Ben's Birding Lists

Local Patch Year List (2011)

2011-12-30T15:13:00.000-08:00

A list of birds seen within the official recording area of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) during 2011.

Great Spotted Woodpecker (06/01)
Green Woodpecker
Woodpigeon
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Wren
Robin
Blackbird
Magpie
Skylark
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Carrion Crow
Rook
Coot
Mute Swan
Mallard
Moorhen
Tufted Duck
Common Gull
Pochard
Canada Goose
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Greylag Goose
Teal
Mandarin Duck
Dunnock
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Jay
Kestrel
Goldcrest
Starling
Pied Wagtail
Yellowhammer
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Feral Pigeon
Jackdaw
Nuthatch
Sparrowhawk
Collared Dove
Grey Heron (07/01)
Bullfinch
Gadwall
Common Snipe
Willow Tit
Coal Tit
Lapwing (09/01)
Common Buzzard
Waxwing
Lesser Redpoll (30/01)
Mealy Redpoll
Treecreeper
Cormorant (27/02)
Mistle Thrush
Tawny Owl (02/03)
Stock Dove (03/03)
Pheasant (06/03)
Woodcock
Greenfinch (08/03)
Golden Plover
Chiffchaff (20/03)
Meadow Pipit
Blackcap (07/04)
Common Whitethroat (08/04)
Willow Warbler
Northern Wheatear
Little Owl (09/04)
Grey Partridge (16/04)
Barn Swallow (18/04)
House Martin
Shelduck (26/04)
Sand Martin
Garden Warbler
Linnet
Red-legged Partridge (30/04)
Common Swift (01/05)
Cuckoo (21/05)
Reed Warbler
Reed Bunting
Common Tern (10/06)
Sedge Warbler (19/06)
Grey Wagtail
Red Crested Pochard
Herring Gull
Lesser Whitethroat (28/08)
Wigeon
Kingfisher (07/10)
Shoveler
Common Sandpiper
Whooper Swan (09/11)
Goldeneye (30/12)

Local Patch Life List

2011-12-30T00:01:00.000-08:00

A list of birds seen whilst within the boundary of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) starting at the end of September 2006.

Green Woodpecker (21/09/2006)
Meadow Pipit
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon (23/09/2006)
Jay
Magpie
Mute Swan (25/09/2006)
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Heron
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Collared Dove
Feral Pigeon
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Rook
Starling
Sparrowhawk
Dunnock (26/09/2006)
Nuthatch
Wren (28/09/2006)
House Sparrow (29/09/2006)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Robin (30/09/2006)
Chaffinch
Shoveller
Little Grebe
Kingfisher
House Martin (02/10/2006)
Kestrel (07/10/2006)
Coal Tit (12/10/2006)
Common Buzzard (13/10/2006)
Gadwall (14/10/2006)
Teal
Treecreeper (17/10/2006)
Goldfinch (19/10/2006)
Goldcrest (25/10/2006)
Redwing (28/10/2006)
Pochard
Bullfinch
Skylark (30/10/2006)
Song Thrush (04/11/2006)
Fieldfare
Cormorant (18/11/2006)
Peregrine
Reed Bunting
Greenfinch (25/11/2006)
Willow Tit (02/12/2006)
Ruddy Duck (13/12/2006)
Lesser Redpoll (14/12/2006)
Snipe (30/12/2006)
Common Gull
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (12/01/2007)
Egyptian Goose
Pink-footed Goose* (23/01/2007)
Waxwing* (25/02/2007)
Grey Partridge (28/02/2007)
Lapwing (07/03/2007)
Pheasant (14/03/2007)
Golden Plover
Shelduck (25/03/2007)
Chiffchaff
Grey Wagtail
Jackdaw (17/04/2007)
Barn Swallow
Willow Warbler (19/04/2007)
Whitethroat (22/04/2007)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Mistle Thrush
Yellowhammer
Blackcap
Stock Dove
Pied Wagtail
Garganey (11/05/2007)
Swift (22/05/2007)
Barnacle Goose (23/05/2007) [escape/feral]
Lesser Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Tawny Owl (29/05/2007)
Linnet (31/05/2007)
Reed Warbler (26/06/2007)
Common Tern (15/07/2007)
Tree Sparrow (16/08/2007)
Wigeon (16/09/2007)
Great Black-backed Gull
Osprey* (30/09/2007)
Stonechat (10/10/2007)
Whinchat
Water Rail (31/10/2007)
Siskin (25/11/2007)
Red-legged Partridge (01/01/2008)
Sand Martin (09/03/2008)
Herring Gull (29/04/2008)
Cuckoo
Garden Warbler
Little Ringed Plover (11/05/2008)
Ring-necked Parakeet (08/06/2008) [questionable origin]
Curlew (24/08/2008)
Goosander (10/11/2008)
Red Kite* (03/05/2009)
Little Owl (28/05/2009)
Red-crested Pochard (11/10/2009)
Whooper Swan* (09/01/2010)
Woodcock (07/02/2010)
Cetti's Warbler (02/04/2010)
Northern Wheatear (21/04/2010)
Yellow Wagtail
Grasshopper Warbler (25/04/2010)
Mandarin Duck (26/04/2010)
Mealy Redpoll (30/01/2011)
Common Sandpiper (07/10/2011)
Goldeneye (30/12/2011)

