Another lovely sunny day and lots of activity in the garden. Today seem mostly characterised by flying visits. Mid-afternoon a Grey Heron flew over low – on its way into the Tarn and shortly afterwards I had a good but distant view of Eurasian Sparrowhawk (prob Female) circling above the Grounds of Eltham Palace. It just seemed as though she was enjoying the thermals as she drifted almost effortless across the sky getting higher and higher. Later in the afternoon we saw both Mallard and Canada Geese fly over as they made there way off the Tarn presumably on their way to a roosting site. Also flying around mid-afternoon were the party of Western Jackdaws calling loudly – so distinctive compared to their bigger cousins the Carrion Crows. It would seem that they have taken up residence locally and are now a regular sighting.
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Grey Heron [sp] (Ardea cinerea)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk [sp] (Accipiter nisus)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
Eurasian Jay [sp] (Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Western Jackdaw [sp] (Coloeus monedula)
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone)
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Eurasian Blue Tit [sp] (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
European Robin [sp] (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock [sp] (Prunella modularis)
European Goldfinch [sp] (Carduelis carduelis)
Pete's Favourite Things 