Krispo
Newbie Birder For Life
My British List
Hi All!
I am going to post my life list (which is incredibly poor), if i can remember where i saw it and have only seen it once i will post that along side the birds name. so i guess i'll start! i will type them in the order they come in Collin's Bird Guide and use the names that they use in the same book.
Red-throated Loon
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Little Egret - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Bean Goose - Martin Mere (cant remember what ssp., but ive just seen the one bird)
Pink-footed Goose
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Common Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Common Teal
Green-winged Teal - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Garganey
Common Pochard
Greater Scaup
Tufted Duck
Common Eider
Common Goldeneye
Smew - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Goosander
Ruddy Duck
Golden Eagle - Loch Shiel, Highlands
Osprey - Bassithwaite Lake, Cumbria
Red Kite - from the M40
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Common Buzzard
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Kestral
Perigrine Falcon
Merlin
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge
Common Pheasant
Water Rail - RSPB Conwy
Common Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Pied Avocet
Black-winged Stilt - Martin Mere
Little Ringed Plover - Martin Mere
Common Ringed Plover
Grey Plover - Musselburgh Lagoons
European Golden Plover
Northern Lapwing
Red Knot
Ruddy Turnstone
Dunlin
Little Stint - Martin Mere
Common Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Black-tailed Godwit
Eurasian Curlew
Common Snipe
Ruff
Parasitic Skua
Long-tailed Skua - Liverpool Bay
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Ring-billed Gull - Crosby Marine Park
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Greater Black-backed Gull
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Black Tern
Atlantic Puffin
Black Guillemot
Common Guillemot
Razorbill
Rock Dove - Canne, Inner Hebs
Stock Dove
Common Wood Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Tawny Owl - local patch
Short-eared Owl - local patch
Barn Owl - hard not to see on local patch, saw 3 on one night once
Little Owl
Common Swift
Alpine Swift - Barnston, Wirral
Common Kingfisher
European Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Common Skylark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
Common House Martin
Rock Pipit
Meadow Pipit
White Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Winter Wren
White-throated Dipper
Dunnock
European Robin
Northern Wheatear
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Fieldfare
Common Blackbird
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
European Reed Warbler
Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Willow Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Treecreeper
Common Magpie
Eurasian Jay
Wester Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded Crow
Carrion Crow
Common Raven
Common Starling
House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Martin Mere
Common Chaffinch
Common Linnet
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Bullfinch
Common Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Corn Bunting.
all in all 156 + 1 UK400 so far.
157. Red-Necked Grebe - Gosford Bay, East Lothian
158. Bar-Tailed Godwit - Musselburgh, East Lothian
159. Sanderling - Musselburgh, East Lothian
160. Velvet Scoter - Musselburgh, East Lothian
161. Common Greenshank - Musselburgh Lagoons, East Lothian
162. Little Tern - Mersey Cruise, Liverpool Bay, Merseyside
163. Mediterranean Gull - Hale, Merseyside
164. Whimbrel - Seaforth docks LWT, Merseyside
165. Common Stonechat - Mull Of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway
166. Great Skua - Mull Of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway
167. Green Sandpiper - Marshside, Merseyside
168. Glossy Ibis - Brockholes Quarry, Lancashire 1st October 2006
169. Eurasian Spoonbill - Martin Mere, Lancishire 24th October 2006
170. Lesser Redpoll - Whitley, Wigan, G. Manchester 15th December 2006
171. Snow Goose - Downholland Moss, Lancashire 29th January 2007
172. White-Fronted Goose - Downholland Moss, Lancashire 29th January 2007
173. Curlew Sandpiper - Marshside RSPB, Southport 30th March 2007
174. Black-necked Grebe - Scotsman's Flash, Wigan, Greater Manchester. 3rd April 2007.
175. Ring Ouzel - Hale, Merseyside. 9th April 2007.
176. Grasshopper Warbler - Crosby, Merseyside. 22nd April 2007
177. Whinchat - Marshside RSPB, Southport. 4th May 2007
178. Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm, Cheshire. 6th May 2007
179. Woodchat Shrike - Marshside RSPB, Southport. 20th May 2007
180. European Storm-petrel - Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. 5th July 2007
181. Great White Egret - Marshside RSPB, Southport. 2nd September 2007
Hi All!
