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










Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Hudwit

We had friends over at the weekend so I never thought I'd get out geeking the local patch never mind get a twitch in...

On the Saturday night I took some of them to a local badger sett which I'd been raving about, after waiting patiently for about 40 minutes I was convinced the badgers weren't going to perform, but then one was spotted outside the furthest hole.  We ended up having an adult and 3 cubs to watch which was awesome.




The following morning I was up at 06:30 and off to Somerset for the Hudsonian Godwit, there are some amazing photos of it on Twitter, this is not one of them...

Hudsonian Godwit

For those sharp eyed among you, if you combine that with great imagination you will of course by telling me the right hand bird is a Ruff, you obviously don't need me to tell you due to my mastery of the camera, that the bird in the centre is the Hudsonian Godwit.

I had a few NFY's which is always nice, the first being a beautiful male Garganey, he was way too far out for me to entertain the idea of a photo.  I then had Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Swift and Kingfisher.

Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Whitethroat seemed to be in every tree trying to out sing each other.

Sedge Warbler

 Sedge Warbler

Whitethroat

Blackcap
 
This Woodpigeon was feeding her two chicks from her crop.
 
Woodpigeon
 
 On the way home I stopped at my local patch and found Swift again which was a patch tick, I didn't stay as the weather had turned.
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Location: Shapwick Heath

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