Swanscombe Marsh

PatchList 2006 Running Total
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This site is being watched by Dave Miller as part of the 2006 London Patch-List Challenge.

As of 14th May my total stands at 101 species, as follows:

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" !width="170"|Species !width="70"|Date first seen !width="250"|Notes
 * Little Grebe
 * 1st Jan
 * Great Crested Grebe
 * 1st Jan
 * 1 on Thames on 1st Jan
 * Cormorant
 * 1st Jan
 * Little Egret
 * 17 Apr
 * 1 W down Thames is my only record so far
 * Grey Heron
 * 1st Jan
 * Mute Swan
 * 19th Feb
 * max 5+ on 19/2
 * Greylag Goose
 * 2nd Jan
 * 5 over on 2/1, 2 over on 19/2
 * Canada Goose
 * 5th April
 * 2 in April
 * Brent Goose
 * 8th Jan
 * 9 circled over Thames on 8/1, then flew off west
 * Shelduck
 * 1st Jan
 * Gadwall
 * 1st Jan
 * Teal
 * 1st Jan
 * Mallard
 * 1st Jan
 * Shoveler
 * 1st Jan
 * present in ditches max 2 in Jan 3 in Mar
 * Pochard
 * 1st Jan
 * 1 drake on the lake in Jan
 * Tufted Duck
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 4 on the lake on 1/2
 * Sparrowhawk
 * 17th Apr
 * and one on 30/4
 * Kestrel
 * 1st Jan
 * Peregrine
 * 1st Feb
 * 1 on 1/2
 * Pheasant
 * 1st Jan
 * 1 male about
 * Moorhen
 * 1st Jan
 * Coot
 * 1st Jan
 * Oystercatcher
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 1 in Jan, 3 in Mar
 * Little Ringed Plover
 * 30th Apr
 * 1 on 30/4-1/5 but not since
 * Ringed Plover
 * 1st Feb
 * max 3 in Feb, 11 in Mar
 * Grey Plover
 * 2nd Jan
 * 2 on 2/1 and 1 on 29/1
 * Lapwing
 * 1st Jan
 * Dunlin
 * 1st Jan
 * max 80 on 2nd Jan
 * Jack Snipe
 * 26th Feb
 * max 1 in Feb, 2 in Mar
 * Snipe
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 4 on 2/1
 * Black-tailed Godwit
 * 1st Jan
 * max 84 on foreshore on 8th Jan
 * Bar-tailed Godwit
 * 1st May
 * 1 on foreshore
 * Whimbrel
 * 30 Apr
 * 3 over
 * Curlew
 * 1st Jan
 * max 2 in Jan, 3 in Feb, 4 in Mar
 * Redshank
 * 1st Jan
 * Common Sandpiper
 * 13th May
 * 1 on foreshore on 13-14/5
 * Turnstone
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 14 in Jan, 6 in Feb, 10 in Mar, 2 on 14/5
 * Mediterranean Gull
 * 8th Jan
 * single ads on 8/1 and 19/2
 * Black-headed Gull
 * 1st Jan
 * Common Gull
 * 1st Jan
 * LBB Gull
 * 1st Jan
 * Herring Gull
 * 8th Jan
 * Yellow-legged Gull
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 2 in Jan, 3 in Feb, 2 in Mar, 1 in May
 * GBB Gull
 * 1st Jan
 * Common Tern
 * 1st May
 * Feral Pigeon
 * 22nd Jan
 * Stock Dove
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 10 on 26/2
 * Woodpigeon
 * 1st Jan
 * Collared Dove
 * 1st Jan
 * Turtle Dove
 * 14th May
 * Ring-necked Parakeet
 * 17th Apr
 * 1 heard overhead
 * Cuckoo
 * 6th May
 * Swift
 * 6th May
 * Green Woodpecker
 * 1st Jan
 * Great Spotted Woodpecker
 * 12th Mar
 * Skylark
 * 8th Jan
 * Sand Martin
 * 1st May
 * Swallow
 * 15th Apr
 * House Martin
 * 30th Apr
 * Meadow Pipit
 * 1st Jan
 * max 20 in Jan, 25+ in Feb, 20 in Mar
 * Rock Pipit
 * 1st Jan
 * max 11+ on 12/2
 * Water Pipit
 * 5th Feb
 * 1 on 5/2, 12/2, 26/2
 * Yellow Wagtail
 * 16th Apr
 * 2 over
 * Grey Wagtail
 * 1st Jan
 * max 1 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 1 in Mar
 * Pied Wagtail
 * 1st Jan
 * Wren
 * 1st Jan
 * Dunnock
 * 1st Jan
 * Robin
 * 2nd Jan
 * Common Redstart
 * 8th April
 * 1 male by concrete pier
 * Stonechat
 * 1st Jan
 * max 3 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 2 in Mar, 3 in Apr
 * Wheatear
 * 8th April
 * max 4 on 15-16/4
 * Blackbird
 * 1st Jan
 * Fieldfare
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 15+ on 22/1
