eddiekent: Sunday 8th November

Sunday 8 November 2015

Sunday 8th November

CHARM OF GOLDFINCHES

Have got out only a few times lately with little to report except managed Goldcrest on every outing so a bumper year for them.
12 days ago a charm of Goldfinches descended on my sun flower hearts feeder which is within 6 feet of the back windows they have dominated this from dawn till dusk and it has to be filled at least once a day. On one occasion I managed to count 42 birds but there was in excess of that on some days.
These have been a glorious sight and has impressed all visitors to the house, birders or not.
48 Hours ago I filled the feeder and seen no sight of them so hopefully their migration is a great success at my expense.
By coincidence there is just one on the feeder as I type but sparrows and tits now get a look in.

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mallingbirder10 November 2015 at 14:24
Never tire of Goldfinches Eddie, to exotic to take for granted!
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KENT BIRD LIST 2014

Red Throated Diver Black throated Diver Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Slavonian Grebe Black Necked Grebe Fulmar Gannet Cormorant Bittern Little Egret Grey Heron Glossy Ibis Spoonbill Mute Swan Bewick Swan Bean Goose Greylag Goose Canada Goose Barnacle Goose Brent Goose Egyptian Goose Shelduck Widgeon Gadwall Teal Mallard Pintail Garganey Shovelor Red Crested Pochard Pochard Tufted Duck Eider Long Tailed Duck Common Scoter Goldeneye Smew Goosander Marsh Harrier Hen Harrier Sparrowhawk Buzzard Kestrel Merlin Hobby Peregrine Red Legged Partridge Pheasant Water Rail Moorhen Coot Oystercatcher Avocet Little Ringed Plover Ringed Plover Golden Plover Grey Plover Lapwing Knot Sanderling Curlew Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Ruff Snipe Black Tailed Godwit Whimbrel Curlew Redshank Wood Sandpiper Turnstone Mediteranean Gull Black headed Gull Common Gull Lesser Blacked Back Gull Herring Gull Great Black Backed Gull Kittiwake Sandwich Tern Common Tern Little Tern Black Tern Guillemot Stock Dove Woodpidgeon Collared Dove Turtle Dove Ringed Neck Parakeet Cuckoo Barn Owl Little Owl Short Eared Owl Swift Green Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Skylark Sand Martin Swallow House Martin Meadow Pipit Rock Pipit Yellow Wagtail Pied/White Wagtail Wren Dunnock Robin Nightingale Whinchat Stonechat Wheatear Ring Ouzel Blackbird Fieldfare Song Thrush Redwing Mistle Thrush Cetti's warbler Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Whitethroat Blackcap Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Goldcrest Spotted Flycatcher Pied Flycatcher Bearded Tit Long Tailed Tit Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Nuthatch Treecreeper Jay Magpie Jackdaw Rook Carrion/Hooded Crow Starling House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Linnet Redpoll Crossbill Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Corn Bunting GREAT WHITE EGRET RAVEN YELLOW BROWED WARBLER CATTLE EGRET

KENT BIRD LIST 2013

Red Throated Diver Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Fulmar Gannet Cormorant Shag Bittern Little Egret Grey Heron Mute Swan Bewick Swan Bean Goose White Fronted Goose Greylag Goose Canada Goose Barnacle Goose Brent Goose Egyptian Goose Shelduck Widgeon Gadwall Teal Mallard Pintail Shovelor Red Crested Pochard Pochard Tufted Duck Scaup Common Scoter Goldeneye Smew Goosander Marsh Harrier Hen Harrier Sparrowhawk Buzzard Kestrel Merlin Hobby Peregrine Red Legged Partridge Pheasant Water Rail Moorhen Coot Oystercatcher Avocet Ringed Plover Little Ringed Plover Golden Plover Grey Plover Lapwing Knot Sanderling Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Ruff Snipe Bar Tailed Godwit Whimbrel Curlew Spotted Redshank Redshank Greenshank Green Sandpiper Turnstone Artic Skua Mediteranean Gull Little Gull Black headed Gull Common Gull Lesser Blacked Back Gull Herring Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black Backed Gull Kittiwake Sandwich Tern Common Tern Little Tern Guillemot Razorbill Stock Dove Woodpidgeon Collared Dove Turtle Dove Cuckoo Barn Owl Swift Kingfisher Green Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Skylark Sand Martin Swallow House Martin Meadow Pipit Rock Pipit Yellow Wagtail Pied/White Wagtail Waxwing Wren Dunnock Robin Nightingale Black Redstart Stonechat Wheatear Blackbird Fieldfare Song Thrush Redwing Mistle Thrush Cetti's warbler Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Lesser Whitethroat Whitethroat Blackcap Chiffchaff Long Tailed Tit Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Nuthatch Treecreeper Jay Magpie Jackdaw Rook Carrion/Hooded Crow Starling House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Siskin Linnet Snow Bunting Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Corn Bunting Garganey Common Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Spoonbill Black Necked Grebe Willow Warbler Spotted Flycatcher Little Stint Bar Tailed Godwit GREAT WHITE EGRET SNOW GOOSE BLUE BLACK SWAN CATTLE EGRET BONAPARTES GULL PECTORAL SANDPIPER whinchat Glossy Ibis Yellow Browed Warbler Bearded Tit Common Crossbill PARROT CROSSBILL

NHGP BIRD LIST 2012

Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Cormorant Bittern Little Egret Grey Heron Mute Swan Greylag Goose Canada Goose Shelduck Widgeon Gadwall Teal Mallard Pintail Shovelor Pochard Tufted Duck Goldeneye Smew Goosander Marsh Harrier Sparrowhawk Buzzard Kestrel Peregrine Pheasant Water Rail Moorhen Coot Lapwing Dunlin Snipe Woodcock Curlew Redshank Common Sandpiper Black headed Gull Common Gull Lesser Blacked Back Gull Herring Gull Great Black Backed Gull Stock Dove Woodpidgeon Collared Dove Kingfisher Green Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Sand Martin Grey Wagtail Pied/White Wagtail Wren Dunnock Blackbird Fieldfare Song Thrush Redwing Mistle Thrush Cetti's warbler Blackcap Chiffchaff Goldcrest Long Tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Treecreeper Jay Magpie Jackdaw Rook Carrion/Hooded Crow Starling House Sparrow Chaffinch Brambling Greenfinch Goldfinch Siskin Redpoll Bullfinch Reed Bunting Nightingale Linnet Reed Warbler Willow Warbler Whitethroat Cuckoo Oystercatcher House Martin Swift Wheatear Hobby Garden Warbler Yellow Wagtail Sedge Warbler Turtle Dove Med Gull Common Tern Total = 100

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Sunday 8 November 2015

Sunday 8th November

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