Leader: Maurice Ewart

Attendance: 44

Weather: hot and sunny with light SE wind

On arrival we immediately made for the Island Mere hide. From here some of the group saw two separate bitterns in flight whilst others located the moulting ferruginous duck reported the prior week. Marsh harriers and hobbies gave good views. Moving on to the West hide we were met with a cacophony of sound from the breeding black-headed gull colony which increased when a cruising marsh harrier plunged to take a gull chick. Many avocets were present here with recently fledged young. It was good to see little terns from the South hide although wader numbers were low, not helped by the lack of water on the scrape.

After lunching on the beach we moved up along the east of the reserve where 13 spotted redshanks in their dark breeding plumage were found although most seemed content to sleep in the sunshine.

Highlight for many was the prolonged flypast by eight of the visiting spoonbills which were last seen heading north. Some of the group visited the adjoining Dunwich Heath where most obtained good views of resident Dartford warblers before returning to the visitor centre for refreshments stopping on the way to view the sand martin colony.

Sightings: little grebe, cormorant, bittern (3+), little egret, grey heron, spoonbill (8), mute swan, greylag goose, Canada goose, barnacle goose (4+), shelduck, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, shoveler, pochard, ferruginous duck, tufted duck, marsh harrier (6+), sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel, hobby (5+), pheasant, water rail (h), moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, avocet (150+), little ringed plover, ringed plover, lapwing, dunlin, black-tailed godwit, curlew, spotted redshank (13), redshank, Mediterranean gull, black-headed gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, great black-backed gull, Sandwich tern, common tern, little tern, woodpigeon, swift, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, skylark, sand martin, swallow, house martin, meadow pipit, wren, dunnock, robin, redstart, stonechat, blackbird, Cetti’s warbler, grasshopper warbler (h), reed warbler, sedge warbler, Dartford warbler, whitethroat, garden warbler, blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler, bearded tit, long-tailed tit, coal tit, blue tit, great tit, treecreeper, jay, magpie, jackdaw, carrion crow, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, linnet, reed bunting. 86 species + 2 heard + barn owl reported from outside reserve.

MWE

Leader : Maurice Ewart

Attendance : 45

Weather : Hot and sunny with negligible wind

After a 2 ¼ hour drive our full coach arrived at the Lyndon Hill Nature Reserve on the south shore of Rutland Water. This part of the reserve has eight hides and features old and newly created woodland. Our main target here was osprey and we had excellent views from the Waderscrape hide of the female sitting on her nest with the male perched on a nearby telegraph pole . The walk to this hide was filled with birdsong with willow warbler, blackcap, garden warbler and song thrush attempting to outdo each other.

Moving on to the main visitor centre at Egleton with its 18 hides most of the group split up, it being impossible to visit all the hides in the available time. A ruddy shelduck was seen from the viewing gallery and a regular stream of tree sparrows visited the feeders here. Most interest centred round the Shoveler hide where common sandpiper and little ringed plover were evident in front of the hide which also allowed great views of common terns fishing. The reported black terns were also seen more distantly from here.

Lagoon Four is a fairly new addition and the two new hides here had some surprises with a little gull and three sanderlings on the pool. Unfortunately the osprey nest here is unoccupied this year after the disappearance of the male in early April.

Eventually the group reassembled at the visitor centre where liquid refreshments and ice creams were eagerly snapped up.

Sightings: Great crested grebe, cormorant, little egret, grey heron, mute swan, graylag, canada goose, Egyptian goose, ruddy shelduck, shelduck, gadwall, teal, mallard, shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, common buzzard, osprey, kestrel, pheasant, moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, little-ringed plover, lapwing, sanderling, dunlin, redshank, common sandpiper, little gull, black-headed gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, great black-backed gull, common tern, black tern (10), stock dove, collared dove, woodpigeon, cuckoo (h), swift, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, sand martin, swallow, house martin, yellow wagtail, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, blackbird, song thrush, mistle thrush, sedge warbler, reed warbler, common whitethroat, garden warbler, blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler, long-tailed tit, coal tit, blue tit, great tit, nuthatch, jay, magpie, jackdaw, rook, carrion crow, starling, house sparrow, tree sparrow, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, linnet, reed bunting (79 species) Red kite and marsh harrier were seen by some from the coach.

