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
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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
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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger GPs Patch List 2021
Saturday 2nd January 2021
1: Little Egret. 2: Common Snipe. 3: Fieldfare. 4: Redwing. 5: Little Grebe. 6: Mute Swan. 7: Coot. 8: Moorhen. 9: Blackbird. 10: Robin. 11: Wren. 12: Great Tit. 13: Blue Tit. 14: Goldfinch. 15: Cormorant. 16: Herring Gull. 17: LBB Gull. 18: BH Gull. 19: Green Woodpecker. 20: GS Woodpecker. 21: RN Parakeet. 22: Pochard. 23: Mallard. 24: Tufted Duck. 25: Shoveler. 26: Teal. 27: Gadwall. 28: Dunnock. 29: Woodpigeon. 30: Ferel Pigeon. 31: Song Thrush. 32: Jackdaw. 33: Carrion Crow 34: Magpie. 35: Long T Tit. 36: GC Grebe. 37: Common Gull. 38: Chaffinch. 39: Meadow Pipit. 40: Skylark. 41: Common Buzzard. 42: Pied Wagtail. 43:Stock Dove. 44: Stonechat. 45: Greenfinch. 46: Collared Dove. 47: Red Kite. 48: Little Owl. 49: House Sparrow. 50: Jay. 51: Sparrowhawk. 52: Nuthatch. 53: Coal Tit. 54: Kestrel 55:Tree Sparrow. 56: GBB Gull. 57: Yellow L Gull. 58: Bullfinch. 59: Water Rail. 60: Starling. 61: Stock Dove 62: Grey Heron. 63: Canada Goose
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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patch List 2020
Thursday 2nd January 2020
1: Pied Wagtail, 2: Skylark, 3: Linnet, 4: Starling, 5: Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 7: LT Tit, 8: Canada Goose, 9: Greylag Goose, 10: Tufted Duck, 11: Mallard, 12: Wren, 13: Carrion Crow, 14: Jackdaw, 15: Rook, 16: R N Parakeet, 17: Robin, 18: Chaffinch, 19: Dunnock, 20: Blackbird, 21: BH Gull, 22: LBB Gull, 23: Herring Gull, 24: Common Gull, 25: Coot, 26: Moorhen, 27: GC Grebe, 28: Magpie, 29: Buzzard, 30: Red Kite, 31: Ferel Pigeon, 32: Woodpigeon, 33: Collared Dove, 34: Grey Heron, 35: Cormorant, 36: Redwing, 37: Teal, 38: Shoveler, 39: Pochard, 40: Mute Swan, 41: Gadwall, 42: Goldfinch, 43: Jay, 44: Little Grebe, 45: Stock Dove, 46: Green Woodpecker, 47: Meadow Pipit, 48: Coal Tit, 49: Tree Sparrow, 50: Kestrel, 51: Goldeneye, 52: GS Woodpecker, 53: Water Rail, 54: Sparrowhawk, 55: Nuthatch, 56: Greenfinch, 57: House Sparrow, 58: Grey Wagtail, 59: Song Thrush, 60: Little Owl, 61: Bullfinch
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Friday 3rd January 2020
62: Tawny Owl, 63: Mistle Thrush, 64: Siskin, 65: Redpoll, 66: Reed Bunting, 67: Peregrine, 68, Treecreeper, 69: Goldcrest, 70: Pheasant, 71: Fieldfare
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Saturday 4th January 2020
72: Little Egret
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Tuesday 7th January 2020
73: Common Snipe
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Friday 10th January 2020
74: Lapwing
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Saturday 18th January 2020
75: Kingfisher, 76: Egyptian Goose
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Monday 27th January 2020
77: Wigeon
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Friday 31st January 2020
78: Red-Legged Partridge
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Monday 3rd February 2020
79: Oystercatcher
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Friday 14th February 2020
80: Yellowhammer
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Monday 17th February 2020
81: Mealy Redpoll
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Tuesday 3rd March 2020
82: Chiffchaff
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Monday 23rd March 2020
83: Stonechat, 84: Blackcap
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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patch List 2019
Wednesday 2nd January 2019
1: Magpie, 2: Jackdaw, 3: Carrion Crow, 4: Black-headed Gull, 5: Common Gull, 6: House Sparrow, 7: Dunnock, 8: Cormorant, 9: Chaffinch, 10: Woodpigeon, 11: Ferel Pigeon, 12: Buzzard, 13: Goldfinch 14: Collared Dove, 15: Blackbird, 16: Mallard, 17: Blue Tit, 18: Great tit, 19: Great Crested Grebe, 20: Rook, 21: Tufted Duck, 22: Moorhen, 23: Coot, 24: Stock Dove, 25: Fieldfare, 26: Redwing, 27: Robin, 28: Linnet, 29: Starling, 30: Reed Bunting, 31: Greylag Goose, 32: Mute Swan, 33: Grey Heron, 34: Canada Goose, 35: Long t Tit, 36: Sparrowhawk, 37: Wren, 38: Goldcrest, 39: Red Kite, 40: Green Woodpecker, 41: Teal, 42: Gadwall, 43: Shoveler, 44: Little Egret, 45: Kestrel, 46: Lesser BB Gull, 47: Herring Gull, 48: Comm Snipe, 49: Ring-N Parakeet, 50: Lapwing, 51: Pochard, 52: Tree Sparrow, 53: Bullfinch, 54: Pheasant, 55: Jay, 56: Greenfinch, 57, Song Thrush.
