Birds from the window

*This post has been updated to include further window goodies since 2016.

Finding the White Stork recently from the obs window prompted me to reflect on the birds that I've found/ seen from the Obs window since I moved here in 2009. Here's a few (all pics taken from window- usually at distance hence the quality) :

 Juvenile Long-tailed Skua, a first for the farmlands 

Black Kite- found by Johnny, a first for the farmlands

 Common Crane, a first for the farmlands 

Another Common Crane found by Roger 

White Stork- the second record

Spoonbill over in April 2020 and a Marsh Harrier five minutes later 

White-tailed Eagle! 8th April 2021- found by Ian Jones. One of the Isle of Wight re-introduction birds.

 Turtle Dove

 Common Redstart

Black Redstart 

 Iceland Gull - seen up to five in the air at one time from the window including a Kumlien's! 

 Caspian Gull - lost count of these

 Glaucous Gull - had a few 

 Lapwings moving south in a cold spell- the obs is well handy for viewing hard weather movement (with a cup of coffee and in the warm)  

 Goosander

 Sandwich Terns

 Short-eared Owl- had a few of these, also had Marsh Harriers, obviously loads of Buzzards and Red Kites and best was a Honey Buzzard that Roger found and alerted me too

Black Terns, August 2016

 Oystercatcher, May 2012. Also had Avocet in 2019.

Male Pheasant feeding around the feeders in   2012

Marsh Harrier, November 2014 

 Get a couple a thousand of these flying past in the winter 

 Tree Sparrows on the obs feeders

The obs from the birds' eye view

The obs feeders

The birds have been great and had things at night too like calling Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Curlew, Barn Owls, Tawny Owls, night migration in late autumn etc. However the main new discoveries for Beddington Farmlands has been from the window moth trapping- will have to do a post soon on Highlights from the Bugry.