This feels strange! Sharing the images of all the birds I photographed last month when usually I wouldn't be sharing them until next year. Hopefully, I can keep on top of compiling these posts each month even if it means a double dose of 'The Birds of...' with 2023's birds being shared alongside.
We're in the 4th year of sharing my birdy photos, though technically 2024's images are year 5.
I can't believe it's been that long! I don't know who, if anyone, cares about these types of posts and I understand that birding, on the whole, is vastly dominated by middle to older-aged males who probably aren't reading a 30-something female's blog! However, as with everything, I love to have this all here to look back on myself.
That being said, here are January 2024 bird photos!
Photos taken at Marsden Bay - January 1st
Oystercatcher
Herring Gull (Juvenile)
Photos taken at WWT Washington - January 3rd
Mallard
Canada Goose
Tufted Duck
Coot
Kingfisher
Pink-footed Geese
Tree Creeper
Pheasant (Female)
Bullfinch
Photos taken at home - January 12th
House Sparrow
Robin
Blackbird
Photos taken at WWT Washington - January 16th
Jay
Black-headed Gull
Kestrel
Teal
Moor Hen
Blackbird
Pheasant (Male)
Great Tit
Stock Dove
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Siskin
Water Rail
Photo taken at home - January 21st
Zephyr the rescue Pigeon (Rock Dove)
Photo taken at home - January 22nd
Wood Pigeon
Herring Gull
Photos taken in Berwick-upon-Tweed - January 24th
Velvet Scoter
Goldeneye
Red Shank
Carrion Crow
Starling
Mallard
On January 26th I took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 and I've already shared the photos from that in the dedicated post (click here to see) but obviously, I am still counting the species here.
Blackbird
Bluetit
Dunnock
House Sparrow
Magpie
Robin
Rock Dove
Starling
Woodpigeon
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As you can see, it was a pretty good birding month! Two Washington Wetlands trips and a walk along the river in Berwick provided the opportunity to photograph 3 previously unphotographed-by-me birds, the Kingfisher, Water Rail and Velvet Scoter which was exciting. Hopefully, in the future, I'll get the chance to photograph a Kingfisher much closer as it was pretty far away, this photo was taken at my lens' full-length. -----
Not only were there many wonderful moments and memories but there was also a fantastic species total of 35 for the month! Kicking off 2024 strong!
Check out previous year's 'The Birds of...' posts below.
The Birds of 2023! // January - March
The Birds of 2022!
The Birds of 2021!
The Birds of 2020!
The current species list for 2024, in alphabetical order, is:
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Bluetit
Bullfinch
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Coal Tit
Coot
Dunnock
Great Tit
Goldeneye
Herring Gull
House Sparrow
Jay
Kestrel
Kingfisher
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Moor Hen
Oystercatcher
Pheasant
Pink-footed Geese
Red Shank
Robin
Rock Dove
Siskin
Starling
Stock Dove
Teal
Tree Creeper
Tufted Duck
Velvet Scoter
Water Rail
Woodpigeon
Annual total - 35
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