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Friday 4th January 2019
58: Little Owl, 59: Meadow Pipit, 60: Pied Wagtail, 61: Skylark, 62: Little Grebe, 63: Water Rail, 64: Coal Tit, 65: Great Spotted Woodpecker.
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Saturday 5th January 2019
66: Peregrine Falcon, 67: Treecreeper: 68: Siskin
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Monday 7th January 2019
69: Kingfisher
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Wednesday 9th January 2019
70: Nuthatch
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Friday 11th January 2019
71: Yellow-browned Warbler, 72: Chiffchaff, 73: Yellowhammer
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Saturday 12th January 2019
74: Great Black-backed Gull
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Tuesday 15th January 2019
75: Caspian Gull
Friday 18th January 2019
76: Yellow-legged Gull 2ndcy
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Monday 21st January 2019
77: Green Sandpiper
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Saturday 26th January 2019
78: Mistle Thrush, 79: Golden Plover
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Monday 4th February 2019
80: Barn Owl
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Saturday 9th February 2019
81: Woodcock
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Monday 11th February 2019
82: Egyptian Goose. 83: Redpoll.
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Tuesday 12th February 2019
84: Oystercatcher
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Wednesday 20th February 2019
85: Wigeon, 86: Stonechat
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Friday 1st March 2019
87: Red-legged Partridge
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Friday 22nd March 2019
88: Sand Martin. 89: Blackcap
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Saturday 23rd March 2019
90: Red-crested Pochard
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Saturday 30th March 2019
91: Redshank, 92: Tawny Owl,
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Monday 1st April 2019
93: Common Crane, 94: Wheatear, 95: Swallow
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Tuesday 2nd April 2019
96: House Martin
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Tuesday 9th April 2019
97: Willow Warbler
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Friday 12th April 2019
98: Whitethroat
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Saturday 13th April 2019
99: Shelduck
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Friday 19th April 2019
!00: Common Sandpiper, 101: Yellow Wagtail, 102: Lesser Whitethroat, 103: Reed Warbler
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Saturday 20th April 2019
104: Common Tern, 105: Little Ringed Plover
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Sunday 21st April 2019
106: Garden Warbler
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Tuesday 23rd April 2019
107: Greenshank
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Wednesday 1st May 2019
108: Swift. 109: Cuckoo
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Saturday 4th May 2019
110: Grey Wagtail
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Tuesday 7th May 2019
111: Sedge Warbler
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Monday 13th May 2019
112: Hobby
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Tuesday 28th May 2019
113: Mandarin Duck
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Saturday 22nd June 2019
114: Black-tailed Godwit
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Monday 23rd June 2019
115: Curlew Sandpiper
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Monday 5th August 2019
116: Spotted Flcatcher
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Wednesday 21st August 2019
117: Garganey
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Saturday 24th August 2019
118: Whinchat
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Monday 2nd September 2019
119: Raven
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Friday 20th September 2019
120: Cattle Egret
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Friday 4th October 2019
121: Great Egret
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Monday 28th October 2019
122: Goosander
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Wednesday 6th November 2019
123: Goldeneye
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Friday 8th November 2019
124: Brambling
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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patch List 2018
Wednesday 3rd January 2018
1: Carrion Crow, 2: Jackdaw, 3: Magpie, 4: Wood pigeon, 5: Ferel Pigeon, 6: Stock Dove, 7: Collared Dove, 8: Cormorant, 9: Teal, 10: Chaffinch, 11: Redwing, 12: Fieldfare, 13: Grey Wagtail, 14: Pied Wagtail, 15: Grey Heron, 16: Mallard, 17:Tufted Duck, 18: Robin, 19: Dunnock, 20: B H Gull, 21: Common Gull, 22: Herring Gull, 23: LBB Gull, 24: Blackbird, 25: Goldfinch, 26: Mute Swan, 27: Lapwing, 28: Shoveler, 29: Pochard, 30: Gadwall, 31:Green Woodpecker, 32: GS Woodpecker, 33: Tree Sparrow, 34: Little Egret, 35: Common Snipe, 36: Song Thrush, 37: Mistle Thrush, 38: Bullfinch, 39: Wren, 40: Greenfinch, 41: Blue Tit, 42: Great Tit, 43: Coal Tit, 44: Coot, 45: Moorhen, 46: GC Grebe, 47: Canada Goose, 48: Greylag Goose
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Friday 5th January 2018
49; Red Kite, 50: Buzzard, 51: Kestrel, 52: Peregrine, 53: Red-legged Partridge, 54: Meadow Pipit, 55: Green Sandpiper, 56: Stonechat, 57: Nuthatch, 58: Siskin, 59: Redpoll, 60: Linnet, 61: Reed Bunting, 62: Ring Necked Parakeet, 63: Hawfinch, 64: Long Tailed Tit
