With the snow last Thursday there came a new bird for the garden, a Grey Wagtail, which has appeared several times since. This bird is often seen along the stream, frequently diving through the tunnel by the pub, but doesn't usually stray far from water.
I have been recording my garden birds on the BTO website for 14 years now, with weekly maxima seen.
House Sparrow is unsurprisingly the most frequent visitor, with 913 recorded. The rarest, with only one record each, are Yellowhammer, Mallard, Spotted Flycatcher, Turtle Dove and Willow Warbler. Perhaps the most unexpected are the two views of Ring Necked Parakeet in 2008.
