Spanish Birding – Great Spotted Cuckoo – 15th May 2011

Mid trip we took a day away from Aldalucia and drove north up into Extremadura primarily to see Bustards.  We found several just outside the village of Belen (near Trujillo) but were not able to get with in any distance to take meaningful photos.

One bird we also found on the day was the Great Spotted Cuckoo, two pairs to be precise, one elusive in some scrub bushes and another in full view on the road side fence. A great photographic opportunity, as we were able to use the car as a hide.

East Anglia Year Count: 133 (April)

Life bird count: 403. Year bird count: 203. Month bird count: 153 (April)

Photo:  Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)

Spanish Birding – Bee-eater – 13th May 2011

I’ve never failed to see Bee-eater on any of my “in season” trips to Spain, however the number and spread in Donana on this visit was exceptional.

As well as views along tree lanes or  electricity lines, we saw them in towns and around our hotel, skimming small lagoons and all over the open marsh land.  Their high number gave a lot more photographic opportunities at the right points of view on lower fences rather than the higher telegraph wires.

East Anglia Year Count: 133 (April)

Life bird count: 403. Year bird count: 203. Month bird count: 153 (April)

Photo:  European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Summer Visitor update – Swift – 7th May 2011

First Swift this morning, seen over my home town.  Great to hear the screech again.  Later in the week I saw some in Harlow.  Also Garden Warbler in Harlow Park, actually heard up to 4 singing.

Dates so far for visitors:  Chiffchaff 14^th March, Wheatear 25^th March, Blackcap 3^rd April. Swallow 7^th April, Whitethroat 19^th April. Cuckoo 22^nd April. 

East Anglia Year Count: 135

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 203. Month bird count: 87.

Spanish Birding – Night Heron – 10th May 2011

I’ve only ever seen these birds in mixed heron flocks moving through in the autumn, so when we found six or seven on the rivers edge as we drove down to the Jose Antonio Valverde (JAV) visitor’s centre in Donana it was a real find for me.

Once at the centre there were several more roosted in trees, some being 1^st summer’s largely brown birds.  Later on our visit other birds cropped up on odd stretches of water and river banks in Donana and else where in Andalucia.

East Anglia Year Count: 133

Life bird count: 403. Year bird count: 203. Month bird count: 153

Photo:  Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Spanish Birding – White Stork – 9th May 2011

We spent the last week of April birding in Spain, based just outside Seville, we travelled extensively in Andalucia progressing across into Extremadura.

One of the birds that was endemic in all our travels was the White Stork.  Biirds nested extensively on anything with any height (pylons, buildings and trees) and could frequently be seen gather nesting material and feeding the meadows and fields.

East Anglia Year Count: 133

Life bird count: 403. Year bird count: 203. Month bird count: 153

Photo:  White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Summer Visitor update – Various – 5th May 2011

Apologies for not blogging, but we’ve been on a birding trip to Spain, covering Donana and some of Extremadura, more to follow.

Just before we left we were in Norfolk and taking note of all the summer visitors arrivals.  So just in case you are in any doubt hers are a few pointers to get some unique and scarce East Anglian birds.

Weeting Heath (NWT) – The Stone Curlews are there and we had distant, brief views of two birds on the 22^nd April.

Lakenheath Fen (RSPB) – Golden Orioles, please check with the reserve but these guys must be there or on their way.  The site is also very good for Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoo and we had a male Garganey there on 22^nd April.

Fingeringhoe (EWT) – Great for Nightingale, not been there this year but will do shortly.

Well I’m going to be sorting through my Spanish photographs and will blog a few of the species we saw very shortly.

East Anglia Year Count: 133

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 133. Month bird count: 82.

Seasonal Wild Flowers 5 – Oxlip

Thought, once, to be hybrid between Cowslip and Primrose these delightful woodland flowers are on the 'Near threatened' list.  Local to East Anglia (not Norfolk) they are always a welcome find.

