The Birds of 2024 // March

 

We're in the 4th year of sharing my birdy photos, though technically 2024's images are year 5, as usually I post the previous year's photos each quarter however this year I am posting each month in the following month!

I can't believe it's been 5 years of taking notice of my species' photographed! 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 March 2024's bird photos!

Photos taken at home - 1st March
Dunnock

Photos taken at home - 3rd March 
Collared Dove
Starling
Blackbird 
Goldfinch
Rock Dove

Photos taken at Washington Wetlands - 8th March
Mallard
Pheasant
Greenfinch
Stock Dove
Chaffinch
Siskin
Goldfinch
Greylag Goose
Shelduck
Herring Gull
Grey Heron
Canada Goose
Lapwing

Taken at home - 9th March
Long Tailed Tit

Taken at St Abbs Head - 11th March
Grey Wagtail
Herring Gull
Fulmar
Shag
Oystercatcher
Rock Pipit
Carrion Crow
Rock Dove
Dunnock
Rook

Photos taken at home - 18th March
Starling
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Rock Dove

Photos taken at Nose's Point, Seaham - 19th March
Chiffchaff
Oystercatcher
Eider Duck

Photos taken at Watergate Forest Park - 21st March 
Wood Pigeon
Blackbird
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Coot
Moor Hen
Mute Swan
Carrion Crow

Taken at home - 22nd March
Blue Tit
House Sparrow

Taken at Home - 23rd March
Robin

Taken at Washington Wetlands - 27th March
Greylag Goose
Wood Pigeon
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Canada Goose
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Teal
Shoveler
Red Shank
Mute Swan
Chaffinch
Blue Tit
Long Tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Siskin
Gadwall

Taken at home - 31st March
Starling

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Two months into the year and my birds photographed total was 42! I was pretty happy with that but then adding a whole 17 more to that in March alone?! Wow! I'm over the moon. It's such a special feeling to spend time with birds and so exciting when photographing one you haven't before, or haven't for a long time. Heck, even those I photograph all the time (like our daily visitors - Pigeons, Starlings, Blue Tits etc) I love too. 
I've no idea how April will go with such a huge chunk of it blacked out when we stay home during the school holiday - but hopefully, we'll get at least some photos...

Check out previous year's 'The Birds of...' posts below.
The Birds of 2023! // January - March
The Birds of 2023! // April - June
The Birds of 2022!
The Birds of 2021!
The Birds of 2020!

The current species list for 2024, in alphabetical order, is:

Avocet

Blackbird 

Black-headed Gull

Bluetit 

Bullfinch

Canada Goose

Carrion Crow

Chaffinch

Chiffchaff

Coal Tit

Collared Dove 

Coot

Cormorant

Curlew

Dunnock 

Eider Duck

Fulmar

Gadwall

Goldeneye

Goldfinch

Grey Heron

Grey Wagtail

Greylag Goose

Great Black Backed Gull

Great Tit

Greenfinch

Herring Gull 

House Sparrow 

Jay

Kestrel

Kingfisher

Lapwing

Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Long-tailed Tit

Magpie 

Mallard

Moor Hen

Mute Swan

Nuthatch

Oystercatcher 

Pheasant

Pink-footed Goose

Red Shank

Robin 

Rock Dove 

Rock Pipit

Rook

Shag

Shelduck

Shoveler

Siskin

Starling 

Stock Dove

Teal

Tree Creeper

Tufted Duck

Velvet Scoter

Water Rail

Woodpigeon 

Annual total - 59