Swanscombe Marsh

From Londonbirders

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 14th May my total stands at 101 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	1 W down Thames is my only record so far
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
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 on the lake on 1/2
Sparrowhawk	17th Apr	and one on 30/4
Kestrel	1st Jan	~
Peregrine	1st Feb	1 on 1/2
Pheasant	1st Jan	1 male about
Moorhen	1st Jan	~
Coot	1st Jan	~
Oystercatcher	2nd Jan	max 1 in Jan, 3 in Mar
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
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
Curlew	1st Jan	max 2 in Jan, 3 in Feb, 4 in Mar
Redshank	1st Jan	~
Common Sandpiper	13th May	1 on foreshore on 13-14/5
Turnstone	2nd Jan	max 14 in Jan, 6 in Feb, 10 in Mar, 2 on 14/5
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 May
GBB Gull	1st Jan	~
Common Tern	1st May	~
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
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	~
Common Redstart	8th April	1 male by concrete pier
Stonechat	1st Jan	max 3 in Jan, 2 in Feb, 2 in Mar, 3 in Apr
Wheatear	8th April	max 4 on 15-16/4
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	heard in inaccessible area
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	~
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