Garden Ticks

[griffgrouch]

Does a bird flying slowly a metre off the ground over your garden constitute a garden tick? If so, I have Little Egret to add.

Cheers all.

[Deb London]

Oh yes grouch, I would say so. You can't count it for the winter Big Garden Birdwatch, but you can have it on your Garden List!

Wow!

[htcdude]

Heh my garden list consists of birds I see flying over my house let alone my garden

Nige

[Dogghound]

Yes, I count any bird that I can see from my garden whether it's in it or in my scope 500-600 metres away.

[Billabong Karen]

Blimey, I'm so glad you guys are talking about birds! I saw the title of the thread and thought the mild winter meant that someone had found a TICK in their garden!!!!

[jaelen]

Same here... my first thought was, "Ticks? In January??"

[Southcoasters]

Oh great! Been a few years now but clearly saw a Pelican flying over here ‘tracked’ by a Buzzard, obviously an escapee but what a rare Tick for this little suburban garden. Whoopee.

[King Edward]

I'd personally distinguish between birds seen actually in/using the garden, and those you've seen from the garden or just flying over. I think most birders/listers would take the more inclusive approach, but if you were keeping a record of what birds etc. were actually using the garden then I'd exclude the fly-overs etc.

[griffgrouch]

I'm bagging this one.

[Meta menardi]

I would like to claim a Henharrier from about 6 years ago. And, yes, I too was thinking of entomological problems.