Maurice Ewart

Bird List
Lapwing, greylag geese, shelduck, teal, gadwall, tufted duck, mallard, mute swan, little egret, grey heron, coot, moorhen, marsh harrier, sparrowhawk, herring gull, robin, wren, blackbird, song thrush, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, treecreeper, green woodpecker, carrion crow, rook, woodpigeon, swallow, chaffinch, greenfinch, pied wagtail, reed bunting, Cetti’s warbler, sedge warbler, willow warbler, blackcap, chiffchaff, whitethroat.

JT

Leader: John Turner

Attendance: 4

Weather: Overcast

The hoped for grebes were both seen - all four species on one pit from the Denge Marsh Hide. The bonus birds were the firecrest in Christmas Dell and the great white egret seen from the Denge Marsh Hide.

Bird List

Lapwing, curlew, snipe, oystercatcher, mute swan, Canada geese, greylag geese, goldeneye, shelduck, wigeon, shoveler, gadwall, mallard, pochard, tufted duck, ruddy duck, little grebe, slavonian grebe, black necked grebe, great crested grebe, cormorant, grey heron, little egret, great white egret, kestrel, marsh harrier, coot, moorhen, black headed gull, common gull, herring gull, lesser black-backed gull, greater black backed gull, pheasant, red legged partridge, robin, dunnock, wren, starling, blackbird, pied wagtail, blue tit, great tit, carrion crow, rook, magpie, wood pigeon, green woodpecker, willow warbler, Cetti’s warbler (heard), chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, tree sparrow, reed bunting. Total 55 species

Leader: Maurice Ewart

Attendance: 40

Weather: Persistent rain with a strengthening wind

With a dire weather forecast it was decided that it would not be advisable to attempt to visit Mayday Farm with its unsheltered rides. As a result we travelled straight to the Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve at Lackford Lakes a journey of just over 90 minutes.

Full waterproofs were the order of the day and wellies too were well in evidence. The feeders in front of the visitor centre proved very popular with lesser redpoll, marsh tit and various other tits and finches in evidence. A single tree sparrow was also seen from the window as well as a grey wagtail. Braving the elements we ventured out onto the reserve which fortunately has a number of hides. Most of the group managed to see a bittern (possibly two different birds) during the day and some also saw a goosander before it was chased off by a great crested grebe. Four goldeneye were on the sailing lake with the two males seen displaying, Smaller birds were keeping a low profile in the inclement weather.

A broken starter motor on the coach delayed our departure but this allowed those who had not seen tree sparrow to catch up with them near the visitor centre.

To make up for missing Mayday Farm we made a 30 minute trip to Lynford Arboretum in the hope of seeing hawfinch or crossbill but without success. The arboretum was very quiet although a lucky few saw a kingfisher as it flashed upstream and small flocks of redwing and siskin were also noted during our visit.

Ironically the rain finally stopped for the first time on our return journey.

Sightings: Little grebe, great crested grebe, cormorant, bittern, grey heron, mute swan, graylag, Canada goose, shelduck, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, pintail, shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, goldeneye, goosander, kestrel, red-legged partridge, pheasant, moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, lapwing, jack snipe, snipe, black-headed gull, common gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, yellow-legged gull, stock dove, woodpigeon, collared dove, kingfisher, green woodpecker, grey wagtail, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, blackbird, fieldfare, song thrush, redwing, long-tailed tit, marsh tit, great tit, blue tit, jay, magpie, rook, carrion crow, starling, tree sparrow, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, siskin, lesser redpoll, reed bunting (64 species)

CLIFTONVILLE CAR TRIP
Saturday 12 December 2009, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Leader: Tony Banks

Attendance: 12

Weather: cool, bright, dry, strong easterly winds

We arrived after a heavy shower hit the Margate area but there was no avoiding the wind which was stirring up the sea as the tide fell. On the promenade we found a small flock of turnstones at the slipway and these were soon joined by some smart white and black sanderling, giving excellent views and the chance of some photographs. Fulmars flew on stiff wings both over the sea and above the chalk cliff face, and a group of 15 Brent geese slowly battled against the wind as they passed close by. Our group stopped briefly in sheltered areas for sea watching and we were able to pick out red throated divers with upturned bills mainly in groups of two to three. Occasional guillemots, and some distant gannets were picked out and gulls, including good numbers of commons rested inshore.

