TonyQ: Big Year 2023

[Kitsafari]

@TonyQ I did end our 2022 BY with safaritalkers' favourite pigeon. and a lovely one at that. 

 

Great start. I've always thought your images are great no matter what gear you are using.  

[TonyQ]

@Kitsafari@xelas@Zim Girl@PeterHGthank you for your kind comments

@michael-ibkthank you, I thought of you when I posted the Stock Dove

 

A few from the garden (all taken through glass). It has been very cold here recently, as you will see from some of these!

 

15.UK.15 Blackbird  Turdus merula  

(F) Our Garden, Birmingham       15.01.23

Edited January 24, 2023 by TonyQ

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16.UK.16 Great Tit  Parus major       

Our Garden, Birmingham       18.01.23

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17.UK.17 Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis      

Our Garden, Birmingham       18.01.23

Our Garden, Birmingham       18.01.23

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18.UK.18 Blackcap  Sylvia atricapilla

(M) Our Garden, Birmingham       18.01.23

Some Blackcaps remain as residents during our winter (most of these are males). This one dominates access to the feeders in our garden and chases off other birds - even a pair of much larger Bullfinches.

[TonyQ]

Another visitor to the garden the other day (I am not counting it!)

 

 

A quick grab shot through the window - taken at 110mm. It saw us then turned round and headed back up the garden with no hurry.

[pedro maia]

That’s a great garden sighting!!

[Galana]

Dave Williams gets everywhere.

An excellent selection from your garden. Keep warm!

[Peter Connan]

Beautiful stuff Tony!

[BRACQUENE]

I know there are foxes around my place but I have never seen one in my garden Tony ; great photos by the way !

[Zim Girl]

How wonderful to see a fox in your garden.

The Blackcap is a lovely addition to your garden birds as well.

[michael-ibk]

On 1/24/2023 at 7:13 PM, TonyQ said:

I thought of you when I posted the Stock Dove

 

Michael the Stock Dove fetish guy. Thank you very much Tony!

 

Great garden visitor!

[Kitsafari]

ewwww, cute Foxy - is his name Dave by any chance?

[TonyQ]

@Peter Connan@pedro maia@Zim Girlthank you

Thank you @michael-ibk- and you are welcome

Thank you @BRACQUENE - we have been hearing the foxes at night as well - they can be very noisy at this time of year

@Galana@Kitsafarithank you - I don't know what Dave was doing in our garden!

 

A few additions from a trip to Upton Warren

 

19.UK.19 Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris

Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

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20.UK.20 Dunnock   Prunella modularis       

Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

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21.UK.21 Curlew  Numenius arquata

Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

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22.UK.22 Linnet  Carduelis cannabina          

Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

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23.UK.23 Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus         

Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

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24.UK.24 Stonechat  Saxicola torquata        

(M) Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

(F) Upton Warren, Worcestershire           20.01.23

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25.UK.25 Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus       

(F) Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

(M) Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

(F) Upton Warren, Worcestershire           13.01.23

I think they are very pretty little birds

[Galana]

Very nice. You did very well to split that drab Greenfinch from the other LBJs

[PeterHG]

Yet again beautiful photos! Upton Warren certainly delivered some nice birds.

[Peter Connan]

A productive expedition! Very good photos.

[TonyQ]

@Galana@Peter Connanthank you

@PeterHGthank you - Upton Warren is our favourite local reserve

 

A few more birds

 

26.UK.26 Yellow-legged Gull  Larus michahellis 

This is the first time we have seen it in the UK     

Earlswood, nr Birmingham     17.01.23

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27.UK.27 Kittiwake  Rissa tridactyla 

Usually seen at the coast - I think it is the first one we have seen inland

Earlswood, nr Birmingham     17.01.23

 

Edited January 31, 2023 by TonyQ