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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. Mute Swan (2nd January)
  3. Shoveler (2nd January)
  4. Gadwall (2nd January)
  5. Wigeon (2nd January)
  6. Mallard (2nd January)
  7. Teal (2nd January)
  8. Pochard (2nd January)
  9. RING-NECKED DUCK (1st January)
  10. Tufted Duck (2nd January)
  11. Scaup (2nd January)
  12. Goldeneye (2nd January)
  13. Goosander (2nd January)
  14. Pheasant (2nd January)
  15. Woodpigeon (2nd January)
  16. Water Rail (3rd January)
  17. Moorhen (2nd January)
  18. Coot (2nd January)
  19. Little Grebe (2nd January)
  20. Great Crested Grebe (2nd January)
  21. Lapwing (2nd January)
  22. Snipe (4th January)
  23. Common Sandpiper (2nd January)
  24. Black-headed Gull (2nd January)
  25. Common Gull (2nd January)
  26. Herring Gull (2nd January)
  27. Great Black-backed Gull (2nd January)
  28. Lesser Black-headed Gull (2nd January)
  29. Cormorant (2nd January)
  30. Little Egret (3rd January)
  31. Great White Egret (2nd January)
  32. Grey Heron (2nd January)
  33. Red Kite (12th January)
  34. Buzzard (2nd January)
  35. Barn Owl (2nd January) per Marc Hunt
  36. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2nd January)
  37. Green Woodpecker (2nd January)
  38. Jay (2nd January)
  39. Magpie (3rd January)
  40. Jackdaw (2nd January)
  41. Rook (2nd January)
  42. Carrion Crow (2nd January)
  43. Raven (2nd January)
  44. Coal Tit (2nd January)
  45. Blue Tit (2nd January)
  46. Great Tit (2nd January)
  47. Long-tailed Tit (3rd January)
  48. Chiffchaff (3rd January)
  49. Blackcap (11th January)
  50. Goldcrest (4th January)
  51. Wren (2nd January)
  52. Nuthatch (3rd January)
  53. Treecreeper (8th January)
  54. Starling (2nd January)
  55. Song Thrush (2nd January)
  56. Mistle Thrush (3rd January)
  57. Redwing (2nd January)
  58. Blackbird (2nd January)
  59. Fieldfare (8th January)
  60. Robin (2nd January)
  61. House Sparrow (11th January)
  62. Dunnock (2nd January)
  63. Grey Wagtail (2nd January)
  64. Pied Wagtail (2nd January)
  65. Chaffinch (2nd January)
  66. Bullfinch (2nd January)
  67. Goldfinch (2nd January)
  68. Siskin (6th January) per Marc Hunt

12th January 2025