My UK Year List - 2014

  • 117-118) GREAT WHITE EGRET and LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Mary's Lake, Earls Barton GP, 9 January
  • 116) Barnacle Goose, Emberton Park, 9 January
  • 114-115) SMEW and Cetti's Warbler at Great Hardmead Lake, Amwell, 7 January
  • 113) Reed Bunting, Tyttenhanger, 7 January
  • 112) Tree Sparrow (32 birds), Tyttenhanger, 7 January
  • 111) Sparrowhawk, West Hyde, 7 January
  • 110) Mandarin Duck, Burnham Beeches NNR, 7 January
  • 100-109) Curlew, Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Sanderling, Common Shelduck, Kittiwake and Mediterranean Gull at Church Norton, 6 January
  • 99) RUDDY SHELDUCK, Sidlesham Ferry, 6 January
  • 96-98) Purple Sandpiper, Turnstone and Rock Pipit in Shoreham Harbour
  • 95) Red-breasted Merganser, Widewater, 6 January
  • 94) GREY PHALAROPE, Hove Lagoon, 6 January
  • 93) Grey Partridge, Broom, 5 January
  • 92) Goosander, Woburn Lakes, 5 January
  • 91) Skylark, Totternhoe, 5 January
  • 90) Yellowhammer, Totternhoe, 5 January
  • 89) Corn Bunting, Totternhoe, 5 January
  • 88) Water Pipit, Wilstone, 5 January
  • 87) SABINE'S GULL, Weston Turville, 5 January
  • 86) Common Scoter, Brogborough, 4 January
  • 85) GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Stewartby Lake, 4 January
  • 84) Red-legged Partridge, Hatch, 4 January
  • 83) Common Kestrel, Langford, 4 January
  • 82) GLOSSY IBIS, Frensham, 4 January
  • 81) Goldcrest, Frensham, 4 January
  • 80) Green Sandpiper, Lynsters, 3 January
  • 79) Stock Dove, Lynster's, 3 January
  • 78) Egyptian Goose, Lynsters Farm, 3 January
  • 77) Common Chiffchaff, Stockers Lake
  • 76) SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, Stockers Lake
  • 75) Siskin, Stockers Lake
  • 74) Dunnock, Stockers Lake
  • 73) Ring-necked Parakeet, Stockers Lake
  • 72) Lesser Redpoll, Stockers Lake
  • 71) Coal Tit, Chaffinch House
  • 40-70: Nuthatch, Greylag Goose, Pied Wagtail, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Common Redshank, Common Snipe, Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler, LITTLE STINT, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Wagtail, Goldeneye, Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, Marsh Tit, Dunnock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch, Jay, Red-crested Pochard, Wren, Collared Dove (all at Tring Reservoirs), Brambling (Ivinghoe), Herring & Great Black-backed Gull, CATTLE EGRET (Briarhill Farm, Calvert) & Green Woodpecker
  • 1-39 all local, Chess River Valley & Shardeloes Estate: 1 January 2014: Chaffinch, Common Starling, Woodpigeon, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Common Magpie, Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Common Buzzard, Canada Goose, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Pochard, House Sparrow, Common Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Gadwall, Kingfisher, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Little Grebe, Common Gull, Red Kite, Redwing, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, WOODCOCK, Treecreeper, Greenfinch and Water Rail

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Year Listing in the UK

Lee Evans has been Year-listing in the UK since 1977 and has achieved annual totals of over 300 species ever since. Although he has recorded in excess of 360 species on some nine occasions, his record stands at 386 species - achieved in 1996. Adrian Webb in Year 2000 recorded at least 378 species, making him by far the highest-listing individual to compare with Lee. In terms of Life Listing, Lee has recorded 577 species in Britain and Ireland and 853 species in the wider Western Palearctic region.

Thursday, 9 December 2010

And on to the ISLE OF SKYE





FRIDAY 14 MAY

Broad-billed Sandpiper, Harrapol, Isle of Skye, May 2010 (Martin Benson)
One of the most confiding individuals I have ever seen


…….And – at long last – the Skye Bridge – two hours and 120 miles after we left Killiecrankie. How times have changed; we used to have to get a ferry across to the island and then this expensive bridge. The Scottish Parliament eventually waived the toll – making all bridges in Scotland now free to cross.

THE ISLE OF SKYE

BROADFORD BAY, SKYE

It was mid-afternoon when we arrived on Skye – and low tide. We pulled up into the Broadford Bay car park in the town and started scanning. I quickly located the Dunlin flock and then the BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER. The birds were feeding in some shallow rockpools about 50 yards from the car park and were affording excellent views. All of the salient field characters could be seen and for the next half an hour or more, the bird was kept under observation. Although I have seen this Scandinavian breeding species in Scotland before, I have never seen one on the West Coast and certainly never on Skye. It also represented my 274th species of the year. It was feeding frantically with 40 Dunlin and 25 Ringed Plovers. The bay also held a flock of 23 PALE-BELLIED BRENT GEESE (including a single ringed bird), 3 Northern Wheatears and 2 Common Cuckoos.

ISLE OF SKYE

Excellent views were obtained of the resident pair of GOLDEN EAGLES over the cliff-face, the adult male showing particularly well. He flew short distances along the cliff, landing on the grassy slopes.

PORTREE HARBOUR, ISLE OF SKYE

Scanning across Portree Harbour from the garage on the main road, we were lucky to pick up one of the resident adult WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLES. It was soaring over the eyrie cliff.

UIG HARBOUR, ISLE OF SKYE

Whilst David, Mike and I went to sort out the ferry payment, the others scanned the harbour, where several Common Eiders, 6 BLACK GUILLEMOTS and 2 Common Terns were seen.



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