Mark Francis's 2021 year list

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SpeciesDateLocation
Pheasant
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Greylag Goose
Mute Swan
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Garganey6 seen @ Posbrook 01/04 2 on 28/04 1@ TH 03/09
Shoveler
Gadwall
Wigeon
Mallard
Pintail
Teal
Pochard
Tufted Duck
ScaupWintering Drake From 06/01 to 01/02
Eider
Velvet ScoterX1 on 13/01 2 on 15/02 seen into March from 24/11 birds lingering into Dec with highest count being six
Common Scoter
Long-tailed DuckPair 02/06 -11/06 single flyby 19/12
Goldeneye
Goosander
Red-breasted Merganser
Swift
Cuckoo
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Slavonian GrebeWintering birds max two individuals
Black-necked GrebeSum plumage bird 10/04 plus winter plum bird 24/11
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Lapwing
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Whimbrel
Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Turnstone
Knot
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Little Stint
Jack SnipeWintering bird seen from the Spurgin Hide
Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Redshank
Wood Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank
Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull21/08 off Hill Head
Black-headed Gull
Little GullSingle on 21/04 which was joined by another lingered in the area into July
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Sandwich Tern
Little Tern
Roseate Tern**********
Common Tern
Arctic Tern30/04 ,16/05 ,25/06 , 25/07 ,31/07 , 01/08 , 10/08, 17/08 , 20/08
White-winged Black Tern04/09
Black Tern
Great Skua15/04,26/04, 20/10
Pomarine Skua20/08
Arctic Skua20/04 , 23/04, 11/05 19/08 18/10 , 20/10
Guillemot
Razorbill
Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Fulmar
Manx Shearwater24/04
Balearic ShearwaterX4 going east 04/09 relatively close in very calm conditions
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
SpoonbillTwo fly in sightings to the reserve on 23/03 and 19/09
BitternFlew into the Reserve on 14/10 Seen with Ken Martin unfortunately was never re found
Cattle Egret21/06, 30/11 ,28/12
Grey Heron
Great White Egret
Little Egret
Osprey07/04 , 21/08
Honey-buzzard**********
Sparrowhawk
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier**********
Red Kite
Buzzard
Barn Owl
Tawny Owl
Little Owl
Short-eared Owl28/05 , 03/13
Kingfisher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Kestrel
Merlin
Hobby
Peregrine
Ring-necked Parakeet
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Raven
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Bearded Tit
Skylark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Cetti's Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Dartford Warbler
Firecrest
Goldcrest
Wren
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Starling
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Redwing
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Spotted Flycatcher
Robin
Pied Flycatcher24/08
Black Redstart**********
Redstart
Whinchat
Stonechat
Wheatear
House Sparrow
Dunnock
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Tree Pipit
Water PipitLow numbers this year
Rock Pipit
Chaffinch
BramblingDecent Autumn for Fly overs and a few grounded birds in a few locations
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Lesser Redpoll
Crossbill
Goldfinch
Siskin
Reed Bunting