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Saturday 6th January 2018
65: Pheasant, 66: Skylark, 67: Caspian Gull, 68: Little Owl, 69: Kingfisher, 70: Goldcrest, 71: Treecreeper, 72: Jay, 73: House Sparrow
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Friday 12th January 2018
74: Starling, 75: Wigeon, 76, Sparrowhawk, 77: Great Black-backed Gull
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Sarurday 13th January 2018
78: Water Rail, 79: Little Grebe
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Saturday 27th January 2018
80: Egyptian Goose
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Friday 2nd February 2018
81: Yellowhammer
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Friday 9th Februrary 2018
82: Oystercatcher
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Saturday 3rd March 2018
83; Dunlin
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Wednesday 7th March 2018
84: Curlew, 85: Ruff
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Friday 9th March 2018
86: Little Ringed Plover
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Monday 12th March 2018
87: Redshank
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Friday 16th March 2018
88: Sand Martin, 89: Chiffchaff
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Tuesday 3rd April 2018
90: Swallow, 91:Woodcock
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Wednesday 4th April 2018
92: Grey Partridge, 93: Willow Warbler
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Friday 6th April 2018
94: Blackcap, 95: House Martin
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Saturday 7th April 2018
96: Great Egret
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Sunday 8th April 2018
97: Common Scoter
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Tuesday 10th April 2018
98: Sedge Warbler
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Friday 13th April 2018
99: Rook, 100, Bar-tailed Godwit, 101, Mandarin Duck
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Monday 16th April 2018
102: Lesser Whitethroat, 103: Penduline Tit, 104,Marsh Harrier, 105, Wheatear
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Tuesday 17th April 2018
106: Whitethroat
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Wednesday 18th April 2018
107: Whimbrel 108: Raven
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Friday 20th April 2018
109: Greenshank, 110: Reed Warbler
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Saturday 21st April 2018
111: Common Tern, 112 Swift
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Monday 23rd April 2018
113: Common Sandpiper, 114 Garden Warbler
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Tuesday 24th April 2018
115: Cuckoo
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Wednesday 25th April 2018
116: Grasshopper Warbler
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Saturday 28th April 2018
117: Black-tailed Godwit
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Friday 4th May 2018
118: Hobby
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Tuesday 8th May 2018
119: Shelduck
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Saturday 12th May 2018: 120: Yellow Wagtail
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Saturday 19th May 2018
121: Wood Sandpiper
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Tuesday 22nd May 2018
122: Spoonbill
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Wednesday 13th June 2018
123: Yellow-legged Gull
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Friday 24th August 2018
124: Redstart
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Saturday 25th August 2018
125: Ringed Plover
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Sunday 2nd September 2018
126: Spotted Flycatcher
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Monday 17th September 2018
127: Mediterranean Gull
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Friday 28th September 2018
128: Red-crested Pochard
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Saturday 29th September 2018
129: Barn Owl
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Friday 12th October 2018
130: Cetti’s Warbler
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Saturday 17th November 2018
131: Red-breasted Merganser
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Saturday 23th November 2018
132: Jack Snipe
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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patch List 2017
Saturday 1st January 2017
1: Great White Egret, 2: Little Egret, 3: Goosander, 4: Green Sandpiper, 5: Goldfinch, 6: Chaffinch, 7: Ferel Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon, 9: Carrion Crow, 10: Jackdaw, 11: Blackbird, 12: LB-backed Gull, 13: Black Headed Gull, 14: Common Gull, 15: Herring gull, 16: Mallard, 17: Tufted Duck, 18: Teal, 19: Shoveler, 20: Grey Heron, 21: Coot, 22: Moorhen, 23: Dunnock, 24: Robin, 25: Wren, 26: Song Thrush, 27: Mistle Thrush, 28: Blue Tit, 29:Great Tit, 30: Magpie, 31:Lapwing , 32: Bullfinch, 33: Canada Goose, 34: Mute Swan, 35: Great Crested Grebe, 36: Peregrine, 37: Starling
Tuesday 3rd January 2017
38: Stock Dove, 39: Coal Tit, 40: Cormorant, 41: Fieldfare, 42: Redwing, 43: Gadwall, 44: Goldcrest, 45: Green Woodpecker, 46: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 47: Greenfinch 48:Greylag Goose, 49: House Sparrow, 50: Jay, 51: Kestrel, 52: Kingfisher, 53: Water Rail, 54: Linnet, 55: Long-tailed Tit, 56: Meadow Pipit, 57: Nuthatch, 58: Pied Wagtail, 59: Pochard, 60: Red Kite, 61: Reed Bunting, 62: Skylark, 63: Common Snipe,
Wednesday 4th January 2017
64: Buzzard, 65: Red-legged Partridge, 66: Tree sparrow, 67: Collared Dove, 68: Sparrowhawk.