* Seen from the garden, but essentially in the park and included in the annual report.

Garden Life List

2011-01-29T00:01:00.001-08:00

A list of birds seen in and from my garden (or from my house) on the edge of Bestwood Country Park in north Nottingham starting at the beginning of 2007.

Collared Dove (01/01/2007)
Blackbird
Magpie
Starling
Song Thrush
Woodpigeon
Carrion Crow
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Black-headed Gull
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Kestrel (09/01/2007)
Greenfinch
Sparrowhawk
Pied Wagtail
Goldfinch (10/01/2007)
Green Woodpecker
Robin (11/01/2007)
Rook (21/01/2007)
Herring Gull (22/01/2007)
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker (23/01/2007)
Pink-footed Goose
Fieldfare
Lapwing (25/01/2007)
Wren (27/01/2007)
Redwing (29/01/2007)
Dunnock
Great Tit (30/01/2007)
Common Buzzard (02/02/2007)
Long-tailed Tit (07/02/2007)
Common Gull (08/02/2007)
Canada Goose (13/02/2007)
Waxwing (25/02/2007)
Cormorant (08/03/2007)
Skylark
Jackdaw (14/03/2007)
Grey Heron (30/03/2007)
Barn Swallow (15/04/2007)
House Martin (21/04/2007)
Stock Dove (28/04/2007)
Common Swift (10/05/2007)
Common Pheasant (16/05/2007)
Osprey (30/09/2007)
Siskin (01/01/2008)
Mistle Thrush (13/01/2008)
Mallard (29/04/2008)
Tufted Duck (28/06/2008)
Chiffchaff (14/09/2008)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (30/10/2008)
Mute Swan (25/01/2009)
Lesser Redpoll
Red Kite (03/05/2009)
Whooper Swan (09/01/2010)
Golden Plover (21/11/2010)
Goldcrest (29/01/2011)

Local Patch Year List (2010)

2010-11-01T00:01:00.001-07:00

A list of birds seen within the official recording area of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) during 2010.

