Tuesday, 3 January 2023

Year List 2023 Updated 08.08.23

 

Drake Gadwall having a wash. Shoveler Hide, Stanstead Innings




Jay at food near the yacht club, Stanstead Innings


  1. Great crested grebe
  2. Little grebe
  3. Cormorant
  4. Grey heron
  5. Mute swan
  6. Greylag goose
  7. Canada goose
  8. Shelduck
  9. Egyptian goose
  10. Mallard
  11. Gadwall
  12. Teal
  13. Shoveler
  14. Red crested pochard (Amwell 02.01.23)
  15. Tufted duck
  16. Pochard
  17. Red Kite
  18. Common buzzard
  19. Kestrel
  20. Pheasant
  21. Moorhen
  22. Coot
  23. Lapwing
  24. Black headed gull
  25. Herring gull
  26. Lesser black backed gull
  27. Common gull
  28. Stock dove
  29. Wood pigeon
  30. Collared dove
  31. Green woodpecker
  32. Great spotted woodpecker
  33. Lesser spotted woodpecker (Rye Meads 02.01.23)
  34. Dunnock
  35. Robin
  36. Wren
  37. Cetti's warbler
  38. Blackcap
  39. Blackbird
  40. Song thrush
  41. Mistle thrush
  42. Redwing
  43. Long tailed tit
  44. Great tit
  45. Blue tit
  46. Coal tit
  47. Chaffinch
  48. Goldfinch
  49. House sparrow
  50. Starling
  51. Jay
  52. Magpie
  53. Rook
  54. Carrion crow
  55. Jackdaw
  56. Goldcrest (St Mary's Churchyard, Dunmow)
  57. Nuthatch (St Mary's Churchyard, Dunmow)
  58. Siskin (Grange Paddock)
  59. Grey wagtail (Grange Paddocks)
  60. Kingfisher (Grange Paddocks)
  61. Linnets (Hadham Hall)
  62. Skylark (Hadham Hall)
  63. Great white egret (Tring)
  64. Little egret (Tring)
  65. Wigeon (Stockers Lake)
  66. Goldeneye (Tring)
  67. Sparrowhawk (Tring)
  68. Red legged partridge (Wareside)
  69. Water rail (heard Stockers Lake)
  70. Green sandpiper (Tring)
  71. Rose ringed parakeet (Stockers Lake)
  72. Pied wagtail (Tring)
  73. Meadow pipit (Stansted airport Lagoons)
  74. Treecreeper (Much Hadham)
  75. Fieldfare (Perry Green)
  76. Raven (Sidehill Wood, Much Hadham)
  77. Bearded Reedling (Rye Meads RSPB)
  78. Greenfinch (Southern Country Park)
  79. Tawny Owl (Hatfield Forest)
  80. Hawfinch (Hatfield Forest)
  81. Smew (Abberton)
  82. Great Northern diver (Abberton)
  83. Long tailed duck (Abberton)
  84. Redshank (Abberton)
  85. Great black backed gull (Abberton)
  86. Dunlin (Abberton)
  87. Goldeneye (Abberton)
  88. Ringed plover (Abberton)
  89. Caspian gull (Abberton)
  90. Black necked grebe (Abberton)
  91. Goosander (Abberton)
  92. Black tailed godwit (Abberton)
  93. Bewick's swan (Abberton)
  94. Stonechat (Abberton)
  95. Bullfinch (Little Hadham)
  96. Pink footed goose (Wells)
  97. Pintail (Cley)
  98. Marsh Harrier (Cley)
  99. Avocet (Cley)
  100. Snipe (Cley)
  101. Bittern (flew over road at Cley)
  102. Curlew (Blakeney)
  103. Oystercatcher (Wells)
  104. Common scoter (Holkham)
  105. Firecrest (Holkham)
  106. Grey Partridge (Holkham)
  107. Turnstone (Brancaster)
  108. Marsh Tit (Sculthorpe Moor)
  109. Lesser Redpoll (Sculthorpe Moor)
  110. Mealy Redpoll (Sculthorpe Moor)
  111. Sparrowhawk (Stanstead Innings)
  112. Chiffchaff (Little Hadham)
  113. Yellowhammer (Little Hadham)
  114. Little Owl (Little Hadham)
  115. Barn owl (Little Hadham)
  116. Ruff (Heybridge Basin)
  117. Golden plover (Heybridge Basin)
  118. Grey Plover (East Mersea)
  119. Black Redstart (Brightlingsea)
  120. Bar Tailed godwit (Heybridge Basin)
  121. Mandarin (Westland Green)
  122. Gannet (Holkham beach)
  123. White fronted geese (Holkham Freshmarsh)
  124. Shore Lark (Holkham beach)
  125. Snow bunting (Cley beach car park)
  126. Sanderling (Titchwell beach)
  127. Spoonbill (Cley Reserve)
  128. Whooper swan (Titchwell)
  129. Brent goose (Brancaster)
  130. Red breasted merganser (Holkham beach)
  131. Mediterranean Gull (Titchwell)
  132. Sandwich tern (Dungeness)
  133. Fulmar (Dungeness)
  134. Willow warbler (SAL)
  135. Swallow (SAL)
  136. House martin (SAL)
  137. Woodcock (over garden)
  138. Sedge warbler (Stort Navigation)
  139. Reed warbler (Stort Navigation)
  140. Whitethroat (Spellbrook)
  141. Little Ringed plover (Lea Valley)
  142. Common Tern (Lea Valley)
  143. Nightingale (heard, Lea Valley)
  144. Reed Bunting (Stort Navigation)
  145. Wheatear (Kelling Quags)
  146. Ring Ouzel (Warham Greens)
  147. Lesser whitethroat (Warham Greens)
  148. Garden warbler (Warham Greens)
  149. Sand Martin (Kelling quags)
  150. Temminck's Stint (Titchwell)
  151. Cuckoo (Titchwell)
  152. Wood Lark (Kelling Heath)
  153. Common sandpiper (Titchwell)
  154. Whinchat (Kelling Quags)
  155. Great white egret (Lakenheath)
  156. Swift (Lakenheath)
  157. Hobby (Lakenheath)
  158. Stone curlew (Weeting Heath)
  159. Whimbrel (Rye Harbour)
  160. Peregrine (Dungeness)
  161. Cattle egret (Dungeness)
  162. Garganey (Filey Dams)
  163. Red Grouse (North York Moors)
  164. Shag (Flamborough Head)
  165. Honey Buzzard (Wykeham Forest)
  166. Kittiwake (Bempton Cliffs)
  167. Puffin (Bempton Cliffs)
  168. Guillemot (Bempton Cliffs)
  169. Razorbill (Bempton Cliffs)
  170. Bee Eater (Hightor Low)
  171. Yellow Wagtail (Hightor Low)
  172. Grasshopper Warbler (Flamborough Head)
  173. Willow Tit (Wykeham Forest)
  174. Tree Sparrow (Bempton Cliffs)
  175. Common Crossbill (Wykeham Forest)
  176. Manx shearwater (Cley beach)
  177. Cory's Shearwater (Cley beach)
  178. Sooty Shearwater (Cley beach)
  179. Curlew sandpiper (Cley)
  180. Wood sandpiper (Cley)
  181. Red throated diver (Cley)
Siskin, Grange Paddocks

