Birds I Met in June

 

We're into the seventh year of Birdy Round Ups, and compared to when I first started these posts, it would seem birding as a hobby in general has greatly increased in popularity. While it always feels a little strange when something I have loved for a long time becomes a 'trend', it's absolutely great that people are noticing and appreciating our beautiful wildlife more and more. They need as much help as they can get, and when people are more aware of who we share the planet with, it raises the chances of them getting that help.

As someone who has been a birder for around 22 years now, I vouch for the joy and peace that our bird kingdom brings. For what we get from them, we must give back. Feed the birds. Provide fresh water sources all year round (keep them topped up in Summer and the ice broken in Winter). Plant native trees, bushes, flowers - look into which are great food sources, shelter, etc. Resist the urge to sanitise your outdoor spaces (for example, leave the leaves, don't over-prune, try to keep things as wild as possible with as little concrete and such as possible). Give them space. Stop pets and children from chasing or scaring them, even more so in Winter when they need to conserve energy and taking flight takes a lot of their energy! Most importantly, just be kind. All species, from gulls and pigeons to birds of prey and 'game birds' like pheasants, are all equal and deserve to live a safe, healthy life.

Anyway! Here are all the beautiful birds I met in June.

4th June
Pigeon
Starling

6th June
Herring Gull
Magpie

7th June
Great Tit
House Sparrow

8th June
Rock Dove/Pigeon
Black Backed Gull
Kittiwake
Razorbill
Cormorant
Herring Gull

12th June
Pigeon

16th June
Collared Dove
Pigeon
Jackdaw
Wood Pigeon
Goldfinch

18th June
Collared Dove
Jackdaw
Pigeon

19th June
Blackbird
Swallow
Common White Throat
Lapwing
Avocet
Oystercatcher
Moorhen
Black Headed Gull
Common Tern
Coot
Tufted Duck
Greylag Goose

21st June
Robin
Bullfinch

22nd June
Pigeon

24th June
Pigeon

25th June
Dunnock
Pied Wagtail

27th June
Goldfinch

29th June
Pigeon

Annual Total
Avocet
Blackbird
Black-Headed Gull
Blue Tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit

Collared Dove
Common Tern
Common Whitethroat
Coot
Cormorant
Dunnock
Eider
Fulmar
Gadwall
Goldcrest

Goldfinch
Great Black-Backed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Greenfinch
Greylag Goose
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtail
Herring Gull
House Sparrow

Jackdaw
Kestrel
Kittiwake
Lapwing
Linnet
Little Grebe
Long-Tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow Pipit

Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pink-Footed Goose
Razorbill
Reed Bunting
Ring-necked Parakeet
Robin

Rock Dove
Rook
Sand Martin
Sedge Warbler
Shelduck
Shoveler
Siskin
Skylark
Sparrowhawk
Starling

Stock Dove
Swallow

Swift

Treecreeper 
Tufted Duck
Wood Pigeon

[& Greylag x Canada Goose Hybrid]

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Monthly 'New' Totals
January - 28 birds
February - 8 birds 
March - 14 birds
April - 3 birds

May - 10 birds
June - 4 birds