Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm

Tyttenhanger Gravel Pits is one of Hertfordshire’s best birding areas, situated in the shallow Colne Valley between St Albans and Hatfield (map; grid reference TL194052). The site stretches from Colney Heath in the north to the Willows Farm Village theme park (near London Colney) in the south. It supports a range of wildlife habitat, and its wide variety of birds includes resident Tree Sparrow and Yellowhammer at Tyttenhanger Farm. The site has also become the county’s foremost wader site.

History
Sand and gravel extraction has taken place on the site since 1982, and the site now features several flooded gravel pits. The main pit of interest to birders (to the east of the River Colne) is still used by Tarmac Aggregates Ltd as a source of water for washing the sand and gravel extracted from an active quarry south-east of Coursers Road. A noisy conveyer belt carries sand around the south and west sides of the pit.

Habitat
The site includes flooded gravel pits, areas of active quarrying, shallow pools, mudflats, parkland, open farmland and two small areas of coniferous and deciduous woodland. The River Colne runs south through the centre of the site. The main lake of interest to birders is the easternmost lake, on the east side of the River Colne. Its continuing use by Tarmac means that the water level can fluctuate considerably. The south-east of the lake is shallow. Two flooded gravel pits to the west of the River Colne are used for angling. South of the site is the Willows Farm Village theme park, which has a shallow lake. Coppice Wood, an SSSI, contains a good range of woodland species. Garden Wood was formerly used for paintball games and may become more attractive to wildlife now this activity has ceased.

Unfortunately the area of shallow water that formed a small pond (known as "the puddle") at the rear of the Willows Farm car park has now been filled in (2010) This was a fantastic magnet for passage migrants and wandering birds in recent years, such as Common Crane, Bewick's Swan, Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, Brent Goose and many Wader Species.

Species
Birds

The site attracts a wide range of bird species. A detailed guide can be found at the Herts Bird Club website.

In winter the gravel pits generally support small numbers of Tufted Duck, Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler, Teal and Gadwall, with occasional Shelduck, Pintail, Smew and Goldeneye. Waders include Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe and Jack Snipe, with Lapwing usually present and Golden Plover often in large flocks on nearby fields. The area around Tyttenhanger Farm holds a flock of Tree Sparrows (generally to be found in the hedgerow on the north side of the horse paddock). Along with other finches and buntings, including Brambling, these are attracted by feed put out by a shooting syndicate for Red-legged Partridge. (The shooting ceased in 2012 and is no longer relevant) The site also attracts irregular visits from Merlin and Peregrine, and Common Buzzard are seen regularly.

In spring the wintering waders are joined by Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Greenshank, Ringed Plover and Dunlin. Rarer visitors have included Temminck’s Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Avocet and Stone Curlew. Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail are regularly seen in the fields and on the sandy banks. Common Tern arrive to breed on the shingle and Black Tern are often seen on passage. Hobby frequently visit the site and Osprey occasionally pass through. Hirundines are seen regularly and the commoner warblers can be seen or heard over the whole site.

In summer Redshank, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover and Lapwing breed. Most of the common warblers also breed around the site. Yellow Wagtail have occasionally bred in the area.

In 2010 Grey Herons bred and reared young on site for the first time, with at least five nests being established. Also in 2010, a pair of Oystercatcher were successful in rearing and departing with two young. (after failing in the year before) — not only a first for the site but a first for Hertfordshire.

In autumn, Green Sandpiper are again regularly seen and waders such as Black-tailed Godwit and Spotted Redshank may pass through. Migrant passerines include Whinchat.

Other vertebrates

Anybody?

Invertebrates

A large Buddleia bush next to the bird hide attracts Red Admiral, Comma, Painted Lady, Small White, Peacock and Gatekeeper butterflies. Another butterfly seen in past years is the Brown Argus. Dragonfly species include Brown Hawker, which are particularly conspicuous.

Practicalities
Directions

The site is a mile or so north of the M25 at Junction 22. Turn off to the Bell Roundabout and take Coursers Road into Colney Heath. At a crossroads turn left along High Street and then fork back along Church Lane. Park at the end by the water works (TL 198058) and follow the footpath south-west into the site. Alternatively, from the Bell Roundabout, take Barnet Road into London Colney. Turn right to park in Lowbell Lane or cross the River Colne and turn right to the small car park at Riverside. From either parking place, head for the river and follow the footpath that leads north under the A1081 and past Willows Farm. Avoid the car parks around the fishing lakes (reserved for anglers and with a history of theft from vehicles) and at Willows Farm Village (reserved for visitors to the farm and customers of its shops).

London Colney is connected to nearby conurbations (St Albans, Hatfield, Watford and Barnet) by five bus routes: 84, 602, 632, 658 and 659. Route and frequency information is available from the website of London Colney News. Colney Heath can be reached from Brookmans Park station (Thameslink) by three bus routes: 200, 304 and 826. The 304 continues to St Albans and the 826 to Hatfield.

Access

The site has 24-hour free public access on a network of generally well-marked public or permissive footpaths. The access points mentioned above allow entry to the site along the Watling Chase Trail national path, which passes north-south through the area. Access can also be gained from the A414 on the site’s north-west boundary and from Coursers Road on the south-east.

Facilities

A rudimentary hide has been erected on the south side of the eastern lake, but at some distance from the water’s edge. Willows Farm Village has a cafe (cafe has now closed) and a branch of In Focus, the binocular and telescope specialists. Shops at Colney Fields Shopping Park (near the M25 junction) include a Sainsburys Superstore and a branch of Marks & Spencer.