Kingfisher, River Stort

Treecreeper, Mill Wood, Much Hadham

Bewick's swan at Abberton

Goldeneye, Abberton

Female Goosander, Abberton

Drake Goosander, Abberton

Smew, possible 1st year male with Pochard, Abberton

Covey of Grey partridge by the cafe at Holkham

Sparrow hawk at Stanstead Innings

Guillemot at Bempton Cliffs

Puffin at Bempton

Fulmar on the cliff updraft

Gannet

Tree Sparrow



Black Redstart



Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

This is me

This is me
At the end of another Norfolk Coastal footpath walk. 47 miles, 3 days 99 species of bird. September 2009

Caley Wood view

Caley Wood view
sunshine through the canopy 29.05.08

A walk along the Warta Valley, Poznan, Poland. Feb 2007

A walk along the Warta Valley, Poznan, Poland. Feb 2007
Best birds on this walk: black and middle spotted woodpecker and short toed treecreeper

About Me

My photo
A primary school teacher for 30 years, I retired from teaching in July 2009 to set up my own science enhancement and communication company. The Primary Works offers science clubs, workshops and staged science shows nationwide. I have always been interested in bird watching since my early years. Apparently my first tick was after inquiring about a chaffinch and then receiving the Observer book of birds. By the age of 9 I had moved on to Tory Peterson's collins guide and was now involved on YOC birding holidays to Northumbria, Essex coast, Slimbridge and Yorkshire. My twitching rule is that I will willingly travel 1km for each gram the bird weighs. However, I have had many rarities just by being in the right place. I have travelled widely throughout Europe and also visited Australia and Sri Lanka. In 2016 I spent time at Portland Bird Obs and two trips to Aviero, Portugal. 2017 found me back in Sri Lanka in Feb/March, then July and back for New Year's Eve celebrations in December. Also returned to The Camargue in May for a 4 day trip. Few plans for 2018, but nothing yet booked apart from a trip to the IOW.