Black-headed Gull (02/01)
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit
Collared Dove
Common Gull
Common Pochard
Common Snipe
Coot
Dunnock
Feral Pigeon
Fieldfare
Gadwall
Goldfinch
Great Crested Grebe
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Green Woodpecker
Greylag Goose
Herring Gull
House Sparrow
Jackdaw
Jay
Lesser Redpoll
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow Pipit
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Nuthatch
Pink-footed Goose
Robin
Rook
Song Thrush
Starling
Teal
Tufted Duck
Willow Tit
Woodpigeon
Wren
Common Pheasant (07/01)
Redwing
Whooper Swan (09/01)
Cormorant (10/01)
Little Grebe
Grey Heron
Wigeon
Shelduck
Siskin
Sparrowhawk
Pied Wagtail
Kingfisher
Bullfinch (17/01)
Yellowhammer
Greenfinch
Mistle Thrush
Little Owl
Reed Bunting (24/01)
Stock Dove (27/01)
Water Rail (31/01)
Common Buzzard
Skylark (07/02)
Woodcock
Goldcrest (17/02)
Treecreeper
Goosander (21/02)
Linnet (17/03)
Tree Sparrow
Lapwing
Golden Plover
Peregrine
Kestrel (18/03)
Chiffchaff (24/03)
Cetti's Warbler (02/04)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Red-legged Partridge (07/04)
Willow Warbler (13/04)
Grey Partridge (16/04)
Blackcap
Barn Swallow (21/04)
Northern Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
House Martin (25/04)
Grasshopper Warbler
Common Whitethroat (26/04 AM)
Sedge Warbler
Mandarin Duck (26/04 PM)
Common Swift (01/05)
Great Black-backed Gull (03/05)
Lesser Whitethroat (04/05)
Reed Warbler (24/05)
Garden Warbler (27/07)
Ruddy Duck (30/08)
Shoveler
Grey Wagtail (12/09)
Red-crested Pochard (19/09)
Sand Martin (07/10)
Waxwing (01/11)

Local Patch Year List (2009)

2009-11-22T00:01:00.001-08:00

A list of birds seen within the official recording area of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) during 2009.

Robin (02/01)
Collared Dove
Woodpigeon
Magpie
Blackbird
Dunnock
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Wren
Black-headed Gull
Mistle Thrush
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Pheasant (03/01)
Goldfinch
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Kestrel
Canada Goose
Pied Wagtail
Linnet
Jackdaw
Rook
Lapwing
Tree Sparrow
Starling
Green Woodpecker
Jay
Mallard (09/01)
Meadow Pipit
Lesser Redpoll
Siskin
Sparrowhawk
Fieldfare
Song Thrush (10/01)
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Tufted Duck
Coot
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Little Grebe
Moorhen
Common Snipe
Teal
Common Gull
Kingfisher
Redwing
House Sparrow
Yellowhammer
Coal Tit
Treecreeper (17/01)
Pochard (18/01)
Willow Tit
Goldcrest
Feral Pigeon
Common Buzzard
Cormorant
Stock Dove
Grey Heron
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull (01/02)
Golden Plover (02/02)
Skylark (15/02)
Great Crested Grebe
Water Rail (28/02)
Grey Partridge (05/03)
Chiffchaff (15/03)
Reed Bunting
Tawny Owl (19/03)
Red-legged Partridge (31/03)
Gadwall (05/04)
Blackcap
Willow Warbler
Barn Swallow (12/04)
Common Whitethroat (19/04)
Sand Martin
House Martin
Common Tern (03/05)
Common Swift
Red Kite
Reed Warbler (19/05)
Ruddy Duck
Garden Warbler
Shelduck
Little Owl (28/05)
Cuckoo (22/06)
Grey Wagtail (04/07)
Shovelor (20/09)
Stonechat (05/10)
Red-crested Pochard (11/10)
Goosander (22/11)

Garden Year List (2009)

2009-02-05T00:01:00.001-08:00

A list of birds seen in and from my garden (or from my house) on the edge of Bestwood Country Park in north Nottingham during 2009.

Collared Dove (01/01)
Woodpigeon
Carrion Crow
Magpie
Blackbird
Blue Tit
Goldfinch
Robin
Dunnock
Starling
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull (02/01)
Siskin
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Herring Gull (03/01)
Wren (04/01)
Pied Wagtail
Mute Swan (25/01)
Lesser Redpoll
Herring Gull
Green Woodpecker (26/01)
Fieldfare (03/02)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (05/02)
Grey Heron

Local Patch Year List (2008)

2008-11-22T00:01:00.003-08:00

A list of birds seen whilst within the boundary of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) during 2008.

Skylark (01/01)
Magpie
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Green Woodpecker
Pied Wagtail
Lesser Redpoll
Siskin
Blue Tit
Sparrowhawk
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Long-tailed Tit
Blackbird
Carrion Crow
Rook
Jay
Robin
Great Tit
Collared Dove
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Coal Tit
Wren
Red-legged Partridge
Pheasant
Lapwing
Bullfinch (06/01)
Cormorant
Moorhen
Tufted Duck
Coot
Mallard
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Golden Plover
Pochard
Common Snipe
Teal
Kingfisher
Water Rail
Common Gull
Grey Heron
Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe
House Sparrow
Starling
Stock Dove
Feral Pigeon
Mistle Thrush
Kestrel (09/01)
Nuthatch (12/01)
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Fieldfare
Redwing
Dunnock
Reed Bunting
Greylag Goose (17/01)
Song Thrush (27/01)
Willow Tit
Jackdaw (07/02)
Yelllowhammer (18/02)
Shelduck (24/02)
Grey Wagtail
Greenfinch (03/03)
Sand Martin (09/03)
Grey Partridge
Linnet
Meadow Pipit
Tree Sparrow (23/03)
Chiffchaff (30/03)
Blackcap (31/03)
Willow Warbler (10/04)
Barn Swallow (21/04)
Gadwall (22/04)
Whitethroat (25/04)
Ruddy Duck (26/04)
Herring Gull (29/04)
Cuckoo
Garden Warbler
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Common Buzzard (05/05)
Sedge Warbler
Common Swift
Tawny Owl
House Martin (08/05)
Little Ringed Plover (11/05)
Reed Warbler (22/05)
Lesser Whitethroat (08/06)
Ring-necked Parakeet
Common Tern (10/06)
Curlew (24/08)
Goosander (10/11)
Waxwing (22/11)

Garden Year List (2008)

2008-11-22T00:01:00.002-08:00

A list of birds seen in and from my garden (or from my house) on the edge of Bestwood Country Park in north Nottingham during 2008.

Greenfinch (01/01)
Goldfinch
Siskin
Blackbird
Woodpigeon
Magpie
House Sparrow
Robin
Blue Tit
Starling
Carrion Crow
Coal Tit
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Chaffinch (03/01)
Pied Wagtail (05/01)
Long-tailed Tit (06/01)
Green Woodpecker (12/01)
Mistle Thrush (13/01)
Grey Heron
Kestrel (19/01)
Sparrowhawk (27/01)
Wren (22/03)
Song Thrush (26/04)
Skylark (27/04)
Mallard (29/04)
Common Buzzard (05/05)
Barn Swallow (06/05)
Common Swift (08/05)
House Martin
Tufted Duck (28/06)
Chiffchaff (14/09)
Canada Goose
Lesser Black-backed Gull (30/10)
Fieldfare
Jay
Herring Gull (22/11)
Waxwing

Local Patch Year List (2007)

2007-11-25T00:01:00.005-08:00

A list of birds seen whilst within the boundary of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) during 2007.

Greenfinch (12/01)
Goldfinch
Blue Tit
Magpie
Collared Dove
Blackbird
Woodpigeon
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Robin
Goldcrest
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Long-tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Starling
Rook
Treecreeper
Black-headed Gull
Green Woodpecker
Redwing
House Sparrow
Wren
Coot
Tufted Duck
Mallard
Bullfinch
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Moorhen
Pochard
Greylag Goose
Great Crested Grebe
Egyptian Goose
Teal
Willow Tit
Sparrowhawk
Lesser Redpoll
Cormorant
Little Grebe
Dunnock
Pink-footed Goose* (23/01)
Meadow Pipit (26/01)
Jay
Grey Heron
Song Thrush
Common Snipe
Kestrel (3/02)
Waxwing* (25/02)
Skylark (28/02)
Feral Pigeon
Ruddy Duck
Grey Partridge
Kingfisher
Lapwing (7/03)
Common Buzzard (11/03)
Pheasant (14/03)
Golden Plover
Shelduck (25/03)
Reed Bunting
Chiffchaff
Grey Wagtail
Jackdaw (17/04)
Barn Swallow
Willow Warbler (19/04)
Whitethroat (22/04)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Mistle Thrush
Yellowhammer
Blackcap
Stock Dove
Pied Wagtail
House Martin (11/05)
Gadwall
Garganey
Swift (22/05)
Barnacle Goose (23/05) [probable escape/feral]
Lesser Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Tawny Owl (29/05)
Linnet (31/05)
Reed Warbler (26/06)
Common Tern (15/07)
Tree Sparrow (16/08)
Common Gull (07/09)
Wigeon (16/09)
Great Black-backed Gull
Shoveller (18/09)
Osprey* (30/09)
Stonechat (10/10)
Whinchat
Fieldfare (31/10)
Water Rail
Siskin (25/11)

* Seen from the garden, but essentially in the park and included in the annual report.

