The Birds of 2020 // October - December

 

Here we have the final part of my 'The Birds of 2020' quarterly posts! As with the previous three posts, this post is home to photos of the wonderful birds I photographed and featured in my 2020 daily photo project from October to December.

See the other posts in this mini-series here:
The Birds of 2020 // January - March
The Birds of 2020 // April - June
The Birds of 2020 // July - September

You can also check out my daily photo blog here: Adventures of the Hallows

October

Peregrine Falcon, Blue Tit, Starling.
3 species photographed in October.


November

Wood Pigeon, Mistle Thrush, Dunnock, Rock Dove, Crow, Sparrow, Juvenile Herring Gull.
7 species photographed in November. 7 new this month.


December

Black-Backed Gull, Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Starling, Crow, Herring Gull, Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Wood Pigeon, Robin, Bullfinch, Chaffinch. 

12 species photographed in December. 6 new this month. 


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That makes 16 different species of birds photographed throughout October to December 2020! Wow! Of course, we are always extremely lucky and appreciative to experience any and all wild birds, especially those who choose to visit our garden, however, to see the Peregrine Falcon in person in the business park where Mr H worked at the time was magical!!

Considering the July - September post featured a mere 7 species, 16 is wonderful! I have totalled up all the different species photographed through the whole of 2020 and if my workings out are correct there were 34 and the list of each can be seen below.

Black Bird,

Black-Backed Gull,

Black-Headed Gull,

Blue Tit,

Bullfinch,

Chaffinch

Coal Tit,

Collared Dove,

Coot,

Cormorant,

Crow,

Dunnock,

Fulmar,

Greylag Goose,

Herring Gull,

House Sparrow,

Juvenile Buzzard,

Lapland Bunting,

Leghorn Chicken,

Magpie,

Mallard,

Mandarin Duck,

Mistle Thrush,

Mute Swan,

Peregrine Falcon,

Rock Dove,

Robin,

Starling,

Stonechat,

Song Thrush,

Tufted Duck,

White Rock Dove,

Wood Pigeon,

Yellowhammer.

There's no chance I'll beat that this year but I can't get over how amazing it is to have the opportunity to see such a variety of birds all in my county. So many of those above were seen from my very own house! 

Until next time...

The Last Day Out at Beamish pt.2

Did you catch Wednesday's post?? Make sure to check it out as it is the first set of photos from this day out at Beamish - The Last Day Out at Beamish pt.1. 
As a quick recap, these photos were taken way back on the 7th of July on our last visit to Beamish Open Air Museum. We love going here for a walk, especially with our dog Baker because all dogs must be on leads and it means he is safe to enjoy his time out rather than being scared a dog is going to run at him. He has been attacked a few times over his short 9 years of life and so now has quite bad anxiety with dogs and strange humans (because it is the owner's fault after all), but here we can relax somewhat.
It's sad that we haven't visited recently and won't for a while but fingers crossed people start seeing sense and realizing this is a pandemic, not seasonal flu, and act according soon. 
Anyway, check out the Part 1 post for more info and enjoy these photos of this gem of Northern History.

This post features photos from the short walk through the trees from the main road by Pockerley Waggonway to the 1900s Colliery and Pit Village. In the village are multiple cool places to pop into but we still stay outside for now. You can see the Engine House, Baker outside of the Mahogany Drift Mine, the Lamp Cabin, Francis Street Cottages, Pit Hill Chapel, Hetton Silver Band Hall, Pit Pony Stables and the view from the main road on our walk out. 

I did mention in Part 1 that this is where it got busy, however, my photos don't back up that view... That's because I take my photos strategically and for those that do have the odd person in, I edit them out haha! Despite having so many photos from this area, we did pretty much speed walk through to get away from the crowds. An FYI if you are going to Beamish - the Pit Village and the 1900s Town are the places that most people tend to flock to! 

Look at Baker's face though! That's how much we love Beamish. Here's hoping we get to return soon.
Until next time...