Moving east to the water company outfall turnstones were roosting on the concrete structure and then from an elevated position oystercatchers were spotted on the beach below. Scanning the sea on our cliff-top walk we identified a flock of common scoters. We had a comfort break at the Captain Digby pub and enjoyed great eye-level views of fulmars. Several curlews and redshank were on the rocks below, exposed by the receding tide. The return walk eventually gave us our target bird, purple sandpiper, located on rocks at the edge of the sea, quite distant and difficult to see as it fed, often disappearing for minutes at a time. Its structure and colouring were unmistakable, short legs (for a wader) shortish bill with orangey base, whitish underside and subtle grey/purple head and chest. Eventually a more obliging bird was found preening in a shallow rock pool and all had good views through scopes.

Our group started to split up near the end of the walk and unfortunately only two people got good views of two snow bunting. Initially we noticed two small birds, with strong white wing patches, fly past and land on the sand. They only stayed a few seconds before being disturbed by a couple of dogs when they flew strongly from the beach and climbed rapidly over the top of the cliff.

Bird List
Turnstone, sanderling, gannet, guillemot, redshank, oystercatcher, Brent goose, grey plover, cormorant, red-throated diver, dunlin, feral pigeon, fulmar, great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull, black-headed gull, common gull, common scoter, curlew, pied wagtail, carrion crow, magpie, snow bunting, purple sandpiper. Total 24

G Kalli and T Banks

Sanderling. Picture by Peter Kite	Fulmar. Picture by Peter Kite

Leader: Maurice Ewart

Attendance: 33

Weather: Light showers turning to sunshine. Winds light southerly.

The main group headed out to the hides passing a feeding flock of over 100 brent geese. The sun came out highlighting the plumage of teal, wigeon and lapwing. Good numbers of ruff and black tailed godwit were present. Excellent views of two water rails were obtained from the Bishop Hide and also a perched sparrowhawk.

Walking towards the seawall we had views of two bearded tits and a perched marsh harrier. Arnolds Marsh held a good variety of waders and wildfowl, increasing as high tide approached, and a swirling flock of over 500 golden plover gave excellent views. The sea was fairly quiet although some of the group reported seeing red throated, great northern and black throated divers. On the return a snow goose was seen to fly onto the reserve.

Bird List: Red throated diver, black throated diver, great northern diver, little grebe, great crested grebe, red-necked grebe, slavonian grebe, gannet, cormorant, little egret, grey heron, mute swan, black swan, pink-footed, greylag, snow, Canada, barnacle, brent goose, shelduck, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, pintail, shoveler, common scoter, goldeneye, marsh harrier, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel, red-legged partridge, grey partridge, pheasant, water rail, moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, avocet, golden plover, grey plover, lapwing, knot, sanderling, dunlin, ruff, black tailed godwit, curlew, redshank, turnstone, black-headed, common, lesser black backed, herring, great black backed gulls, guillemot, woodpigeon, collared dove, barn owl, kingfisher, green woodpecker, meadow pipit, grey wagtail, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, stonechat, blackbird, Cetti’s warbler, bearded, blue, great tits, magpie, jackdaw, rook, carrion crow, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, goldfinch, linnet. Total 83 species.

Maurice Ewart

Marsh Harrier Cley Marshes 29 November 2009 Picture by Sue North	Marsh Harrier Cley Marshes 29 November 2009 Picture by Sue North	Water Rail Cley Marshes 29 November 2009 Picture by Sue North
Marsh Harrier		Water Rail
Pictures by Sue North

Group Coach Trip to Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve, Sussex
Sunday 25 October 2009

Leader: Jacky Foot

Attendance: 38

Weather: Sunny, fresh SW wind

Arrived at reserve just after 10:00 with wren and robin calling in the car park. Stopped at the hide to look over the ferry pool where we had teal and black headed gull (50+). On a fence post we had good views of a perched common buzzard and a pheasant was seen nearby. Walking down the north side path we had goldfinches feeding on teasels and in the muddy channel we had moorhen, redshank, curlew and dunlin while on the marren grass a pair of stonechats gave excellent views. Swirling clouds of lapwing and grey plover were caused by a hunting peregrine.