UK Year List (2007)

2007-11-25T00:01:00.004-08:00

A list of birds seen in the UK during 2007.

Collared Dove (01/01 Garden)
Blackbird (01/01 Garden)
Magpie (01/01 Garden)
Starling (01/01 Garden)
Song Thrush (01/01 Garden)
Woodpigeon (01/01 Garden)
Carrion Crow (1/1 Garden)
Coal Tit (01/01 Garden)
Blue Tit (01/01 Garden)
Black-headed Gull (01/01 Garden)
House Sparrow (01/01 Garden)
Chaffinch (01/01 Garden)
Kestrel (02/01 Car journey to Aberdeen)
Lapwing (02/01 Car journey to Aberdeen)
Mallard (02/01 Car journey to Aberdeen)
Canada Goose (02/01 Car journey to Aberdeen)
Common Buzzard (02/01 Car journey to Aberdeen)
Grey Heron (02/01 Car journey to Aberdeen)
Herring Gull (03/01 Ferryhill, Aberdeen)
Rook (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Curlew (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Oystercatcher (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Eider (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Cormorant (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Redshank (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Peregrine (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Turnstone (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Knot (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Purple Sandpiper (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Great Black-backed Gull (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Pied Wagtail (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Mute Swan (04/01 Girdle Ness, Aberdeen)
Goldeneye (04/01 River Dee, Aberdeen)
Goosander (04/01 River Dee, Aberdeen)
Dunnock (04/01 Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen)
Golden Plover* (05/01 Newburgh, Aberdeenshire)
Pink-footed Goose (05/01 Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire)
Barnacle Goose* (05/01 Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire)
Coot (05/01 Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire)
Shelduck (05/01 Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire)
Pochard (05/01 Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire)
Dunlin* (05/01 Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire)
Pheasant (05/01 Car journey to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)
Common Gull (05/01 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)
Shag (05/01 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)
Red-breasted Merganser (05/01 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)
Red-throated Diver* (05/01 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)
Mandarin Duck (05/01 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)
Great Tit (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Tree Sparrow (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Whooper Swan (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Jackdaw (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Hen Harrier* (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Greenfinch (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Wigeon (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Teal (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Tufted Duck (05/01 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire)
Twite* (05/01 Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire)
Razorbill* (05/01 Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire)
Robin (06/01 Ferryhill, Aberdeen)
Sparrowhawk (09/01 Garden)
Goldfinch (10/01 Garden)
Green Woodpecker (10/01 Garden)
Goldcrest (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Long-tailed Tit (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Nuthatch (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Treecreeper (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Redwing (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Bullfinch (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Moorhen (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Wren (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Greylag Goose (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Great Crested Grebe (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Egyptian Goose (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Willow Tit (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Lesser Redpoll (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Little Grebe (12/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Fieldfare (23/01 Garden)
Meadow Pipit (26/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Jay (26/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Common Snipe (26/01 Bestwood Country Park)
Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove (13/02 Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, Nottingham)
Waxwing (17/02 Tesco Car Park, Top Valley, Nottingham)
Skylark (28/02 Bestwood Country Park)
Ruddy Duck (28/02 Bestwood Country Park)
Grey Partridge (28/02 Bestwood Country Park)
Kingfisher (28/02 Bestwood Country Park)
Reed Bunting (25/03 Bestwood Country Park)
Chiffchaff (25/03 Bestwood Country Park)
Grey Wagtail (25/03 Bestwood Country Park)
Mistle Thrush (07/04 Tythe Barn, Bicester, Oxfordshire)
Barn Swallow (08/04 Arncott, Bicester, Oxfordshire)
Willow Warbler (19/04 Bestwood Country Park)
House Martin (21/04 Garden)
Whitethroat (22/04 Bestwood Country Park)
Yellowhammer (22/04 Bestwood Country Park)
Blackcap (22/04 Bestwood Country Park)
Stock Dove (22/04 Bestwood Country Park)
Common Swift (10/05 Garden)
Gadwall (11/05 Bestwood Country Park)
Garganey (11/05 Bestwood Country Park)
Lesser Whitethroat (23/5 Bestwood Country Park)
Sedge Warbler (23/05 Bestwood Country Park)
Red-legged Partridge (26/5 Combs Wood, Notts)
Tawny Owl (29/05 Bestwood Country Park)
Linnet (31/05 Bestwood Country Park)
Common Tern (1/06 Attenborough Nature Reserve, Notts)
Tree Pipit (15/06 Budby Common, Notts)
Woodlark (15/06 Budby Common, Notts)
Long-eared Owl (15/06 Budby Common, Notts)
Woodcock (15/06 Budby Common, Notts)
Nightjar (15/06 Budby Common, Notts)
Reed Warbler (26/06 Bestwood Country Park)
Osprey (08/08 Welbeck, Notts)
Spotted Flycatcher (08/08 Welbeck, Notts)
Shoveller (18/09 Bestwood Country Park)
Stonechat (10/10 Bestwood Country Park)
Whinchat (10/10 Bestwood Country Park)
Water Rail (31/10 Bestwood Country Park)
Siskin (25/11 Bestwood Country Park)

