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Garden Birdwatch Update

Week starting 17th April 2011

Blue Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 5
Greenfinch 3
Dunnock 2
Blackbird 3
Jackdaw 2
Feral Pigeon 3
Starling 4
Chaffinch 2
Woodpigeon 2

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts, Seed & Fat Balls
Water

Butterflies: Large White, Small White & Speckled Wood.
Frog

Moth Update

Trapped on 22/4/11

Hebrew Character 1
Common Carpet 1

Today in the Garden

Instead of venturing out on Easter Sunday I decided to stay at home in the garden. The sun was beating down and the wall thermometer recorded 27.1C.

Butterflies: 15 Large White, 2 Small White & 3 Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies.

Mammals: Hedgehog.

Bees: White-tailed, Honeybee & Common Carder Bee.

Birds: 2 Sparrowhawks circling overhead, plus resident species.

Moth Update

Friday 16th April 2011

2190 Hebrew Character 1
1747 Streamer 1 (see photograph below)
2188 Clouded Drab
648 White-shouldered House Moth

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week Starting 10/4/11

House Sparrow 5
Greenfinch 2
Blackbird 2
Goldfinch 6
Woodpigeon 2
Blue Tit 2
Chaffinch 2
Starling 3
Dunnock 2
Collared Dove 2
Feral Pigeon 1
Jackdaw 2

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts & Seed
Water

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week Starting 3/4/11

Blue Tit 3
Coal Tit 1
Caffinch 1
Goldfinch 7
Greenfinch 3
House Sparrow 4
Dunnock 2
Starling 4
Blackbird 2
Collared Dive 3
Woodpigeon 2
Feral Pigeon 1
Jackdaw 4
Magpie 1
Long-tailed Tit 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts, Seed & Fat Balls
Water

Mammals: 1 Cat
Butterflies: 1 Peacock
Insects; 1 White-tailed Bee & 1 Red-tailed Bee

2011 Year List

Today, I went for walk around Ropner Park in Stockton-on-Tees and was surprised to hear a few spring migrants singing in the afternoon sunshine. There were at least 6 Chiffchaffs and 1 Willow Warbler singing amongst the common local residents such as Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Dunnock and Blackbird. As I walked around the park lake a Treecreeper land a couple of feet away on a Willow Tree and I think it is the first I have seen in the park. 2011 Year List = 113 Species (Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler & Treecreeper)

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week starting 27/3/11

Blue Tit 3

Coal Tit 1

Great Tit 1

Goldfinch 5

Greenfinch 3

Chaffinch 1

House Sparrow 5

Dunnock 3

Blackbird 2

Starling 8

Woodpigeon 2

Collared Dove 2

Feral Pigeon 3

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts, Seed & Fat Balls

Water

Mammals: 1 Wood Mouse & 1 Cat

Insects: 1 Red-tailed Bumblebee & 1 White-tailed Bumblebee

Butterflies: 1 Small White

Garden Moth Update

Trapped on Friday 1st April 2011 - low temp 8.6C.

2190 Hebrew Character 1

2188 Clouded Drab 1

2187 Common Quaker 4

2243 Early Grey 1

Garden Birdwatch Update

Week starting 20th March 2011 Coal Tit 3, Blue Tit 3, Chaffinch 1, Goldfinch 7, Greenfinch 3, Robin 1, House Sparrow 5, Dunnock 4, Blackbird 3, Starling 5, Collared Dove 3, Woodpigeon 2, Feral Pigeon 1, Jackdaw 3, Food: Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts, Seed & Fat Balls Water Insects: 2 Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies & 1 Orange-tailed Bumblebee Mammals: 2 cats