Heading back past the sluice onto the main track to the sea, in the fields to our right were red-legged partridge, pheasants and a Cetti`s warbler called from the hedge nearby. On the saltings and open muddy areas were good numbers of brent geese, wigeon, grey plover, and redshank.

Our walk continued to Church Norton where tit flocks were in evidence. At the viewpoint on the beach high tide was approaching and little egret, grey plover, lapwing, knot, dunlin were moving closer in larger groups. Good numbers of cormorant were on exposed islands.

Heading for the beach for lunch red-breasted mergansers and great crested grebes were on the sea and turnstones on the shoreline. Large numbers of greenfinch were feeding on vegetation on the shingle where several twite were also seen. A group who undertook the long walk to the harbour entrance were rewarded with excellent views of a red-necked grebe. On the way back we had pintail and greenshank and we left at 4:00 pm.

Bird List: little grebe, great crested grebe, red-necked grebe, gannet, cormorant, little egret, grey heron, spoonbill, mute swan, brent goose, shelduck, wigeon, teal, mallard, pintail, shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, red-breasted merganser (7), common buzzard, kestrel, merlin, peregrine, red-legged partridge, pheasant, moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, avocet, ringed plover, golden plover (1500+), Grey plover (2000+), lapwing, knot, little stint, dunlin, black-tailed godwit, bar-tailed godwit, whimbrel, curlew, redshank, greenshank, turnstone, black-headed gull, common gull, lesser black back gull, herring gull, great black back gull, stock dove, woodpigeon, collared dove, kingfisher, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, skylark, swallow, house martin, meadow pipit, grey wagtail, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, stonechat, blackbird, song thrush, mistle thrush, Cetti`s warbler, long-tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, jay, magpie, jackdaw, rook, carrion crow, starling, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, linnet, twite, redpoll, reed bunting. Total 84 species.

Butterfiles, dragonflies and mammals: clouded yellow, painted lady, red admiral, common darter, common hawker, ruddy darter, rabbit.

Stonechat. Picture by Peter Kite
Turnstone. Picture by Peter Kite	Brent Goose. Picture by Peter Kite

Leader: John Turner

Attendance: 39

Weather: Sunny with a little cloud cover.

The outward trip via the shuttle was uneventful and we arrived in fine weather. Crested tits were spotted on the walk from the coach park to the centre and again while we waited to enter.

The viewpoint provided the first highlight of the day with a distant perched osprey. This was seen on other occasions with better views as it moved around the reserve. The pools were very dry but the resident common crane was evident with a number of white storks. A single barnacle goose made an appearance with two avocets and two bar tailed godwits.

We set off on the 3.75 mile walk round the reserve and were surprised to find many butterflies in the meadows including a Camberwell beauty seen by some of the group and humming bird hawk moths.

We then enjoyed a flying display by a pair of peregrines followed by views of a high flying goshawk.

The hides produced a multitude of waders and herons, but the highlights were a large group of 200 spoonbills and a fine view of a great white egret perched on a bare branch in front of the hide. A great reed warbler was reported as an individual sighting but was not seen by the group.

Crested tit were again spotted round the visitor centre as everyone enjoyed a well-earned drink before catching up with some sleep on the coach on the way home.

