| BIRD SIGHTINGS 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Number of species seen so far this year | |||||||||||
| 30th December - 2 Stonechat, 1 GOOSANDER 29th December - 51 Wigeon, 41 Shoveler, 10 Snipe , 1 Jack Snipe, 20 Redwing 19th December - 2 Shelduck, 15 Redwing 14th December - 29 Wigeon, 3 GOOSANDER, 32 Shoveler, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Goldcrest 13th December - 1 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 12th December - 31 Shoveler, 21 Teal, 34 Wigeon, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Stonechat, 6 SongThrush 11th December - 61 Wigeon, 1 GOOSANDER, 1 Great Crested Grebe 9th December - 1 GOOSANDER, 70 Lapwing, 9 Stonechat 4th December - 3 GOOSANDER 1st December - 1 GOOSANDER, 1 Little Egret 27th November - 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Redwing, 6 Stonechat 20th November - 1 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 30 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 20 Goldfinch, 5 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay 19th November - 3 GOOSANDER, 27 Wigeon 18th November - 3 GOOSANDER 16th November - 3 GOOSANDER, 29 Shoveler 14th November - 3 GOOSANDER 13th November - 3 GOOSANDER, 11 Stonechat (highest number since recording began in April 2002), 3 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare 11th November - 2 GOOSANDER 6th November - 2 GOOSANDER, 31 Wigeon, 7 Stonechat 2nd November - 2 GOOSANDER, 1 Little Egret 30th October - 2 GOOSANDER 29th October - 2 GOOSANDER, 1 Kingfisher 28th October - 2 GOOSANDER, 22 Wigeon, 46 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher 27th October - 2 GOOSANDER, 1 Little Owl, 8 Stonechat, 20 Redwing, 1 Redpoll 26th October - 2 GOOSANDER ( 1st record since recording began in April 2002, bringing the site list up to 128 species), 84 Teal, 41 Snipe, 11 Wigeon, 11 Shoveler and 2 Stonechat 23rd October - 61 Teal, 128 Lapwing, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 19th October - 16 Mute Swan, 120 Lapwing, 12 Wigeon, 52 Teal, 9 Snipe, 1 Water Rail 14th October - 1 Barnacle Goose, 150 Canada Goose, 1 Geeen Woodpecker 10th October - 160 Lapwing, 6 Ruddy Duck, 1 Buzzard 7th October - 10 Wigeon, 40 Snipe 5th October - 54 Teal, 40 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon, 29 Snipe 3rd October - 50 Teal, 18 Snipe 1st October - 46 Teal, 47 Shoveler, 83 Gadwall, 2 Stonechat 30th September - 36 Teal, 9 Snipe 24th September - 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin 23rd September - 19 Wigeon, 28 Teal, 40 Shoveler, 35 Lapwing 19th September - 11 Wigeon, 9 Teal, 29 Shoveler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay 14th September - 8 Wigeon, 50 Lapwing, 14 Little Grebe, 40 Shoveler, 7 Ruddy Duck, 1 Jay 13th September - 4 Wigeon, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Jay 12th September - 2 Wigeon, 2 Snipe 10th September - 6 Cormorant, 1 pair Ruddy Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff 9th September - 1 Barn Owl 7th September - 1 Little Egret, 32 Shoveler, 1 Ruddy Duck, 5 Teal, 40 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin 2nd September - 50 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin 31st August - 30 Shoveler 28th August - 2 Wheatear, 1 Common Sandpiper 27th August - 2 Whinchat, 7 Teal, 2 Snipe 26th August - 3 Whinchat, 8 Teal, 2 Snipe 25th August - 1 Whinchat, 1 Snipe, 7 Teal, 3 Swift 22nd August - 1 Little Egret, 1 Snipe, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Ruddy Duck + brood of 7 (first successful breeding since 2001) 21st August - 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Ruddy Duck, 2 Snipe, 2 Teal 19th August - 3 Ruddy Duck, 30 Lapwing, 7 Sand Martin, 8 House Martin, 9 Swift 17th August - 10 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 6 Lapwing 15th August - 3 Ruddy Duck, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin 12th August - 23 Grey Lag Goose, 3 Ruddy Duck, 11th August - 1 Ruddy Duck, 23 Grey Lag Goose 7th August - 2 Ruddy Duck, 15 Grey Lag Goose 6th August - 3 Ruddy Duck, 30 Lapwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 30 Goldfinch 4th August - 3 Ruddy Duck, 3 Pochard, 8 Little Grebe, 10 Shoveler, 6 Sand Martin, 5 House Martin 1st August - 1 Ruddy Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pochard 29th July - 1 Ruddy Duck, 30 Lapwing 28th July - 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ruddy Duck 25th July - 1 Snipe, 14 Goldfinch, 19 Grey Lag Goose 21st July - 2 Ruddy Duck 18th July - 1 Willow Warbler 15th July - 60 Lapwing, 5 Common Tern 11th July - 2 Lesser Whitethroat 8th July - 1 juvenile Little Egret, 8 Shoveler, 2 Redshank 6th July - 8 Heron, 4 Common Tern 5th July - 5 Heron, 100 Sand Martin 3rd July - 6 PINTAIL, 2 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Teal 26th June - 1 Redshank with 3 flying young, 10 Sand Martin, 1 pair Ruddy Duck, 3 Common Tern 23rd June - 20 Swift, 4 Sand Martin, 1 pair Ruddy Duck, 2 Chiffchaff 19th June - 1 Hobby, 4 Ruddy Duck 16th June - 2 Common Tern 12th June - 1 Great Crested Grebe, 40 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin 8th June - 1 Great Crested Grebe, Pochard with brood of 4 (1st breeding attempt for the site) 7th June - 2 Ruddy Duck, 4 Shoveler, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 50 Sand Martin, 20 Swift 6th June - 12 Gadwall, 18 Tufted Duck, 3 Ruddy Duck, 1 Pochard, 2 Shoveler + brood of 10, 30 Swift 2nd June - Female Shoveler with at least 10 ducklings (only second breeding attempt since 1988), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover 31st May - 3 Redshank, 3 Shoveler, 2 Pochard 27th May - 1 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker 25th May - 1 Pochard, 3 Shoveler, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Swift, 20 House Martin 23rd May - 1 Ruddy Duck, 1 Pochard, 3 Shoveler, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 1 Hobby 22nd May - 1 Ruddy Duck 21st May - 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Garden Warbler 19th May - 200 Swift, 2 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo 16th May - 50 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 1 Garden Warbler 14th May - 8 House Martin 13th May - 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper 10th May - 5 Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat 9th May - 1 Water Rail 8th May - 3 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover 7th May - 1 Great Crested Grebe 6th May - 1 TURTLE DOVE (first record since recording began in April 2002, a rare bird in Herts these days), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank 4th May - 1 Hobby, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 4 Common Tern, 30 Swift 1st May - 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 3 Pochard 29th April - 1 Shelduck, 2 Common Tern, 20 Swift, 3 Swallow, 2 Linnet 28th April - 30 Sand Martin 25th April - 1 Shelduck, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Pochard, 2 Common Tern, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap 22nd April - 2 Common Tern, 1 Pochard, 7 Shoveler, 2 pair Teal, 8 Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 5 Redshank, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 2 Sedge Warbler 21st April - 1 male RING OUZEL (1st record since recording began in April 2002) in hawthorns on north side of Park Mead, also 2 Sedge Warbler 20th April - 3 pairs Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Snipe, 9 Lapwing nests- 1st chicks hatched, 1 Blackcap, 1 pair Shelduck, 1 pair Pochard 17th April - 8 Swallow, 1 pair Pochard 16th April - 7 Swallow, 3 Linnet 14th April - 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Shelduck, 1 pair Pochard, 7 Redshank 12th April - 3 Shelduck, 1 pair Pochard, 2 pairs Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover 10th April - 3 Shelduck 9th April - 1 pair Pochard, 2 Teal, 1 Shelduck, 60 Snipe, 1 pair Redshank, 2 Chiffchaff 6th April - 1 pair Pochard, 1 Shelduck, 1 pair Redshank 3rd April - 1 Pochard, 1 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, 20 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff 1st April - 1 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff 26th March - 1 Jack Snipe, 72 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 2 Shelduck 25th March - 1 Water Rail 24th March - 34 Shoveler, 25 Teal, 50 Wigeon, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 68 Snipe 23rd March - 2 Redshank, Lapwing nest with 2 eggs, Mute Swan on a nest, Coot building a nest 18th March - 1 Shelduck, 15 Teal 14th March - 1 Little Egret 9th March - 2 Shelduck, 29 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 28 Lapwing 70 Wigeon 8th March - 2 Shelduck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 50 Fieldfare 5th March - 1 Shelduck, 37 Wigeon, 2 Stonechat 27th February - 36 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 71 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, 30 Lapwing 20th February - 81 Wigeon, 4 Pochard, 10 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 2 Siskin 19th February - 20 Snipe, 3 Stonechat 15th February - 2 Shelduck 10th February - 89 Wigeon, 4 Teal 9th February - 71 Wigeon, 125 Lapwing, 1 Green Woodpecker 7th February - 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 6 Stonechat 6th February - 1 Barn Owl, 22 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 120 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing 5th February - 72 Wigeon, 33 Gadwall, 150 Lapwing, 17 Shoveler, 4 Teal 2nd February - 1 Barn Owl 30th January - 1 Barn Owl 28th January - 1 Barn Owl 25th January - 1 Shelduck, 44 Wigeon, 70 Fieldfare 24th January - 1 Barn Owl, 80 Wigeon, 200 Lapwing 23rd January - 50 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 5 Stonechat 20th January - 66 Wigeon, 19 Shoveler, 7 Teal 12th January - 1 Shelduck, 47 Wigeon, 4 Stonechat 6th January - 1 Siskin, 30 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing 1st January - A good first day with 41 species recorded, the highlights being - 50 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 30 Fieldfare, 30 Sky Lark, 15 Meadow Pipt, 8 Stonechat |
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