Considering the Birds…

On Sunday mornings, from April through to August, we keep an eye and and ear open for birds in and around the Church Garden.

‘Consider the birds of the air,’ said Jesus. And so we do.

Here’s what we’ve seen/heard so far:

April:

Jackdaw, Raven, Blue Tit, Hooded Crow, Common Gull, Great Tit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wood-Pigeon, Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Stock Dove, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin, White Wagtail, Redpoll, Tree Sparrow, Barnacle Goose, Starling, Wren, Song Thrush, Cormorant, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Greenfinch.

May:

Blue Tit, Common Gull, Great Tit, White Wagtail, Blackbird, Stock Dove, Wood-Pigeon, Oystercatcher, House Sparrow, Starling, Hooded Crow, Tree Sparrow, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Robin, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wren, Canada Goose, Song Thrush, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Collared Dove, Rock Pigeon, Swift, Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Coal Tit, Swallow.

June:

Stock Dove, Blue Tit, Fieldfare, Collared Dove, Tree Sparrow, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Swift, Hooded Crow, Wood-Pigeon, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Robin, Blackcap, Great Tit, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Swallow, Common Gull, Starling, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wren, Black Redstart, Greenfinch, Raven, Magpie, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, White Wagtail, Tree Creeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Oystercatcher.

July:

Blackbird, White Wagtail, Hooded Crow, Magpie, House Sparrow, Red Kite, Tree Sparrow, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Common Gull, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin, Stock Dove, Barnacle Goose, Jackdaw, Greenfinch, Blackcap…