Since I added the Merlin Bird ID app to my phone on January 19th 2026, I have once a week being recording Birdsong for 5 Minutes at both the Pond and the Wild Garden. To date I have recorded 27 different birds. The Most often recorded were

Less often recorded

White Wagtail

And for one day only on February 24th 2026, arrived on it’s own and left later that day.

The Merlin Bird ID app developed by Cornel Lab https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

The Bird images are from the RSPB https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/a-z