chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Started the year off in Champagne - Ardennes ( N.E. France ) as we were at Annette's parents for Christmas and the New Year. Nothing really special ( for the area ) but a good selection of the birds expected.
Jan 1st
1 Gt. Crested Grebe
2 Red-necked Grebe
3 Black-necked Grebe
4 Grey Heron
5 Gt. Egret
6 Whooper Swan
7 Mute Swan
8 Taiga Bean Goose
9 Tundra Bean Goose
10 Gtr. White-fronted Goose
11 Greylag Goose
12 Gtr. Canada Goose
13 Barnacle Goose
15 Eur. Wigeon
16 Mallard
17 Common Teal
18 Nthn. Pintail
19 Nthn. Shoveler
20 Red-crested Pochard
21 Common Pochard
22 Ferruginous Duck
23 Tufted Duck
24 Velvet Scoter
25 Common Goldeneye
26 Smew
27 Red-breasted Merganser
28 Goosander
29 Red Kite
30 White-tailed Eagle
31 Hen Harrier
32 Nthn. Sparrowhawk
33 Common Buzzard
34 Rough-legged Buzzard
35 Eur. Kestrel
36 Peregrine Falcon
37 Red-legged Partridge
38 Grey Partridge
39 Common Pheasant
40 Reeve's Pheasant
41 Water Rail
42 Common Moorhen
43 Eur. Coot
44 Common Crane
45 Nthn. Lapwing
46 Eur. Golden Plover
47 Eur. Curlew
48 Gren Sandpiper
49 Eur. Woodcock
50 Common Snipe
51 Black-headed Gull
52 Yellow-legged Gull
53 Eur. Herring Gull
54 Rock ( Feral ) Pigeon
55 Stock Pigeon
56 Common Wood Pigeon
57 Eur. Collared Dove
58 Barn Owl
59 Eur. Eagle Owl
60 Little Owl
61 Tawny Owl
62 Long-eared Owl
63 Tengmalm's Owl
64 River Kingfisher
65 Grey-headed Green Woodpecker
66 Eur. Green Woodpecker
67 Black Woodpecker
68 Gtr. Spotted Woodpecker
69 Mid. Spotted Woodpecker
70 Less. Spotted Woodpecker
71 Crested Lark
72 Wood Lark
73 Sky Lark
74 Meadow Pipit
75 Water Pipit
76 Grey Wagtail
77 White Wagtail ( s.s. )
78 Bohemian Waxwing
79 Winter Wren
80 Hedge Accentor
81 Black Redstart
82 Eur. Stonechat
83 Common Blackbird
84 Fieldfare
85 Song Thrush
86 Redwing
87 Mistle Thrush
88 Cetti's Warbler
89 Goldcrest
90 Firecrest
91 Common Longtailed-tit
92 Bearded Reedling
93 Eur. Penduline-tit
94 Marsh Tit
95 Willow Tit
96 Crested Tit
97 Coal Tit
98 Blue Tit
99 Great Tit
100 Eur. Nuthatch
101 Short-toed Treecreeper
102 Gt. Grey Shrike
103 Eur. Jay
104 Black-billed Magpie
105 W. Jackdaw
106 Rook
107 Carrion Crow
108 Hooded Crow
109 Common Raven
110 Common Starling
111 House Sparrow
112 Tree Sparrow
113 Common Chaffinch
114 Brambling
115 W. Greenfinch
116 Eur. Goldfinch
117 Eur. Siskin
118 Brown Linnet
119 Less. Redpoll
120 Mealy Redpoll
121 Hawfinch
122 Corn Bunting
123 Yellowhammer
124 Cirl Bunting
125 Reed Bunting
Jan 3rd
Drove to the ferry along the Belgian coast as Annette wanted to see some friends in Brugge. Birded along the way then she dropped me off in Zeebrugge where I caught the tram to Knokke and then walked to Het Zwin, at the mouth of the Schelde.
