Birds in your garden/nearby

[TimmyMallett]

Someone introduced me to an app this morning whilst out dog walking that identifies birdsong. I've used one before but it was a bit rubbish and this one (Merlin) was a bit of a step up and it led me to wonder where we all are in the country and what you have in your garden/surroundings?

I'm in the SW in an urban environment and mostly on my walk today and in my garden these seem the majority:

Wren
Blackbird
Robin
Wood Pidgeon (do these count? Lets be honest they're just posh pigeons)
Blue Tit
Long Tailed Tit

[TimmyMallett]

Thats quite a haul.

The app flagged up a couple this morning like a Song Thrush and a Blackcap that I know definitely were not audible.

And a Buzzard.

But the rest seemed accurate. It missed the woodpecker but that's not a vocal thing, just the tapping.

[TimmyMallett]

The_Doc said:

But hooray for birdsong.

I've started actively listening now for anything 'unusual' and spotted a couple of Jays this morning in a park, and and a Goldfinch in a bush by my gym yesterday which is in the middle of a big retail park.