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










Showing posts with label Caldecotte Lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caldecotte Lake. Show all posts

Friday, 1 March 2013

Let the race commence.........

In true gentleman like fashion, Will and I decided that we'd go for a quick spot of geeking together at the start of our race to see who can photograph the greatest number of birds within a 12 month period.  We opted for a quick look around the woods at Woburn for the elusive Lady Amherst Pheasant as you have to start somewhere and nobody that knows of their whereabouts is willing to divulge such information.  Why it's such a secret is beyond me as if what Mr Evans says about there only being 2 surviving males, then it's hardly a breeding bird which requires protection...... Anyway down from soapbox and on with the race.

As I said we started in Woburn woods which to our amatuer birding skills were deviod of birdlife.....

Then on to Caldecotte Lake to see if the Scaup were still hanging around, if they were then our great geeking genes failed us again as we were unable to locate them.  We did see a lovely pair of Siskin but I was unable to obtain a photograph of them, what I did manage is shown below, not the greatest of starts but it's only day 1.

 1. Magpie
 
 2. Grey Heron
 
 3. Canada Goose
 
 4. Black Headed Gull
 
 5. Pochard
 
6. Great Crested Grebe
 
Seems I need to sort the numbering out, will have to work on that....

Friday, 8 February 2013

Waxwing surprise

10th February 2013 - Photos Added

Just setting off to Bournemouth for the weekend had to quickly pull the car over before I was out of street as I'd seen some birds in a bush which, as I went past came into view as Waxwings. I've taken a few photos which I'll upload upon my return. The misses is letting me out geeking all day tomorrow so need to decide between Arne, Christchurch Harbour or Portland, tough decision...




3 Scaup (2 drake) still on Caldecotte south lake not far from bridge at 11:45, again photos to follow.


Thursday, 31 January 2013

Scaup-ered

After work today I thought I quickly nip across to Caldecotte Lake to see if the Scaup were still around - they weren't :( I can't help but reminise back to 1989 when Caldecotte was my local patch and full of Avian life.  Not a single Widgeon, Teal or Gadwall present and only a few Pochard.  There was however a Goosander pair and a Little Grebe but that really was the limit.  I tried experimenting with my camera, managed a few acceptable ones but threw loads away...


Canada Goose
Tufted Duck
I then came across this Black Headed Gull, appears odd to me so grateful if anybody could confirm.  Don't recall ever seeing the black extend so far down either the front or back of the head, also the neck appears to be slightly longer?
 

Black Headed Gull
I then popped in at Linford GP (HESC) on the way home which paid off.  The woodland hide provided me with ample opportunity to practice with the camera, I won't bore you with all the shots, just one of a Blue Tit I rather liked and a Marsh Tit, although this isn't a very good shot - in my defence it was starting to get dark.

Blue Tit
Marsh Tit
I had a quick stop in at the main hide which helped explain the lack of waterfowl at Caldecotte, the place was crammed with Tufted Duck, Widgeon, Pochard, a small number of Teal and a drake Pintail - unfortunately no photos as he was a fair distance and the light was almost completely gone.
 
An enjoyable evening finished off with a few games of squash where I got an ass kicking as always......