Listings
Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patch List 2016

Friday 1st January 2016

1: Goosander

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Monday 4th January 2016

2: Mute Swan. 3: Greylag Goose. 4: Gadwall, 5: Teal. 6: Canada Goose. 7 Mallard. 8: Shoveler. 9: Pochard. 10. Tufted Duck. 11: Pheasant. 12: Cormorant. 13: Little Egret. 14: Grey Heron. 15: G C Grebe. 16: Red Kite.17: Buzzard. 18: Kestrel, 19: Peregrine: 20. Moorhen. 21:Coot. 22. Lapwing. 23: Snipe. 24: Common Gull. 25: LBB Gull, 26: Herring Gull. 27: Black-headed Gull. 28: Stock Dove. 29: Woodpigeon. 30: Ferel Pigeon. 31: Kingfisher. 32: Green Woodpecker. 33: G S Woodpecker. 34: Magpie, 35: Jay. 36: Jackdaw. 37: Rook. 38: Carrion Crow. 39: Goldcrest. 40: Blue Tit. 41: Great Tit. 42: Skylark. 43: Long Tailed Tit. 44: Nuthatch. 45: Wren, 46: Starling. 47: Blackbird. 48: Fieldfare, 49: Song Thrush, 50: Redwing. 51: Dunnock. 52: Tree Sparrow. 53: Pied Wagtail, 54: Chaffinch. 55: Goldfinch. 56: Linnet. 57: Lesser Redpoll. 58: Reed Bunting, 59: Treecreeper

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Friday 8th January 2016

60: Collared Dove, 61: Grey Wagtail, 62: Yellowhammer, 63: House Sparrow, 64: Mistle Thrush, 65: Green Sandpiper, 66: Bittern -- Monday 11th January 2016

67: Chiffchaff, 68: Sparrowhawk, 69: Little Owl, 70: Meadow Pipit. --- Friday 15th January

71: Wigeon, 72: Bullfinch

Monday 18th January

73: Greenfinch, 74: Coal Tit, 75: Robin' (omitted to enter on 2nd)

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Saturday 23rd January 2016

76: Siskin

Monday 25th January 2016

77: Water Rail -- Friday 29th January 2016

78: Shelduck -- Friday 5th February 2016

79: Mediterranean Gull --- Monday 7th March 2016

80: Oystercatcher. --- Wednesday 16th 2016

81: Red-legged Partridge

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Saturday 19th March 2016

82: Redshank - Saturday 26th March 2016

83: Sand Martin. 84: Swallow

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Friday 1st April 2016

85: Blackcap - Saturday 2nd April 2016

86: Wheatear

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Wednesday 6th April 2016

87: Little Ringed Plover. 88: Little Grebe.

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Saturday 9th April 2016

89: Yellow Wagtail

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Monday 11th April 2016

90: Little Gull, 91: Ring Ouzel -- '''Wednesday 13t April 2016

92: Sedge Warbler, 93: Whitethroat, 94: Willow Warbler.

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Saturday 16th April 2016

95: House Martin. 96: Egyptian Goose

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Monday 18th April 2016

97: Lesser Whitethroat, 98: Swift

Wednesday 20th April2016

99: Cuckoo

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Friday 22nd April 2016

100: Curlew, 101: Common Sandpiper.

Monday 25th April 2016

102: Common Tern, 103: Garden Warbler

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Wednesday 27th April 2016

104: Redstart (fem)

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Tuesday 3rd May 2016

105: Reed Warbler

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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger patch list 2015

Monday 5th January 2015:

1: Black Headed Gull. 2: Common Gull. 3: Lesser Black-backed Gull. 4: Chaffinch. 5: Linnet. 6: Carrion Crow. 7: Jackdaw. 8: House Sparrow. 9: Tree Sparrow. 10: Magpie. 11: Starling. 12: Ferel Pigeon. 13: Woodpigeon. 14: Dunnock. 15: Great Tit. 16: Blue Tit. 17: Long tailed Tit. 18: Moorhen. 19: Great Crested Grebe. 20: Grey Heron. 21: Coot. 22. Mallard. 23: Tufted Duck. 24: Rook. 25: Skylark. 26: Pied Wagtail. 27: Canada Goose. 28: Reed Bunting. 29: Pheasant. 30: Cormorant. 31: Robin. 32: Mute Swan. 33: Shoveler. 34: Blackbird. 35: Redwing. 36: Fieldfare. 37: Bullfinch. 38: Green Woodpecker. 39: Lapwing. 40: Greater Spotted Woodpecker. 41: Teal. 42: Gadwall. 43: Song Thrush. 44: Sparrowhawk. 45: Wren. 46: Kestrel. 47: Jay. 48: Greenfinch. 49: Red Kite. 50: Goldfinch. 51: Siskin. 52: Red Legged Partridge. 53: Water Rail.

Tuesday 6th January 2015

54: Greylag Goose, 55: Mistle Thrush, 56: Herring Gull, 57: Meadow Pipit, 58: Pochard, 59: Wigeon, 60: Coal Tit, 61: Treecreeper, 62: Goldcrest, 63: Shelduck

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Friday 9th January 2015

64: Common Buzzard, 65: Peregrine.

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Thursday 15th January 2015

66: Kingfisher

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Friday 16th January 2015

67: Collared Dove, 68: Nuthatch.

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Saturday 17th January 2015

69: Grey Wagtail, 70: Stock Dove

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Monday 19th January 2015

71: Little Egret, 72: Snipe.

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Friday 23rd January 2015

73: Woodcock.

