MKBirder's 2014 list (1 Viewer)

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MKBirder

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• Jan 2, 2014

• #1

With no plans to travel abroad this year I intend focusing on my local patch with a few trips a little further afield.

Wednesday 1st January
At home, Bletchley

1. Carrion Crow
2. Blackbird
3. Magpie
4. Black-headed Gull
5. Robin
6. Dunnock
7. House Sparrow
8. Blue Tit
9. Wood Pigeon
10. Feral Pigeon
11. Collared Dove
12. Starling
13. Herring Gull
14. Peregrine a local, long staying bird

 

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MKBirder

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• Jan 2, 2014

• #2

Thursday 2nd January
Emerson Valley Park & Furzton Lake, MK.
15. Great Tit
16. Siskin
17. Mallard
18. Moorhen
19. Long-tailed Tit
20. Lesser Black-backed Gull
21. Mute Swan
22. Great Crested Grebe
23. Common Gull
24. Canada Goose
25. Coot
26. Grey Heron
27. Redwing
28. Chaffinch
29. Sparrowhawk
30. Bullfinch
31. Wren

 

M

MKBirder

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• Jan 3, 2014

• #3

Friday 3rd January
Bletchley
32. Goldfinch

 

M

MKBirder

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• Jan 8, 2014

• #4

Wednesday 8th January
Bletchley
33. Song Thrush

 

M

MKBirder

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• Jan 11, 2014

• #5

Saturday 11th January
Caldecotte Lake, Milton Keynes
Water levels very high at this balancing lake after all the recent rain
34. Cormorant - 19 at roost
35. Greylag Goose
36. Pochard - only 1 single male present
37. Tufted Duck
38. Pied Wagtail
39. Buzzard - 1 soaring S. of the lake
40. Greenfinch
41. Great Black-backed Gull
42. Grey Wagtail 1
43. Wigeon 37
44. Gadwall - only 6 present

 

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MKBirder

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• Jan 19, 2014

• #6

Sunday 19th January
Willen Lake, Milton Keynes
A couple of hours local birding.Floods slowly receding but water still high.
45. Rook
46. Lapwing - c70
47. Goldeneye - 3m 4f
48. Kingfisher - 1 taking flight from small willows on flooded lake edge
49. Little Egret -1
50. Teal
51. Little Grebe -2
52. Shoveler - a total of 23
53. Redshank - 3
54. Stock Dove
55. Green Woodpecker

 

M

MKBirder

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• Jan 23, 2014

• #7

Thursday 23rd January
Bletchley
56. Jackdaw

 

M

MKBirder

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• Feb 20, 2014

• #8

Saturday 15th February
Off for a few days in North Norfolk
57. Pheasant
58. Kestrel
59. Brent Goose - a flock in field alongside A149, Titchwell village
60. Curlew - 8 in the same field

Sunday 16th February
Titchwell RSPB Reserve
An early start and after a 15 minute walk, the whole reserve to myself for a short time.
61. Grey Partridge - 17
62. Red-legged Partridge
63. Barn Owl - one on the fringes of the reserve
64. Golden Plover
65. Shelduck
66. Oystercatcher
67. Avocet
68. Black-tailed Godwit
69. Pintail
70. Grey Plover
71. Turnstone
72. Ruff
73. Knot
74. Common Scoter - huge flock of c5000 on the sea off Titchwell
75. Velvet Scoter - 3 with the Common Scoter
76. Fulmar
77. Sanderling
78. Bar-tailed Godwit
79. Reed Bunting
80. Linnet
81. Dunlin
82. Skylark
83. Red-breasted - Merganser 3 on the sea
84. Marsh Harrier - including 5 in to roost at sunset

Monday 17th February
Holkham Woods, Beach and marshes
85. Coal Tit
86. Pink-footed Goose
87. Egyptian Goose
88. Jay

Tuesday 18th February
Titchwell RSPB Reserve
89. Red-crested Pochard - a pair
90. Cetti's Warbler

 

M

MKBirder

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• Feb 22, 2014

• #9

Saturday 22nd February
Manor Farm Quarry, Old Wolverton
91. Fieldfare
92. Snipe 1

 

Last edited: Feb 22, 2014

M

MKBirder

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• Mar 1, 2014

• #10

Saturday 1st March

Willen Lake, M.K.
93. Goosander a lone male

 

M

MKBirder

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• Mar 7, 2014

• #11

Friday 7th March
Bletchley

94. Chiffchaff - 1 calling from top of roadside trees

 

M

MKBirder

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• Mar 9, 2014

• #12

Sunday 9th March
Nr. Bletchley

95. Red Kite

 

M

MKBirder

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• Mar 24, 2014

• #13

Monday 24th March
Moulton College, Northants.

96. Mistle Thrush

 

M

MKBirder

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• Mar 26, 2014

• #14

Wednesday 26th March
Willen Lake, MK

97. Sand Martin - 26 low over the water

 

M

MKBirder

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #15

Friday 11th April
Weymouth - the start of a weekend away.
98. Swallow

Saturday 12th April
Portland Bill
99. Gannet
100. Meadow Pipit
101. Guillemot
102. Razorbill
103. Rock Pipit
104. Kittiwake
105. Wheatear - 3
106. Stonechat
107. Shag
108. Raven

Ferrybridge
109. Ringed Plover

Radipole Lake
110. Sedge Warbler

Sunday 13th April
Portland Bill
111. House Martin

 

M

MKBirder

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #16

Monday 14th April
Bletchley

112. Blackcap - 1 in song

 

M

MKBirder

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• Apr 19, 2014

• #17

Friday 18th April
Ivinghoe Hills

113. Lesser Whitethroat - a total of approx.10 in song
114. Tree Pipit - 1 performing its parachuting song flight from a bush
115. Willow Warbler - several, although non were singing until the early afternoon.

 

M

MKBirder

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• Apr 21, 2014

• #18

Monday 21st April
Willen Lake

116. Common Tern - at least 9 present
117. Reed Warbler - showing well and singing by hide

 

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MKBirder

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• May 5, 2014

• #19

Monday 5th May
Manor Farm Quarry, Milton Keynes

118. Whitethroat - a total of 5 birds in song
119. Little Ringed Plover - 6
120. Cuckoo - 1 calling
121. Swift
122. Treecreeper

 

Last edited: May 30, 2014

M

MKBirder

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• May 18, 2014

• #20

Sunday 18th May
Stowe Park

123. Spotted Flycatcher
124. Mandarin 1 female on the park lake
125. Nuthatch

 

Last edited: May 30, 2014