Wildlife Photography across the Water: Big Garden Bird Watch

Monday, 31 January 2011

Big Garden Bird Watch

The results from the garden yesterday morning were as follows:

Blackbirds            14
Chaffinch              11
Dunnock               2
House Sparrow     4
Coal Tit                 2
Blue Tit                 2
Great Tit               1
Wood Pigeon        6
Collared Dove       1
Blackcap               2 (1m,1f)
GS Woodpecker   1   (fem)
Songthrush        1
Carrion Crow    1
Mistle Thrush    2

Sadly no Robin, Wren, Starling, Long Tailed Tits, Green or Goldfinches - all of which are regulars.

So a total of 15 species which compares to 12 species last year, which also got the Mistle Thrush and GS Woodpecker - so a good improvement particularly when some of the common species did turn up during the count hour

Let us know how you did

Martin

1 comment:

Julian1 February 2011 at 23:40
Dunnock x1; Blackbird x4; Magpie x1; Starling x10; Chaffinch x7; Song Thrush x3; Pied Wagtail x1; Robin x2; Goldfinch x4; Bullfinch M&F; House Sparrow x2; Reed Bunting x3 inc 1M; Brambling x3 inc 1M; Coal Tit x2; Siskin x2F; BH Gull x1(fly-over); Wood Pigeon x1 (fly-over). Curiously, no sign of the pair of Blackcaps seen a week or so previous. Similarly, no sign of very small species such as Wren, Blue Tit, LTT & Goldcrest - seen last time.
KR
Julian
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.