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Tuesday 27th January 2015

74: Yellowhammer

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Monday 2nd Febuary 2015

75: Golden Plover

Tuesday 24th Febuary 2015

76: Pintail (drake)

Sunday 1st March 2015

77: Barn Owl

Friday 6th March 2015

78: Stonechat, 79: Raven

Saturday 7th March 2015

80: Oystercatcher

Friday 13th March 2015

81: Redshank. 82: Chiffchaff

Tuesday 17th March 2015

83: Little Owl

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Wednesday 18th March 2015

84: Sand Martin

'''Wednesday 1st April 2015

85: Little grebe - Saturday 4th April 2015

86: Swallow - Tuesday 7th April 2015

87: Blackcap

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'' Thursday 9th April 2015

88: Wheatear, 89: Little Ringed Plover -- Friday 10th April 2015

90: Willow Warbler

Saturday 11th April 2015

91: House Martin, 92: Yellow Wagtail - '''Friday 17th April 2015

93: Whitethroat, 94: Commen Tern, 95: Reed Warbler

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Wednesday 22nd April 2015

96: Greenshank, 97: Lesser Whitethroat, 98: Sedge Warbler

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Friday 24th April 2015

99: Garden Warbler

Friday 1st May 2015

100: Whinchat

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Saturday 2nd May 2015

101: Hobby - Tuesday 5th May 2015

102: Dunlin, 103: Swift, 104: Common Sandpiper

Wednesday 6th May 2015

105: Ringed Plover 106: Cuckoo - Tuesday 12th May 2015

107: Sanderling -- Saturday 16th May 2015

108: Osprey

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Saturday 27th June 2015

109: Ring-necked Parakeet

Monday 20th July 2015

110: Yellow-legged Gull

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Wednesday 5th August 2015

111: Black-tailed Godwit

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Friday 14th August 2015

112: Wood Sandpiper

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Thursday 20th August 2015

113: Mediterranean Gull

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Saturday 22nd August 2015

114: Green Sandpiper

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Wednesday 26th August 2015

115: Ruff

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Saturday 29th August 2015

116: Spotted Flycatcher

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Saturday 5th September 2015

117: Egyptian Goose

Wednesday 23rd September 2015

118: Marsh Harrier -- Friday 20th November 2015

119: Lesser Redpoll

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Monday 28th December 2015

120: Great Black-backed Gull. 121: Goldeneye

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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger GP Patchlist 2014

Thursday 2nd January 2014

1: Chaffinch. 2: Robin. 3: Jackdaw. 4: Carrion Crow. 5: Magpie. 6: Ferel Pigeon. 7: Woodpigeon. 8: Blue Tit. 9: Great Tit. 10: Black-headed Gull. 11: Linnet. 12: Egyptian Goose. 13: Pheasant. 14: Fieldfare. 15: Redwing. 16: Blackbird. 17: Grey Heron. 18: Grey Wagtail. 19: Mistle Thrush. 20: Goldfinch. 21: Moorhen. 22: coot. 23: Mallard. 24: Great crested Grebe. 25: Mute Swan. 26: Shoveler. 27: Pied Wagtail. 28: Stock Dove. 29: Song Thrush. 30: Long tailed Tit. 31: Teal. 32: Cormorant. 33: Lapwing. 34: Dunnock. 35: Green Woodpecker. 36: Greenfinch. 37: G S Woodpecker. 38: Starling. 39: Jay. 40: House Sparrow. 41: Siskin. 42: Bullfinch. 43: Skylark. 44: Gadwall. 45: LBB Gull. 46: Common Gull. 47: Reed Bunting. 48: Wren. 49: Pochard. 50: Tufted Duck. 51: Tree Sparrow. 52: Water Rail. 53: Nuthatch. 54: Common Buzzard. 55: Woodcock. 56: Wigeon. 57: Red Kite. 58: Kestrel. 59: Coal tit. 60: Ring-necked Parakeet. 61: Goldcrest. 62: Sparrowhawk. 63: Greylag Goose. 64: Canada Goose.

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65: Collared Dove. 66: Common Snipe. 67: Herring Gull. 68: Green Sandpiper. 69:Red Legged Partridge. - Friday 24th January 2014

70: Treecreeper

Saturday 1st February 2014

71: Rook - Tuesday 4th February 2014

72: Chiffchaff -- Saturday 22nd February 2014

73: Tawny Owl. 74: Oystercatcher --- Tuesday 4th March 2014

75: Stonechat -- Monday 10th March 2014

76: Redshank

'Saturday 15th March 2014

77: Shelduck --- Thursday 20th March 2014

78: Dunlin

Friday 21st March 2014

79: Sand Martin - Saturday 22nd March 2014

80: Curlew -- Monday 24th March 2014

81: Little Grebe -- Friday 28th March 2014

82: Little Egret, 83, Kingfisher.

Saturday 29th March 2014

84 Wheatear. - Sunday 30th March 2014

85: Avocet. -- Saturday 5th April 2014

86: Swallow -- Monday 7th April 2014

87: Blackcap -- Tuesday 8th April 2014

88: Little Ringed Plover. 89: Ringed Plover, 90: Great Black-backed Gull --- Wednesday 9th April 2014

91: Common Tern

Friday 11th April 2014

92: Willow Warbler - Monday 14th April 2014

93: Whitethroat

Friday 18th April 2014

94: Lesser Whitethroat - Saturday 19th April 2014

95: Reed warbler, 96: Sedge Warbler - Tuesday 22nd April 2014

97: House Martin --- Wednesday 23rd April

98: Yellow Wagtail - Thursday 24th April 2014

99: Garden Warbler --- Friday 25th April 2014

100: Cuckoo.

Sunday 27th April 2014

101: Sanderling

Wednesday 30th April 2014

102: Common Sandpiper

Thursday 1st May 2014

103: Little Tern

Saturday 3rd May 2014

104: Swift

Monday 19th May 2014

105: Temminck's Stint

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Friday 13th June 2014

106: Little Owl

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Friday 20th June 2014

107: Hobby

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Monday 30th June 22014

108: Black-tailed Godwit

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Tuesday 1st July 2014

109: Redstart

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Wednesday 2nd July 2014

110: Yellow-legged Gull

Tuesday 8th July 2014

111: Greenshank

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Thursday 7th August 2014

112: Mediterranean Gull

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Monday 1st September 2014

113: Spotted Flycatcher

Tuesday 2nd September 2014

114: Whinchat

Friday 12th September 2014

115: Osprey

Sunday 14th September 2014

116: Meadow Pipit (omitted to enter on 8th Jan).