Grey heron

Grey heron
Over the allotment 28.09.08

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker
Ridge footpath 27.08.08

Juvenile green woodpecker (17.08.08)

Juvenile green woodpecker (17.08.08)
Note the stripes, denoting a bird fledged this year.

common blue

common blue
Ash Valley G.C. 15.08.08

Indian balsam (impatiens glandulifera)

Indian balsam (impatiens glandulifera)
River Ash

azure damselfly

azure damselfly
River Ash 28.07.08

marbled white

marbled white
Discovered at Westland Green 22.07.08

ruddy darter

ruddy darter
Bush Wood 21.07.08

honeysuckle 19.07.08

honeysuckle 19.07.08
growing in hedgerow in Chapel Lane

cinnabar moth caterpillar

cinnabar moth caterpillar
Photographed on ragwort 19.07.08

Bittersweet

Bittersweet
Study of petals 11.06.08

male yellowhammer

male yellowhammer
08.06.08

common blue butterfly

common blue butterfly
06.06.08

River Ash

River Ash
looking south from the bridge at Hadham Ford

Common poppy (papaver rhoeas)

Common poppy (papaver rhoeas)
in rape field 29.05.08

Caley Wood sunshine

Caley Wood sunshine
29.05.08

Millenium Wood fox

Millenium Wood fox
24.05.08

common comfrey (symphytum officinale)

common comfrey (symphytum officinale)
06.05.08 banks of the River Ash

Garlic Mustard or Jack by the Hedge,(Alliara petiolata)

Garlic Mustard or Jack by the Hedge,(Alliara petiolata)
flowers, leaves and fruit edible . Good in salad and pesto

April showers

April showers
Double rainbow 30.04.08

Caley Wood bluebells

Caley Wood bluebells
22.04.08

Yellow Archangel

Yellow Archangel
Chapel Lane (20.04.08)

sunlight 16.04.08

sunlight 16.04.08
looking south west from Bush Wood

snowy buds

snowy buds
06.04.08 in Bush Wood

Looking north west

Looking north west
05.04.08 evening shower approaching

Back Garden

Back Garden
Easter Sunday (23.03.08)

Brick Kiln Hill

Brick Kiln Hill
Looking east (23.03.08)

No play today

No play today
The 2nd hole at Ash Valley golf course

Teasel head

Teasel head
Bush Wood (21.03.08)

Reflections

Reflections
daffodils at Bush Wood pond (21.03.08)

Swollen River Ash

Swollen River Ash
The river at the bottom of Winding Hill 16.03.08

Daybreak over the chapel

Daybreak over the chapel
Thursday 13th March

Wild daffodils (narcissus pseudonarcissus)

Wild daffodils (narcissus pseudonarcissus)
growing in Bush Wood

January snowdrops

January snowdrops
Banks of River Ash, north of Much Hadham

Good Moon

Good Moon
From garden 24.01.08

Village Green

Village Green
Looking east towards Acremore Street

Looking south before Hadham Ford

Looking south before Hadham Ford
rare January blue sky

Useful sites

The following are some useful websites that may interest readers of this blog.
Firstly, Bishop's Stortford Natural History Society http://bsnhs.webplus.net/

Fellow birder, Gary Whelan's blog. Gives reports from our trips out together plus reports from his trips abroad. http://hairybirders.blogspot.co.uk
http://www.hertsbirdclub.org.uk/ The official herts bird club website. Frequently updated, listing bird sightings around the county. Offers links to many other websites. Both of these sites also offer links to yahoo discussion groups.
http://www.birdforum.net/ An international site. You can enter as a guest but become a member( free) to post comments, bird sightings and just about anything to do with wild birds. Good news updates, classified section for binoculars, cameras etc.
http://www.guidedbirdwatching.com/ A new site set up where you can contact people worldwide who will help you find good birds in their country. UK section being set up presently.
http://www.britainsbirder.co.uk/
Fellow birders blog. Strtford resident, Graeme Smith regulary birds the area south of Stortford as well as around Spellbrook and the River Stort from Spellbrook to Twyford Locks. Some superb bird photography: Graeme uses a digital camera attached to his powerful telescope to get detailled images of the birds he sees. Well worth a browse.
Two local sites that may be of interest can be found at
http://www.thehadhams.com/ www.thepelhams.net/content/section/12/139/

South Easterly walk

South Easterly walk
black, normal, red extended walk

South Westerly route.

South Westerly route.
Black usual, red extended

North Easterly walk

North Easterly walk
black short, walk. Red, extended

North West Patch

North West Patch
black route regular. Red route the extended wander