It's year 3 of birds!!
At the end of 2021 I decided that 2022 was going to be my first real attempt at a 'Big Year', or at least the biggest big year I could really practically do.
A Big Year in simple terms is where bird watchers/enthusiasts spend the year attempting to see and identify as many different species of birds in the wild as possible. There are leader tables that include the US & Canada and Worldwide birders but the traditional Big Year can end up being terrible for the environment, of which is home to the beautiful birds being spotted, due to the amount of travel undertaken, including numerous flights throughout the year.
That being said, my Big Year will probably seem like a very Little Year to many as I only stuck to my home counties as well as a couple of places we drove to on small holidays. I have neither the time nor money to dedicate a full 365 to doing nothing but travelling the width and breadth of the UK (or world!) in search of birds but I can still compete with myself and previous years haha!
Some people also count birds they have physically seen, however, I am only counting those who I have photographed. There were a few awesome bird encounters had in 2022 that were sadly not caught on camera, but that's just tough ha.
In 2020 my annual total was 34, with 4 more at 38 in 2021. See the birds I photographed in both 2020 and 2021 in the posts below.
The Birds of 2020:
The Birds of 2021:
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Birds Photographed in June!
Blackbird
Goldfinch
Common Pigeon
Eider Duck
Puffin
Guillemot
Fulmar
Cormorant
Razorbill
Blackbird
Goldfinch
Common Pigeon
Eider Duck
Puffin
Guillemot
Fulmar
Cormorant
Razorbill
Gannet
Blue Tit
Sand Martins
Herring Gull
Rock Pipit
Kittiwake
Robin
Jackdaw
Swallow
Mallard
Coot
Buzzard
Crow
Mute Swan
Moor Hen
Bullfinch
Back-Headed Gull
Pied Wagtail
House Sparrow
Wood Pigeon
Starling
Magpie
Curlew
Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
Blue Tit
Sand Martins
Herring Gull
Rock Pipit
Kittiwake
Robin
Jackdaw
Swallow
Mallard
Coot
Buzzard
Crow
Mute Swan
Moor Hen
Bullfinch
Back-Headed Gull
Pied Wagtail
House Sparrow
Wood Pigeon
Starling
Magpie
Curlew
Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
Total - 34
Yearly Total - 53
Yearly Total - 53
Carrion Crow
Herring Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Blackbird
Black Headed Gull
Fulmar
European Robin
Common Starling
Common Pigeon
House Sparrow
Collared Dove
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Cormorant
Jackdaw
Raven
Release Dove (White Rock Dove/Common Pigeon)
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Wren
Blackbird
Partridge
Red Kite
Mallard
Grey Wagtail
Robin
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Coot
Canary
Bantam Chicken
Pheasant
Emden Goose
Turkey
Coal Tit
Eider Duck
Puffin
Guillemot
Razorbill
Gannet
Sand Martins
Rock Pipit
Kittiwake
Swallow
Buzzard
Bullfinch
Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Curlew
Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
We did go on a boat trip during this month so 5 of those species were saw we're on that trip. I have so many photos from that day that I couldn't include them all here but you can see more in the following blog posts -
Puffin Boat Trip to the Farne Islands
Puffin Boat Trip to the Farne Islands - Part 2
Puffin Boat Trip to the Farne Islands - Part 3
I have a whole host of other posts to link too, because not only did we go on the boat trip, but June is also 30 Days Wild and we got out on a few other walks.
30 Days Wild // Week 1
30 Days Wild // Week 2
30 Days Wild // Week 3
30 Days Wild // Week 4
Other posts including birds in June!:
Exploring Marsden Rock
Exploring Watergate Forest Park
I don't know how we are going to top this month, nor if we will even have any more new species to add to the list because June was amazing!!
We'll see next time...
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