Ian Ellis

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!width="200"|Species
!width="200"|Species
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!width="20"|Seen 2006
!width="20"|Seen 2006
!width="70"|First seen
!width="70"|First seen
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!width="350"|Notes
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|Cormorant
|Cormorant
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|Y
|Y
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|Occasionally seen overhead.
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|Grey Heron
|Grey Heron
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|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Breeding resident; common at Long Pond and Sheepwash Pond.
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|Common at Long Pond and Sheepwash Pond.
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|Mandarin Duck
|Mandarin Duck
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|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Breeding resident; present at most bodies of water.
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|Present at most bodies of water.
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|Shoveler
|Shoveler
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|Y
|Y
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|Winter visitor; scarce.
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|Sparrowhawk
|Sparrowhawk
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|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Breeding resident; probably 3-4 pairs.
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|Probably 3-4 pairs.
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|Common Buzzard
|Common Buzzard
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|Y
|Y
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|Occasional visitor; scarce.
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|Red Kite
|Red Kite
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|Y
|Y
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|Occasional visitor; rare.
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|Kestrel
|Kestrel
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|Y
|Y
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|Breeding resident; probably 3 pairs.
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|Probably 3 pairs.
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|Hobby
|Hobby
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|Y
|Y
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|Summer visitor; scarce (mainly May-Sep).
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|Pheasant
|Pheasant
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|Y
|Y
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|Breeding resident; probably 20-40 birds in the valley.
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|Probably 20-40 birds in the valley.
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|Red-legged Partridge
|Red-legged Partridge
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|Y
|Y
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|Resident; possibly 1-2 pairs breed.
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|Possibly 1-2 pairs breed.
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|Moorhen
|Moorhen
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|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Breeding resident; common near ponds and brooks.
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|Common near water.
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|Coot
|Coot
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|Y
|Y
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|Occasional visitor to Darlands Lake; scarce.
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|Occasional visitor to Darlands Lake.
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|Lapwing
|Lapwing
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|bo/2
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|bp/2
|Y
|Y
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|Woodcock
|Woodcock
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| w/2
|Y*
|Y*
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|Black-headed Gull
|Black-headed Gull
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| w/4 - s/2
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Common Gull
|Common Gull
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| w/4
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Lesser Black-backed Gull
|Lesser Black-backed Gull
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| w/4 - s/3
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Herring Gull
|Herring Gull
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| w/3 - s/2
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Great Black-backed Gull
|Great Black-backed Gull
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| w/2
|Y
|Y
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|Feral Rock Dove
|Feral Rock Dove
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|Br/4
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Stock Dove
|Stock Dove
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|Br/4
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Woodpigeon
|Woodpigeon
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|Br/5
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Collared Dove
|Collared Dove
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|Br/4
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Ring-necked Parakeet
|Ring-necked Parakeet
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| o/2
|Y
|Y
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|Cuckoo
|Cuckoo
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|bp/2
|Y
|Y
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|Tawny Owl
|Tawny Owl
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|Br/3
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Little Owl
|Little Owl
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|Br/3
|Y
|Y
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|Swift
|Swift
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|bs/4
|Y
|Y
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|Kingfisher
|Kingfisher
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|br/3
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Scarce but often present along brooks or at Darlands Lake between Sept and May.
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|Scarce between May and Sep.
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|Green Woodpecker
|Green Woodpecker
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|Br/3
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Greater Spotted Woodpecker
|Greater Spotted Woodpecker
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|Br/4
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
|Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
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|br/2
|Y
|Y
|1st Jan
|1st Jan
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|Swallow
|Swallow
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|Bs/4
|Y
|Y
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|House Martin
|House Martin
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|bs/3
|Y
|Y
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|Sand Martin
|Sand Martin
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| p/2
|Y*
|Y*
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|Skylark
|Skylark
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| p/2
|Y
|Y
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|Meadow Pipit
|Meadow Pipit
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| p/4 - w/2
|Y
|Y
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|Common on passage in Mar/Apr and Sep/Oct.
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|Yellow Wagtail
|Yellow Wagtail
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| p/2
|Y
|Y
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Revision as of 18:37, 2 January 2007

I moved to London in 1997 and then in October 1998 bought a flat near the Brent Res, a few doors down from Andrew Self (whom I didn't know at the time). Brent Res has been one of my local patches ever since, although I only started doing it regularly in 2001 and shamefully never saw the 1999 Purple Heron there despite living so close!

My best finds at Brent so far have been Alpine Swift and Long-tailed Duck, supported by Bewick's Swan, White-fronted Goose and Wood Sandpiper. Luckily I was within a 2-minute jog to where Leo Batten found the Hume's Warbler on 1/5/04 and am now approaching 140 species for the site (still miles behind Messrs Batten, Beddard, Self and Verrall I should add).

In August 2005 I moved to Woodside Park (North Finchley, N12) and now spend less time at Brent and more time on my new local patch of Totteridge Valley. The Totteridge Valley PatchList is below.

