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










Thursday, 12 December 2013

Saafend...! 30th November 2013

So, I had a weekend away in Southend and although I knew Southend was a Mecca for Mediterranean Gull, this was not my primary reason for visiting...........

Having been with my girlfriend for a little over 5 years now, I thought it was about time I attempted to make an honest women of her before she decided that I was dragging it out a bit! We went for a long weekend (took Friday and Monday off work), travelled down on the Friday during which I felt rather calm. We stayed at a fabulous B&B which if you visit Southend I HIGHLY recommend, it was Suenos Guesthouse, both Teresa and Neil were extremely nice.  Saturday was the big day and I normally being extremely (some would say over..) confident, I preceded to degrade into an absolute jibbering nervous wreck when it came to the proposal on the pier (I know it doesn't sound romantic but it was on one knee and there's history behind it so say ahhh...) I'm pleased to say she didn't tell me I'd left it too late and we are currently planning our wedding for 2014 = a very happy me... :)

Anyway, this is a birding blog and you are not interested in my soppy goings-on, needless to say I was at the coast so saw a few new species for the year but managed to photograph quite a few for the blog list. I'm sure it goes without saying by now that these photos are your usual amateur 'I'm new to this' type quality.  I'll just list them in order without boring commentary, 1. because you are not interested and 2. because it's late and I'm reasonably merry (#drunk):

 57. Ringed Plover
 
 58. Starling
 
 59. Turnstone
 
59. Turnstone
 
 60. Mediterranean Gull
 
 60. Mediterranean Gull
 
 60. Mediterranean Gull
 
61. Great Black-backed Gull
 
Ok so I lied about the additional commentary, this first group of birds were seen along the Southend seafront with the Mediterranean Gulls seeming to like being in close proximity to the pier, the photo with two in actually had four together on a small wooden frame alongside the pier. The following photos were taken along the seafront at Leigh-on-Sea.

 62. Dark-bellied Brent Goose
 
 62. Dark-bellied Brent Goose
 
 62. Dark-bellied Brent Goose
 
62. Dark-bellied Brent Goose
 
63. Oystercatcher
 
64. Redshank
 
On our last day we couldn't tear ourselves away so we went for a walk around Three Tree NR which is actually more of a dog walking circuit but happens to have a hide overlooking the estuary, these next photos were taken from that hide.
  
 64. Redshank
 
 65. Dunlin
 
 66. Little Egret
 
 67. Avocet
 
 68. Shelduck
 

69. Teal (in the foreground)
 
Actually the Little Egret was also taken at Leigh-on-Sea but I'd numbered it in the wrong order so it's staying there, the next lot were also from the hide.
 
 70. Curlew
 
 70. Curlew
 
 71. Widgeon
 
This last lot were then seen back along the Southend seafront.
 
 72. Sanderling
 
 72. Sanderling
 
 72. Sanderling
 
73. House Sparrow
 
Can't believe I didn't already have House Sparrow, I have a troop of them living in the hedge outside my kitchen window...

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