Friday 6th January 2017
69: Little Grebe
Saturday 7th January 2017
70: Caspian Gull, 1st W
Monday 16th January 2017
71: Egyptian Goose
Tuesday 17th January 2017
72: Wigeon, 73, Treecreeper
Friday 20th January 2017
74: Rook, 75: Little Owl, 76: Golden Plover
Friday 27th January 2017
77: Woodcock, 78: Grey Wagtail
Tuesday 31st January 2017
79: Great Black-backed Gull
Wednesday 1st febuary 2017
80: Pheasant
Saturday 4th February 2017
81: Siskin
Wednesday 8th February 2017
82: Ringed Plover
Monday 13th February 2017
83: Mandarin (drake)
Saturday 18th February 2017
84: Oystercatcher. 85: Black-tailed Godwit
Saturday 4th March 2017
86: Ring-necked Parakeet
Tuesday 7th March 2017
87: Chiffchaff
Saturday 11th March 2017
88: Mediterranean Gull, 89: Sand Martin
Monday 13th March 2017
90: Redshank
Friday 17th March 2017
91: Yellowhammer
Tuesday 21st March 2017
92: Little Ringed Plover
Friday 24th March 2017
93: Shelduck
Monday 27th March 2017
94: Little Gull
Wednesday 29th March 2017
95: Swallow
Friday 31st March 2017
96: Blackcap
Saturday 1st April 2017
97: House Martin
Monday 3rd April 2016
98: Wheatear
Saturday 8th April 2017
99: Willow Warbler
Monday 10th April 2017
100: Whitethroat
Wednesday 12th April 2017
101: Greenshank
Saturday 15th April 2017
102: Common Tern, 103: Sedge Warbler: 104: Reed Warbler
Wednesday 19th April 2017
105: Common Sandpiper. 106: Whimbrel
Friday 21st April 2017
107: Lesser Whitethroat
Saturday 22nd April 2017
108: Bar-tailed Godwit, 109: Cuckoo, 110: Yellow Wagtail
Sunday 23rd April 2017
111: Ruff
Monday 24th April 2017
112: Garden Warbler
Tuesday 25th April 2017
113: Iceland Gull
Wednesday 26th April 2017
114: Dunlin
Friday 28th April 2017
115: Garganey
Saturday 29th April 2017
116: Black Redstart, 117: Whinchat, 118: Swift
Sunday 30th April 2017
119: Temminck's Stint
Sunday 14th May 2017
120: Grey Plover
Wednesday 17th May 2017
121: Sanderling
Friday 19th May 2017
122: Hobby
Friday 23rd June 2017
123: Red-crested Pochard, 124: Tawny Owl
Friday 30th June 2017
125: Barn Owl
Friday 25th August 2017
126: Spotted Flycatcher
Tuesday 12th September 2017
127: White-winged Black Tern
Tuesday 26th September 2017
128: Stonechat
Sunday 8th October 2017
129: Little Stint
Friday 13th October 2017
130: Lesser Redpoll
Wednesday 18th October 2017
131: Yellow-legged Gull (adult)
Wednesday 25th October 2017
132: Brambling (female)
Monday 30th October 2017
133: Hawfinch (2)
Friday 17th November 2017
134: Raven
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Saturday 9th December 2017
135: Firecrest
Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patch List 2016
Friday 1st January 2016
1: Goosander
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
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)
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
Saturday 19th March 2016
82: Redshank
Saturday 26th March 2016
83: Sand Martin. 84: Swallow
Friday 1st April 2016
85: Blackcap
Saturday 2nd April 2016
86: Wheatear
Wednesday 6th April 2016
87: Little Ringed Plover. 88: Little Grebe.