I haven't done much overseas birding but trips to Ecuador/Galapagos and Namibia/Botswana in 2003-4 were both awesome experiences: my best ever find has to be southern Africa's fourth Wilson's Phalarope, at Walvis Bay salt-pans in Namibia on 9/11/04: this led to some South African listers chartering a flight from Cape Town. I must save up for another exotic overseas trip soon!


PatchList 2007 - records for Totteridge Valley / Totteridge Fields

Summary at 2nd January:

No. visits = 1

2007 Species (ISE) = 48.................2007 Species (all observers) = 48

2007 as % of 2006 total (92) = 52.2%

Species Status Seen 2006 First seen Notes
Cormorant o/2 Y
Grey Heron r/3 Y 1st Jan Regular along brooks and at Darlands Lake.
Canada Goose Br/3 Y 1st Jan Common at Long Pond and Sheepwash Pond.
Mandarin Duck Br/3 Y 1st Jan Breeding resident at Darlands Lake, sometimes seen elsewhere.
Teal w/3 Y 1st Jan Winter visitor to Darlands Lake (mainly Sep-Apr).
Mallard Br/4 Y 1st Jan Present at most bodies of water.
Shoveler w/1 Y
Sparrowhawk Br/3 Y 1st Jan Probably 3-4 pairs.
Common Buzzard o/2 Y
Red Kite o/1 Y
Kestrel Br/3 Y Probably 3 pairs.
Hobby bs/2 Y
Pheasant Br/3 Y Probably 20-40 birds in the valley.
Red-legged Partridge br/2 Y Possibly 1-2 pairs breed.
Moorhen Br/4 Y 1st Jan Common near water.
Coot bs/2 Y Occasional visitor to Darlands Lake.
Lapwing bp/2 Y
Golden Plover p/1 Y
Woodcock w/2 Y*
Black-headed Gull w/4 - s/2 Y 1st Jan
Common Gull w/4 Y 1st Jan
Lesser Black-backed Gull w/4 - s/3 Y 1st Jan
Herring Gull w/3 - s/2 Y 1st Jan
Great Black-backed Gull w/2 Y
Feral Rock Dove Br/4 Y 1st Jan
Stock Dove Br/4 Y 1st Jan
Woodpigeon Br/5 Y 1st Jan
Collared Dove Br/4 Y 1st Jan
Ring-necked Parakeet o/2 Y
Cuckoo bp/2 Y
Tawny Owl Br/3 Y 1st Jan Probably 4+ pairs.
Little Owl Br/3 Y Probably 2-3 pairs.
Swift bs/4 Y
Kingfisher br/3 Y 1st Jan Scarce between May and Sep.
Green Woodpecker Br/3 Y 1st Jan
Greater Spotted Woodpecker Br/4 Y 1st Jan
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker br/2 Y 1st Jan Possibly 1-2 pairs present.
Swallow Bs/4 Y A few breeding pairs still at Burtonhole and Frith Manor Farms.
House Martin bs/3 Y
Sand Martin p/2 Y*
Skylark p/2 Y
Meadow Pipit p/4 - w/2 Y Common on passage in Mar/Apr and Sep/Oct.
Yellow Wagtail p/2 Y
Grey Wagtail Y Present along water courses in small numbers.
Pied Wagtail Y 1st Jan
Wren Y 1st Jan
Dunnock Y 1st Jan
Robin Y 1st Jan
Redstart Y
Whinchat Y
Stonechat Y*
Wheatear Y
Blackbird Y 1st Jan
Fieldfare Y 1st Jan
Song Thrush Y 1st Jan
Redwing Y 1st Jan
Mistle Thrush Y 1st Jan
Lesser Whitethroat Y Probably 7-8 pairs in Totteridge Valley in 2006.
Whitethroat Y Probably 13 pairs in Totteridge Valley in 2006.
Garden Warbler Y
Blackcap Y
Grasshopper Warbler Y
Willow Warbler Y Probably 3 pairs in Totteridge Valley in 2006.
Chiffchaff Y
Wood Warbler Y*
Reed Warbler Y*
Goldcrest Y 1st Jan Probably 4+ pairs in 2006.
Firecrest Y
Spotted Flycatcher Y
Long-tailed Tit Y 1st Jan
Blue Tit Y 1st Jan
Great Tit Y 1st Jan
Coal Tit Y 1st Jan
Nuthatch Y 1st Jan Probably 4+ pairs.
Treecreeper Y 1st Jan Probably 4+ pairs.
Jay Y 1st Jan
Magpie Y 1st Jan
Jackdaw Y 1st Jan Max. 180+ at Folly Farm on 1/1.
Rook Y 1st Jan Max. 25 at Folly Farm on 1/1.
Carrion Crow Y 1st Jan
Starling Y 1st Jan
House Sparrow Y 2nd Jan Fairly common in residential areas.
Tree Sparrow Y
Chaffinch Y 1st Jan
Brambling Y
Greenfinch Y 1st Jan
Goldfinch Y 1st Jan
Linnet Y
Siskin Y
Lesser Redpoll Y 1st Jan
Bullfinch Y 1st Jan
Reed Bunting Y
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