Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The birding page

It is my intention that this page will contain some bird lists for various spots.

That may still happen, but in the interim here is an overall list of the 117 species I recorded!  The names shown here are those used by me in the UK and don't necessarily match those used by anyone else. 

In terms of the key statistics - if anyone other me is interested - this trip raised my life list by 13 species and my UK list by an astonishing 44 species.  I think the latter statistic in particular reflects:
  • non existing recording practices when I lived in the UK; and
  • poor memory when compiling my initial list.


Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck
Gadwall
Teal
Mallard
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Ruddy Duck
Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Fulmar
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Bittern
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Spoonbill
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Kestrel
Hobby
Peregrine
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Stone-curlew
White-tailed Plover
Lapwing
Knot
Dunlin
Ruff
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank
Redshank
Kittiwake
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Guillemot
Razorbill
Puffin
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Nightingale
Black Redstart
Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Dartford Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Nuthatch
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Corn Bunting

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