Birds I Met in August

 

We're into the seventh year of Birdy Round Ups, and compared to when I first started these posts, it would seem birding as a hobby in general has greatly increased in popularity. While it always feels a little strange when something I have loved for a long time becomes a 'trend', it's absolutely great that people are noticing and appreciating our beautiful wildlife more and more. They need as much help as they can get, and when people are more aware of who we share the planet with, it raises the chances of them getting that help.

As someone who has been a birder for around 22 years now, I vouch for the joy and peace that our bird kingdom brings. For what we get from them, we must give back. Feed the birds. Provide fresh water sources all year round (keep them topped up in Summer and the ice broken in Winter). Plant native trees, bushes, flowers - look into which are great food sources, shelter, etc. Resist the urge to sanitise your outdoor spaces (for example, leave the leaves, don't over-prune, try to keep things as wild as possible with as little concrete and such as possible). Give them space. Stop pets and children from chasing or scaring them, even more so in Winter when they need to conserve energy and taking flight takes a lot of their energy! Most importantly, just be kind. All species, from gulls and pigeons to birds of prey and 'game birds' like pheasants, are all equal and deserve to live a safe, healthy life.

Anyway! Here are all the beautiful birds I met in August.

3rd August
Robin (Juvenile)

10th August
Jackdaw (Juvenile)

12th August
Herring Gull

14th August
Pigeon/Rock Dove

19th August
Collared Dove

22nd August
Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Jackdaw

23rd August
Pigeon

26th August
Great Tit
Blackbird
Pigeon

27th August 
Wood Pigeon

29th August 
Dunnock

30th August
Oystercatcher
Great Black Backed Gull

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Annual Total
Avocet
Blackbird
Black-Headed Gull
Blue Tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit

Collared Dove
Common Tern
Common Whitethroat
Coot
Cormorant
Dunnock
Eider
Fulmar
Gadwall
Garden Warbler

Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Great Black-Backed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Greenfinch
Greylag Goose
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
Herring Gull

House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Kestrel
Kittiwake
Lapwing
Linnet
Little Grebe
Long-Tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard

Meadow Pipit
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pink-Footed Goose
Razorbill
Reed Bunting
Ring-necked Parakeet

Robin
Rock Dove
Rook
Sand Martin
Sedge Warbler
Shelduck
Shoveler
Siskin
Skylark
Sparrowhawk

Starling
Stock Dove
Swallow

Swift

Treecreeper 
Tufted Duck
Wood Pigeon

[& Greylag x Canada Goose Hybrid]

- 68

Monthly 'New' Totals
January - 28 birds
February - 8 birds 
March - 14 birds
April - 3 birds

May - 10 birds
June - 4 birds
July - 1
August - 0



Well, as excepted, August was my first month with no additional birds for my annual total. The height of British Summer and school holidays, is peak aestivation time for me so all photos this month were taken at home and with the heat and such we had a noticeable decline in smaller garden birds around. I have high hopes for September and hope to push my total over the 70 mark!