The Birds of 2024 - October

 

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 having this all here to reflect on myself. 

That being said, here are October 2024's bird photos!

Taken at Home - 6th October 
Starling

Taken at Home - 10th October 
Mistle Thrush
Rock Dove
House Sparrow

Taken at Home - 11th October
Unidentified (assumed Buzzard)

Taken at Home - 19th October
Goldfinch

Taken at WWT Washington - 21st October
Nuthatch
Willow Tit
Pheasant
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Jay
Moor Hen
Teal
Black Headed Gull

Taken at Home and near St Paul's Church, Jarrow - 22nd October
Grey Wagtail
Carrion Crow

Taken at Home - 23rd October
House Sparrow

Taken at Home - 26th October
Rock Dove

Taken at Home - 30th October
Chaffinch

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October is a busy month for us and that shows in my lack of bird photography this month. 
Excitingly, our one Wetlands visit of the month yielded an exciting addition to my annual list - a Willow Tit! I've seen them multiple times before of course, but getting a photo has not happened this year until now. We're now at 93 species out of a recently decided goal of 100 for 2024...can I manage it? We'll see.

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Check out previous year's 'The Birds of...' posts below
The Birds of 2024 - September
The Birds of 2024 - August
The Birds of 2024 - July
Life Lately - June
The Birds of 2024 - May
The Birds of 2024 - April
The Birds of 2024 // March
The Birds of 2024 // February
The Birds of 2024 // January

The Birds of 2023! // January - March
The Birds of 2023! // April - June
The Birds of 2023! // July - September
The Birds of 2023 // October - December

The Birds of 2022!
The Birds of 2021!
The Birds of 2020!

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

Avocet

Barn Owl

Blackbird 

Blackcap

Black-headed Gull

Black-tailed Godwit

Blue Tit

Bullfinch

Buzzard

Canada Goose

Carrion Crow

Chaffinch

Chiffchaff

Coal Tit

Collared Dove 

Common Swift

Common Tern

Coot

Cormorant

Curlew

Dunnock 

Eider Duck

Fulmar

Gadwall

Gannet

Goldeneye

Goldfinch

Grey Heron

Grey Wagtail

Greylag Goose

Great Black Backed Gull

Great Spotted Woodpecker 

Great Tit

Greenfinch

Guillemot

Herring Gull 

House Martin

House Sparrow 

Jackdaw

Jay

Kestrel

Kingfisher

Kittiwake

Lapwing

Lesser Black-Backed Gull

Linnet

Little Egret

Little Grebe

Long-tailed Tit

Magpie 

Mallard

Meadow Pipit

Mistle Thrush

Moor Hen

Mute Swan

Nuthatch

Oystercatcher 

Pheasant

Pied Wagtail

Pink-footed Goose

Pochard

Razorbill

Redshank

Reed Bunting

Ring Necked Parakeet

Robin 

Rock Dove 

Rock Pipit

Rook

Ruff

Sand Martin

Sandwich Tern

Shag

Shelduck

Shoveler

Siskin

Skylark

Spoonbill

Starling 

Stock Dove

Swallow

Teal

Tree Creeper

Tree Sparrow

Tufted Duck

Turnstone

Velvet Scoter

Water Rail

Waxwing

Wheatear
Willow Tit

Wood Pigeon 

Wren

Annual total - 93