February Monthly Post

[ysabetwordsmith]

This is the February community post for birdfeeding. Which birds did you see this month? What were your wildlife activities during February? What are your plans for March?


February anchor posts include:

Bird feeding month

Great Backyard Bird Count

Fossils

Roof Gardens

Comments

[trepkos]

Each year, I try to see a different bird per day for as many days as possible - the most I've ever got was about 128, I think.
So far this year, my birds (I am in the UK) have been:
Lapwing, Redwing, Great Northern Diver, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Crow, Gannet, Chaffinch, Stonechat, Black-necked grebe, Red-breasted merganser, Raven, Bullfinch, Pintail, Song thrush, Wigeon, Snipe, Lesser black-backed gull, Rock pipit, Peregrine falcon, Greenfinch, Shelduck, Great crested grebe, Greenshank, Shag, Long-tailed tit, Ringed plover, Pochard, Cattle egret, Jackdaw, Bar-headed goose, Mistle thrush, Peacock, Little grebe, Tufted duck, Moorhen, Black-headed gull, Marsh harrier, Dunnock, Chiffchaff, Pied wagtail, Long eared owl, Jay, Kingfisher, Short-toed treecreeper, Common gull, Pheasant, Redshank, Mediterranean gull, Grey plover, Great black-backed gull, Stock dove, Blackbird, Firecrest, Buzzard, Coot, Cormorant, Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin.
This is not the total number of birds seen, but the one's I have picked for the particular day - ie. the rarest one seen that day. Some were in the garden, others at the beach or wetland areas etc.

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's quite a list.

Re: Wow!

[trepkos]

Thanks - this bird-a-day challenge certainly gets you to make the effort!

[ribirdnerd]

Wow great list of birds.

[trepkos]

Thanks - hadn't seen a Firecrest or a treecreeper for a few years, so was pleased with those!