Saturday 27th September 2014

117: Great White Egret

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Saturday 4th October 2014

118: Pintail

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Monday 6th October 2014

119: Brent Goose

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Saturday 1st November 2014

120: Peregrine

Saturday 29th November 2014

121: Golden Plover

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Saturday 6th December 2014

122: Yellowhammer

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Wednesday 2nd January 2013

1:Coot. 2: Moorhen. 3: Great Crested Grebe, 4: Mute Swan, 5: Canada Goose, 6: Greylag Goose, 7: Cormorant,   8; Mallard, 9: Tufted Duck, 10: Teal, 11: Gadwall, 12: Shoveler, 13: Pochard, 14: Grey Heron, 15: Lapwing, 16: Jay, 17:Magpie, 18: Carrion Crow, 19: Rook, 20:Jackdaw, 21: Robin, 22: Wren, 23: Dunnock, 24: House Sparrow, 25: Linnet, 26: Lesser Redpoll, 27: Pied Wagtail, 28: Kestrel, 29: Pheasant, 30: Chaffinch, 31: Yellowhammer, 32: Reed Bunting, 33: Long T Tit, 34: Blue Tit, 35: Great Tit, 36:Green Woodpecker, 37: Black h Gull, 38: Common Gull,  39: LBB Gull, 40: Fieldfare, 41: Redwing, 42:Starling, 43: Kingfisher, 44: Woodpigeon, 45:Ferel Pigeon 46: Blackbird,  47: Sparrowhawk, 48: Collared Dove,

Friday 4th January 2013

49: Little Egret, 50: Goldfinch, 51: Greenfinch, 52: Nuthatch, 53: Yellow legged Gull, 54: Herring Gull.

Saturday 5th January 2013

55: Egyptian Goose, 56: Song Thrush, 57: R L Partridge, 58: Mistle Thrush, 59: Buzzard. 60: Grey Wagtail.

Wednesday 9th January 2013

61: Coal Tit, 62: Bullfinch. - Tuesday 15th January 2013

63: Goldcrest, 64: Wigeon. - Wednesday 23rd January 2013

65: Great Spotted Woodpecker ?-? Friday 25th January 2013

66: Red Kite - Saturday 26th January 2013

67: Peregrine Falcon, 68: Stock Dove. --- Friday 1st February 2013

69: Common Snipe -- Saturday 2nd February 2013

70: Skylark

Friday 8th February 2013

71: Shelduck --- Thursday 28th February 2013

72: Siskin, 73:Tawny Owl

Thursday 7th March 2013

74: Oystercatcher, 75: Redshank

Thursday 14th March 2013

76: Treecreeper -- Monday 18th March 2013

77: Green Sandpiper - Wednesday 20th March 2013

78: Golden Plover. 79: Meadow Pipit, 80: Little Grebe. -- Sunday 24th March 2013

81: Black-necked Grebe - Monday 25th March 2013

82: Great Black-backed Gull. - Thursday 28th March2013

83: Stonechat, 84: Chiffchaff --- Friday 30th March 2013

85: Wheatear -- Saturday 6th April 2013

86: Little Owl

Wednesday 10th April 2013

87: Black-tailed Godwit - Saturday 13th April 2013

88: Swallow, 89: Sand Martin

Monday 15th April 2013

90: Little Ringed Plover, 91: Yellow Wagtail, 92: Hoopoe - Tuesday 16th April 2013

93:Common Tern, 94: Whitethroat, 95, Common Sandpiper, 96 Willow Warbler, 97: House Martin -- Wednesday 17th April 2013

98: Blackcap, 99: Sedge Warbler - Friday 19th April 2013

100: Whinchat -- Saturday 20th April 2013

101: Reed Warbler -- Wednesday 24th April 2013

102: Cuckoo -- Saturday 4th May 2013

103: Tree Sparrow, 104: Swift, 105: Garden Warbler. -- Tuesday 7th May 2013

106: Lesser Whitethroat -- Friday 10th May 2013

107: Dunlin, 108:Ringed Plover

Monday 20th May 2013

109: Sanderling

Monday 1st July 1013

110: Hobby - Friday 12th July 2013

111:Greenshank --- Saturday 20th July 2013

112: Curlew Sandpiper, 113: Mediterranean Gull --- Tuesday 27th August 2013

114: Pied Flycatcher. -- Wednesday 11th September 2013

115: Ruff -- Friday 13th September 2013

116: Ring-necked Parakeet - Tuesday 17th September 2013

117: Spotted Flycatcher

Tuesday 15th October 2013

118: Great White Egret

Wednesday 30th October 2013

119: Jack Snipe

Monday 11th November 2013

120: Goldeneye -- Saturday 7th December 2013

121: Woodcock -- Wednesday 11th December 2013

122: Water Rail

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Tuesday 3rd January 2012

1: Common Gull, 2: Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3: Black-headed Gull, 4: Ferel Pigeon, 5: Woodpigeon, 6: Collared Dove, 7: Blackbird, 8: Carrion Crow, 9: Jackdaw, 10: Magpie, 11:Cormorant, 12 Grey Heron, 13: Moorhen, 14: Coot, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 16: Mallard. 17: Pochard, 18: Tufted Duck, 19: Teal, 20: Gadwall, 21: Mute Swan, 22: Blue Tit, 23: Great Tit, 24: Robin, 25: Wren, 26: Chaffinch, 27: Green Woodpecker, 28, Canada Goose, 29: Greylag Goose, 30: Sparrowhawk, 31: Starling, 32: Red-legged Partridge, 33: Pheasant.

