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Year : 2006 127 species for January

Divers
Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver

Grebes
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Black-necked Grebe

Petrels and Shearwaters
Fulmar (Northern)

Cormorants
Cormorant (Great)
Shag (European)

Herons and Egrets
Bittern (Great)
Little Egret
Grey Heron

Swans, Geese and Ducks
Black Brant
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Whooper Swan
Bean Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Brent Goose
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck (Common)
Wigeon (Eurasian)
Gadwall
Teal (Eurasian)
Mallard
Pintail (Northern)
Shoveler (Northern)
Pochard (Common)
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Eider (Common)
Long-tailed Duck
Common Scoter
Goldeneye (Common)
Smew
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Ruddy Duck

Hawks, Vultures and Eagles
Marsh Harrier (Eurasian)
Hen Harrier
Sparrowhawk (Eurasian)
Buzzard (Common)

Falcons
Kestrel (Common)
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon


Partridges, Quails and Pheasants
Red-legged Partridge
Pheasant (Common)
Golden Pheasant

Cranes
Crane (Common)

Rails
Water Rail
Moorhen (Common)
Coot (Common)

Oystercatchers
Oystercatcher (Eurasian)

Stilts and Avocets
Avocet

Plovers and Lapwings
Golden Plover (European)
Lapwing (Northern)

Sandpipers and Allies
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew (Eurasian)
Spotted Redshank
Redshank (Common)
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone

Gulls
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull (Mew)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull

Pigeons
Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove (Pigeon)
Wood Pigeon (Common)
Collared Dove (Eurasian)

Owls
Barn Owl

Kingfishers
Kingfisher (Common)

Woodpeckers
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Larks
Sky Lark

Pipits and Wagtails
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail (White)
Grey Wagtail

Wrens
Wren

Accentors
Hedge Accentor

Chats and Thrushes
Robin (European)
Stonechat
Blackbird (Common )
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush

Old World Warblers
Goldcrest

Long-tailed Tits
Long-tailed Tit

Tits
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit

Nuthatches
Nuthatch (Wood)

Treecreepers
Treecreeper (Eurasian)

Shrikes
Great Grey Shrike

Buntings and New World Sparrows
Snow Bunting
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Corn Bunting

Finches
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch (European)
Goldfinch (European)
Siskin (Eurasian)
Linnet (Common)
Lesser Redpoll
Mealy Redpoll
Bullfinch (Common)
Hawfinch

Sparrows
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow (Eurasian)

Starlings
Starling (Common)

Jays, Crows and Magpies
Magpie (Black-billed)
Jackdaw (Eurasian)
Rook
Carrion Crow

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128. Common Rosefinch (lifer)
129. Long-eared Owl
130. Common Snipe
131. Jack Snipe

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132. Waxwing
133. Penduline Tit
134. Water Pipit
135. Rock Pipit
136. Ring-necked Duck
137. Jay
138. Green Woodpecker

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I didn't go very far this month so only picked up 4 new birds for the year.

139. Ringed Plover
140. Green Sandpiper
141. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
142. Blackcap

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Had a great time in Norfolk adding quite a few more to my list. Also founed another 8 in may whilst i was there. This is my total as of the end of April

143. Garganey
144. Hobby (Eurasian)
145. Stone-curlew
146. Little Ringed Plover
147. Dotterel (Eurasian)
148. Knot (Red)
150. Ruff
151. Whimbrel
152. Greenshank (Common)
153. Sandwich Tern
154. Common Tern
155. Turtle Dove (European)
156. Cuckoo (Common)
157. Little Owl
158. Swift (Common)
159. Wood Lark
160. Sand Martin
161. Swallow
162. House Martin
163. White Wagtail
164. Tree Pipit
165. Yellow Wagtail
166. Dipper
167. Nightingale (Common)
168. Redstart (Common)
169. Whinchat
170. Wheatear (Northern)
171. Ring Ouzel
172. Cetti’s Warbler
173. Grasshopper Warbler (Common)
174. Sedge Warbler
175. Reed Warbler (Eurasian)
176. Dartford Warbler
177. Lesser Whitethroat
178. Whitethroat (Common)
179. Garden Warbler
180. Wood Warbler
181. Chiffchaff (Common)
182. Willow Warbler
183. Bearded Tit

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11 more this month, most from my last week in Norfolk.

184. Monague's Harrier
185. Grey partridge
186. Black winged Stilt
187. Little Stint
188. Curlew Sandpiper
189. Woodcock
190. Wood Sandpiper
191. Wilson's Phalarope *(Lifer)
192. Little Gull
193. Little Tern
194. Pied Flycatcher

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Only 6 this month.