Saturday 9th April 2016
89: Yellow Wagtail
Monday 11th April 2016
90: Little Gull, 91: Ring Ouzel
Wednesday 13t April 2016
92: Sedge Warbler, 93: Whitethroat, 94: Willow Warbler.
Saturday 16th April 2016
95: House Martin. 96: Egyptian Goose
Monday 18th April 2016
97: Lesser Whitethroat, 98: Swift
Wednesday 20th April 2016
99: Cuckoo
Friday 22nd April 2016
100: Curlew, 101: Common Sandpiper.
Monday 25th April 2016
102: Common Tern, 103: Garden Warbler
Wednesday 27th April 2016
104: Redstart (fem)
Tuesday 3rd May 2016
105: Reed Warbler
Monday 16th May 2016
106: Hobby
Friday 27th May 2016
107: Black-necked Grebe (2)
Saturday 25th June 2016
108: Spotted Flycatcher
Wednesday 6th July 2016
109: Greenshank
Monday 11th July 2016
110: Great Black-backed Gull (1st summ)
Tuesday 12th July 2016
111: Black-tailed Godwit
Monday 8th August 2016
112:Ringed Plover
Tuesday 23rd August 2016.
113: Marsh Harrier (juv)
Wednesday 24th August 2016
114: Whinchat
Wednesday 31st August 2016
115: Wood Sandpiper
Friday 9th September 2016
116: Ring-necked Parakeet
Friday 21st October 2016:
117: Goldeneye (fem)
Saturday 22nd October 2016
118: Dunlin. 119: Caspian Gull
Wednesday 9th November 2016
120: Red-crested Pochard
Friday 11th November 2016
121: Tawny Owl (heard)
Monday 14th November 2016
122: Great White Egret
Wednesday 7th December 2016
123: Golden Plover
Saturday 24th December2016
124: Pintail. 125: Woodcock
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
Friday 9th January 2015
64: Common Buzzard, 65: Peregrine.
Thursday 15th January 2015
66: Kingfisher
Friday 16th January 2015
67: Collared Dove, 68: Nuthatch.
Saturday 17th January 2015
69: Grey Wagtail, 70: Stock Dove
Monday 19th January 2015
71: Little Egret, 72: Snipe.
Friday 23rd January 2015
73: Woodcock.
Tuesday 27th January 2015
74: Yellowhammer
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
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
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
Wednesday 22nd April 2015
96: Greenshank, 97: Lesser Whitethroat, 98: Sedge Warbler
Friday 24th April 2015
99: Garden Warbler
Friday 1st May 2015
100: Whinchat
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
Saturday 27th June 2015
109: Ring-necked Parakeet
Monday 20th July 2015
110: Yellow-legged Gull
Wednesday 5th August 2015
111: Black-tailed Godwit
Friday 14th August 2015
112: Wood Sandpiper
Thursday 20th August 2015
113: Mediterranean Gull
Saturday 22nd August 2015
114: Green Sandpiper
Wednesday 26th August 2015
115: Ruff
Saturday 29th August 2015
116: Spotted Flycatcher
Saturday 5th September 2015
117: Egyptian Goose
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
118: Marsh Harrier
Friday 20th November 2015
119: Lesser Redpoll
Monday 28th December 2015
120: Great Black-backed Gull. 121: Goldeneye
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.
Wednesday 8th January 2014
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
Friday 13th June 2014
106: Little Owl
Friday 20th June 2014
107: Hobby
Monday 30th June 22014
108: Black-tailed Godwit
Tuesday 1st July 2014
109: Redstart
Wednesday 2nd July 2014
110: Yellow-legged Gull
Tuesday 8th July 2014
111: Greenshank
Thursday 7th August 2014
112: Mediterranean Gull
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
Saturday 4th October 2014
118: Pintail
Monday 6th October 2014
119: Brent Goose
Saturday 1st November 2014
120: Peregrine
Saturday 29th November 2014
121: Golden Plover
Saturday 6th December 2014
122: Yellowhammer
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Steve Blake's Tyttenhanger Patchlist 2013
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
STEVE BLAKE'S TYTTENHANGER GPs PATCHLIST 2012
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,