Wednesday 4th January 2012

34: Mistle Thrush, 35: Reed Bunting, 36: Pied Wagtail, 37: Rook, 38: Skylark, 39: Long tailed Tit, 40: Goldfinch, 41: Kestrel, 42: Bullfinch, 43: Fieldfare, 44: Green Sandpiper 45: Dunnock, 46: Lapwing. 47: Tree Sparrow,

Thursday 5th January 2012

48: Red Kite, 49: Treecreeper, 50: Redwing, 51: Coal Tit, 52: Shoveler, 53: Nuthatch. 54 House Sparrow, 55: Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 56: Yellowhammer.

Friday 6th January 2012

57: Siskin, 58: Lesser Redpoll, 59: Peregrine, 60: Goldcrest, 61: Song Thrush

Saturday 7th January 2012

62: Jay, 63: Buzzard, 64: Wigeon, 65: Little Grebe, 66: Stock Dove

Wednesday 11th January 2012

67: Smew, 68: Common Snipe,

Friday 13th January 2012

69: Shelduck

Saturday 14th January 2012

70: Greenfinch, 71: Water Rail, 72: Golden Plover,

Monday 16th January 2012

73: Meadow Pipit

Saturday 21st January 2012 

74: Little Egret. 75: Little Owl

Saturday 4th Febuary 2012

76: Dunlin. 77: Herring Gull, 78: Linnet

Wednesday 8th Febuary 2012

79: Woodcock.

Friday 17th Febuary 2012 

80: Ruddy Duck, 81: Goosander

Monday 20th Febuary 2012

82: Ringed plover

Monday 27th Febuary 2012

83: Kingisher

Saturday 3rd March 2012

84: Oystercatcher

Friday 9th March 2012

85 Redshank

Saturday 17th March 2012

86: Sand martin, 87: Wheatear.

Monday 19th March 2012

88: Chiffchaff

Friday 23rd March 2012

89: Grey Wagtail

Friday 30th March 2012

90: Blackcap

Saturday 31st March 2012

91: Swallow

Monday 2nd April 2012

92: LittleRinged Plover

Saturday 7th April 2012

93: Ring Ouzel

Thursday 12th April 2012

94: Willow Warbler, 95: Common Tern

Friday 13th April 2012

96: Redstart

Saturday 14th April 2012

97: Sedge Warbler

Tuesday 17th April 2012

98: Yellow Wagtail, 99: House Martin.

Wednesday 18th April 2012

100: Whitethroat

Friday 20th April 2012

101: Cuckoo, 102 Common Sandpiper, 103 Reed Warbler

Wednesday 25th April 2012

104: Little Gull

April 26th

105: Swift

Saturday 28th April 2012

106: Avocet

Monday 30th April 2012

107: Bar-tailed Godwit, 108: Whimbrel, 109, Curlew.

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

110: Lesser Whitethroat

Saturday 5th May 2012

111: Hobby, 112: Garden Warbler.

Saturday 12th May 2012

113: Osprey, 114: White Stork

Tuesday 15th May 2012

115: Kittiwake (adult)

Saturday 2nd June 2012

116: Knot.

Friday 6th July 2012

117: Black-tailed Godwit

Monday 23rd July 2012

118: Egyptian Goose

Tuesday 14th August 2012

119: Greenshank

Tuesday 21st August 2012

120: Spotted Flycatcher.

Monday 27th August 2012

121: Mediterranean Gull

Tuesday 28th August 2012

122: Whinchat

Saturday 15th September 2012

123: Ring -necked Parakeet

Wednesday 26th September 2012

124: Stonechat.

Wednesday 3rd October 2012 

125: Yellow-legged Gull (adult)

Saturday 20th October 2012

126: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Tuesday 6th November 2012

127: Merlin. (Accepted by HBC rare bird panel)

Tuesday 20th November 2012

128: Great Black-backed Gull

Saturday 8th December 2012

129: Goldeneye. 130: Bewick's Swan

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STEVE BLAKE'S TYTTENHANGER GPs PATCHLIST 2011

Tuesday 4th January 2011

1: Blackbird, 2: Black-headed Gull, 3: Common Gull, 4: Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5: Magpie, 6: Carrion Crow, 7: Jackdaw, 8: Linnet, 9: House Sparrow, 10: Pied Wagtail, 11: Pheasant, 12: Red-legged Partridge, 13: Woodpigeon, 14: Feral Pigeon, 15: Coot, 16: Moorhen, 17: Great Tit, 18: Blue Tit: 19: Long-tailed Tit, 20: Coal Tit, 21: Chaffinch, 22: Mallard, 23: Starling, 24: Reed Bunting, 25: Dunnock, 26: Green Woodpecker, 27: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 28: Wren, 29: Robin, 30: Jay, 31: Goldfinch, 32: Fieldfare, 33: Teal, 34: Canada Goose, 35: Lapwing, 36: Water Rail, 37: Yellowhammer, 38: Nuthatch, 39: Greylag Goose, 40: Redwing, 41: Woodcock.

Thursday 6th January 2011

42: Siskin. 43: Wigeon, 44: Gadwall, 45: Stock Dove,46: Collared Dove

Saturday 8th January 2011

47: Goosander, 48: Great Crested Grebe. 49: Mute Swan, 50: Shoveler, 51: Cormarant, 52: Tufted Duck, 53: Bullfinch, 54: Grey Heron, 55: Meadow Pipit.

Wednesday 12th January 2011

56: Pochard, 57: Greenfinch, 58: Sparrowhawk

Monday 17th January 2011

59: Shelduck

Tuesday 18th January 2011

60: Green Sandpiper, 61: Buzzard, 62: Herring Gull

Wednesday 19th January 2011

63: Kestrel, 64: Redpoll, 65: Red Kite, 66: Tawny Owl, 67: Goldcrest, 68: Rook

Saturday 22nd January 2011

69: Treecreeper

Monday 24th January 2011

70: Golden Plover

Tuesday 25th Janusry 2011

71: Mistle Thrush. 72:Song Thrush. 73: Peregrine Falcon. 74: Little Egret, 75: Ruddy Duck

Tuesday 8th February 2011

76: Ringed Plover, 77: Tree Sparrow

Friday 11th February 2011

78: Kingfisher.