Garden Year List (2007)

2007-09-30T00:01:00.001-07:00

A list of birds seen in and from my garden (or from my house) on the edge of Bestwood Country Park in north Nottingham during 2007.

Collared Dove (01/01)
Blackbird
Magpie
Starling
Song Thrush
Woodpigeon
Carrion Crow
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Black-headed Gull
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Kestrel (09/01)
Greenfinch
Sparrowhawk
Pied Wagtail
Goldfinch (10/01)
Green Woodpecker
Robin (11/01)
Rook (21/01)
Herring Gull (22/01)
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Spotted Woodpecker (23/01)
Pink-footed Goose
Fieldfare
Lapwing (25/01)
Wren (27/01)
Redwing (29/01)
Dunnock
Great Tit (30/01)
Common Buzzard (02/02)
Long-tailed Tit (07/02)
Common Gull (08/02)
Canada Goose (13/02)
Waxwing (25/02)
Cormorant (08/03)
Skylark
Jackdaw (14/03)
Grey Heron (30/03)
Barn Swallow (15/04)
House Martin (21/04)
Stock Dove (28/04)
Common Swift (10/05)
Common Pheasant (16/05)
Osprey (30/09)

Local Patch Year List (2006)

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A list of birds seen whilst within the boundary of my local patch (Bestwood Country Park) during 2006, but only starting at the end of September. As this is the first year of recording, all birds should be firsts (i.e. in black bold). However, here I've used black bold to indicate firsts since moving to Nottingham in 1997, as I have seen many of these birds casually in Notts since then.

Green Woodpecker (21/09)
Meadow Pipit
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon (23/09)
Jay
Magpie
Mute Swan (25/09)
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Heron
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Collared Dove
Feral Pigeon
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Rook
Starling
Sparrowhawk
Dunnock (26/09)
Nuthatch
Wren (28/09)
House Sparrow (29/09)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Robin (30/09)
Chaffinch
Shoveller
Little Grebe
Kingfisher
House Martin (02/10)
Kestrel (07/10)
Coal Tit (12/10)
Common Buzzard (13/10)
Gadwall (14/10)
Teal
Treecreeper (17/10)
Goldfinch (19/10)
Goldcrest (25/10)
Redwing (28/10)
Pochard
Bullfinch
Skylark (30/10)
Song Thrush (04/11)
Fieldfare
Cormorant (18/11)
Peregrine
Reed Bunting
Greenfinch (25/11)
Willow Tit (02/12)
Ruddy Duck (13/12)
Lesser Redpoll (14/12)
Common Snipe (30/12)
Common Gull