Eight members of the group attended this visit and we had the benefit by being guided by a guest leader, Peter Twist. We were very grateful for his considerable expertise in identifying birds by song as well as by sight.
The morning was spent on the RSPB reserve and the afternoon at the Dee Estuary, Denhall Lane.
A total of 64 species were recorded on this visit, the largest number recorded by the group on a single visit.
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Species | Number Seen | Comment |
---|---|---|
Avocet | 4 | BM |
Black Swan | 1 | BM |
Blackbird | A few | Both sites |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds | Both sites |
Black-tailed Godwit | Several | BM |
Blue Tit | A few | BM |
Buzzard | A few | Both sites |
Canada Goose | A few | BM |
Carrion Crow | Many | Both sites |
Cetti’s Warbler | Heard only | BM |
Chaffinch | A few | BM |
Coal Tit | 2 | BM |
Common Gull | Several | BM |
Coot | c.30 | BM |
Curlew | A few | DE |
Dunnock | Heard only | BM |
Gadwall | A few | Both sites |
Goldfinch | Many | Both sites |
Great Black-backed Gull | 2 | BM |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 | BM |
Great Tit | A few | BM |
Great White Egret | 2 | DE |
Greenfinch | 4 | Both sites |
Grey Heron | 3 | Both sites |
Grey Partridge | 17 | DE |
Grey Wagtail | 1 | DE |
Greylag Goose | c.25 | BM |
Hen Harrier | 1 | DE |
House Sparrow | Several | DE |
Hybrid Duck | A few | BM |
Jackdaw | Many | Both sites |
Jay | 1 | DE |
Kestrel | 3 | Both sites |
Lapwing | Many | Both sites |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 4 | DE |
Little Egret | 10 | DE |
Long-tailed Tit | 6 | BM |
Magpie | Several | Both sites |
Mallard | Many | Both sites |
Marsh Harrier | 2 | DE |
Meadow Pipit | 6 | DE |
Merlin | 1 | BM |
Moorhen | 5 | BM |
Nuthatch | 2 | BM |
Pied Wagtail | 4 | Both sites |
Pink-footed Goose | c.120 | DE |
Raven | 2 | BM |
Redshank | 5 | BM |
Robin | A few | Both sites |
Rook | Many | DE |
Ruff | 8 | Both sites |
Shelduck | A few | Both sites |
Short-eared Owl | 1 | DE |
Shoveler | A few | BM |
Snipe | 1 | BM |
Starling | Several | Both sites |
Stock Dove | 2 | BM |
Stonechat | Heard only | Both sites |
Teal | Many | BM |
Treecreeper | Heard only | BM |
Tufted Duck | A few | BM |
Wigeon | Several | BM |
Woodpigeon | A few | BM |
Wren | 1 (+ others heard) | BM |
(BM = Burton Mere RSPB; DE = Dee Estuary, Denhall Lane)
Last Updated on December 26, 2017