Tag: Greenfinch

• Easter in the Fens part 2 – Fen Drayton & Ouse Fen

  

  A sunny foray into the fenland north of Cambridge allowed me to connect with some iconic birdlife and some kind local birders.

  therevivedbirder

  April 16, 2024

  birds

  Barnacle GOose, Bearded Tit, Black-tailed Godwit, Canada Goose, Cattle Egret, Cetti’s Warbler, Gadwall, Great Bittern, Great White Egret, Greenfinch, Greylag Goose, Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Harrier, Pintail, Shoveler, Skylark, Willow Warbler

• A winter’s surprise

  

  I hope this good day for birds is a sign of the exciting things to come as spring finally begins to wake up.

  therevivedbirder

  February 22, 2024

  Uncategorized

  Greenfinch, Greylag, linnet, Purple Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser, smew

• Stensparken 2023: Om året som gjekk

  

  Sjølv om me allereie er nesten i februar, har eg tenkt dei siste vekene at det ville vore fint med eit samandrag av året som var i Stensparken.

  therevivedbirder

  January 25, 2024

  Stensparken: Patch 2022, Uncategorized

  Barnacle GOose, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Brambling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Cormorant, Crow, Dunnock, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Goshawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Greylag Goose, Guillemot, Hawfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Mallard, Meadow Pipit, Nutcracker, Nuthatch, Oystercatcher, Peregrine, Pied Flycatcher, Pink-footed Goose, Redpoll, Redwing, Robin, Siskin, Skylark, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Flycatcher, Starling, Stock Dove, Swift, Tree Pipit, Tree Sparrow, Treecreeper, Waxwing, Whinchat, White Wagtail, Whooper Swan, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon, Wren

• Stensparken 2022: The Year in Review

  

  A look-back at some of the birding highlights Stensparken has provided me with this year.

  therevivedbirder

  December 28, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022

  Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Brambling, Bullfinch, Buzzard, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Common Crossbill, Common Gull, Cormorant, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Greylag Goose, Hawfinch, Heron, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Whitethroat, Magpie, Mallard, Nuthatch, Oystercatcher, Peregrine Falcon, Pied Flycatcher, Pink-footed Goose, Red-backed Shrike, Redpoll, Redwing, Ring-necked Parakeet, Robin, Siskin, Skylark, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Swallow, Swift, Tree Sparrow, Treecreeper, Waxwing, White Wagtail, Whooper Swan, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon, Wren

• Week 45: Forest Feeling

  

  Bills are crossed and wings are waxed this week as northerly species take a city break.

  therevivedbirder

  November 17, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022

  Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Collared Dove, Common Crossbill, Common Gull, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Hawfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Robin, Sparrowhawk, Tree Sparrow, Treecreeper, Waxwing, Whooper Swan, Wren

• Week 43: New Neighbours

  

  A fearless group of Tree Sparrows is providing me with some patch birding in a rather literal sense.

  therevivedbirder

  October 26, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022, Uncategorized

  Blackbird, Blue Tit, Brambling, Bullfinch, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Hawfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Nuthatch, Redpoll, Redwing, Robin, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon

• Week 16: April Arrivals

  

  The best time of year is upon us, and the park hasn’t been this full of life for months.

  therevivedbirder

  May 1, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022

  Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Hawfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Robin, Song Thrush, Starling, Tree Sparrow, White Wagtail, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon

• Week 11: Little Drummer Boy

  

  There’s nothing like a elusive park first to chase away the last of the winter blues.

  therevivedbirder

  March 17, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022

  Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Greylag Goose, Hawfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Nuthatch, Pink-footed Goose, Robin, Siskin, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon

• Week 8: Vernal Yearnings

  

  Spring is kicking into gear in Oslo—at least if you ask the birds.

  therevivedbirder

  February 27, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022

  Blackbird, Blue Tit, Brambling, Bullfinch, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Nuthatch, Redpoll, Siskin, Sparrowhawk, Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon

• Week 7: Cardueline Chorus

  

  Stopping and listening to finches is never a waste of time, especially when a new patch tick is hiding among them.

  therevivedbirder

  February 20, 2022

  Stensparken: Patch 2022

  Blackbird, Blue Tit, Brambling, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Crow, Feral Pigeon, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Hawfinch, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Magpie, Nuthatch, Redpoll, Siskin, Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon