Having spent 8 hours at Grimley today, I recorded a total of 76 species.
The best birds included Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Little Egrets, Black-tailed Godwit and 2 late Swifts.
Had it been a proper all-dayer with more than just me doing it, then 85 would have been easily achievable as resident species including Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Pheasant, Barn, Little and Tawny Owls went undetected. With more eyes and ears I'm fairly sure Willow Warbler, Redstart, Wheatear, Curlew and Peregrine would have been recorded too and that's before any real surprises so 90 could have been a realistic figure for the day.
Brian
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