195. Gannet
196. Guillemot
197. Razorbill
198. Puffin
199. Kittiwake
200. Scops Owl

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201. Pine Grosbeak (Lifer)
202. Red-footed falcon
203. Red Kite

Pine Grosbeak is now officially recognised as an escapee. So list is now

201 Red-footed Falcon
202. Red Kite

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Had a day in Anglesey but on the way I picked up a couple of unexpected year ticks.

203. Tawny Owl
204. Quail (flew past the car Nr Betws-y-coed)

On Anglesey

205. Raven
206. Chough
207. Manx Shearwater
208. Arctic Tern
209. Black Guillemot

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No real birding yet this month but did pick up three at Rutland yesterday

210. Black Tern
211. Yellow-legged Gull
212. Osprey

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My list swelled rapidly when I took a trip to Turkey with Steve Lister. His amazing skills at picking out birds, knowing their calls certainly gobsmacked me and his knowledge helped in getting me quite a few birds I would have struggled with.

103 new birds for the year has brought my years total to 315. Here is the list of new birds seen.

Pelicans
White Pelican

Cormorants
Pygmy Cormorant

Herons and Egrets
Little Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Squacco Heron
Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Purple Heron

Storks
Black Stork
White Stork

Ibises and Spoonbills
Glossy Ibis
Spoonbill (Eurasian)

Flamingos
Greater Flamingo

Swans, Geese and Ducks
Ruddy Shelduck
Red-crested Pochard

Hawks, Vultures and Eagles
Levant Sparrowhawk
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Lammergeier (Lifer)
Griffon Vulture
Long-legged Buzzard
Honey-buzzard (European)
Black Kite
Egyptian Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Pallid Harrier
Golden Eagle

Falcons
Eleonora’s Falcon


Partridges, Quails and Pheasants
Chukar
Caspian Snowcock (Lifer)
See See Partridge (Lifer)
Black Francolin (Lifer)

Rails
Purple Swamp-hen
Little Crake

Coursers and Pratincoles
Collared Pratincole

Plovers and Lapwings
Spur-winged Lapwing (Lifer)
Kentish Plover

Sandpipers and Allies
Temminck’s Stint
Marsh Sandpiper

Skuas
Arctic Skua

Gulls
Caspian Gull
Armenian Gull (Lifer)
Slender-billed Gull

Terns
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern

Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Lifer)

Pigeons
Laughing Dove
Rock Dove

Nightjars
Nightjar (European)

Swifts
Alpine Swift
Little Swift (Lifer)

Kingfishers
White-breasted Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher (Lifer)

Bee-eaters
Bee-eater (European)

Rollers
Roller (European)
Hoopoe

Woodpeckers
Syrian Woodpecker (Lifer)

Larks
Calandra Lark
Short-toed Lark
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Crested Lark
Shore Lark

Swallows
Crag Martin (Eurasian)
Red-rumped Swallow

Pipits and Wagtails
Tawny Pipit
Citrine Wagtail (lifer)

Shrikes
Masked Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Lesser Grey Shrike
Woodchat Shrike

Accentors
Radde's Accentor (Lifer)

Chats and Thrushes
Finsch's Wheatear (Lifer)
Bluethroat
Black Redstart
Isabelline Wheatear
Black-eared Wheatear
Rock Thrush
Blue Rock Thrush

Warblers
Great Reed Warbler
Graceful Prinia (Lifer)
Menetries's Warbler (Lifer)

Old World Flycatchers
Spotted Flycatcher

Tits
Sombre Tit
Nuthatches
Eastern Rock Nuthatch (Lifer)
Western Rock Nuthatch

Treecreepers
Short-toed Treecreeper

Buntings and New World Sparrows
Cirl Bunting
Rock Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Black-headed Bunting


Finches
Snowfinch (Lifer)
Desert Finch (Lifer)
Red-fronted Serin (Lifer)
Serin (European)
Crossbill (Common)

Sparrows
Chestnut-shouldered Sparrow (Lifer)
Dead Sea Sparrow (Lifer)
Spanish Sparrow
Rock Sparrow

Old World Orioles
Golden Oriole (Eurasian)

Jays, Crows and Magpies
Alpine Chough (Lifer)
Hooded Crow

John

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After a weekend in Norfolk my year list has gone up to:
215 (UK)
318 in total (UK & Turkey)

Surf Scoter
White-rumped Sandpiper
Little Auk

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Had a few days in Cornwall. Fantastic weather, not a cloud in the sky for four days. No good for birds though as virtually all the migrants seem to have flown. I added two for the year.

216. Spotted Sandpiper
217. Yellow-browed Warbler.

That makes 320 if you include Turkeys new year birds.

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I saw a red crested Pochard at Carsington Water three weeks agon and forgot to add it to the list. Also went down to a friends in South wales and called into Porthcawl in the hope of seeing some of these storm blown Leache's Petrels. I managed to see 5+ straight away.

218 Red-crested Pochard
219. Leache's Petrel