At this stage, is there any point in saying much? It's year 6 of keeping count of all the beautiful birds I'm lucky enough to photograph, and I can't stop now! Last year, I surpassed my goal and photographed 101 species all within the North East of England alone. I'm not sure if I'll beat that impressive number in 2025, but I'm happy to try. Here is what I photographed in October.
3rd October - At Home
House Sparrow
5th October - At Home
Greenfinch
6th October - At Home
Rock Dove
9th October - At Home
Jackdaw
11th October - At Home
Wood Pigeon
13th October - At Home
Coal Tit
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Robin
14th October - WWT Washington
Mallard
Cormorant
Herring Gull
Oystercatcher
Teal
Moor Hen
Black Tailed Godwit
Grey Heron
Redshank
Jay
Pink-footed Goose
16th October - At Home
Ring Necked Parakeet
17th October - At Home
Robin
21st October - WWT Washington
Teal
Greylag Goose
Black Headed Gull
Black-Tailed Godwit
Herring Gull
Coot
25th October - At Home
Wood Pigeon
26th October - At Home
Great Spotted Woodpecker
30th October - Braco, Dunblane
Pheasant
Robin
Wren
Coal Tit
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Blue Tit
Moorhen
Tree Sparrow
Song Thrush
Red Kite
Blackbird
Pink-footed Goose
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October didn't let me down! We returned to the Wetlands after 9 months, which helped me secure 3 new species, including the gorgeous Black Tailed Godwit. We also had a little trip away, and thanks to the help of a bag of seed we took, I was over the moon to see some Tree Sparrows again (my second time ever, my first time being at Bempton Cliffs in April 2024) amongst the throngs that drained the feeder in mere hours. Not only that, but while walking around the area we were staying, Red Kites soared overhead! So exciting!
At this point, it looks unlikely that I'll reach my 100 bird goal this year, but that's fine by me. Considering how little I've left home this year, 78 is pretty impressive... Still, there are 2 months left. Fingers crossed, I can at least tick off two more for a round number!
Annual Total -
Blackbird
Black Headed Gull
Black Tailed Godwit
Blue Tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit
Collared Dove
Common Pochard
Common Tern
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunlin
Dunnock
Eider
Fulmer
Gadwall
Gannet
Goldeneye
Goldfinch
Great Tit
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Greenfinch
Greylag Goose
Grey Heron
Herring Gull
House Martin
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Kestrel
Kittiewake
Lapwing
Linnet
Little Egret
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow Pipit
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Nuthatch
Oystercatcher
Pink-footed Goose
Phesant
Pied Wagtail
Razorbill
Red Kite
Reed Bunting
Redshank
Ringed Plover
Ring-Necked Parakeet
Robin
Rock Dove
Rook
Sand Martin
Sandwich Tern
Shelduck
Shoveler
Song Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Stock Dove
Stonechat
Swallow
Swift
Teal
Tree Sparrow
Tufted Duck
Turnstone
Whitethroat
Wigeon
Wood Pigeon
Wren
Total - 78
Monthly (New Spotting) Total
January - 29
February - 11
March - 6
April - 7
May - 4
June - 12
July - 0
August - 2
September - 2
October - 5
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