Distinguished from Cowslips by their paler appearance.

East Anglia Year Count: 119

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 119. Month bird count: 41.

Photo: Oxlip (Primula elatior)

Seasonal Wild Flowers 4 – Celandine

The rhyme goes “Celandines in May” but these yellow flowers are brightening up spring walks much earlier these days.

This photograph was taken in our local wood.

East Anglia Year Count: 119

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 119. Month bird count: 41.

Photo: Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)

Suffolk – Combs Wood – 3rd April 2011

Watch out for: Summer visitors, Woodpeckers, Tits and Wildflowers

This ancient woodland was recorded in the domesday book and although quite small it is a rich place to walk around at any time of the year.

We were particularly looking for “spring arrivals” and the number of singing Chiffchaffs was very noticeable along with at least one Blackcap.  Alas no Nightingales yet (they do normally at least pass through).  However we did get a Marsh Tit and numerous Robins & Wrens singing for their territory.

More photos of the flowers to follow.

East Anglia Year Count: 119

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 119. Month bird count: 37.

Photo: Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Summer Visitor update – Swallow – 7th April 2011

First Swallow this morning, over Hatfield Heath. A bit late, as there have been reports over East Anglia for a few weeks now, but this was my first of the year.

Dates so far for visitors:  Chiffchaff 14^th March, Wheatear 25^th March, Blackcap 3^rd April.

East Anglia Year Count: 119

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 119. Month bird count: 37.

Seasonal Wild Flowers 3 – Red Deadnettle

Spring is now well upon us and the flowers are starting to appear in numbers, so I thought I’d do a couple of entries on those I’d seen whilst birding.

To start with this herbaceous flowering plant can be found in many places, there are actually some down our road, but I photographed these on the coastal path around SWT Trimley Marsh.

East Anglia Year Count: 118

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 118. Month bird count: 23.

Photo: Red Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum)

Suffolk – Trimley SWT – 25th March 2011

Watch out for: Wildfowl, Gulls & Waders

It is a great walk to this site from Levington marina, great views out across the Orwell, some open grass land, a small wooded area and some marsh land.  I saw Skylarks and a Meadow Pipit in the grass and lots of Redshanks and Shelducks feeding on the shoreline.  Out on the water there were Great-crested Grebes & Brent Geese.

When on the reserve there are four hides, the views may differ but the birds remain constant except for the last which is great for Gulls and, later on in the year, Terns.

On the marsh there were Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Ruff, Shelducks, Shoveler, Gadwall & Teal, with Marsh Harrier over along with plenty of Gulls including Common.  Finally in the margins there were Linnets & Reed Buntings and I heard Cetti’s Warbler.

East Anglia Year Count: 115

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 118. Month bird count: 85.

Photo: Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Suffolk – Loom Pit – 25th March 2011

Watch out for: Wildfowl, Gulls & Waders

Taking the opportunity to arrive at this site before seven in the morning gave a wonderful light to look out across the fishing lake and the Orwell estuary.  Ducks and Geese were very much the order of the day with Greylag, Canada & Brent all very close.

On the sands there were numerous Redshanks, the odd Ringed Plover, a Grey Plover and a handful of Curlew.

In the surrounding shrubs and trees Song Thrushes & Chiffchaff were singing and Reed Buntings flitted around trying to attract each others attention.  A proper spring morning and no one about, great!

East Anglia Year Count: 115

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 115. Month bird count: 75.

Photo: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis); Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

1st Rare Bird of the Year – Short-toed Treecreeper – Landguard

This bird was right on my door step this weekend so I decided to get down there and see it for my self.  Typical Treecreeper behaviour prevented any good photographic opportunities for me, but I had some quick clear views.

Also on the site were Northern Wheatear and Black Redstart.

East Anglia Year Count: 115

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 115. Month bird count: 70.