 * Song Thrush
 * 1st Jan
 * Redwing
 * 22nd Jan
 * 1 on 22/1
 * Mistle Thrush
 * 12th Feb
 * 2 in Feb, 1 in Mar
 * Cetti's Warbler
 * 8th Jan
 * heard in inaccessible area
 * Sedge Warbler
 * 6th May
 * Reed Warbler
 * 16th Apr
 * Lesser Whitethroat
 * 30th Apr
 * Whitethroat
 * 15th Apr
 * Garden Warbler
 * 7th May
 * Blackcap
 * 8th Apr
 * Chiffchaff
 * 26th Mar
 * Willow Warbler
 * 5th Apr
 * Long-tailed Tit
 * 1st Jan
 * Blue Tit
 * 1st Jan
 * Great Tit
 * 15th Jan
 * Jay
 * 2nd Jan
 * Magpie
 * 1st Jan
 * Jackdaw
 * 22nd Jan
 * 2 over on 22/1, 29/1, 5 on 16/4
 * Rook
 * 14th May
 * 3 over
 * Carrion Crow
 * 1st Jan
 * Starling
 * 1st Jan
 * House Sparrow
 * 7th May
 * 3 on 7/5 were a real surprise
 * Chaffinch
 * 1st Jan
 * party of 20+ in Jan and Feb
 * Greenfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Goldfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Linnet
 * 1st Jan
 * party 30+ in early Jan, but scarce in Feb and Mar, 15 in Apr
 * Reed Bunting
 * 2nd Jan
 * 5+ on 19/2
 * -}
 * Yellow Wagtail
 * 16th Apr
 * 2 over
 * Grey Wagtail
 * 1st Jan
 * max 1 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 1 in Mar
 * Pied Wagtail
 * 1st Jan
 * Wren
 * 1st Jan
 * Dunnock
 * 1st Jan
 * Robin
 * 2nd Jan
 * Common Redstart
 * 8th April
 * 1 male by concrete pier
 * Stonechat
 * 1st Jan
 * max 3 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 2 in Mar, 3 in Apr
 * Wheatear
 * 8th April
 * max 4 on 15-16/4
 * Blackbird
 * 1st Jan
 * Fieldfare
 * 2nd Jan
 * max 15+ on 22/1
 * Song Thrush
 * 1st Jan
 * Redwing
 * 22nd Jan
 * 1 on 22/1
 * Mistle Thrush
 * 12th Feb
 * 2 in Feb, 1 in Mar
 * Cetti's Warbler
 * 8th Jan
 * heard in inaccessible area
 * Sedge Warbler
 * 6th May
 * Reed Warbler
 * 16th Apr
 * Lesser Whitethroat
 * 30th Apr
 * Whitethroat
 * 15th Apr
 * Garden Warbler
 * 7th May
 * Blackcap
 * 8th Apr
 * Chiffchaff
 * 26th Mar
 * Willow Warbler
 * 5th Apr
 * Long-tailed Tit
 * 1st Jan
 * Blue Tit
 * 1st Jan
 * Great Tit
 * 15th Jan
 * Jay
 * 2nd Jan
 * Magpie
 * 1st Jan
 * Jackdaw
 * 22nd Jan
 * 2 over on 22/1, 29/1, 5 on 16/4
 * Rook
 * 14th May
 * 3 over
 * Carrion Crow
 * 1st Jan
 * Starling
 * 1st Jan
 * House Sparrow
 * 7th May
 * 3 on 7/5 were a real surprise
 * Chaffinch
 * 1st Jan
 * party of 20+ in Jan and Feb
 * Greenfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Goldfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Linnet
 * 1st Jan
 * party 30+ in early Jan, but scarce in Feb and Mar, 15 in Apr
 * Reed Bunting
 * 2nd Jan
 * 5+ on 19/2
 * -}
 * Long-tailed Tit
 * 1st Jan
 * Blue Tit
 * 1st Jan
 * Great Tit
 * 15th Jan
 * Jay
 * 2nd Jan
 * Magpie
 * 1st Jan
 * Jackdaw
 * 22nd Jan
 * 2 over on 22/1, 29/1, 5 on 16/4
 * Rook
 * 14th May
 * 3 over
 * Carrion Crow
 * 1st Jan
 * Starling
 * 1st Jan
 * House Sparrow
 * 7th May
 * 3 on 7/5 were a real surprise
 * Chaffinch
 * 1st Jan
 * party of 20+ in Jan and Feb
 * Greenfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Goldfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Linnet
 * 1st Jan
 * party 30+ in early Jan, but scarce in Feb and Mar, 15 in Apr
 * Reed Bunting
 * 2nd Jan
 * 5+ on 19/2
 * -}
 * House Sparrow
 * 7th May
 * 3 on 7/5 were a real surprise
 * Chaffinch
 * 1st Jan
 * party of 20+ in Jan and Feb
 * Greenfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Goldfinch
 * 1st Jan
 * Linnet
 * 1st Jan
 * party 30+ in early Jan, but scarce in Feb and Mar, 15 in Apr
 * Reed Bunting
 * 2nd Jan
 * 5+ on 19/2
 * -}
 * 1st Jan
 * party 30+ in early Jan, but scarce in Feb and Mar, 15 in Apr
 * Reed Bunting
 * 2nd Jan
 * 5+ on 19/2
 * -}
 * -}