Barnes WWT 2007 unofficial
From Londonbirders
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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