Target Bird No 4: Tree Sparrow

The decline of Sparrows in this country is well documented and to see a House Sparrow can, sadly, often be a surprise these days.  However getting to see a Tree Sparrow has been a lot more of a challenge for quite some years now.

For my money I’ve found most success at the RSPB Ouse Wash reserve, especially on their feeders and that is where these photographs were taken.  I’ve also had some consistent sightings in Norfolk around the Choseley Drying Barns area.

Wherever you see them they are a delight to watch and worth the effort for an annual tick.

East Anglia Year Count: 112

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 112. Month bird count: 65.

Photo: Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus); House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Cambridgeshire – Ouse Washes – 6th March 2011

Watch out for: Swans & Tree Sparrow

The set of hides at this reserve look out right across the wash and can be very productive at all times of the year for a great variety of birds and other wildlife.

In the winter it is wildfowl and in particular visiting winter Swans.  Today there were over 200 Whoopers, and a lot of them were close for viewing.

However the wash is not the only story here.  As you walk through from the car park there are two brilliantly set up feeding area’s and they attract all the normal garden birds (Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit) plus a number of Tree Sparrows, Yellowhammers & Reed Buntings.  It is excellent for photography.

East Anglia Year Count: 112

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 112. Month bird count: 65.

Photo: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

1st Summer Visitor – Chiffchaff – 14th March 2011

At first heard then seen calling in a blooming Prunus Tree in Harlow this lunch time.

East Anglia Year Count: 112

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 112. Month bird count: 65.

Cambridgeshire – Fens – 6th March 2011

Watch out for: Owls, Swans and winter Thrushes

We headed away from Lakenheath and across to the Fens, looking out across the flats and along the Drains for any signs of feeding Swans.  Pulling off the road to get the scope out only to discover they were Mute’s.

It wasn’t long before we were on Bates’s Drove and turning left down to Pymoor, from the bank we could see the completely flooded land across the Ouse Wash, this water was supporting a lot of wildfowl including Pochard, Wigeon & Tufted.  On the dry side there was a Barn Owl hunting down the road side ditch and some distant Bewick Swans.  Further along, in the trees there was a mixed flock of Redwing & Fieldfare

East Anglia Year Count: 107

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 107. Month bird count: 34.

Photo: Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Suffolk – Lakenheath Fen – 6th March 2011

Watch out for: Wildfowl, Grebes & Gulls

We were Cambridge Fens bound this Sunday morning, so en-route we decided to call in at this great RSPB reserve famed for its Gold Orioles in the summer months.  This time of year it is a different story, the large open water can attract wintering Ducks, Grebes and Gulls.

We were very lucky in the fact there was a much reported Black-necked Grebe still over on the far bank, too distant to photograph, but never the less a good bird to see.

On the water we could see most of the British winter ducks, including Pintail, Wigeon, Teal & Pochard.  No notable Gulls, but the Great-crested Grebes were show signs of courtship behaviour.

East Anglia Year Count: 106

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 106. Month bird count: 25.

Photo: Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)

Suffolk – Minsmere Part 2 – 27th February 2011

Watch out for: Marsh Harrier, Bittern, Red-throated Diver, Cetti’s Warbler, Wildfowl and Waders

For the second part of our visit we exited the woodland and headed toward the coast via the west and south hides.

Here it was becoming evident that the waters on the reserve were very high and thus waders would be at a premium.  In fact on the whole trip we only saw Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Dunlin, Oystercatcher and a couple of Ringed Plovers.  On the other hand wildfowl were prolific; with Shoveler, Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Pintail & Pochard all there.  Of note there were large collections of Gulls all going in summer plumage and a large gathering of Lapwings, but our hundredth bird of the year came with a group of 10 or so Avocets.

We then proceeded to the shore line; very distantly we saw Great-crested Grebes & Brent Goose on the water, then a brief view of Red-throated Diver & Common Scoter in flight.

