2016 Year List

2016 Year List (UK:137) (Total:165):
Key: Bold = Lifer. Red = Overseas Bold Red (Work it out!)

Starling, House Sparrow, Mallard, Eider, Pheasant, Red-throated Diver, Northern Fulmar, Raven, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin, Rock Pipit, Rock Dove, Black Guillemot, Kittiwake, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Curlew, Redshank, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Gannet, Shag, Tufted Duck, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Widgeon, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Great Northern Diver, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Purple Sandpiper, Collard Dove, Redwing, Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Red Kite, Wood Pigeon, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, Egyptian Goose, Northern Shovelar, Great Crested Grebe, Bittern, Moorhen, Coot, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Wren, Canada Goose, Pintail, Pochard, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Jay, Siskin, Gadwall, Peregrine Falcon, Long-tailed Tit, Meadow Pipit, Red-legged Partridge, Treecreeper, Shelduck, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Kingfisher, Penduline Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Sardinian Warbler, Audouin's Gull, Osprey, White Wagtail, Black Redstart, Yellow-legged Gull, Blackcap, Great Egret, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, Stone Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Serin, Common Crossbill, Reed Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush, Crag Martin, Booted Eagle, Kentish Plover, Greater Flamingo, Moustached Warbler, Purple Swamphen, Pied Avocet, Greenshank, Pink-footed Goose, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Grey Partridge, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Lapland Bunting, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Golden Pheasant, Common Snipe, Black Grouse, Red Grouse, Wheatear, Dipper, Yellowhammer, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Goosander, Velvet Scoter, Common Scoter, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, King Eider, Whimbrel, Snow Bunting, Capercaillie, Red-breasted Merganser, Slavonian Grebe, Rock Ptarmigan, Crested Tit, Scottish Crossbill, Black-throated Diver, White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Skua, Puffin, Red-crested Pochard










Wednesday 13 January 2016

WWT Barnes - Bittern

After a week off work I thought I best visit the doctor yesterday, she informed me I had Flu, a Virus and a Chest Infection - nice..... Anyway, she suggested I get some fresh air so today I drove over to the London Wetland Centre in Barnes, I had seen on my Bird Guides App that a couple of Bittern were present.

The car park was empty when I arrived which to me bodes well, I'm honestly not anti-social.

My first bird was a very obliging Blackbird against the toilet wall feasting on some berries.

Blackbird

Blackbird

The small ponds on you cross over before entering the visitor centre contained Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, a pair of Shovelar and Moorhen.

Shovelar

Moorhen

Within the atrium area (upon exiting the visitor centre) a small group of Ring-necked Parakeet.

Ring-necked Parakeet

I walked up to the where the Bittern had been seen, on route I added Magpie, Carrion Crow, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Widgeon, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Egyptian Goose, Teal, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull and a signing Cetti's Warbler which provided fleeting views.

Tufted Duck

Robin

I arrived at the furthest hide where I saw Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron and a Bittern which was show ridiculously in the sunshine.

Bittern

Bittern (crappy phone through the scope shot)

As I was looking out over the scrapes for waders (of which there were none) I found a pair of Stonechat quite a distance out on the fence.

14th January 2016

I returned the following day for a few hours but went around the other side of the reserve (and for some reason can't find the photos)..

My first stop was at the Dulverton Hide where I saw a gorgeous pair of Pintail.  Whilst walking up to the WWF Hide I stop to look at the buzz of Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Long-tailed Tit, amongst them was an over wintering Chiffchaff but best of all were the 25 Siskin in the top of the Alders.

I continued around to the Peacock Tower where I stopped for a bit to search for any hidden waders but nothing was found, there were plenty of Wigeon, Shovelar, Mallard and Teal.  On route back to the car I heard the seeping sound of Goldcrest and found 3 flitting along the hedgerow giving great views, I was then interrupted by a yaffling Green Woodpecker overhead.  On route back to the car I diverted back to the WWF hide as a large flock of Canada Geese had landed so thought I best check them.  In addition to those mentioned I also added Pochard and Jay to the year list.

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Location: WWT London Wetland Centre, London, UK

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