JANUARY – FEBRUARY
I have listed birds in all the locations I have seen them to indicate the overlap and adaptation of many species between a variety of habitats.
Gardens & residential locality
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes, Dunnock Prunella collaris, Robin Erithacus rubecula, Blackbird Turdus merula, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos, Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus, Great Tit Parus major, Coal Tit Parus ater, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, Pied Wagtail Motacilla a. yarrellii, Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (30/1/12), Starling Sturnus vulgaris, Magpie Pica pica, Jackdaw Corvus monedula, Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Sea & Seashore of Rhos-on-Sea & Colwyn Bay
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus (28/1/12), Cormorant Phalocrocorax carbo, Shag Phalocrocorax aristotelis, Herring Gull Larus argentatus, Black-headed Gull – Larus ridibundus, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus, Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Waders: Oystercatcher Haemotopus ostralegus, Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula, Turnstone Arenaria interpres, Dunlin Calidris alpina, Purple Sandpiper – Calidris maritima, Redshank Tringa totanus, Curlew Numenius arquata
Little Orme- Rhiwledyn Nature Reserve, Cliffs, Sea
Gt. Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus, Cormorant Phalocrocorax carbo, Shag Phalocrocorax aristotelis, Herring Gull Larus argentatus, Fulmar fulmarus glacialis, Guillemot Uria aalge,
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus, Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, Common Buzzard Buteo buteo, Raven , Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Chough Phyhocorax phyrrocorax, Jackdaw Corvus monedula, Wren Troglodytes troglodytes, Dunnock Prunella collaris, Robin Erithacus rubecula, Blackbird Turdus merula, Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Conwy Estuary
Curlew Numenius arquata, Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, Oystercatcher Haemotopus ostralegus
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MARCH-MAY
Gardens & residential Locality
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes, Dunnock Prunella collaris, Robin Erithacus rubecula, Blackbird Turdus merula, Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus, Great Tit Parus major, Coal Tit Parus ater, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, Goldinch Carduelis carduelis, Starling Sturnus vulgaris, Magpie Pica pica, Jackdaw Corvus monedula, Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto, Herring Gull Larus argentus
Sea & Seashore of Rhos-on-Sea & Colwyn Bay
The seashores are much quieter places from around the middle of March as birds move elsewhere to breed. Herring Gulls remain as many have claimed local rootops on which to nest, but Black-headed Gulls have disappeared. Oystercatchers are still here but in lesser numbers.
Cormorant Phalocrocorax carbo, Herring Gull Larus argentatus, Black-headed Gull – Larus ridibundus, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus, Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Waders: Oystercatcher Haemotopus ostralegus, Turnstone Arenaria interpres, Redshank Tringa totanus, Curlew Numenius arquata
Woodlands (Bryn Euryn, Min-y-Don, Fairy Glen)
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes, Dunnock Prunella collaris, Robin Erithacus rubecula, Blackbird Turdus merula, Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus, Great Tit Parus major, Coal Tit Parus ater, Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus, Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis, Treecreeper Certhia familiaris, Nuthatch Sitta europaea, Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus