MY BIRDING LIST
my sightings in 2016
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16th February 2017
Lightwood 76. Meadow pipit
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15th February 2017
red-crested Attenborough Nature Reserve 72. Red-crested pochard 73. Egyptian goose 74. Goosander 75. Water rail (brand new species)
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13th February 2017
Blackwell Mills and St Peter’s Church, Buxton 70. Goldcrest 71. Mistle thrush
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10th February 2017
Woods at home 69. Long-tailed tit
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21st January 2017
Lightwood and Carsington Water 59. Raven 60. Kestrel 61. Little grebe 62. Great crested grebe 63. Tufted duck 64. Willow tit 65. Reed bunting 66. Snipe 67. Pink-footed goose 68. Coot
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18th January 2017
Fairfield road 58. Rook
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16th January 2017
Fields at home 57. Mandarin duck
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15th January 2017
Via Gellia Mills 54. Kingfisher 55. Dipper 56. Grey wagtail
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14th January 2017
At home 53. Sparrowhawk
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8th January 2017
At home 52. Fieldfare
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6th January 2017
Pavillion Gardens 51. Canada goose
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3rd January 2017
Shillito woods 48. Brambling 49. Yellowhammer 50. Great spotted woodpecker
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1st January 2017
Leighton Moss and Silverdale Buzzard Lapwing Turnstone Curlew Redshank Oystercatcher Red-breasted merganser (Brand New British Species) Great black-backed gull Black-headed gull Robin Dunnock Blue tit Great tit Coal tit Marsh tit Chaffinch Goldfinch Bullfinch Redwing Blackbird Song thrush Nuthatch Treecreeper Wren Carrion crow Jackdaw Magpie Feral pigeon Wood pigeon Pheasant Starling Grey heron Little egret Cormorant Marsh harrier Greylag Mallard Teal Pintail Wigeon Gadwall Tufted duck Pochard Shoveler Mute swan Moorhen Collared dove
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Summary of 2016
I have managed to see 136 species of bird this year. I think one of the best species I’ve seen this year is the ring ouzel at Lightwood, and the most impressive was probably the sea eagle in Scotland. One of the species that’s really frustrated me is the red kite, which unfortunately I haven’t managed to see. Another bird that has proved difficult to see is the jay. We went on a trip to Blackrocks where we were sure we were going to see them but didn’t. I hope to see even more species in 2017, including lesser spotted woodpecker. I also hope to see a badger that’s actually…
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4th December 2016
Shillito Woods 135. Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla 136. Redwing, Turdus iliacus
