Swanscombe Marsh
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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 17th September my total stands at 109 species, as follows:
| Species | Date first seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Little Grebe | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Great Crested Grebe | 1st Jan | 1 on Thames on 1st Jan |
| Cormorant | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Little Egret | 17 Apr | singles on 17/4, 21/5 and 4/6 |
| 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, 2 over 6/5 |
| 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 in Feb, 6 in May, 2 in Jun/Jul |
| Common Scoter | 6th July | 13 on the Thames at high tide in evening |
| Sparrowhawk | 17th Apr | and one on 30/4, 3/9 |
| Kestrel | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Peregrine | 1st Feb | ~ |
| Pheasant | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Water Rail | 18th Jul | ~ |
| Moorhen | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Coot | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Oystercatcher | 2nd Jan | max 1 in Jan, 3 in Mar, 3 in Apr, 2 in May, 1 in Jun, 3 in Jul |
| 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, 6 in Jul, 1 in Aug |
| 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 30/4, 1 22/7, 1 8/8 |
| Curlew | 1st Jan | max 2 in Jan, 3 in Feb, 4 in Mar, 1 in Aug |
| Redshank | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Green Sandpiper | 17th Sep | 2 over |
| Common Sandpiper | 13th May | max 1 in May, 11 in Jul, 4 in Aug |
| Turnstone | 2nd Jan | max 14 in Jan, 6 in Feb, 10 in Mar, 2 on 14/5 |
| Arctic Skua | 16th Sep | At least 3 birds seen on 16/9: 3 up Thames heading west at 0807 then 1 over Thurrock at 0859 |
| 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 Apr, 1 in May, 8 in Jul, 5 in Aug |
| GBB Gull | 1st Jan | ~ |
| Sandwich Tern | 22nd July | on Thames: 5+ 22/7, 1 3/8, 8+ 3/9 |
| Common Tern | 1st May | ~ |
| Arctic Tern | 16th Sep | 1 juv west up Thames |
| 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, also 2 over on 16/9 |
| 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 | ~ |
| Black Redstart | 17th Sep | 1 around river wall |
| Common Redstart | 8th April | 1 male by concrete pier |
| Whinchat | 3rd Sep | ~ |
| Stonechat | 1st Jan | max 3 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 2 in Mar, 3 in Apr |
| Wheatear | 8th April | spring: max 4 on 15-16/4, Autumn: 1 on 17/9 |
| 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 | ~ |
| 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 | ~ |
| Bearded Tit | 16th Apr | male briefly on 16/4 but not since |
| 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 |
