01/01/09
In garden/from the house
1. Magpie
2. Robin
3. Grey Heron
4. Blackbird
5. Jackdaw
6. Blue Tit
7. Great Tit
8. Woodpigeon
9. Long-tailed Tit
10. Greenfinch
11. Goldfinch
12. Carrion Crow
13. Black-headed Gull
15. Kestrel
16. Mallard
17. Coot
18. Moorhen
19. Canada Goose
20. Coal Tit
21. Fieldfare
22. Song Thrush
23. Pheasant
02/01/09
In and around garden
24. Collared Dove
25. Dunnock
26. Mistle Thrush
Sheffield Centre
27. Feral Pigeon
28. House Sparrow
29. Starling
30. Lesser Black-backed Gull
31. Pied Wagtail
03/01/09
Loxley Valley
32. Jay
33. Chaffinch
34. Great Spotted Woodpecker
35. Bullfinch
36. Treecreeper
37. Redwing
38. Tufted Duck
39. Cormorant
10/01/2009
Fairburn Ings
40. Mute Swan
41. Gadwall
42. Teal
43. Greylag Goose
44. Long-eared Owl*
45. Kingfisher
46. Tree Sparrow
47. Willow Tit
48. Shelduck
49. Shoveler
50. Goldeneye
51. Pochard
52. Great Crested Grebe
53. Lapwing
54. Lesser Redpoll
55. Snipe
56. Siskin
17/01/09
Loxley Valley
57. Dipper
58. Goldcrest
Over house
59. Sparrowhawk
18/01/09
Nofolk trip…
On the way
60. Rook
61. Barn Owl
62. Great Black-backed Gull
63. Grey Partridge
64. Herring Gull
65. Pink-footed Goose
Holkham
66. Brent Goose (dark-bellied)*
67. Wigeon
68. Oystercatcher
69. Common Gull
70. Stonechat
71. Skylark
72. Linnet
73. Redshank
74. Red-breasted Merganser*
75. Meadow Pipit
76. Curlew
78. Pintail
79. Sanderling
80. Ruff
81. Golden Plover
82. Reed Bunting
83. Avocet
84. Dunlin
85. Black-tailed Godwit
86. Bar-tailed Godwit
87. Turnstone
88. Grey Plover*
89. Marsh Harrier
90. Bearded Tit
On the way back…
91. Egyptian Goose*
24/01/09
Old Moor
92. Little Owl
93. Stock Dove
94. Yellowhammer
95. Goosander
96. Ruddy Duck
97. Buzzard
25/01/09
Beeley Woods
98. Nuthatch
27/01/09
Crosspool
99. Waxwing
30/01/09
Clumber Park
100. Marsh Tit*
11/02/09
Loxley Valley
101. Grey Wagtail
102. Tawny Owl
14/02/09
Potteric Carr
103. Bittern
104. Water Rail
19/02/09
Westminster, London
105. Peregrine
20/02/09
Richmond Park, London
106. Ring-necked Parakeet*
107. Green Woodpecker
22/02/09
A1 (near Rutland Water)
108. Red Kite
01/03/09
Wentworth Castle Gardens
109. Hawfinch*
08/03/09
Bempton Cliffs
110. Gannet
111. Guillemot
112. Razorbill
113. Fulmar
Bridlington Harbour
114. Purple Sandpiper
20/03/09
Loxley Road
115. Chiffchaff
21/03/09
Ladies’ Spring Wood
116. Mandarin
22/03/09
BeeleyWood
117. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
30/03/09
Cowell Flat
118. Red Grouse
02/04/09
A57 near Cutthroat Bridge
119. Great Grey Shrike
05/04/09
Potteric Carr
120. Willow Warbler
121. Garganey*
122. Blackcap
123. Ringed Plover
124. Little Ringed Plover
09/04/09
Loxley Valley
125. Swallow
13/04/09
Rocher Woods
126. Redstart
Cowell Flat
127. Wheatear
15/04/09
Loxley Valley
128. Sand Martin
17/04/09
Loxley Valley
129. House Martin
18/04/09
Glen Howe Park
130. Pied Flycatcher
25/04/09
Agden Res
131. Common Sandpiper
Agden Side
132. Tree Pipit
133. Common Whitethroat
05/05/09
Wharncliffe Side
134. Swift
Wharncliffe Chase
135. Cuckoo
