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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. Greylag Goose (22nd February)
  3. Mute Swan (2nd January)
  4. Egyptian Goose (16th January) per  Marc Hunt
  5. Shoveler (2nd January)
  6. Gadwall (2nd January)
  7. Wigeon (2nd January)
  8. Mallard (2nd January)
  9. Teal (2nd January)
  10. Pochard (2nd January)
  11. RING-NECKED DUCK (1st January)
  12. Tufted Duck (2nd January)
  13. Scaup (2nd January)
  14. Goldeneye (2nd January)
  15. Goosander (2nd January)
  16. Grey Partridge (6th February)
  17. Pheasant (2nd January)
  18. Red-legged Partridge (14th January)
  19. Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon (13th January)
  20. Stock Dove (5th February)
  21. Woodpigeon (2nd January)
  22. Collared Dove (20th March)
  23. Water Rail (3rd January)
  24. Moorhen (2nd January)
  25. Coot (2nd January)
  26. Little Grebe (2nd January)
  27. Great Crested Grebe (2nd January)
  28. Lapwing (2nd January)
  29. Snipe (4th January)
  30. Common Sandpiper (2nd January)
  31. Green Sandpiper (probably since 1st January) per Mark Hynam
  32. Black-headed Gull (2nd January)
  33. Little Gull (21st March)
  34. Common Gull (2nd January)
  35. Herring Gull (2nd January)
  36. Great Black-backed Gull (2nd January)
  37. Lesser Black-headed Gull (2nd January)
  38. Cormorant (2nd January)
  39. Cattle Egret (11th March)
  40. Grey Heron (2nd January)
  41. Great White Egret (2nd January)
  42. Little Egret (3rd January)
  43. Osprey (20th March) per Mark Hynam
  44. Sparrowhawk (7th February)
  45. Marsh Harrier (9th February) per Ross Fairley
  46. Red Kite (12th January)
  47. Buzzard (2nd January)
  48. Barn Owl (2nd January) per Marc Hunt
  49. Tawny Owl (14th January)
  50. Kingfisher (circa 19th March) per Jeff Hirst
  51. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2nd January)
  52. Green Woodpecker (2nd January)
  53. Kestrel (13th January)
  54. Jay (2nd January)
  55. Magpie (3rd January)
  56. Jackdaw (2nd January)
  57. Rook (2nd January)
  58. Carrion Crow (2nd January)
  59. Raven (2nd January)
  60. Coal Tit (2nd January)
  61. Blue Tit (2nd January)
  62. Great Tit (2nd January)
  63. Sand Martin (4th March)
  64. Swallow (28th March)
  65. House Martin (29th March)
  66. Cetti’s Warbler (22nd February)
  67. Long-tailed Tit (3rd January)
  68. Willow Warbler (27th March)
  69. Chiffchaff (3rd January), plus SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF (25th February)
  70. Reed Warbler (11th April)
  71. Blackcap (11th January)
  72. Goldcrest (4th January)
  73. Wren (2nd January)
  74. Nuthatch (3rd January)
  75. Treecreeper (8th January)
  76. Starling (2nd January)
  77. Song Thrush (2nd January)
  78. Mistle Thrush (3rd January)
  79. Redwing (2nd January)
  80. Blackbird (2nd January)
  81. Fieldfare (8th January)
  82. Robin (2nd January)
  83. House Sparrow (11th January)
  84. Dunnock (2nd January)
  85. Grey Wagtail (2nd January)
  86. Pied Wagtail (2nd January)
  87. Meadow Pipit (5th April)
  88. Chaffinch (2nd January)
  89. Bullfinch (2nd January)
  90. Goldfinch (2nd January)
  91. Siskin (6th January) per Marc Hunt
  92. Reed Bunting (28th March)

11th April 2025