Geordie's list 2008 (1 Viewer)

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Never done a year list before so here goes. I've been making a list but not the dates but i'll try from now on.

Since the 1/1/08:
1 Dunnock
2 House Sparrow
3 Shellduck
4 Snipe
5 Teal
6 Wren
7 Coot
8 Moorhen
9 Mute Swan
10 Pied Wagtail
11 Common gull
12 Black Headed Gull
13 Canada Goose
14 Mallard
15 Tufted Duck
16 Pochard
17 Ruddy duck
18 Blackbird
19 Goldfinch
20 Yellowhammer
21 Green Woodpecker
22 Reed Bunting
23 Gadwall
24 Greylag Goose
25 Magpie
26 Carrion Crow
27 Ferel Pigeon
28 Stock Dove
29 Wood Pigeon
30 Cormorant
31 Red Kite
32 Kestrel
33 Buzzard
34 Bullfinch
35 Greenfinch
36 Tree Sparrow
37 Chaffinch
38 Great Tit
39 Grey Heron
40 Robin
41 Phaesent
42 Goldeneye
43 Shovler
44 Herring Gull
45 Redshank
46 Starling
47 Blue Tit
48 Goosander
49 Stock Dove
50 Common Gull
51 Wigeon
52 Sparrohawk
53 Golden Plover
54 Dunlin
55 Redwing
56 Long Tailed Tit
57 Greater Spotted Woodpecker
58 Jay
59 Eygptian Goose
60 Song Thrush

23/1/08;

61 Little Grebe
62 Grey Wagtail
63 Fieldfare
64 Mistle Thrush

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Went to Dinton Pastures yesterday.... brilliant, saw my first ever Brambling and Bittern. I was over the moon!

Lavells Lake Dinton Pastures 24/1/08 :

65 Brambling
66 Bittern
67 Jackdaw

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Went to RSPB Old Moor today but it was quite quiet. Only new bird was a rook!.........

68 Rook

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Popped into my local patch (Moor Green Lakes) to see if i could see the Pintail that had been reported the day before but no luck. Did see a Little Egret which a first for this year and a pair of Bullfinches which is a patch tick.

Moor Green Lakes 28/1/08:

69 Little Egret

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Four more to add today, went to Yatley Common South and saw:

70 Dartford Warbler
71 Stonechat
72 Coal tit

Then stopped off at Moor Green and on the feeder:

73 Nuthatch

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Went to Lavells lake yesterday to see the bittern no luck but i did have decent views of a water rail.

Lavells lake Dinton Pastures 31/1/08

74 Water Rail

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Up in nottinghamshire this weekend so i had trip sherwood forest park to see if i could see any crossbills. No luck but see a fair few goldcrests.

Sherwood Forest Park 2/2/08:

75 Goldcrest


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Trip to dinton pastures today to see if i could see the bittern again which i did but also had a wander down to lea farm gravel pit. I was watching a gray wagtail wen suddenly evrythin went up in the air and there it was a peregrine. I was watching it through my scope when 2 red kites drifted into the same view! Bargin

Lea Farm 4/2/08:

76 Peregrine Falcon

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Bestwood Country Park Nottinghamshire 10/2/08:

77 Skylark

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Moor Green Lakes 17/2/08:

78 Barnacle Goose

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20/2/08

79 Ring Necked Parakeet

 

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Good days birding today at Dinton Pastures. Saw my first ever scaup on Sandford lake then my first barn owl of the year behind lavells lake.

22/2/08 Dinton Pastures:

80 Scaup
81 Barn owl


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A good days birding today. Started on the downs in Berkshire,mainly to see the SEO but didnt see any,since found out that i was in the wrong area! Did see a Red legged Partride which is a lifer for me! also a tree creeper was a first for this year. Then went on to theale to see if the peregeine was there which was great views! Finally went to lavells lake and saw 2008's redshank and a kingfisher.

82 Treecreeper
83 Red legged partridge
84 Redshank
85 Kingfisher (finally)

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RSPB Old Moor 16/3/08

86 Whooper Swan
87 Oystercatcher
88 Curlew

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Got loads to put on here so here goes.....

Moor Green Lakes Berkshire

89 Mandarin
90 Green Sandpiper
91 Little Ringed plover

Washington wetlands Centre Tyne and Wear 23/3/08

92 Avocet


Cresswell Pond Northumberland 24/3/08

93 Sanderling
94 Knot
95 Smew


Druridge Bay Northumberland 24/3/08

96 Red Breasted Merganser
97 Red Throated Diver

East Chevinton Northumberland 24/3/08

98 Pinkfooted Goose

Hauxley Nature Reserve

99 Turnstone
100 Lesser Black Backed Gull

River Derwent Gateshead 26/3/08

101 Dipper

The Lea's South shields 27/3/08

102 Short Eared Owl
103 Eider
104 Shag
105 Fulmar

Pleasley Pit Country Park Derbyshire 29/3/08

106 Meadow pipit

Kingsmill Reservoir Mansfield

107 Sand Martin


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Popped into pleasley early this morning to see if there were any summer visitors about and there was! 1 L.R.P and 3 Wheatears. Cracking views all morning of the 3 birds right outside the hide! A lifer for me aswell.

Pleasley Pit Country Park Derbyshire 30/3/08

108 Wheatear

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Pleasley Pit Country Park Derbyshire 31/3/08

109 Grey Partridge

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Beautifull evening at Moor Green lakes produced my first swallow of the year which was great to see and i also finally saw a Chiffchaff after hearing so many.

Moor Green Lakes Berkshire 1/4/08

110 Chiffchaff
111 Swallow

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Starting to slow down now lol

Lea Farm Gravel Pit Berkshire 2/4/08

112 Common Sandpiper

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Moor Green Lakes Berkshire 7/4/08

113 Willow Warbler
114 Blackcap

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