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Summary

The year got off to a slow start with atrocious weather keeping many birders at home, including me. The RING-NECKED DUCK stayed over the New Year and got a few local bird lists off to a good start. Unfortunately, confusion reigned as to whether the Lesser Scaup was still present too. As it turned out, it seems the last sighting of the Lesser Scaup was on 20th December 2024, and a probable Aythya hybrid had many people fooled until the mystery was finally resolved once and for all on 3rd January.

Bird List

  1. Canada Goose (2nd January)
  2. Barnacle Goose (28th December)
  3. Greylag Goose (22nd February)
  4. Mute Swan (2nd January)
  5. Whooper Swan (26th November)
  6. Egyptian Goose (16th January) per  Marc Hunt
  7. Shelduck (14th July)
  8. Garganey (15th July)
  9. Shoveler (2nd January)
  10. Gadwall (2nd January)
  11. Wigeon (2nd January)
  12. Mallard (2nd January)
  13. Pintail (10th April)
  14. Teal (2nd January)
  15. Pochard (2nd January)
  16. RING-NECKED DUCK (1st January)
  17. Tufted Duck (2nd January)
  18. Scaup (2nd January)
  19. Goldeneye (2nd January)
  20. Goosander (2nd January)
  21. Grey Partridge (6th February)
  22. Pheasant (2nd January)
  23. Red-legged Partridge (14th January)
  24. Swift (5th May)
  25. Cuckoo (14th  May) per Jeff Hirst
  26. Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon (13th January)
  27. Stock Dove (5th February)
  28. Woodpigeon (2nd January)
  29. Collared Dove (20th March)
  30. Water Rail (3rd January)
  31. Moorhen (2nd January)
  32. Coot (2nd January)
  33. Little Grebe (2nd January)
  34. Great Crested Grebe (2nd January)
  35. Black-necked Grebe (3rd October)
  36. Oystercacther (4th July) per Avon Birds
  37. Lapwing (2nd January)
  38. Golden Plover (17th October)
  39. Ringed Plover
  40. Little Ringed Plover (1st July)
  41. Whimbrel (22nd April)
  42. Curlew (12th June) per Mark Hynam
  43. Back-tailed Godwit (30th June)
  44. Knot
  45. Ruff (18th August)
  46. Curlew Sandpiper
  47. Sanderling (28th May)
  48. Dunlin
  49. Pectoral Sandpiper (subject to acceptance by the rocords committee)
  50. Snipe (4th January)
  51. Common Sandpiper (2nd January)
  52. Green Sandpiper (probably since 1st January) per Mark Hynam
  53. Redshank (30th June)
  54. Wood Sandpiper
  55. Spotted Redshank
  56. Greenshank (24th July)
  57. Black-headed Gull (2nd January)
  58. Little Gull (21st March)
  59. Mediterranean Gull
  60. Common Gull (2nd January)
  61. Herring Gull (2nd January)
  62. Yellow-legged Gull per Nick Page
  63. Great Black-backed Gull (2nd January)
  64. Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd January)
  65. Common Tern (15th September)
  66. Arctic Tern (15th September)
  67. Black Tern
  68. Cormorant (2nd January)
  69. Shag (28th August)
  70. Glossy Ibis (15th August)
  71. Eurasian Spoonbill
  72. Cattle Egret (11th March)
  73. Grey Heron (2nd January)
  74. Great White Egret (2nd January)
  75. Little Egret (3rd January)
  76. Osprey (20th March) per Mark Hynam
  77. Sparrowhawk (7th February)
  78. Marsh Harrier (9th February) per Ross Fairley
  79. Red Kite (12th January)
  80. Buzzard (2nd January)
  81. Barn Owl (2nd January) per Marc Hunt
  82. Short-eared Owl (18th August)
  83. Tawny Owl (14th January)
  84. Kingfisher (circa 19th March) per Jeff Hirst
  85. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2nd January)
  86. Green Woodpecker (2nd January)
  87. Kestrel (13th January)
  88. Merlin (8th October) per Nick Page
  89. Hobby (27th April) per Jeff Hirst
  90. Peregrine (28th May)
  91. Jay (2nd January)
  92. Magpie (3rd January)
  93. Jackdaw (2nd January)
  94. Rook (2nd January)
  95. Carrion Crow (2nd January)
  96. Raven (2nd January)
  97. Coal Tit (2nd January)
  98. Blue Tit (2nd January)
  99. Great Tit (2nd January)
  100. Skylark
  101. Sand Martin (4th March)
  102. Swallow (28th March)
  103. House Martin (29th March)
  104. Cetti’s Warbler (22nd February)
  105. Long-tailed Tit (3rd January)
  106. Willow Warbler (27th March)
  107. Chiffchaff (3rd January), plus SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF (25th February)
  108. Sedge Warbler (23rd April)
  109. Reed Warbler (11th April)
  110. Blackcap (11th January)
  111. Garden Warbler (16th April)
  112. Goldcrest (4th January)
  113. Wren (2nd January)
  114. Nuthatch (3rd January)
  115. Treecreeper (8th January)
  116. Starling (2nd January)
  117. Song Thrush (2nd January)
  118. Mistle Thrush (3rd January)
  119. Redwing (2nd January)
  120. Blackbird (2nd January)
  121. Fieldfare (8th January)
  122. Spotted Flycatcher (1st July)
  123. Robin (2nd January)
  124. Stonechat
  125. Wheatear
  126. Dipper
  127. House Sparrow (11th January)
  128. Dunnock (2nd January)
  129. Yellow Wagtail
  130. Grey Wagtail (2nd January)
  131. Pied Wagtail (2nd January)
  132. Meadow Pipit (5th April)
  133. Chaffinch (2nd January)
  134. Bullfinch (2nd January)
  135. Greenfinch (9th August) per BOC
  136. Linnet (17th October)
  137. Goldfinch (2nd January)
  138. Siskin (6th January) per Marc Hunt
  139. Reed Bunting (28th March)

3rd January 2026