 

Dave W - 2 excellent shots.

The Jackdaw pic in particular is wonderful as it shows all the main features for anyone who gets the black carrion birds confused on identification - great white eyes, black cap and grey neck.

Fantastic photos :thumb:

 

Hi I'm just new to this forum, joined for gardening tips and was delighted to find this thread and other bird lovers too!!! :D i noticed nobody had posted a picture of these little guys so here's my contribution. you all have Fantastic pics btw!!!

Siskins





Goldfinch & siskins

 

Hello and warm welcome Ruby!

Congratulations - Siskins are going on the list ASAP! Your photos are really great! What a lot of birds you have in one shot! Amazing!

Have fun here and on the other threads!

Kath

 

Thanks Kath, i have lots of patience, they're very flighty little birds but a frequent visitor

 

sorry for delay cookie, been away! I'm afraid if i'd have gotten any closer to the fulmar my arms would definatly have been flapping, there would probably be an unpleasant smell and I wouldn't have given a damn about my camera!! They were all about 20 foot down a 100 foot cliff!!!:D:eek:

 

a few from the cotswolds last week.

corn bunting



yellowhammer (female then male)






whitethroat




song thrush living up to its name




buzzard






spotted flycatcher

 

Brilliant Glen, a couple more for our gallery.
BTW what lenses do you use?

 

thanks strongy. I use a canon s3 camera, its got a decent zoom lens with it (focal length is 436mm) with a sony vcl-1758 1.7 teleconverter attatched, giving a 741mm focal length. Its still fairly light and easy enough to keep relatively stable without using a tripod although I will use a tree/fencepost/anything to lean against if possible.

 

Lovely shots, as always Glen

All duly added to main list! Well done! How lucky to catch the Buzzard so close.

 

Thanks Cookie. Was thinking, would you be able to give a page number along side the names list on page 1 of this thread? that way, people can use it as a reference without trawling through pages of photo's. I know it will mean a bit of work but i'll happily help

 

No probs doing that Glen... good idea! Give me a little bit of time and I'll sort it

Kath

 

Male Blackcap early this morning (poor quality as I had to use the digi zoom).

 

Well everyone!

I've amended the main list as requested

It now has page references to each bird listed, as well as the precise post number written as # 'number' in red - according to the post number listed at the far right on the green bar of each post title. This is because some birds are listed more than once on the same page under different posts.

If I have made any glaring mistakes or omissions in the list, please let me know!

The tally to date now stands at 130 individual species plus my mongrel ducks!

So still lots of different birds to find and photo!

Best of Luck with your birdwatching

Regards

Kath