Barnes WWT 2007 unofficial

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Little Grebe

Three pairs reared broods, although in each case only a small number of chicks (max of five seen on any one date). Seem to have been less successful that in 2006.

Great Crested Grebe

Two or three pairs. Only one pair appear to have raised any chicks, although these managed to raise four young. Three juveniles seen on 24/10/ assumed to be part of this brood.

Cormorant Recorded all year. Numbers increase in winter.

Bittern

Single bird present in first winter period to 05/03/. Recorded on most dates in Jan and Feb.

Little Egret

Grey Heron

Mute Swan

Greylag

White fronted Goose

3 on 20/01/

Canada Goose

Egyptian Goose

Shelduck

Regular visitor 1, 12/02/, 14/02/, 16/02, 19-21/02/

Mandarin

Wigeon

Max counts Jan 47 (03/01) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Gadwall

Max counts Jan 53 (14/01) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Teal

Max counts Jan 358 (14/01) Feb 384 ((12/02) Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Mallard

Max counts Jan 204 (14/01) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

'Pintail' Always difficult in London to decide which Pintail are plastic and which aren't. Records include 6 birds on 03/01/; 11 on 17/02; 7 on 24/02/

Garganey

Shoveler

Max counts Jan 208 (14/01) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Red-crested Pochard

Pochard

Max counts Jan 47 (14/01/) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tufted Duck

Max counts Jan 268 (14/01) Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Goosander

1, 14/01/

Ruddy Duck

Honey Buzzard

Red Kite

Sparrowhawk Recorded all year and breeds locally.

Common Buzzard

Kestrel Recorded all year and breeds locally. Up to four birds recorded on site at any one time (eg 27/01/).

Hobby

Peregrine Recorded all year

Water Rail Resident. Almost certainly breeds. Jan 2 (05/01/)

Moorhen

Coot

Little Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Golden Plover

Single flying south 27/09/

Grey Plover

Lapwing

Resident. Max counts Jan Feb 213 (18/02/) Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Dunlin

Common Snipe Passage and winter visitor. Jan (5);

Jack Snipe

Winter visitor. Single bird(s) present throughout the winter, although inconspicuous so not recorded on all dates. Multiple birds sometimes also seen: 2 on 07/01/, 2 14/03/

Black tailed Godwit

Whimbrel

Curlew 1, 25/01/

Redshank Breeds and occasional visitor during the rest of the year. 1, 14/01/

Greenshank

Green Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper Fairly common passage migrant. Also outside period: Feb 1 record (10/02)

Turnstone

Mediterranean Gull 1, 21/01/

Little Gull

Black headed Gull

Common Gull

Lesser Black backed Gull

Herring Gull

Yellow legged Gull Recorded most months Jan 4 (07/01/)

Caspian Gull 1, 07/01/

Great Black backed Gull

Sandwich Tern

Common Tern

Little Tern

Feral Pigeon

Stock Dove

Woodpigeon

Collared Dove

Turtle Dove

Ring necked Parakeet

Cuckoo

Tawny Owl

Swift

Kingfisher Recorded in Jan,

Green Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Skylark

Sand Martin

Swallow

House Martin

Tree Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Rock Pipit Passage and winter visitor. Feb: 1, 12/02/

Water Pipit

Yellow Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Wren

Dunnock

Robin

Whinchat

Stonechat

Wheatear

Blackbird

Fieldfare

Song Thrush

Redwing Passage migrant and winter visitor Feb 1, 12/02/; 3, 18/02/;

Mistle Thrush

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Lesser Whitethroat

Whitethroat

Garden Warbler

Blackcap

Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

Goldcrest

Spotted Flycatcher

Long tailed Tit

Coal Tit

Blue Tit

Great Tit

Treecreeper

Jay

Magpie

Jackdaw

Carrion Crow

Starling

House Sparrow

Chaffinch

Brambling

2, 30/09/

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Linnet

Reed Bunting