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61 Boring birds

#1 Osprey

An auspicious start

— 1 June 2020

#2 Peregrine

The killer in you is the killer in me

— 2 June 2020

Also on: 10 June, 12 June, 7 July, 15 July, 16 July, 25 July, 27 July, 4 August, 11 August, 19 August

#3 Starling

A small rain falling

— 3 June 2020

Also on: 5 June, 12 June, 15 June, 17 June, 21 June, 3 July, 4 July, 6 July, 7 July, 10 July, 21 July, 29 July, 4 August, 11 August, 19 August

#4 House Martin

A constant stream of tiny farts

— 4 June 2020

Also on: 15 June, 18 June, 19 June, 27 June, 30 June, 8 July, 9 July, 26 July, 28 July, 4 August, 19 August, 31 August

#5 Swallow

Colour without colour

— 5 June 2020

Also on: 18 June

#6 Swift

All the clocks stop

— 6 June 2020

Also on: 3 June, 4 June, 5 June, 7 June, 10 June, 11 June, 14 June, 15 June, 16 June, 18 June, 19 June, 27 June, 28 June, 29 June, 30 June, 1 July, 3 July, 4 July, 5 July, 6 July, 8 July, 23 July, 26 July, 27 July, 29 July, 31 July, 4 August, 11 August, 19 August, 31 August

#7 Blackbird

Hiraeth

— 7 June 2020

Also on: 11 June, 15 June, 17 June, 20 June, 24 June, 26 June, 8 July, 21 July

#8 Grey Wagtail

Tiny dramas / Bird on a leash

— 8 June 2020

Also on: 3 June, 4 June, 15 June, 18 June, 24 June, 25 June, 6 July, 18 July

#9 Blackcap

Nightingale of the north

— 9 June 2020

Also on: 7 June, 14 June, 15 June, 17 June, 18 June, 24 June, 2 July, 8 July, 19 July, 29 July, 31 July, 4 August, 19 August, 9 September

#10 Song Thrush

Cracker

— 10 June 2020

Also on: 11 June, 14 June, 24 June, 26 June, 2 July, 15 July, 19 July, 21 July

#11 Greenfinch

Sorted for E's and whizz

— 11 June 2020

Also on: 24 June, 26 June

#12 Cormorant

Quasimodo

— 12 June 2020

Also on: 7 June, 15 June, 21 June, 25 June, 28 June, 6 July, 23 July, 26 July, 27 July, 11 August, 30 November

#13 Red Kite

Marionette

— 13 June 2020

Also on: 27 September

#14 Sedge Warbler

California girls

— 14 June 2020

Also on: 5 June, 10 June, 16 June, 19 June, 24 June, 22 July

#15 Herring Gull

Sonny and Cher

— 15 June 2020

Also on: 3 June, 20 June, 25 June, 28 June, 1 July, 4 July, 7 July, 8 July, 11 July, 14 July, 16 July, 22 July, 29 July, 31 July, 19 August

#16 Reed Warbler

Reverse parking

— 16 June 2020

Also on: 7 June, 10 June, 11 June, 24 June, 3 July, 7 July, 8 July, 19 July, 23 July, 29 July, 19 August

#17 Pied Wagtail

Plucky little Brit

— 17 June 2020

Also on: 5 June, 11 June, 18 June, 22 June, 29 June, 5 July, 26 July, 27 July, 30 November

#18 Lesser Whitethroat

Waiting

— 18 June 2020

Also on: 13 June, 14 June, 17 June, 21 June, 24 June, 9 August, 31 August, 9 September, 27 September

#19 Sand Martin

Synchronised swimmers

— 19 June 2020

Also on: 4 June, 8 June, 15 June, 17 June, 27 June, 28 June, 30 June, 3 July, 4 July, 5 July, 7 July, 8 July, 10 July, 18 July, 23 July, 26 July, 27 July, 28 July, 31 July, 19 August, 31 August

#20 Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Human)

