Week 1

The route is from my place NZ734203 to Mayfair Cottage NZ185736 to NZ184746 on the range bridleway, back to Mayfair Cottage then to NZ175735 near the golf course then home (but only counting new species on the return)


03.01.2009.........08.40 -11.00
Weather cold and dull, brightening to sunny later

1. Magpie
2. Woodpigeon
3. Jackdaw
4. House Sparrow
5. Robin
6. Black headed Gull
7. Collared Dove
8. Goldfinch
9. Blue Tit
10. Starling
11. Rook
12. Wren
13. Long tailed Tit
14. Song Thrush
15. Great Tit
16. Carrion Crow
17. Great spotted Woodpecker
18. Mistle Thrush
19. Greylag Goose
20. Meadow Pipit
21. Kestrel
22. Pheasant
23. Chaffinch
24. Dunnock
25. Blackbird
26. Reed Bunting
27. Mute Swan
28. Lesser Redpoll
29. Greenfinch
30. Buzzard
31. Fieldfare
32. Redwing
33. Pied Wagtail
34. Grey Heron
35. Sparrowhawk
36. Willow Tit
37. Bullfinch
38. Curlew
39. Yellowhammer
40. Goldcrest
41. Jay
42. Treecreeper


and from 01.01.2009

43. Golden Plover
44. Common Gull

Nice to pick up Willow Tit and Treecreeper early in the year and unusual for an early Curlew. Prestwick Carr is possibly one of the best places to find the former and come late February the place should be jumping with the latter!