Bird List
Lapwing, curlew, oystercatcher, grey plover, golden plover, ringed plover, redshank, spotted redshank, dunlin, black-tailed godwit, avocet, little stint, ruff, greenshank, common sandpiper, marsh harrier, hen harrier, kestrel, sparrow hawk, goshawk, common buzzard, osprey, peregrine, greylag geese, barnacle goose, shelduck, teal, wigeon, shoveler, pintail, pochard, tufted duck, mallard, mute swan, whooper swan, little grebe, great crested grebe, little egret, great white egret, cattle egret, spoonbill, common crane, white stork, grey heron, cormorant, coot, moorhen, black headed gull, common gull, herring gull, lesser black backed gull, greater black backed gull, carrion crow, rook, jackdaw, magpie, jay, wood pigeon, collared dove, pheasant, red-legged partridge, white wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, great tit, blue tit, long-tailed tit, crested tit, green woodpecker, greater-spotted woodpecker, swallow, house martin, sand martin, meadow pipit, skylark, stonechat, whinchat, wheatear, redstart, spotted flycatcher, chiff-chaff, willow warbler, Cetti’s warbler (heard), great reed warbler, blackbird, starling, goldfinch, chaffinch, greenfinch, linnet, house sparrow. (93 species)

Other
Common Lizard, marsh frog.

Butterflies
Painted lady, peacock, common blue, small copper, comma, small tortoiseshell, small white, large white, green veined white, bath white, clouded yellow, brimstone, speckled wood, red admiral, Camberwell beauty. (15 species)

Humming bird hawk moth.

Dragonflies.
Ruddy darter, common darter, common hawker.

Emerald damselfly.

Leader: John Turner

Attendance: 6

Weather: Warm and sunny

The entrance track was promising with whitethroat and stonechat, but the main reserve disappointed producing only a lone lively willow warbler. Raptors were more in evidence with marsh harrier, peregrine and sparrow hawk.

From the Hansen Hide we were rewarded with waders and a profusion of duck. Unusually a small flock of knot in winter plumage were resting on the water's edge and later a little ringed plover made an appearance.

The late afternoon was spent at the observatory moat which was empty and the nearby desert which produced northern wheatear, whinchat and black redstart.

Bird List

Knot, ringed plover, dunlin, little-ringed plover, ruff, lapwing, curlew, mute swan Canada geese, greylag geese, shelduck, teal, wigeon, shoveler, pintail, gadwall, mallard, pochard, tufted duck, great crested grebe, cormorant, grey heron, little egret, kestrel, sparrow hawk, peregrine, marsh harrier, coot, moorhen, black tern, black headed gull, common gull, herring gull, lesser black-backed gull, greater black backed gull, robin, dunnock, starling, blackbird, swallow, house martin, pied wagtail, blue tit, great tit, carrion crow, rook, magpie, wood pigeon, green woodpecker, whitethroat, willow warbler, cetti’s warbler (heard), meadow pipit, skylark, northern wheatear, stonecat, whinchat, black redstart, chaffinch, greenfinch, linnet, house sparrow.

John Turner

Leader: John Turner

Attendance: 11

Weather: Sunny, some cloud

A walk to look for warblers and enjoy the ambience of this reserve. The group was amazed at the sight of a large crèche of greylag goslings.

Bird List
Lapwing, little ringed plover, cormorant, great crested grebe, mallard, tufted duck, Canada geese, greylag geese with many goslings, Egyptian geese, mute swan, grey heron (one on nest), coot, moorhen, sparrowhawk, cuckoo, kingfisher, robin, wren, dunnock, song thrush, mistle thrush, blackbird, jay, carrion crow, woodpigeon, collared dove, greenfinch, chaffinch, pied wagtail, grey wagtail, great tit, blue tit, chiffchaff, garden warbler, reed warbler, blackcap.

Dragonflies and damselflies: Banded demoiselle, common blue damselfly.

Leader: John Turner

Attendance: 7

Weather: Overcast and misty

A walk to Shellness and return to Leysdown.

The walk out produced formation flying by the many oystercatcher as they flew to their high tide roost. Sanderling and turnstone were on the water’s edge while hundreds of golden plover, some showing summer plumage, were in the fields with large numbers of starling and a flock of dunlin as well as a huge flock of brent geese. On the way to Shellness we found a dead male red breasted merganser and were able to examine its sawbill. The high tide roost was as spectacular as usual with hundreds of oystercatcher, grey plover, knot and bar-tailed godwit.

