At home over the weekend which gave me the opportunity to watch the garden and check on its resident species. The highlight was the appearance on Saturday afternoon of a party of eight Common Swift which appeared over the garden for about 20 minutes. This was the first time that we had seen them on the patch this year.
photo by Chris Moody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zpyder/)
photo by Stefan Berndtsson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbern/with/8528914788/)
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
Common Swift [sp] (Apus apus) 25/05/2013
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 Starling [sp] (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
European Goldfinch [sp] (Carduelis carduelis)
Pete's Favourite Things 