Chill, black and disturbed

— 20 June 2020

Also on: 15 June, 17 June, 18 June, 25 June, 27 June, 1 July, 11 July, 14 July, 16 July, 19 July, 22 July, 24 July, 28 July, 29 July

#21 Canada Goose

Day of the Triffids

— 21 June 2020

Also on: 2 June, 4 June, 7 June, 12 June, 15 June, 17 June, 19 June, 25 June, 27 June, 30 June, 7 July, 19 July, 23 July, 26 July, 31 July, 30 November

#22 Egyptian Goose

Beautiful freak

— 22 June 2020

Also on: 19 June, 25 June, 30 June, 1 July, 5 July, 31 July

#23 Common Sandpiper

The early bird

— 23 June 2020

Also on: 27 June, 30 June, 1 July, 23 July, 31 July, 4 August, 19 August, 9 September

#24 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Every fruit looks like a nail

— 24 June 2020

Also on: 21 June, 25 June, 13 July, 21 July, 31 August

#25 Wren

A wizzal?

— 25 June 2020

Also on: 7 June, 14 June, 15 June, 3 July, 7 July, 21 July, 4 August

#26 Whitethroat

All God's creatures

— 26 June 2020

Also on: 2 June, 9 June, 10 June, 13 June, 17 June, 18 June, 20 June, 21 June, 31 August, 9 September

#27 Curlew

Child of 2020

— 27 June 2020

#28 Linnet

Lethargic linnet

— 28 June 2020

Also on: 15 June, 17 June, 19 June, 20 June, 22 June, 26 June, 1 July, 3 July, 5 July, 10 July, 15 July, 19 July, 27 July, 31 July, 4 August, 19 August

#29 Grey Heron

Lakeside haute-couture

— 29 June 2020

Also on: 21 June, 21 June, 24 June, 25 June, 1 July, 3 July, 4 July, 15 July, 18 July, 19 August

#30 Carrion Crow

Too cool for school

— 30 June 2020

Also on: 1 June, 3 June, 3 June, 10 June, 14 June, 15 June, 25 June, 29 June, 1 July, 2 July, 28 July

#31 Jay

Groundhog jay

— 1 July 2020

Also on: 15 June, 29 June, 3 July

#32 Green Woodpecker

Like the corners of your mind

— 2 July 2020

Also on: 15 June, 29 June, 1 July, 7 July, 23 July, 25 July

#33 Sparrowhawk

Great white

— 3 July 2020

Also on: 8 June, 14 June, 18 June, 11 July, 23 July

#34 Kestrel

Suitcase mime

— 4 July 2020

Also on: 13 June, 11 July, 25 July, 19 August

#35 Hobby

Distant speck

— 5 July 2020

Also on: 5 June, 9 July, 11 August, 31 August

#36 Mistle Thrush

Bovver boys

— 6 July 2020

Also on: 27 June, 30 June, 1 July

#37 Gadwall

My fair lady

— 7 July 2020

Also on: 12 June, 27 June, 22 July, 31 July

#38 Dunnock

LBJ

— 8 July 2020

Also on: 2 June, 9 June, 15 June, 20 June, 24 June, 26 June, 2 July, 3 July, 7 July, 31 July

#39 Goldfinch

From one rain-lover to another, a gift

— 9 July 2020

Also on: 7 June, 14 June, 19 June, 24 June, 28 June, 2 July, 3 July, 7 July, 10 July, 13 July, 21 July, 28 July, 29 July

#40 Buzzard

Upstart eagle

— 10 July 2020

Also on: 13 July

#41 Ring-necked parakeet

Every dog has its day

— 11 July 2020

Also on: 15 June, 24 June, 25 June, 2 July, 13 July, 31 July

#42 Cattle Egret

Walthamstow Safari Park

— 12 July 2020

#43 Green Sandpiper

Tonic wine

— 13 July 2020

Also on: 23 June, 23 July

#44 Common Tern

Simply the best

— 14 July 2020

Also on: 14 June, 15 June, 21 June, 22 June, 24 June, 25 June, 26 June, 27 June, 1 July, 3 July, 4 July, 7 July, 13 July, 15 July, 16 July, 18 July, 21 July, 22 July, 26 July, 27 July, 31 July, 4 August, 11 August, 31 August, 9 September

