Pete's 2007 list

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All are S. Yorks, UK, unless otherwise states.

1. Carrion Crow (Philadelphia Green Space (PGS))
2. Blue Tit (PGS)
3. Song Thrush (PGS)
4. Blackbird (PGS)
5. House Sparrow (PGS)
6. Magpie (PGS)
7. Black-headed Gull (Home)
8. Robin (Langsett Road Tram Stop (LRTS))
9. Woodpigeon (LRTS)
10. Long-tailed Tit (LRTS)
11. Pheasant (LRTS)
12. Sparrowhawk (Work)
13. Rook (Work)
14. Common Gull (Work)
15. Goldfinch (PGS)
16. Starling (PGS)
17. Collared Dove (LRTS)
18. Great Tit (Home)
19. Pied Wagtail (Valley Centertainment)
20. Wren (Tinsley Canal (TC))
21. Mallard (TC)
22. Green Sandpiper (TC)
23. Grey Wagtail (TC)
24. Lapwing (TC)
25. Redpoll (Blackburn Meadows (BM))
26. Bullfinch (BM)
27. Dunnock (BM)
28. Moorhen (BM)
29. Coot (BM)

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30. Chaffinch (Botanical Gardens (BG))
31. Goldcrest (BG)
32. Jay (BG)
33. Mistle Thrush (BG)
34. Grey Heron (Chester Zoo, Cheshire)*
35. Jackdaw (Chester Zoo, Cheshire)*

*Note - these weren't captive animals, of course!

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36. Meadow Pipit (Lodge Moor)
37. Treecreeper (Wyming Brook)
38. Nuthatch (Wyming Brook)

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An embarrassing omission so far...

39. Greenfinch (Tesco Car Park, Infirmary Road!)

Hopefully I'll be getting in a proper birding trip soon!

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Some much needed yearlisters at Old Moor today...

40. Tree Sparrow
41. Golden Plover
42. Ruddy Duck
43. Great Crested Grebe
44. Little Grebe
45. Reed Bunting
46. Gadwall
47. Tufted Duck
48. Goosander
49. Cormorant
50. Pochard
51. Stock Dove
52. Wigeon
53. Teal
54. Oystercatcher
55. Mute Swan
56. Canada Goose

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Another trip to Old Moor, and a few more...

57. Goldeneye
58. Shoveler
59. Redshank
60. Greylag Goose

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A bumper batch this week, after a trip to Durham and Northumberland...

On the way:

61. Kestrel (Motorway near Pontefract)
62. Red Kite (Motorway near Harewood House)

Blackhall Rocks:

63. Herring Gull
64. Turnstone
65. Common Scoter
66. Skylark

In-law's bird table and garden:

67. Great Spotted Woodpecker
68. Fieldfare
69. Tawny Owl
70. Little Owl

Bamburgh:

71. Long-tailed Duck
72. Eider
73. Stonechat
74. Lesser Black-backed Gull

Low Newton By The Sea

75. Sanderling
76. Purple Sandpiper
77. Velvet Scoter
78. Great Black-backed Gull
79. Kittiwake
80. Rock Pipit

Not bad, seeing as I wasn't trying too hard, and especially proud of spotting the Velvet Scoter! :)

EDIT - forgot one bird table visitor...

81. Coal Tit

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At last... a couple more to add!

82. Curlew (Damflask Reservoir)
83. Linnet (near Damflask Reservoir)

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Bempton Cliffs

84. Gannet
85. Guillemot
86. Fulmar
87. Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon (the doves at Bempton are debatably reasonably pure, as far as birds go, I haven't counted Feral Pigeon before so will add them both now!)

Bridlington

88. Shag
89. Red-throated Diver

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Some more...

90. Chiffchaff (my garden)
91. Whooper Swan (Old Moor)
92. Sand Martin (Old Moor)
93. Shelduck (Old Moor)
94. Brambling (Bollington, Cheshire)

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Some embarassing ommisions finally got...

95. Siskin (Yorkshire Sculpture Park)
96. Yellowhammer (Midhopestones)

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Over 100 reached at Old Moor today! Woohoo!

97. Willow Warbler
98. Swallow
99. Blackcap
100. Willow Tit
101. Little Ringed Plover
102. Kingfisher
103. Snipe

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One more over the weekend. Had fun on Strines Moor yesterday listening to and watching the...

104. Red Grouse

(and also saw my second Swallow of the year)

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Been busy moving house so not been out much, but have made up for it with a few local sightings...

105. Swift (Hillsborough)
106. House Martin (near Bollington, Cheshire)
107. Garden Warbler (Damflask)
108. Green Woodpecker (Loxley)

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109. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Loxley Valley)
110. Common Sandpiper (Underbank)

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Not updated this for a while...

111. Common Whitethroat (Loxley Valley)
112. Razorbill (Bempton Cliffs)
113. Puffin (Bempton Cliffs)
114. Red-legged Partridge (by the road, near Howden)
115. Reed Warbler (Old Moor)
116. Ringed Plover (Old Moor)
117. Common Tern (Old Moor)
118. Hobby (Redmires)
119. Dipper (Wyming Brook)
120. Pied Flycatcher (Wyming Brook)
121. Buzzard (Minster Lovell, Oxon - at last!)

Also heard a Nightjar last night, but not counting it til I've seen it...

Hopefully the downpours will cease a bit so I can get out a bit more from now on.

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Some gooduns at Blacktoft Sands over the weekend...

122. Black-tailed Godwit
123. Avocet
124. Ruff
125. Marsh Harrier
126. Dunlin

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Just one more, but a goodun...

127. Little Egret (Old Moor)

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Oops, bit behind on this...

128. Greenshank (Old Moor)

And then I cheated by going to Rhodes, and seeing the following...

129. Yellow-legged Gull
130. Red-backed Shrike
131. Peregrine
132. Icterine Warbler
133. Sardinian Warbler
134. Orphean Warbler
135. Spectacled Warbler
136. Blue Rock Thrush
137. Crested Lark
138. Bee-eater
139. Spotted Flycatcher
140. Hoopoe
141. Yellow Wagtail
142. Wheatear
143. Raven
144. Hooded Crow
145. Crag Martin
146. Black-crowned Night Heron
147. Wood Warbler
148. Long-legged Buzzard
149. Black-eared Wheatear

Flamborough boat trip tomorrow... hopefully a few skuas and shearwaters to add to the list!

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Boat trip cancelled! But still went and saw...

150. Manx Shearwater
151. Redwing

And also the first UK Wheatear of the year.