Saturday 12th February 2011

79: Common Snipe

Tuesday 22nd February 2011

80: Dunlin

Friday 25th February 2011

81: Grey Partridge, 82: Little Owl.

Saturday 26th February 2011

83: Redshank

Monday 28th February 2011

84: Great black backed Gull, 85: Oystercatcher, 86: Yellow-legged Gull

Saturday 5th March 2011

87: Stonechat, 88: Waxwing

Monday 7th March 2011

89: Avocet.

Wednesday 9th March 2011

90: Little Grebe

Friday 11th MarcH 2011

91: Jack Snipe

Monday 14th March 2011

92: Chiffchaff

Friday 25th March 2011

93: Wheatear

Saturday 26th March 2011

94: Willow Warbler, 95: Sand Martin.

Tuesday 29th March 2011

96: Swallow.

Wednesday 30th March 2011

97: Blackcap

Saturday 2nd April 2011

98: Little Ringed Plover

Monday 11th April 2011

99: Whitethroat. 100: Willow Warbler

Thursday 14th April 2011

101: Sedge Warbler, 102: House Martin

Sunday 17th April 2011

103: Gargenay

Tuesday 19th April 2011

104: Reed Warbler.

Wednesday 20th April 2011

105: Garden Warbler. 106: Cuckoo.

Thursday 21st April 2011

107: Greenshank

Tuesday 26th April 2011

108: Common Sandpiper

Wednesday 27th April 2011

109: Lesser Whittethroat

Saturday 30th April 2011

110: Swift. 111: Hobby

Sunday 1st May 2011

112: Bar-tailed Godwit

Monday 2nd May 2011

113: Yellow Wagtail

Tuesday 3rd May 2011

114: Black Tern

Saturday 14th May 2011

115: Marsh Harrier

Saturday 11th June 2011

116: Grey Wagtail

Wednesday 13th July 2011

117: Black -tailed Godwit

Wednesday 27th July 2011

118: Curlew

Monday 15th August 2011

119: Mediterranean Gull

Thursday 25th August 2011

120: Whinchat

Friday 9th September 2011

121: Spotted Flycatcher

Friday 30th September 2011

122: Ring-necked Parakeet

Saturday 15th October 2011

123: Red-crested Pochard

Thursday 17th November 2011

124: White-fronted Goose

Tuesday 22nd November 2011

125: Goldeneye

Wednesday 23rd November 2011

126: Pintail

Saturday 26th November 2011

127: Tundra Bean Goose

STEVE BLAKE'S TYTTENHANGER GPs PATCHLIST 2010

Saturday 2nd January 2010

1: Great Crested Grebe. 2: Little Grebe. 3: Water Rail. 4: Cormorant. 5: Mute Swan. 6: Canada Goose. 7: Greylag Goose. 8: Wigeon. 9: Mallard. 10: Gadwall. 11: Shoveler. 12: Teal. 13: Pochard. 14: Tufted Duck. 15: Goldeneye. 16: Sparrowhawk. 17: Green Woodpecker. 18: Great Spotted Woodpecker. 19: Kestrel. 20: Red-legged Partridge. 21: Skylark. 22: Coot. 23: Moorhen. 24: Meadow Pipit. 25: Lapwing. 26: Common Snipe: 27: Black-headed Gull. 28: Lesser Black-backed Gull. 29: Feral Pigeon. 30: Woodpigeon. 31: Collared Dove. 32: Little Owl. 33: Pied Wagtail. 34: Dunnock. 35: Wren. 36: Robin. 37: Blackbird. 38: Fieldfare. 39: Song Thrush. 40: Redwing. 41: Mistle Thrush. 42: Long-tailed Tit. 43: Blue Tit. 44: Great Tit. 45: Coal Tit. 46: Starling. 47: Jay. 48: Magpie. 49: Jackdaw. 50: Carrion Crow. 51: Rook. 52: House Sparrow. 53: Chaffinch. 54: Greenfinch. 55: Goldfinch. 56: Bullfinch. 57: Linnet: 58: Yellowhammer. 59: Common Gull.

Monday 4th January 2010

60:Tree Sparrow. 61:Buzzard. 62:Pheasant. 63:Siskin. 64:Woodcock. 65:Nuthatch. 66:Grey Heron

Friday 8th January 2010

67:Golden Plover.

Saturday 9th January 2010

68:Reed Bunting. 69:Kingfisher.

Monday 11th January 2010

70:Stock Dove. 71:Herring Gull.

Tuesday 12th January 2010

72:Goosander

Thursday 14th January 2010 73:Green Sandpiper

Saturday 16th January 2010.

74:Goldcrest, 75:Shelduck.

Tuesday 19th January 2010

76:Peregrine.

Saturday 23rd January 2010

77:Lesser Redpoll 78:Brambling

Monday 1st Febuary 2010

79: Treecreeper.

Friday 5th Febuary 2010

80: Egyptian Goose

Friday 12th February 2010

81: Little Egret.

Monday 15th February 2010

82: GBB Gull

Friday 26th February 2010

83: Red Kite

Saturday 27th February 2010

84: Oystercatcher

Tuesday 2nd March 2010

85: Redshank.

Friday 5th March 2010

86: Ringed Plover

Saturday 13th March 2010

87: Ruddy Duck

Tuesday 16th March 2010

88: Brent Goose

Wednesday 17th March 2010

89: Chiffchaff.

Saturday 20th March 2010

90: Wheatear

Monday 22nd March 2010

91: Sand Martin

Monday 29th March 2010

92: Swallow

Tuesday 30th March 2010

93: Willow Warbler. 94: Little Ringed Plover. 95: Yellow Wagtail. 96: Blackcap.

