Mekon's 2008 list (UK) (1 Viewer)

[mekon]

hi all. just thought I'd share what I've seen. this is the first time I've done this, and my first 'proper' year as a birdwatcher. birds in bold represent me seeing these (as far as I am aware) for the very first time!

1st Jan, Sidmouth

1 Cormorant (Great Cormorant)
2 Oystercatcher (Eurasian Oystercatcher)
3 Turnstone (Ruddy Turnstone)
4 Common Gull (Mew Gull)
5 Herring Gull
6 Woodpigeon (Common Wood Pigeon)
7 Pied Wagtail (White Wagtail)
8 Magpie (Eurasian Magpie)
9 Carrion Crow
10 Starling (Common Starling)
11 Rock Dove (Common Pigeon)

London - various

12 Stock Dove
13 Collared Dove (Eurasian Collared Dove)
14 Kestrel (Common Kestrel)
15 Chaffinch
16 Greenfinch (European Greenfinch)
17 Long-tailed Tit (Long-tailed Bushtit)
18 Blue Tit
19 Great Tit
20 Grey Heron
21 Mallard
22 Moorhen (Common Moorhen
23 Robin (European Robin
24 House Sparrow
25 Blackbird (Common Blackbird)
26 Wren (Winter Wren)
27 Jay (Eurasian Jay)
28 Jackdaw (Western Jackdaw)

20th Jan, Walthamstow Marshes/Waterworks Nature Reserve, Hackney

29 Mute Swan
30 Greylag Goose
31 Canada Goose
32 Wigeon (Eurasian Wigeon)
33 Gadwall
34 Teal (Eurasian Teal)
35 Shoveler (Northern Shoveler)
36 Little Grebe
37 Water Rail
38 Coot (Common Coot)
39 Green Sandpiper
40 Kingfisher (Common Kingfisher)
41 Green Woodpecker (European Green Woodpecker)
42 Fieldfare
43 Redwing
44 Tufted Duck

25th Jan, London Wetlands Centre

45 Egyptian Goose
46 Pintail (Northern Pintail)
47 Red-crested Pochard
48 Sparrowhawk (Eurasian Sparrowhawk)
49 Peregrine (Peregrine Falcon)
50 Lapwing (Northern Lapwing)
51 Lesser Black-backed Gull
52 Yellow-legged Gull
53 Great Black-backed Gull
54 Ring-necked Parakeet (Rose-ringed Parakeet)
55 Great Crested Grebe

26th Jan, Parkland Walk, London

56 Mistle Thrush
57 Goldfinch (European Goldfinch)
58 Great Spotted Woodpecker

2nd Feb, Winchester, Winnall Moor Nature Reserve

59 Buzzard (Common Buzzard)
60 Black-headed Gull (Common Black-headed Gull)
61 Dunnock
62 Blackcap (Eurasian Blackcap)
63 Goldcrest
64 Coal Tit
65 Treecreeper (Eurasian Treecreeper)
66 Siskin (Eurasian Siskin)
67 Grey Wagtail
68 Song Thrush
69 Rook

4th Feb, Rainham Marshes RSPB

70 Shelduck (Common Shelduck)
71 Pheasant (Common Pheasant)
72 Little Egret
73 Snipe (Common Snipe)
74 Curlew (Eurasian Curlew)
75 Skylark (Sky Lark)
76 Meadow Pipit
77 Water Pipit
78 Stonechat (Eurasian Stonechat)
79 Linnet (Common Linnet)
80 Reed Bunting (Common Reed Bunting)


cheers.

M

 

[mekon]

some additions. locations were Tower Hamlets Cemetary, Alexandra Park, and the Giants Causeway Coast (no Choughs, unfortunately)

81 Chiffchaff
82 Firecrest
83 Redshank (Common Redshank)
84 Fulmar (Northern Fulmar)
85 Ringed Plover (Common Ringed Plover)
86 Kittiwake (Black-legged Kittiwake)
87 Rock Pipit (Eurasian Rock Pipit)
88 Nuthatch (Eurasian Nuthatch)
89 Hooded Crow
90 Mealy Redpoll (Common Redpoll)
91 Lesser Redpoll

 

[mekon]

the waders were seen at West Thurrock Marshes. the others were seen during a trip to the N Yorks moors and surrounding areas..

92 Bean Goose
93 Pink-footed Goose
94 Barnacle Goose
95 Common Scoter (Black Scoter)
96 Red Grouse (Willow Ptarmigan)
97 Dunlin
98 Black-tailed Godwit

 

[mekon]

oops. havent updated in a while

99 Scaup (Greater Scaup)
100 Black-necked Grebe
101 Sand Martin
102 Mediterranean Gull
103 Willow Warbler
104 Ruddy Duck
105 Spoonbill (Eurasian Spoonbill)
106 Marsh Harrier (Western Marsh Harrier)
107 Avocet (Pied Avocet)
108 Swallow (Barn Swallow)
109 House Martin (Common House Martin)
110 Tree Sparrow (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)
111 Red-legged Partridge
112 Red Kite
113 Goshawk (Northern Goshawk)
114 Swift (Common Swift)
115 Reed Warbler (Eurasian Reed Warbler)
116 Raven (Northern Raven)
117 Hobby (Eurasian Hobby)
118 Greenshank (Common Greenshank)
119 Little Gull
120 Sedge Warbler
121 Whitethroat (Common Whitethroat)
122 Common Tern

the Spoonbill possibly being the hilight - seen at Blacktoft Sands RSPB, E Yorks..