It was fun seeing that many new birds in England.
This wasn’t primarily a birding trip, but anytime we were out and about, we could watch for whatever was around us. When we were out walking, we got to make several trips to wildlife parks, not just city parks, and record what we saw there. Lots of easy birds like crows, blackbirds, coots, herons, and moorhens. Easy to recognize, but slightly different from North American species, so all new birds to us. Those parakeets in the city parks.
Couldn’t count this ruddy shelduck because it didn’t really belong here, but it was fun to see it.
This black swan didn’t count because it was more like a pet.
Got to count the ring-necked pheasant, but it’s the same as what we see at home, when we get lucky enough to spot one.
We saw a great spotted woodpecker.
From a great distance.
Loved that little European robin.
Barnacle geese.
Eurasian magpies.
And a common kingfisher.
Striking coloring.
We added thirty-five species to our life experience.