Watch the Birdie

Section of embroidered cushion from Needlecraft and Needlewoman Magazine no.66 

April 1956

I wanted to take part in the RSPB Great Garden Bird Watch at the end of January, but unfortunately did not manage to find an hour where I could sit still and watch and count.  However, I console myself with the fact that my garden is rich in bird life (largely because it's a bit untidy and attracts all sorts of bugs and creepy crawlies).  We have lived here for exactly fifteen years and in that time I have spotted 43 different species of bird in the garden, or flying over.  They are:

Magpie
Rook
Jackdaw
Starling
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Robin
Wren
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long Tailed Tit
Blackbird
Heron
Moorhen (which got in the kitchen and hid behind the units).
Sparrowhawk
Little Owl
Buzzard
Pheasant
Song Thrush
House sparrow
Black Cap
Swallow
Swift
House Martin
Willow Warbler
Dunnock
Gold Crest
Linnet
Green Woodpecker
Red Kite
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Tree Creeper
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Nuthatch
Mute Swan
Mallard
Pied Wagtail
Pied Flycatcher
Jay

Totalling 43.  I had set myself the target of 45.  Nearly there.