06/05/09
Sunk Island/Stone Creek
136. Red-legged Partridge
137. Yellow Wagtail*
138. Hen Harrier*
139. Corn Bunting*
Spurn
140. Common Tern
141. Whimbrel*
142. Sedge Warbler
Hedon
143. Hobby
15/05/09
Stanage Edge
144. Woodcock
145. Ring Ouzel
146. Dotterel*
23/05/09
Tinsley Canal
147. Garden Warbler
24/05/09
South Stack
148. Raven
149. Chough*
150. Rock Pipit
151. Kittiwake
152. Puffin
153. Shag
Holy Island (Anglesey)
154. Sandwich Tern
Cemlyn Bay
155. Arctic Tern
30/05/09
Wharncliffe Wood
156. Wood Warbler
31/05/09
Old Moor
157. Black Tern*
03/06/09
Thorne Moors
158. Reed Warbler
159. Turtle Dove* [heard-only]
04/06/09
Bamburgh
160. Eider
Beadnell
161. Little Tern
06/06/09
Cragside
162. Spotted Flycatcher
20/06/09
Potteric Carr
163. Little Egret
164. Black-necked Grebe
27/06/09
Fenr Fawr
165. Black Guillemot*
28/06/09
Near Brynsiencyn, Anglesey
166. Lesser Whitethroat
01/07/09
Wharncliffe Heath
167. Nightjar
02/07/09
Blacktoft Sands
168. Spotted Redshank
169. Green Sandpiper
170. Greenshank
Hatfield Moors
171. Red-necked Grebe*
28/07/09
Attenborough NR
172. Red-crested Pochard* [VERY debatable tick!]
02/09/09
Redmires Res
173. Whinchat
03/09/09
Potteric Carr
174. Little Stint*
12/09/09
Skua Cruise, Bridlington
175. Arctic Skua
176. Manx Shearwater
177. Common Scoter
178. Great Skua
Flamborough Head
179. Barred Warbler*
180. Osprey*
13/09/09
Bridlington Harbour
181. Knot
16/09/09
Edderthorpe Flash
182. Spotted Crake*
19/09/09
Wombwell Ings
183. Pectoral Sandpiper*
Old Moor
184. Curlew Sandpiper
27/09/09
Spurn
185. Snow Bunting*
186. Red-throated Diver
13/10/09
Kilnsea/Spurn
187. Brambling
188. Yellow-browed Warbler
189. Pallas’s Warbler*
190. Merlin*
25/10/09
Carr Vale NR
191. Cattle Egret*
*Lifers [28]
Posted by richard ashbee on February 16, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I was down at Potteric as well on Saturday, arrived about 11.45
I spent most of the time down at Piper Marsh and had the best display of Bitterns for some years. After about 10 mins one Bittern appeared at the back of the frozen water then spent the next 1/2 hour feeding, caught very large fish. Then another Bittern walked across ice from left and flew towards the other Bittern. After a few mins took off again to the right of the hide and never re-appeared.
Kingfisher gave excellent views at Mother Drain, a fox crossed the railway track and sparrowhawk, Buzzard, kestrel showed as well. On way out of Potteric saw a Pinkfoot skien of about 90 birds flying north west.
Still not connected with the waxwings, hope to ifnd some later this week. The Crosspool flock may well have disappeared by then
Cheers Richard
Posted by Pete on February 16, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Wow, sounds like I just missed the bittern display, I was probably busy wasting my time squinting at gulls at the time!
Just down Crosspool and no signs of waxies, but they may show up at some point. Seems to be a flock at Richmond Park near Handsworth as well today.