- Goldcrest
- Wren
- Willow Warbler
- Blue tit
- Coal tit
- Marsh tit
- Siskin
- Goldfinch
- Long-tailed tit
- Dunnock
- Robin
- Black redstart
- Blackcap
- Great tit
- House sparrow
- Greenfinch
- Chaffinch
- Swift
- Kingfisher
- White wagtail
- Grey wagtail
- Hawfinch
- Swallow
- Common sandpiper
- Starling
- Greater Spotted Woodpecker
- Song thrush
- Blackbird
- Mistle thrush
- Little grebe
- Green woodpecker
- Collared dove
- Stock Dove
- Cuckoo
- Jay
- Moorhen
- Sparrowhawk
- Wood pigeon
- Magpie
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Pheasant
- Mallard
- Buzzard
- Grey Heron
Normandy B & B
Normandy B & B
Birds in France
Birds spotted at "La Basse Cour"
Garden Birds in Normandy, France
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Winter Visitors to la Basse Cour |
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Frequency of sighting |
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(Goldcrest) Regulus regulus 9cm Jan-Dec * |
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Play goldcrest song |
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(Wren) 10cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play wren song |
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(Willow Warbler) Phylloscopus trochilus 11cm Mar-Nov *** |
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Play willow warbler song |
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(Blue tit) Parus caeruleus 12cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play blue tit song |
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(Coal tit) Parus ater 12cm Jan-Dec * |
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Play coal tit song |
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(Marsh tit) Parus palustris 12cm Jan-Dec * |
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(Siskin) Carduelis spinus 12cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Play siskin song |
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(Goldfinch) Carduelis carduelis 13cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Play goldfinch song |
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(Long-tailed Tit) Aegithalos caudatus 14cm Jan-Dec * |
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Play long-tailed tit song |
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(Dunnock) Prunella modularis 14cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play dunnock song |
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(Robin) Erithacus rubecula 14cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play robin song |
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(Black redstart) Phoenicurus ochrurus 14cm Jan-Dec ** |
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(Blackcap) Sylvia borin 14cm Apr-Oct * |
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(Great Tit) Parus major 14cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play great tit song |
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(House Sparrow) Passer domesticus 15cm Jan-Dec *** |
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(Greenfinch) Carduelis chloris 15cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play greenfinch song |
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(Chaffinch) Fringilla coelebs 15cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play chaffinch song |
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(Swift) Apus apus 16cm May-Aug *** |
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Play swift song |
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(Kingfisher) Alcedo atthis 17cm Jan-Dec * |
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(White Wagtail) Motacilla alba 18cm Mar-Nov *** |
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Not the same as the pied wagtail, which has black back |
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21. Bergeronnette des ruisseaux Motacilla cinerea 18cm Jan-Dec *** |
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(Hawfinch) Coccothraustes coccothraustes 18cm Jan-Dec * |
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(Swallow) Hirundo rustica 19cm Mar-Sept *** |
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Play swallow song |
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(Common Sandpiper) Actitis hypoleucos 20cm
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Only seen twice, for two days in 2006 and again 2008 |
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(Starling) Sturnus vulgaris 22cm Jan-Dec *** |
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(Greater Spotted Woodpecker) Dendrocopus major 23cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Play greater spotted woodpecker song |
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(Song Thrush) Turdus philomelos 23cm Mar-Oct * |
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Slightly smaller than a blackbird Play song thrush song |
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(Blackbird) Turdus merula 25cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play blackbird song |
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(Mistle thrush) Turdus viscicorus 27cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Slightly larger than a blackbird Play mistle thrush song |
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(Little grebe) Tachybaptus ruficollis 25-30cm Jan-Dec * |
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First seen summer 2008 |
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(Green Woodpecker) Picus viridis 32cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Often seen picking for ants in the lawn as well as on tree trunks |
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(Collared Dove) Streptopelia decaocto 32cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Play collared dove song |
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(Stock Dove) Columba livia f. domestica 33cm Jan-Dec ** |
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(Cuckoo) Cuculus canorus 33cm Apr- ** |
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Frequently heard in spring and summer, rarely seen |
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(Jay) Garrulus glandularius 34cm Jan-Dec * |
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(Moorhen) Gallinula chloropus 35cm Jan-Dec *** |
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(Sparrowhawk) Accipiter nisus 30-35cm Jan-Dec * |
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Occasionally perches in apple tree or on barn |
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(Wood pigeon) Columba palustris 40cm Jan-Dec *** |
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Play wood pigeon song |
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(Magpie) Pica pica 45cm Jan-Dec ** |
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(Rook) Corvus frugilegus 47cm Jan-Dec * |
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(Carrion Crow) Corvus corone 47cm Jan-Dec ** |
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(Pheasant) Phasianus colchicus 80cm Jan-Dec * |
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(Mallard) Anas platyrhynchos 55-60cm Jan-Dec *** |
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(Buzzard) Buteo buteo 55cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Often seen in flight or perching on fences |
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(Grey Heron) Ardea cinerea 90-100cm Jan-Dec ** |
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Our Garden Bird List
Listed from smallest to largest

