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 Grey Heron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grey Heron. Show all posts

Monday, 1 April 2013

Local Area

Quickly popped out around the local area today with a walk over to Salford Priors gravel pit.  A lot of the local fields still contain flood water, one of which had about 8 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Grey Heron.
We have quite a few Red-legged Partridge around the area of the gravel pit and local farms, they seem to like to hang out on the road during the evenings, not sure if it's down to the tarmac holding the heat of the day?

I managed a few shots but none of them great, the light was horrendous (got to blame something!) Best bird of the walk was a great view of a female Sparrowhawk, she moved quick and low across my path, I tried to get a photo  but only managed to get one which was extremely blurred.

38. Buzzard

39. Carrion Crow

40. Red Legged Partridge

41. Lapwing

42. Pheasant


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....

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

5th Feb - If only........

Saw an amazing variety of species today:
 Obliging Grey Heron
 
 Barnacle Goose
 
 Lesser Scaup
 
 Trio of Mandarin
 
 Pink Footed Goose
 
 Shelduck and Bar Headed Goose
 
Smew


Wood Duck
 

Plus others such as Red Crested Pochard, Chiloe Wigeon, Egyptian Goose, Hooded Merganser etc etc... Unfortunately all in the Regent's Park wildfowl collection. Very nice to be able to see and study such species up close but frustrating as you have to presume all wildfowl are part of the collection!
Managed to see my first Siskin of the year though so that was nice.