Before the year finally draws to an end, I thought I'd better put together my bird sightings from the last 12 months. I haven't broken them down to my local patch or from holiday breaks, just sighting. Perhaps next year will be different and I'll include locations and the time of year etc.
Little grebe, Great crested grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute swan, Whooper swan, Bar-headed goose, Canada goose, Barnicle goose, Shelduck, Mandarin, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Ruddy duck, Red kite, Marsh harrier, Hen harrier, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Osprey, Merlin, Hobby, Kestrel, Red-legged partridge, Grey partridge, Pheasant, Comman quail, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Little ring plover, Ringed plover, Lapwing, Dunlin, Ruff, Woodcock, Snipe, Jack snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-back Gull, Herring Gull, Common Tern, Black Tern, Stock dove, Woodpigeon,Collared Dove, Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, Little owl, Tawny Owl, Swift, Kingfisher, Green woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Sand martin, Swallow, House martin, Meadow pipit, Water pipit, Yellow wagtail, Grey wagtail, Pied wagtail, Dipper, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Whinchat, Stonechat, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Wood Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Spotted Flycatcher, Long-tailed tit
Marsh tit, Willow tit, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Raven, Starling, House sparrow, Tree sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed bunting, Corn bunting