Finally before heading back to the car park we went to the busy east hide, there were a couple of sleeping Kittiwakes on the limited exposed mud and on walking our we heard another Cetti’s calling and spotted a fleeting small brown job, cut across between two reed fronts from where the call had been heard.

East Anglia Year Count: 105

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 105. Month bird count: 79.

Photo: Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Suffolk – Minsmere Part 1 – 27th February 2011

Watch out for: Marsh Harrier, Bittern, Red-throated Diver, Cetti’s Warbler, Wildfowl and Waders

Minsmere is a large reserve with a diverse habitat (woodland, marsh, levels, open water and the North Sea).  Therefore you can easily see a lot of species in one visit and it’s a great place to practice ID skills and pile on a few ticks.

We started by heading out to the Island Mere, just before we got to the hide we heard a Cetti’s Warbler, absolutely no chance of seeing it, but that’s so often the way with this resident.  Looking out across the water there were 5 female Smew and 1 male, all quite close and in the trimmed down reeds Greylag, Coot & Mallard, plus a large number of Tufted Duck grouping on the open water.  Over head there were 4 Marsh Harriers, calling to each other.

We then took ourselves back through the woods, another calling Cetti’s, Willow Tit, Treecreeper & Goldcrest along with numerous Chaffinches, Blue Tits & Great Tits.

99 East Anglian Birds now, more to come…

East Anglia Year Count: 99

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 99. Month bird count: 64.

Photo: Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Seasonal Wild Flowers 2 – Hazel Catkin

As winter moves out you will find that the Catkin are easy to see on the trees.  The chances are they will be either Alder or Hazel.

Great to watch, as they swell and flower, adding colour to the drab winter woodlands and parks and showing us that spring is on its way

East Anglia Year Count: 97

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 97. Month bird count: 56.

Photo: Hazel Catkin (Corylus)

Suffolk – Combs Wood – 20th February 2011

Watch out for: Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Treecreeper

More woodland habitat this weekend, with a trip to one of Suffolk’s oldest woods.  It was very wet and dull but we did manage to see a few of our target species flitting around in one quiet corner.

A good mixed flock containing Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, Willow Tit plus Great & Blue.  Then, a bit adrift from the flock, a pair of Treecreepers, a single Goldcrest & Wren.  Finally, when walking out, a Greater-spotted Woodpecker flew out and over to an adjacent copse.

East Anglia Year Count: 97

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 97. Month bird count: 56.

Photo: Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Norfolk – Thetford Forest– 6th February 2011

Watch out for: Crossbill, Siskin, Redpoll, Goldcrest, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Hawfinch & Brambling

Going into this area is a must during the winter months as it is the easiest place to see a variety of woodland birds.

We drove in from Thetford town and turning left off the A134 went down toward Santon Downham.  Passing a couple of birders just off the road scoping some trees, it turned out they were on a small flock of Crossbills, in particular two bright red males.

Further down the road we turned in to the picnic site at Santon hoping for Brambling (they were here is big numbers last year), alas no such luck.  So it was off to Lynford arboretum.

A quick look at the water on the old gravel pits produced only a Great-crested Grebe and some great Snowdrops on the woods edge.  Walking back up and into the arboretum and I had good views of a Nuthatch close to the path and further on by the river Siskin & Redpoll.  No sign of any Hawfinch.  Lastly we went into pines and soon found Goldcrest.  Not the best birding days but great to see the snowdrops out.  

East Anglia Year Count: 93

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 93. Month bird count: 45.

Photo: Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)

Target Birds No 3: Redpoll & Siskin

In winter, small passerines tend to “mix flock” and it is very common to see Redpolls and Siskins feeding together along with various Tits.

Their most popular quarry is Alder, as in the winter these bare tree have last year’s mature female catkins hanging for birds to feed off. Last weekend we were at Lynford arboretum, which has a large population of Alders along the river bank that divides the arboretum from the paddock. We walked it one way and saw nothing, then walking back we noticed movement in one tree, it was several Blue Tits feeding.

