We're in the 4th year of sharing my birdy photos, though technically 2024's images are year 5, as usually I post the previous year's photos each quarter however this year I am posting each month in the following month!
I can't believe it's been 5 years of taking notice of my species' photographed! I don't know who, if anyone, cares about these types of posts and I understand that birding, on the whole, is vastly dominated by middle to older-aged males who probably aren't reading a 30-something female's blog! However, as with everything, I love to have this all here to look back on myself.
That being said, here are March 2024's bird photos!
Photos taken at home - 1st March
Dunnock
Photos taken at home - 3rd March
Collared Dove
Starling
Blackbird
Goldfinch
Rock Dove
Photos taken at Washington Wetlands - 8th March
Mallard
Pheasant
Greenfinch
Stock Dove
Chaffinch
Siskin
Goldfinch
Greylag Goose
Shelduck
Herring Gull
Grey Heron
Canada Goose
Lapwing
Taken at home - 9th March
Long Tailed Tit
Taken at St Abbs Head - 11th March
Grey Wagtail
Herring Gull
Fulmar
Shag
Oystercatcher
Rock Pipit
Carrion Crow
Rock Dove
Dunnock
Rook
Photos taken at home - 18th March
Starling
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Rock Dove
Photos taken at Nose's Point, Seaham - 19th March
Chiffchaff
Oystercatcher
Eider Duck
Photos taken at Watergate Forest Park - 21st March
Wood Pigeon
Blackbird
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Coot
Moor Hen
Mute Swan
Carrion Crow
Taken at home - 22nd March
Blue Tit
House Sparrow
Taken at Home - 23rd March
Robin
Taken at Washington Wetlands - 27th March
Greylag Goose
Wood Pigeon
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Canada Goose
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Teal
Shoveler
Red Shank
Mute Swan
Chaffinch
Blue Tit
Long Tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Siskin
Gadwall
Taken at home - 31st March
Starling
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Two months into the year and my birds photographed total was 42! I was pretty happy with that but then adding a whole 17 more to that in March alone?! Wow! I'm over the moon. It's such a special feeling to spend time with birds and so exciting when photographing one you haven't before, or haven't for a long time. Heck, even those I photograph all the time (like our daily visitors - Pigeons, Starlings, Blue Tits etc) I love too.
I've no idea how April will go with such a huge chunk of it blacked out when we stay home during the school holiday - but hopefully, we'll get at least some photos...
I've no idea how April will go with such a huge chunk of it blacked out when we stay home during the school holiday - but hopefully, we'll get at least some photos...
Check out previous year's 'The Birds of...' posts below.
The Birds of 2023! // January - March
The Birds of 2023! // April - June
The Birds of 2022!
The Birds of 2021!
The Birds of 2020!
The current species list for 2024, in alphabetical order, is:
Avocet
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Bluetit
Bullfinch
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Coal Tit
Collared Dove
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunnock
Eider Duck
Fulmar
Gadwall
Goldeneye
Goldfinch
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
Greylag Goose
Great Black Backed Gull
Great Tit
Greenfinch
Herring Gull
House Sparrow
Jay
Kestrel
Kingfisher
Lapwing
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Moor Hen
Mute Swan
Nuthatch
Oystercatcher
Pheasant
Pink-footed Goose
Red Shank
Robin
Rock Dove
Rock Pipit
Rook
Shag
Shelduck
Shoveler
Siskin
Starling
Stock Dove
Teal
Tree Creeper
Tufted Duck
Velvet Scoter
Water Rail
Woodpigeon
Annual total - 59
