Garden Birding

I enjoy a lot birding from my bedroom window or being outside in my garden. I find it incredible that I can see so many species so easily, not even with a feeder. So I have decided to simply list here all the species I have seen in my garden or flying above my house. :)

Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) from my bedroom window.

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Common Magpie (Pica pica)

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
European Serin (Serinus serinus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

I invite you to do the same at home, whether you have a yard or not. It is very rewarding to see the wildlife we have really close to us.

Love Nature.
Jonathan