At Capel Fleet corner we had good views of the rough-legged buzzard sitting on a dunghill and a female hen harrier was seen whilst driving along the road. The viewpoint held many views of marsh harrier, one of which was nest building. Later peregrine, merlin and barn owl were also observed.

Bird List
Black-tailed godwit, bar-tailed godwit, curlew, lapwing, grey plover, golden plover, ringed plover, oystercatcher, turnstone, sanderling, knot, dunlin, brent geese, greylag geese, shelduck, teal, gadwall, shoveler, mallard, wigeon, great crested grebe, red throated diver, red breasted merganser (dead), little egret, grey heron, kestrel, merlin, peregrine, barn owl, pheasant, red-legged partridge, coot, moorhen, black headed gull, common gull, herring gull, lesser black-backed gull, greater black-backed gull, starling, blackbird, carrion crow, rook, wood pigeon, stonechat, meadow pipit, chaffinch, greenfinch, linnet, reed bunting, corn bunting.

Leader: John Turner

Attendance: 10

Weather: Cold and sunny

A truncated walk, because of the work in progress, to the wllow hide, and back to the John Tyler hide. The highlight of the morning was a group of redpolls in the silver birches on the path to the John Tyler hide.

Bird List
Lapwing, snipe, cormorant, gannet, great crested grebe, little grebe, teal, gadwall, shoveler, mallard, tufted duck, pochard, ruddy duck, Canada geese, little egret, mute swan, grey heron, coot, moorhen, sparrow hawk, black headed gull, common gull, lesser black backed gull, robin, dunnock, song thrush, mistle thrush, redwing, blackbird, greater spotted woodpecker, jay, carrion crow, wood pigeon, collared dove, greenfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, lesser redpoll, pied wagtail, grey wagtail, great tit, blue tit, long-tailed tit, treecreeper.

Attendance: 41
Weather: Sunny but feeling cold in a moderate SW wind

Leader: John Turner

After a trouble-free journey of 2 ¾ hours from Bexleyheath most of the group headed for the beach as high tide was due at 11.35. A lucky few made a quick diversion down the meadow trail where they were rewarded with brief views of an over-wintering woodcock before it disappeared to play hide and seek for the rest of the day. A merlin dashed briefly across the reserve sending the large golden plover flock and some lapwings into the air.

Whilst the sea was not particularly calm, good views were obtained of red-breasted mergansers, goldeneye and great crested grebes whilst a few red-throated divers were seen flying offshore. Onshore oystercatcher, bar-tailed godwit and sanderling provided the main interest. Highlight for many was the snow bunting flock of about 30 which came briefly within telescope range before doubling back towards Thornham.

Retracing our steps back to the visitor centre via the various hides no jack snipe could be located although spotted redshank, water rail and water pipit were seen by some. Significant numbers of smart looking pintails were on the reserve and a pair of bearded tits gave superb views in the sun.

Only a couple of marsh harriers were seen and a few people saw a ring-tail hen harrier. The last few members of our party leaving the reserve were treated to a brief flight by a bittern into a distant reed bed. Not a bad way to end the visit.

Bird List
Red-throated diver, great northern diver, great crested grebe, little grebe, fulmar, cormorant, bittern, little egret, grey heron, mute swan, pink-footed goose (20), greylag, Canada goose, brent goose, Egyptian goose, shelduck, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, pintail (80+), shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, eider, goldeneye (20+), red breasted merganser (8+), marsh harrier, hen harrier, sparrowhawk, kestrel, merlin, red-legged partridge, pheasant, water rail, moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, avocet, golden plover, grey plover, lapwing, sanderling, dunlin, ruff, snipe, woodcock, black-tailed godwit, bar-tailed godwit, curlew, spotted redshank, redshank, turnstone, black-headed gull, common gull, herring gull, lesser black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, guillemot, woodpigeon, collared dove, great spotted woodpecker, skylark, meadow pipit, water pipit, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, stonechat, blackbird, mistle thrush, bearded tit, long-tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, magpie, jackdaw, rook, carrion crow, starling, house sparrow, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, siskin, linnet, bullfinch, snow bunting (30), reed bunting. (90 species).

Maurice Ewart