We didn’t have to wait for long before another ten or so small birds arrived. Against the overcast sky identification can be tricky, but you soon get to spot the Siskin and if you keep tracking the birds jumping from branch to branch with a bit of luck you’ll see the red spot on the forehead of a Redpoll, nine times out of ten these will be Lesser, but with a bit more observation and some sunlight you may be lucky enough to get a Mealy or and Arctic.

East Anglia Year Count: 93

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 93. Month bird count: 45.

Photo: Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret); Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

Seasonal Wild Flowers 1 – Snowdrops

I can’t claim this was the first weekend these gems were available to see, as we have not been out for a couple of weekends, but they certainly were pushing through in Thetford Forest when we were about on Sunday.

A very uplifting sight, I hope you agree.  A big thank you to Guy Edwards and his book “100 ways to take better nature and wildlife photographs“ for some help and inspiration with the techniques to photograph them.

East Anglia Year Count: 93

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 93. Month bird count: 45.

Photo: Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)

Garden and Park Report – January

I think it’s worth mentioning how many species you can pick up either in your local park or around your garden.  To date in our garden things have been quite quiet since the snow went, we have regular Robins (two), Blackbirds (five) Dunnocks (Two), Blue Tits, Great Tits, Wood Pigeons, Collard Doves, occasional Long-tailed Tits passing through, and a visiting Wren at least once a week and Starlings.

If I walk out, either from home or work to the Park I can add Mistle and Song Thrush, Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Siskin and just today Pied Wagtail, feeding around some horses with three Redwings.

East Anglia Year Count: 86

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 86. Month bird count: 18.

Photo: Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Target Birds No 2: Black Crows (Corvus)

When targeting a number of species to see in a year roughly a hundred are regular birds that you could pick up anywhere.  Only the probability of actually seeing them will vary by each month because of their seasonal movements, breeding habits and seasonal habitat changes.

In my mind I like to deal with these species in their families, so this entry is dedicated to the “black crows” or Corvus.  In East Anglia you can easily see Rooks, Carrion Crows & Jackdaws. They all frequent the roadside verges; therefore they are good en-route ticks when you head for a site.  Specifically you will spot Rooks in large number, soon, at their nesting sites, Jackdaw are often found around rural properties, enjoying the warmth from a chimney and Carrion Crows tend to be more of a loner, but are common and can be seen feeding on the grounds almost anywhere.

Identification is all about looking at the bird’s head, as illustrated below.

East Anglia Year Count: 85

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 85. Month bird count: 85.

Photo: Rook (Corvus frugilegus); Jackdaw (Corvus monedula): Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

Essex – Mistley Walls– 3rd January 2011

Watch out for: Waders, Pintail, Common Gull & Swans.

To be honest we hit this site all wrong because we had not looked at the tides, defiantly a lesson to be learnt there for when you are visiting any site where you want to study birds feeding on the silt.

However, on the positive side it did lend its self to some opportunities to photograph ducks on the water quite close (see previous Goldeneye post).

Getting down to business there were, as predicted, quite a few Goldeneye and Pintail on the water, Black & Mute Swan very close on the road side and on a small watery margin a couple of Knot & Oystercatchers, you will see many more and Godwits when the tide is out.  Finally we checked out the Gulls to find Common & Lesser & Greater Black-backed.

East Anglia Year Count: 81. 

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 81. Month bird count: 81.

Photo: Lesser Black-backed Gull  (Larus fuscus)

Essex – Abberton – 3rd January 2011

Watch out for: Geese (including Bean), Sawbills, Pochard & Tufted Duck.

I’ve spoken highly of viewing off the causeways across this reservoir before and this winter it has been quite productive. For  a few weeks the water has been heavy iced over, which has had the effect of pushing a lot of the wildfowl to the last remaining ice free water which is conveniently close to the road.

