chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
January 1, Champagne-Ardennes, North-eastern France
Yet again I started the year at Annettes parents. The weather hasn't really been condusive to bringing lots of birds down from the north but I still managed to top 100 for my 'New Years Day Bash'.
1 Mute Swan
2 Whooper Swan. ( c.60)
3 Taiga Bean Goose. ( c 100 )
4 Tundra Bean Goose. ( c. 300+)
5 Gtr Whitefronted goose ( 90+ )
6 Greylag Goose ( of uncertain provenance )
7 Mallard
8 Gadwall
9 Common Teal
10 Northern Shoveler
11 Red-crested Pochard
12 Tufted Duck
13 Goosander
14 Reeves Pheasant ( 4 )
15 Common Pheasant
16 Red-legged Partridge
17 Grey Partridge
18 Little Grebe
19 Great Crested Grebe
20 Rock / Feral Pigeon
21 Stock Pigeon
22 Common Wood Pigeon
23 Eur. Collared Dove
24 Common Crane ( c. 1700+ )
25 Common Moorhen
26 Eur / Black Coot
27 Grey Heron
28 Nthn Lapwing
29 Green Sandpiper ( 2 )
30 Eur. Woodcock
31 Common Snipe
32 Black-headed Gull
33 Mew Gull
34 Eur. Herring Gull
35 White-tailed Eagle ( 19 )
36 Red Kite ( 12 )
37 Rough-legged Buzzard ( 3 )
38 Common Buzzard
39 Nthn. Sparrowhawk
40 Nthn. Goshawk ( 1 )
41 Common Barn Owl
42 Eur. Eagle Owl ( 1 )
43 Tawny Owl
44 Little Owl
45 Long-eared Owl ( 5 in roost site )
46 Eur. Green Woodpecker
47 Grey-headed Green Woodpecker ( 6 )
48 Great Spotted Woodpecker ( 7 )
49 Midd. Spotted Woodpecker ( 4 )
50 Less. Spotted Woodpecker ( 2 )
51 Black Woodpecker ( 5 - getting commoner )
52 Eur. Kestrel
53 Great Grey Shrike ( 5 )
54 Black-billed Magpie
55 Eur. Jay
56 Western Jackdaw
57 Rook
58 Hooded Crow ( 19 )
59 W. Carrion Crow
60 Marsh Tit
61 Crested Tit
62 Coal Tit
63 Eur. Blue Tit
64 Great Tit
65 Sky Lark
66 Crested Lark ( spreading northward ? )
67 Wood Lark ( single flock of 7 )
68 Common Longtailed-tit
69 Cetti's Warbler ( 2 seen )
70 Eur. Nuthatch
71 Short-toed Treecreeper
72 Eur. Wren
73 Goldcrest
74 Firecrest
75 Bohemian Waxwing ( a pitiful 31 this year )
76 Common Starling
77 White-throated Dipper ( 1 on dam @ Lac d'Foret )
78 Mistle Thrush
79 Eur. Blackbird
80 Song Thrush
81 Redwing
82 Fieldfare
83 Eur. Robin
84 Black Redstart
85 Hedge Accentor
86 House Sparrow
87 Tree Sparrow
88 Water Pipit ( 2, with Dipper )
89 Meadow Pipit
90 Common Chaffinch
91 Brambling ( c.100 )
92 Lesser Redpoll
93 Mealy Redpoll ( c. 35 )
94 Eur. Goldfinch
95 Eur. Greenfinch
96 Eur. Siskin
97 Eur. Bullfinch
98 Hawfinch ( 'lots' )
99 Red Crossbill
100 Corn Bunting
101 Reed Bunting
102 Yellowhammer
103 Cirl Bunting
There were 'easy' birds missed as well as crackers like Tengmalm's Owl - but I'm not bitter. Honest. I'm not. Really. :C
Chris
Yet again I started the year at Annettes parents. The weather hasn't really been condusive to bringing lots of birds down from the north but I still managed to top 100 for my 'New Years Day Bash'.
1 Mute Swan
2 Whooper Swan. ( c.60)
3 Taiga Bean Goose. ( c 100 )
4 Tundra Bean Goose. ( c. 300+)
5 Gtr Whitefronted goose ( 90+ )
6 Greylag Goose ( of uncertain provenance )
7 Mallard
8 Gadwall
9 Common Teal
10 Northern Shoveler
11 Red-crested Pochard
12 Tufted Duck
13 Goosander
14 Reeves Pheasant ( 4 )
15 Common Pheasant
16 Red-legged Partridge
17 Grey Partridge
18 Little Grebe
19 Great Crested Grebe
20 Rock / Feral Pigeon
21 Stock Pigeon
22 Common Wood Pigeon
23 Eur. Collared Dove
24 Common Crane ( c. 1700+ )
25 Common Moorhen
26 Eur / Black Coot
27 Grey Heron
28 Nthn Lapwing
29 Green Sandpiper ( 2 )
30 Eur. Woodcock
31 Common Snipe
32 Black-headed Gull
33 Mew Gull
34 Eur. Herring Gull
35 White-tailed Eagle ( 19 )
36 Red Kite ( 12 )
37 Rough-legged Buzzard ( 3 )
38 Common Buzzard
39 Nthn. Sparrowhawk
40 Nthn. Goshawk ( 1 )
41 Common Barn Owl
42 Eur. Eagle Owl ( 1 )
43 Tawny Owl
44 Little Owl
45 Long-eared Owl ( 5 in roost site )
46 Eur. Green Woodpecker
47 Grey-headed Green Woodpecker ( 6 )
48 Great Spotted Woodpecker ( 7 )
49 Midd. Spotted Woodpecker ( 4 )
50 Less. Spotted Woodpecker ( 2 )
51 Black Woodpecker ( 5 - getting commoner )
52 Eur. Kestrel
53 Great Grey Shrike ( 5 )
54 Black-billed Magpie
55 Eur. Jay
56 Western Jackdaw
57 Rook
58 Hooded Crow ( 19 )
59 W. Carrion Crow
60 Marsh Tit
61 Crested Tit
62 Coal Tit
63 Eur. Blue Tit
64 Great Tit
65 Sky Lark
66 Crested Lark ( spreading northward ? )
67 Wood Lark ( single flock of 7 )
68 Common Longtailed-tit
69 Cetti's Warbler ( 2 seen )
70 Eur. Nuthatch
71 Short-toed Treecreeper
72 Eur. Wren
73 Goldcrest
74 Firecrest
75 Bohemian Waxwing ( a pitiful 31 this year )
76 Common Starling
77 White-throated Dipper ( 1 on dam @ Lac d'Foret )
78 Mistle Thrush
79 Eur. Blackbird
80 Song Thrush
81 Redwing
82 Fieldfare
83 Eur. Robin
84 Black Redstart
85 Hedge Accentor
86 House Sparrow
87 Tree Sparrow
88 Water Pipit ( 2, with Dipper )
89 Meadow Pipit
90 Common Chaffinch
91 Brambling ( c.100 )
92 Lesser Redpoll
93 Mealy Redpoll ( c. 35 )
94 Eur. Goldfinch
95 Eur. Greenfinch
96 Eur. Siskin
97 Eur. Bullfinch
98 Hawfinch ( 'lots' )
99 Red Crossbill
100 Corn Bunting
101 Reed Bunting
102 Yellowhammer
103 Cirl Bunting
There were 'easy' birds missed as well as crackers like Tengmalm's Owl - but I'm not bitter. Honest. I'm not. Really. :C
Chris