Ian Rose
From Londonbirders
I am 57 and live in SW Essex and, although I have always had an interest in birds, I actually only started keeping a list in September last year so to that extent, I guess I am a "newbie". A lot of common birds will be "lifers" for me this year :-)
My "local" patch is the Fishers Green area but I also visit Amwell, Rye Meads and Epping Forest. I also visit friends in Powys regularly which is good for Red Kites and the odd Raven!
My 2006 Patch List score .. Fishers Green/Hooks Marsh: 80.
Little Grebe/
Great Crested Grebe/
Cormorant/
Bittern/
Mute Swan/
Canada Goose/
Greylag Goose/
Egyptian Goose/
Shelduck/
Wigeon/
Gadwall/
Mallard/
Shoveler/
Tufted Duck/
Ruddy Duck/
Kestrel/
Sparrowhawk/
Pheasant/
Water Rail/
Moorhen/
Coot/
Lapwing/
Common Snipe/
Common Sandpiper/
Redshank/
Black-headed Gull/
Lesser Black-Backed Gull/
Herring Gull/
Common Gull/
Common Tern/
Wood Pigeon/
Feral Pigeon/
Collared Dove/
Stock Dove/
Swift/
Kingfisher/
Green Woodpecker/
Great Spotted Woodpecker/
Swallow/
House Martin/
Treecreeper/
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)/
Hedge Accentor/
Robin/
Nightingale/
Cuckoo/
Blackbird/
Song Thrush/
Fieldfare/
Redwing/
Mistle Thrush/
Wren/
Reed Warbler/
Blackcap/
Chiffchaff/
Willow Warbler/
Sedge Warbler/
Grasshopper Warbler/
Whitethroat/
Goldcrest/
Long Tailed Tit/
Blue Tit/
Great Tit/
Chaffinch/
Greenfinch/
Goldfinch/
Siskin/
Bullfinch/
Linnet/
House Sparrow/
Starling/
Reed Bunting/
Grey Heron/
Pochard/
Goldeneye/
Jay/
Magpie/
Jackdaw/
Carrion Crow/
Rook/
Not included in count/ Barnacle Goose/ Black Swan
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