Ian Rose
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| - | I am | + | I am 58 and live in SW Essex and, although I have always had an interest in birds, I actually only started keeping a list in September 2005 so to that extent, I guess I am a "newbie". There are still lot of common birds which 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 "local" patch is the Fishers Green area (2006 score: 82)but I also visit Amwell, Rye Meads and Epping Forest.I have added Connaught Water/Chingford Plain as a second location for the 2007 Patch List. I also visit friends in Powys regularly which is good for Red Kites and the odd Raven! |
| - | ''My | + | ''My 2007 Patch List scores'' |
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Little Grebe/ | Little Grebe/ | ||
Great Crested Grebe/ | Great Crested Grebe/ | ||
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Black Swan | Black Swan | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, 29 December 2006
I am 58 and live in SW Essex and, although I have always had an interest in birds, I actually only started keeping a list in September 2005 so to that extent, I guess I am a "newbie". There are still lot of common birds which will be "lifers" for me this year :-)
My "local" patch is the Fishers Green area (2006 score: 82)but I also visit Amwell, Rye Meads and Epping Forest.I have added Connaught Water/Chingford Plain as a second location for the 2007 Patch List. I also visit friends in Powys regularly which is good for Red Kites and the odd Raven!
My 2007 Patch List scores
Fishers Green
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/
Peregrine/
Sparrowhawk/
Pheasant/
Water Rail/
Moorhen/
Coot/
Lapwing/
Common Snipe/
Common Sandpiper/
Green 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