I am going to post my life list (which is incredibly poor), if i can remember where i saw it and have only seen it once i will post that along side the birds name. so i guess i'll start! i will type them in the order they come in Collin's Bird Guide and use the names that they use in the same book.
Red-throated Loon
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Little Egret - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Bean Goose - Martin Mere (cant remember what ssp., but ive just seen the one bird)
Pink-footed Goose
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Common Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Common Teal
Green-winged Teal - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Garganey
Common Pochard
Greater Scaup
Tufted Duck
Common Eider
Common Goldeneye
Smew - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Goosander
Ruddy Duck
Golden Eagle - Loch Shiel, Highlands
Osprey - Bassithwaite Lake, Cumbria
Red Kite - from the M40
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier - Inner Marsh Farm, Wirral
Common Buzzard
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Kestral
Perigrine Falcon
Merlin
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge
Common Pheasant
Water Rail - RSPB Conwy
Common Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Pied Avocet
Black-winged Stilt - Martin Mere
Little Ringed Plover - Martin Mere
Common Ringed Plover
Grey Plover - Musselburgh Lagoons
European Golden Plover
Northern Lapwing
Red Knot
Ruddy Turnstone
Dunlin
Little Stint - Martin Mere
Common Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Black-tailed Godwit
Eurasian Curlew
Common Snipe
Ruff
Parasitic Skua
Long-tailed Skua - Liverpool Bay
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Ring-billed Gull - Crosby Marine Park
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Greater Black-backed Gull
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Black Tern
Atlantic Puffin
Black Guillemot
Common Guillemot
Razorbill
Rock Dove - Canne, Inner Hebs
Stock Dove
Common Wood Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Tawny Owl - local patch
Short-eared Owl - local patch
Barn Owl - hard not to see on local patch, saw 3 on one night once
Little Owl
Common Swift
Alpine Swift - Barnston, Wirral
Common Kingfisher
European Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Common Skylark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
Common House Martin
Rock Pipit
Meadow Pipit
White Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Winter Wren
White-throated Dipper
Dunnock
European Robin
Northern Wheatear
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Fieldfare
Common Blackbird
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
European Reed Warbler
Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Willow Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Treecreeper
Common Magpie
Eurasian Jay
Wester Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded Crow
Carrion Crow
Common Raven
Common Starling
House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Martin Mere
Common Chaffinch
Common Linnet
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Bullfinch
Common Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Corn Bunting.
all in all 156 + 1 UK400 so far.
157. Red-Necked Grebe - Gosford Bay, East Lothian
158. Bar-Tailed Godwit - Musselburgh, East Lothian
159. Sanderling - Musselburgh, East Lothian
160. Velvet Scoter - Musselburgh, East Lothian
161. Common Greenshank - Musselburgh Lagoons, East Lothian
162. Little Tern - Mersey Cruise, Liverpool Bay, Merseyside
163. Mediterranean Gull - Hale, Merseyside
164. Whimbrel - Seaforth docks LWT, Merseyside
165. Common Stonechat - Mull Of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway
166. Great Skua - Mull Of Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway
167. Green Sandpiper - Marshside, Merseyside
168. Glossy Ibis - Brockholes Quarry, Lancashire 1st October 2006
169. Eurasian Spoonbill - Martin Mere, Lancishire 24th October 2006
170. Lesser Redpoll - Whitley, Wigan, G. Manchester 15th December 2006
171. Snow Goose - Downholland Moss, Lancashire 29th January 2007
172. White-Fronted Goose - Downholland Moss, Lancashire 29th January 2007
173. Curlew Sandpiper - Marshside RSPB, Southport 30th March 2007
174. Black-necked Grebe - Scotsman's Flash, Wigan, Greater Manchester. 3rd April 2007.
175. Ring Ouzel - Hale, Merseyside. 9th April 2007.
176. Grasshopper Warbler - Crosby, Merseyside. 22nd April 2007
177. Whinchat - Marshside RSPB, Southport. 4th May 2007
178. Spotted Redshank - Inner Marsh Farm, Cheshire. 6th May 2007
179. Woodchat Shrike - Marshside RSPB, Southport. 20th May 2007
180. European Storm-petrel - Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. 5th July 2007
181. Great White Egret - Marshside RSPB, Southport. 2nd September 2007
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