#45 Long-tailed tit

Animatronic lie

— 15 July 2020

Also on: 15 June, 24 June, 25 June, 29 June, 9 July, 13 July, 21 July, 26 July, 31 July

#46 Great Crested Grebe

Elegant slumming

— 16 July 2020

Also on: 18 June, 21 June, 24 June, 26 June, 29 June, 3 July, 17 July, 18 July, 31 July

#47 Shelduck

Wasted ducks

— 17 July 2020

Also on: 12 June, 21 June, 24 June, 26 June, 2 July, 7 July, 16 July, 23 July, 26 July, 28 July

#48 Whinchat

Diamond geezer

— 18 July 2020

Also on: 31 August, 27 September

#49 Chaffinch

Unremarkable creature

— 19 July 2020

Also on: 15 June, 18 June, 3 July, 8 July, 28 July, 29 July, 30 July, 31 July

#50 Teal

Total eclipse of the duck

— 20 July 2020

#51 Little Ringed Plover

Tilt & peck

— 21 July 2020

Also on: 23 July

#52 Black-headed gull

Teenage gulls

— 22 July 2020

Also on: 14 June, 15 June, 18 June, 21 June, 24 June, 28 June, 1 July, 3 July, 5 July, 7 July, 14 July, 18 July, 25 July, 29 July, 31 July, 9 August, 30 November

#53 Dunlin

Whacky races

— 23 July 2020

Also on: 4 August

#54 Mallard

Visible ducklings

— 24 July 2020

Also on: 20 June, 24 June, 7 July, 16 July

#55 Little grebe

Leftfield fancy dress

— 25 July 2020

Also on: 8 June, 11 June, 24 June, 25 June, 6 July, 22 July, 31 July

#56 Cetti's Warbler

Half-pint hooligan

— 26 July 2020

Also on: 24 June, 1 July, 2 July, 8 July, 4 August, 19 August

#57 Coot

Bottom trumps

— 27 July 2020

Also on: 2 June, 8 June, 18 June, 25 June, 27 June, 28 June, 13 July, 15 July, 19 July, 21 July, 23 July, 25 July, 31 July, 9 August, 11 August, 30 November

#58 Great black-backed gull

Holding all of the ocean

— 28 July 2020

Also on: 15 June, 20 June, 25 June, 1 July, 7 July, 8 July, 10 July

#59 Chiffchaff

Venriloquist metronome

— 29 July 2020

Also on: 9 June, 15 June, 17 June, 21 June, 22 June, 24 June, 26 June, 29 June, 3 July, 7 July, 12 July, 21 July, 26 July, 28 July, 30 July, 31 July, 4 August, 9 September

#60 Yellow-legged gull?

Betrayal

— 30 July 2020

Also on: 11 July, 18 July, 31 July, 27 September

#61 Reed bunting & friends

Always the bridesmaid

— 31 July 2020

Also on: 19 June, 20 June, 24 June, 26 June, 3 July, 7 July, 10 July, 18 July, 19 July, 21 July, 30 July

#62 Black-tailed godwit

Cheap tick

— 4 August 2020

#63 Mediterranean gull

Out in the midday sun

— 9 August 2020

#64 Greenshank

Coexistence

— 11 August 2020

#65 Wood warbler

Second best bird

— 19 August 2020

#66 Spotted flycatcher

I've been expecting you

— 31 August 2020

Also on: 13 July, 21 July, 9 September

#67 Willow warbler

Summer breathes its last

— 9 September 2020

Also on: 26 July, 28 July, 29 July, 30 July, 9 August, 11 August, 19 August

#68 Gannet

Lost in the city

— 27 September 2020

#69 White-fronted Goose

From Russia with honk

— 30 November 2020

#70 Caspian Gull

Auld lang snout

— 1 January 2021

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