126 Red-throated Diver
127 Black-throated Diver
128 Gt. Cormorant
129 Little Egret
130 Gt. Bittern
131 Pink-footed Goose
132 Less. Whitefronted Goose
133 Dark-bellied Brent Goose
134 Black-brent Goose
135 Egyptian Goose
136 Nthn. Shelduck
137 Gtr. Scaup
138 Common Eider
139 Common Scoter
140 Marsh Harrier
141 Nthn. Goshawk
142 Merlin
143 Eur. Oystercatcher
144 Pied Avocet
145 Ringed Plover
146 Grey Plover
147 Red Knot
148 Sanderling
149 Purple Sandpiper
150 Dunlin
151 Ruddy Turnstone
152 Ruff
153 Common Redshank
154 Bar-tailed Godwit
155 Jack Snipe
156 Mediterranean Gull
157 Mew Gull
158 Caspian Gull
159 Less. Black-backed Gull
160 Gt. Black-backed Gull
161 Glaucous Gull
162 Short-eared Owl
163 Horned Lark
164 Rock Pipit
165 Eur. Robin
166 Common Chiffchaff
167 Eur. Bullfinch
168 Red Crossbill
169 Lapland Longspur
170 Snow Bunting
Jan 4th
North Sea Ferry > Wirral
171 Gt. Nthn. Diver
172 Nthn. Fulmar
173 Nthn. Gannet
174 Long-tailed Duck
175 Black-legged Kittiwake
176 Common Guillemot
177 Razorbill
178 Little Auk
179 Pied Wagtail
Jan 5th
North West Wirral
180 Tundra Swan
181 Pale-bellied Brent Goose
182 Black-tailed Godwit
183 Blackcap
184 Eur. Treecreeper
Jan 1st
1 Gt. Crested Grebe
2 Red-necked Grebe
3 Black-necked Grebe
4 Grey Heron
5 Gt. Egret
6 Whooper Swan
7 Mute Swan
8 Taiga Bean Goose
9 Tundra Bean Goose
10 Gtr. White-fronted Goose
11 Greylag Goose
12 Gtr. Canada Goose
13 Barnacle Goose
15 Eur. Wigeon
16 Mallard
17 Common Teal
18 Nthn. Pintail
19 Nthn. Shoveler
20 Red-crested Pochard
21 Common Pochard
22 Ferruginous Duck
23 Tufted Duck
24 Velvet Scoter
25 Common Goldeneye
26 Smew
27 Red-breasted Merganser
28 Goosander
29 Red Kite
30 White-tailed Eagle
31 Hen Harrier
32 Nthn. Sparrowhawk
33 Common Buzzard
34 Rough-legged Buzzard
35 Eur. Kestrel
36 Peregrine Falcon
37 Red-legged Partridge
38 Grey Partridge
39 Common Pheasant
40 Reeve's Pheasant
41 Water Rail
42 Common Moorhen
43 Eur. Coot
44 Common Crane
45 Nthn. Lapwing
46 Eur. Golden Plover
47 Eur. Curlew
48 Gren Sandpiper
49 Eur. Woodcock
50 Common Snipe
51 Black-headed Gull
52 Yellow-legged Gull
53 Eur. Herring Gull
54 Rock ( Feral ) Pigeon
55 Stock Pigeon
56 Common Wood Pigeon
57 Eur. Collared Dove
58 Barn Owl
59 Eur. Eagle Owl
60 Little Owl
61 Tawny Owl
62 Long-eared Owl
63 Tengmalm's Owl
64 River Kingfisher
65 Grey-headed Green Woodpecker
66 Eur. Green Woodpecker
67 Black Woodpecker
68 Gtr. Spotted Woodpecker
69 Mid. Spotted Woodpecker
70 Less. Spotted Woodpecker
71 Crested Lark
72 Wood Lark
73 Sky Lark
74 Meadow Pipit
75 Water Pipit
76 Grey Wagtail
77 White Wagtail ( s.s. )
78 Bohemian Waxwing
79 Winter Wren
80 Hedge Accentor
81 Black Redstart
82 Eur. Stonechat
83 Common Blackbird
84 Fieldfare
85 Song Thrush
86 Redwing
87 Mistle Thrush
88 Cetti's Warbler
89 Goldcrest
90 Firecrest
91 Common Longtailed-tit
92 Bearded Reedling
93 Eur. Penduline-tit
94 Marsh Tit
95 Willow Tit
96 Crested Tit
97 Coal Tit
98 Blue Tit
99 Great Tit
100 Eur. Nuthatch
101 Short-toed Treecreeper
102 Gt. Grey Shrike
103 Eur. Jay
104 Black-billed Magpie
105 W. Jackdaw
106 Rook
107 Carrion Crow
108 Hooded Crow
109 Common Raven
110 Common Starling
111 House Sparrow
112 Tree Sparrow
113 Common Chaffinch
114 Brambling
115 W. Greenfinch
116 Eur. Goldfinch
117 Eur. Siskin
118 Brown Linnet
119 Less. Redpoll
120 Mealy Redpoll
121 Hawfinch
122 Corn Bunting
123 Yellowhammer
124 Cirl Bunting
125 Reed Bunting
Jan 3rd
Drove to the ferry along the Belgian coast as Annette wanted to see some friends in Brugge. Birded along the way then she dropped me off in Zeebrugge where I caught the tram to Knokke and then walked to Het Zwin, at the mouth of the Schelde.
126 Red-throated Diver
127 Black-throated Diver
128 Gt. Cormorant
129 Little Egret
130 Gt. Bittern
131 Pink-footed Goose
132 Less. Whitefronted Goose
133 Dark-bellied Brent Goose
134 Black-brent Goose
135 Egyptian Goose
136 Nthn. Shelduck
137 Gtr. Scaup
138 Common Eider
139 Common Scoter
140 Marsh Harrier
141 Nthn. Goshawk
142 Merlin
143 Eur. Oystercatcher
144 Pied Avocet
145 Ringed Plover
146 Grey Plover
147 Red Knot
148 Sanderling
149 Purple Sandpiper
150 Dunlin
151 Ruddy Turnstone
152 Ruff
153 Common Redshank
154 Bar-tailed Godwit
155 Jack Snipe
156 Mediterranean Gull
157 Mew Gull
158 Caspian Gull
159 Less. Black-backed Gull
160 Gt. Black-backed Gull
161 Glaucous Gull
162 Short-eared Owl
163 Horned Lark
164 Rock Pipit
165 Eur. Robin
166 Common Chiffchaff
167 Eur. Bullfinch
168 Red Crossbill
169 Lapland Longspur
170 Snow Bunting
Jan 4th
North Sea Ferry > Wirral
171 Gt. Nthn. Diver
172 Nthn. Fulmar
173 Nthn. Gannet
174 Long-tailed Duck
175 Black-legged Kittiwake
176 Common Guillemot
177 Razorbill
178 Little Auk
179 Pied Wagtail
Jan 5th
North West Wirral
180 Tundra Swan
181 Pale-bellied Brent Goose
182 Black-tailed Godwit
183 Blackcap
184 Eur. Treecreeper
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