Monday 5th April 2010

97: Black-necked Grebe. 98: House Martin.

Wednesday 7th April 2010

99: Black-tailed Godwit

Monday 19th April 2010.

100: Black Redstart. 101: Whitethroat. 102: Common Tern. 103: Ring Ouzel

Wednesday 21st April 2010

104: Sedge Warbler

Friday 23rd April 2010:

105: Common Sandpiper

Saturday 24th April 2010.

106: Whinchat. 107: Redstart. 108: Cuckoo, 109: Reed warbler.

Sunday 25th April 2010

110: Dunlin.

Monday 26th April 2010

111: Garden Warbler

Friday 30th April 2010

112: Swift.

Tuesday 4th May 2010

113: Lesser Whitethroat

Friday 7th May 2010

114: Sanderling, 115: Curlew. 116: Marsh Harrier. 117: Hobby.

Saturday 8th May 2010

118: Whimbrel

Thursday 17th June 2010

119: Barnacle Goose

Sunday 11th July 2010 120: Little Tern

Saturday 7th August 2010

121: Greenshank

Tuesday 24th August 2010

122: Red-crested Pochard

Friday 27th August 2010

123: Spotted Flycatcher.

Tuesday 28th September 2010

124: Ring-necked Parakeet

Wednesday 29th September 2010

125: Grey Wagtail

Saturday 2nd October 2010

126: Ruff. 127: Tawny Owl

Monday 18th October 2010

128: Stonechat.

Saturday 6th Novembeer 2010

129: Lesser spotted Woodpecker

Saturday 4th December

130: Bittern

ESCAPES/NON COUNTABLES: 

Ruddy Shelduck. White-cheecked Pintail.

STEVE BLAKE'S TYTTENHANGER GPs PATCHLIST 2009

Friday 2nd January 2009

1: Mallard. 2: Tufted Duck. 3: Pochard. 4: Shoveler. 5: Mute Swan. 6: Canada Goose. 7: Grey Heron. 8: Coot. 9: Moorhen. 10: Cormorant. 11: Water Rail. 12: Common Snipe. 13: Lapwing. 14: Great Crested Grebe. 15: Gadwall. 16: Lesser Black-backed Gull. 17: Common Gull. 18: Black-headed Gull. 19: Great Spotted Woodpecker. 20: Green Woodpecker. 21: Robin. 22: Wren. 23: Dunnock. 24: Tree Sparrow. 25: House Sparrow. 26: Reed Bunting. 27: Yellowhammer. 28: Chaffinch. 29: Red-legged Partridge. 30: Pheasant. 31: Collared Dove. 32: Feral Pigeon. 33: Woodpigeon. 34: Brambling. 35: Greenfinch. 36: Blue Tit. 37: Great Tit. 38:Long-tailed Tit. 39: Goldcrest. 40: Kestrel. 41: Sparrowhawk. 42: Goldfinch. 43: Nuthatch. 44: Treecreeper. 45: Carrion Crow. 46: Rook. 47: Jackdaw. 48: Starling. 49: Pied Wagtail. 50: Blackbird. 51: Redwing. 52: Fieldfare. 53: Siskin. 54: Mistle Thrush. 55: Song Thrush. 56: Jay. 57: Skylark. 58: Magpie. 59: Shelduck.

Saturday 3rd January 2009

60: Teal. 61: Little Owl. 62: Buzzard. 63: Jack Snipe. 64:Red Kite.

Tuesday 6th January 2009

65: Herring Gull. 66: Wigeon. 67: Golden Plover. 68: Greylag Goose.

Wednesday 7th January 2009

69: Bullfinch. 70: Kingfisher.

Friday 9th January 2009

71: Coal Tit.

Monday 12th January 2009

72: Great Black-backed Gull. 73: Little Egret.

Tuesday 13th January 2009

74: Meadow Pipit. 75: Green Sandpiper.

Wednesday 14th January 2009

76: Woodcock.

Friday 16th January 2009

77: Stock Dove.

Saturday 17th January 2009

78: Linnet. 79: Peregrine.

Tuesday 20th January 2009

80: Ruddy Duck.

Saturday 24th January 2009

81: Grey Wagtail.

Tuesday 10th February 2009

82: Little Grebe.

Wednesday 11th February 2009

83: Goosander.

Wednesday 18th February 2009

84: Tawny Owl.

Monday 23rd February 2009

85: Ringed Plover.

Tuesday 24th February 2009

86: Egyptian Goose.

Saturday 28th February 2009

87: Redshank.

Thursday 5th March 2009

88: Oystercatcher.

Friday 13th March 2009

89: Pintail.

Saturday 14th March 2009

90: Wheatear.

Monday 16th March 2009

91: Chiffchaff.

Friday 20th March 2009

92: Little Ringed Plover.

Saturday 21st March 2009

93: Sand Martin.

Wednesday 25th March 2009

94: Swallow.

Friday 3rd April 2009

95: Blackcap.

Tuesday 7th April 2009

96: Willow Warbler. 97: House Martin.

Wednesday 8th April 2009

98: Common Tern.

Monday 20th April 2009

99: Common Sandpiper. 100: Whitethroat. 101: Sedge Warbler.

Friday 24th April 2009

102: Whimbrel.

Saturday 25th April 2009

103: Garden Warbler. 104: Greenshank.

Monday 27th April 2009

105: Yellow Wagtail.

Tuesday 28th April 2009

106: Hobby. 107: Cuckoo. 108: Swift.

Wednesday 29th April 2009

109: Reed Warbler.

Friday 1st May 2009

110: Lesser Whitethroat.

Wednesday 13th May 2009

111: Dunlin. 112: Black Tern.

Monday 29th June 2009

113: Wood Sandpiper.

Friday 10th July 2009

114: Black-tailed Godwit.