On the water we found Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan, Goosander & Teal.  The reported Tundra Bean Geese were feeding on near by field with Greylag when we were there, you can spot them by their smaller dark bills and slightly slimmer appearance.  We saw nothing of the previously reported White-fronted or Barnacle.

Also of note were the high numbers of Curlew grazing in other adjacent fields, look out for them as you journey between the causeways.  Finally check out the Cormorant colony in the trees on the Layer de la Haye end.

East Anglia Year Count: 75

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 75. Month bird count: 75.

Photo: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Target Birds No 1: Goldeneye

In January and February try looking out on any estuary or reservoir for these birds.  They are winter visitors to East Anglia, more than likely coming from Northern Europe – Scandinavia.

Look out for the attractive interaction between males, as illustrated in my photographs.  The female birds are a less attractive overall brown plumage.

I captured these at Mistley Quay, but I’ve seen them on the Naze and Orwell estuaries, Abberton Reservoir and off the coast at Titchwell.

East Anglia Year Count: 68 

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 68. Month bird count: 68.

Photo: Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

North Norfolk Coast – 1st January 2011

Watch out for: Corn Bunting, Fulmar, Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Sanderling, Scoter and Marsh Harrier.

I always like to get a productive trip underway on New Years Day and there is no better place to start than the Norfolk coast. We decided to centre on Titchwell but on arrival it was raining quite hard and the forecast was for things to improve, so we decided to postpone the reserve till the afternoon and use the car to get our first few target birds of the year. Choseley Drying Barns are just inland from the main A149 and are renowned for Corn Bunting. On arrival there was flock of twelve birds in a near by tree and as a bonus, from even closer cover six Yellowhammers flew out and sat up on a hedge, finally looking out on the wires there were two Song Thrushes, a great start. Next on the list were the cliffs at Hunstanton (about a 10 mile trip), these always provide good views of Fulmar and an opportunity to check the open sea, we quickly had six or seven of these stiff winged birds on the sea as well as an Eider and several Great-crested Grebes. By now the rain had stopped, but rather than heading straight back to Titchwell we took the opportunity to visit the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve at Holme. We checked out the board as we booked in, there were reports of Long-tailed Duck off shore. We had to walk the beach for quite a while, but just off Gore Point there were about ten birds. En-route we saw Sanderling on the shore line and Oystercatcher past. Looking around the scrub there was a large folk of Fieldfare feeding on the Buckthorn and on the lagoon a good collection of Ducks and Grebes. So finally early in the afternoon we were walking out on the RSPB site at Titchwell (so were the world and his wife for that matter but not to worry). To the east over Thornham there were three Marsh Harriers and on the Brackish Marsh were Curlew, Lapwing & Little Egret. Moving up to the coast more ducks on the water along with Black-tailed Godwit, a single Bar-tailed, Redshank, Dunlin & a Ruff. We ended up on the beach and looking out found a Velvet Scoter on the sea and a Guillemot going passed. Finally on the walk back a ground feeding Bearded Tit was pointed by another birder on a similar day one mission. Counting all the species seen whilst travelling and detailing all the wildfowl and Gulls we were listing over sixty birds.

East Anglia Year Count: 68

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 68. Month bird count: 68.

Photo: Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Happy New Year!

Hi there and a Happy New Year to all my readers. With the New Year upon us I thought I’d change a few things about the Blog content. My idea is to do a running theme of aiming to see 200 different species in East Anglia through 2011, so at least once a month my aim is to talk about targeting some particular species either because of a location to visit, the time of year or generally where you should look for those elusive year ticks. This will be threaded amongst my normal birding activities, my overseas trip reports and supported by as many photographs that I can manage to take whilst in the field. So without too much “a do” lets get birding.

East Anglia Year Count: zero!

Life bird count: 399. Year bird count: 0. Month bird count: 0.

Photo: Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)