An excellent day produced my first Swifts of the year. 2 Avocets brang hopes of possible breeding as they were seen for a week.
I also saw 1 Green sand and 1 Reed warbler.
There were a few disappointments though. I missed a Honey buzzard, 2 Hobbies and a Lesser whitethroat!
Year list: 127
Patch year list: 87
A largely non birding day, but there were a few skylarks about.
Also seen were common lizard, speckled wood and small white.
Plants included Sweet violet, Cowslip, Dandelion and Lesser Celandine.
I went to try out for the A Cricket team at my school. We were having a match against Latymer the next week.
On to birds though. I managed to spot 2 Shelduck at Barnes pond with a Kestrel over and I heard the yaffle of a Green wood.
Oh and I did manage to get into the A team!
I went on this trip with the Marylebone Birdwatching society. Slightly disappointing day with 36 species for me (42 for the group). Highlights were Yellowhammer, 1 Male Cuckoo, 2 Redstarts 1m 1f (all Beulieu road) and Firecrest (Bolderwood).
I also saw Brimstone, Speckled wood, Large white, Smooth newt, Common lizard and Marsh frog.
Life list: 158
UK list: 144
Year list: 125
Bird of the day: Firecrest
There were 47 species seen with 1 addition to my patch year list. It was a male Whitethroat next to Dulverton hide. This is a new bird for me, so it brings my life list to 154 species.
Info:
Year list: 121
Patch year list: 83
Patch list: 97
Life list: 154
There was a male Sparrowhawk over and a Blackbird in my garden.
Yet another excellent day produced 46 species with 3 additions to my patch year list. They were: 2 Blackaps
2 Common sandpipers
2 Yellow wagtails
There were also 3m and 1f Wheatear and 2 Ring ouzels!
Year list: 119
Patch year list: 82
Patch list: 96
Bird of the day: Common sandpiper
51 species were seen producing my second highest patch day list. The weather was showery but gradually got better towards the afternoon. I saw 2 Long tailed tits; the first of the year for me. There were also 2 Dunlins on the wader scrape with good numbers of Redshanks and LRPs.
Patch year list: 79
Bird of the day: Dunlin
Today I saw 1 Green woodpecker over.
This is the first of the site for me.
An excellent day at Barnes produced 52 species.
New patch year list ticks were Knot, Sedge warbler, Linnet and 1 Male Wheatear at the Main lake.
Other highlights were 2 Sparrowhawk over, Ring ouzel and 1 Male Pintail.
Birds of the day:
This brings my patch year list to: 77 species.
My local patch list is: 94 species.