Saturday 18th July 2009

115: Marsh Harrier.

Friday 7th August 2009

116: Mediteranean Gull. 117: Sanderling. 118: Little Tern.

Monday 24 August 2009

119: Yellow legged Gull.

Saturday 29th August

120: Whinchat.

Monday 31st August 2009

121: Spotted Flycatcher.

Monday 14th September 2009

122: Redstart.

Monday 21st September 2009

123: Glossy Ibis

Saturday 3rd October 2009

124: Stonechat.

Saturday 31st October 2009

125: Goldeneye.

Thursday 11th November 2009

126: Lesser Redpoll.

Saturday 28th November 2009

127: Red-crested Pochard.

Wednesday 2nd December 2009

128: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

NON COUNTABLES Ruddy Shellduck. Bar-headed Goose. White-cheeked Pintail.

PENDING CONFIRMATION Glossy Ibis

STEVE BLAKE'S TYTTENHANGER GPs PATCHLIST 2008

Wednesday 2nd January 2008

1: Mallard. 2: Long tailed Tit. 3: Shoveler. 4: Gadwall. 5: Tufted Duck. 6: Pochard. 7: Teal. 8: Coot. 9: Moorhen. 10: Grey Heron. 11: Mute Swan. 12: Jay. 13: Dunnock. 14: Magpie. 15: Lesser Black-backed Gull. 16: Black-headed Gull. 17: Common Gull. 18: Blue Tit. 19: Great Tit. 20: Meadow Pipit. 21: Skylark. 22: Kestrel. 23: Blackbird. 24: Cormorant. 25: Lapwing. 26: Chaffinch. 27: Yellowhammer. 28: Tree Sparrow. 29: House Sparrow. 30: Jackdaw. 31: Carrion Crow. 32: Reed Bunting. 33: Common Pheasant. 34: Red-legged Partridge. 35: Robin. 36: Wigeon. 37: Stonechat.

Saturday 5th January 2008

38: Green Sandpiper. 39: Canada Goose. 40: Great Crested Grebe. 41: Pied Wagtail. 42: Starling. 43: Redwing. 44: Fieldfare.

Monday 7th January 2008

45: Song Thrush. 46: Brambling. 47: Rook. 48: Kingfisher. 49: Wren. 50: Herring Gull. 51: Goldfinch. 52: Woodpigeon. 53: Feral Rock Dove.

Tuesday 8th January 2008

54: Mistle Thrush. 55: Stock Dove. 56: Collared Dove. 57: Goldcrest. 58: Sparrowhawk.

Saturday 12th January 2008 59: Green Woodpecker.

Wednesday 16th January 2008

60: Grey Wagtail. 61: Nuthatch. 62: Little Owl. 63: Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

64: Siskin. 65: Treecreeper. 66: Coal Tit. 67: Greylag Goose.

Wednesday 23rd January 2008

68: Common Snipe.

Wednesday 30th January 2008

69: Bullfinch. 70: Common Buzzard.

Thursday 7th February 2008

71: Water Rail. 72: Shelduck. 73: Golden Plover.

Wednesday 13th February 2008

74: Great Black backed Gull

Thursday 14th February 2008

75: Lesser Redpoll.

Thursday 21st February 2008

76: Ring necked Parakeet

Saturday 23rd February 2008

77: Ringed Plover. 78: Little Grebe.

Sunday 24th February 2008

79: Curlew. 80: Linnet. 81: Yellow-legged Gull.

Thursday 28th February 2008

82: Redshank.

Thursday 6th March 2008

83: Oystercatcher.

Saturday 8th March 2008

84: Grey Partridge.

Saturday 15th March 2008

85: Bewick's Swan. 86: Chiffchaff. 87: Wheatear. 88:Greenfinch

Wednesday 26th March 2008

89: Red Kite.

Thursday 27th March 2008

90: Dunlin. 91: Barn Owl.

Friday 28th March 2008

92: Sand Martin.

Thursday 3rd April 2008

93: Little Ringed Plover.

Saturday 5th April 2008

94: Swallow.

Saturday 12th April 2008

95: Willow Warbler. 96: Sedge Warbler. 97: Blackcap.

Monday 14th April 2008

98: Whimbrel.

Wednesday 16th April 2008

99: Common Tern. 100: Ruddy Duck.

Thurseday 17th April 2008

101: Avocet. 102: Cuckoo. 103: House Martin.

Saturday 19th April 2008

104: Greenshank.

Monday 21st April 2008

105: Ring Ouzel. 106: Common Whitethroat.

Thursday 24th April 2008

107: Common Sandpiper. 108: Blue-headed Wagtail.

Monday 28th April 2008

109: Swift. 110: Mandarin.

Wednesday 30th April 2008

111: Black Tern. 112: Hobby. 113: Egyptian Goose.

Thursday 1st May 2008

114: Whinchat. 115: Lesser Whitethroat.

Friday 2nd May 2008

116: Garden Warbler.

Saturday 3rd May 2008

117: Reed Warbler.

Sunday 11th May 2008

118: Goosander. 119: Spotted Flycatcher.

Tuesday 13th May 2008

120: Garganey.

Friday 16th May 2008

121: Sanderling.

Wednesday 21st May 2008

122: Little Egret.

Saturday 9th August 2008

123: Mediterranean Gull.

Wednesday 20th August 2008

124: Ruff.

Saturday 30th August 2008

125: Turnstone.

Saturday 6th September 2008

126: Peregrine.

Friday 3rd October 2008

127: Common Redstart

Sunday 19th October 2008

128: Goldeneye.

Wednesday 5th November 2008

129: Jack Snipe.

Thursday 6th November 2008

130: Tawny Owl.

Wednesday 19th November 2008

131: Woodcock.

NON COUNTABLES Barnacle Goose.

PENDING CONFIRMATION Common Crane.