At this stage, is there any point in saying much? It's year 6 of keeping count of all the beautiful birds I'm lucky enough to photograph, and I can't stop now! Last year, I surpassed my goal and photographed 101 species all within the North East of England alone. I'm not sure if I'll beat that impressive number in 2025, but I'm happy to try. Here is what I photographed in December.
1st December - Whitburn Nature Reserve
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Greater Black-Backed Gull
Lapwing
Curlew
Curlew
2nd December - In the Garden
House Sparrow
9th December - In the Garden
Starling
Blue Tit
10th December - WWT Washington
Mallard
Phesant
Wood Pigeon
Robin
Blue Tit
Coal Tit
Bullfinch
Chaffinch
Herring Gull
Black-Headed Gull
Grey Heron
Teal
Shelduck
12th December - At Mam and Dads
Starling
13th December - At Home
Ring-necked Parakeet
Collared Dove
Rock Dove
Long-tailed Tit
16th December - At Home
Pink-footed Goose
21st December - At Home
Herring Gull
Lusistic Herring Gull
25th December - At Home
Great Tit
House Sparrow
Robin
Blue Tit
26th December - At Home
Rock Dove
Herring Gull
28th December - At Marsden Bay
Oyster Catcher
Black-Headed Gull
Turnstone
Redshank
Herring Gull
29th December - At Home
Long-tailed Tit
31st December - At Home
Wood Pigeon
Rock Dove
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And with that, we close out 2025 with a round-number total of birds photographed - 80! It was no 2024 in terms of birds, but for a disabled person who can't go far or out much and without even really trying, I think 80 (of which all were in the North East alone) is pretty good.
Check out the previous year's 'The Birds of...' posts below
The Birds of 2025 - November
The Birds of 2025 - October
The Birds of 2025 - September
The Birds of 2025 - August
The Birds of 2025 - July
The Birds of 2025 - June
The Birds of 2025 - May
The Birds of 2025 - April
The Birds of 2025 - March
The Birds of 2025 - February
The Birds of 2025 - January
The Birds of 2024 - December
The Birds of 2024 - November
The Birds of 2024 - October
The Birds of 2024 - September
The Birds of 2024 - August
The Birds of 2024 - July
The Birds of 2024 - June
The Birds of 2024 - May
The Birds of 2024 - April
The Birds of 2024 // March
The Birds of 2024 // February
The Birds of 2024 // January
The Birds of 2023! // January - March
The Birds of 2023! // April - June
The Birds of 2023! // July - September
The Birds of 2023 // October - December
The Birds of 2022!
The Birds of 2021!
The Birds of 2020!
Annual Total -
Blackbird
Black-Headed Gull
Black Tailed Godwit
Blue Tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit
Collared Dove
Common Pochard
Common Tern
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunlin
Dunnock
Eider
Fulmer
Gadwall
Gannet
Goldeneye
Goldfinch
Gooseander
Gooseander
Great Tit
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Greater Black-Backed Gull
Greenfinch
Greater Black-Backed Gull
Greenfinch
Greylag Goose
Grey Heron
Herring Gull
House Martin
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Kestrel
Kittiewake
Lapwing
Linnet
Little Egret
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow Pipit
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Nuthatch
Oystercatcher
Pink-footed Goose
Phesant
Pied Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Razorbill
Red Kite
Reed Bunting
Redshank
Ringed Plover
Ring-Necked Parakeet
Robin
Rock Dove
Rook
Sand Martin
Sand Martin
Sandwich Tern
Shelduck
Shoveler
Song Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Stock Dove
Stonechat
Swallow
Swift
Swift
Teal
Tree Sparrow
Tufted Duck
Turnstone
Whitethroat
Wigeon
Wood Pigeon
Wren
Total - 80
Monthly (New Spotting) Total
January - 29
February - 11
March - 6
April - 7
May - 4
June - 12
July - 0
August - 2
September - 2
October - 5
November - 1
December - 1
