Our group visited a number of locations through 2020, with details of bird sightings on each date shown below:
20th January, Lyndon Bird Reserve
7 members led by Peter Hammond
Sightings:
1. Goldfinch (m and f)
2. Chaffinch (m and f)
3. Greenfinch (m and f)
4. Blue fit
5. Great tit
6. Long tailed tit
7. Tree sparrow
8. Crow
9. Goldeneye
10. Tufted duck
11. Widgeon
12. Pochard
13. Teal
14. Gadwall
15. Mallard
16. Great crested grebe
17. Little grebe
18. Coot
19. Moorhen
20. Black-headed gull
21. Canada geese
22. Mute swan
23. Little egret
24. Great white egret
25. Grey Heron
26. Cormorant
27. Magpie
28. Pheasant
29. Kestrels (m and f courting)
30. Buzzard
5th February, Egleton Bird Reserve
5 members led by Peter Hammond
Sightings:
1. Chaffinch
2. Blackbird
3. Great tit
4. Blue tit
5. Robin
6. Moorhen
7. Woodpigeon
8. Long tailed tit
9. Siskin
10. Dunnock
11. Reed bunting
12. Gold finch
13. Jackdaw
14. Shelduck
15. Coot
16. Greylag
17. Mute swan
18. Wren
19. Lapwing
20. Black headed gull
21. Wigeon
22. Tufted duck
23. Mallard
24. Cormorant
25. Grey heron
26. Great crested grebe
27. Shoveler
28. Pochard
29. Great white egret
30. Pintail
31. Teal
32. Gadwall
33. Little grebe
34. Little egret
35. Goosander
36. Golden eye
17th February, Lyndon Bird Reserve
9 members led by Peter Hammond
Sightings:
1.Moorhen
2.Goldfinch
3.Crow
4.Chaffinch
5.Great tit
6.Blue tit
7.Greenfinch
8.Mallard
9.Housesparrow
10.Reed bunting
11.Black bird
12.Wren
13.Tufted duck
14.Coot
15.Golden eye
16.Black headed gull
17.Great crested grebe
18.Cormorant
19.Canada geese
20.Little grebe
21.Great white egret
22.Grey heron
23.Woodpigeon
24.Redwing
25.Mute swan
26.Pochard
27.Gadwall
28.Wigeon
29.Egyptian goose
30.Robin
31.Jackdaw
32.Red kite
4th March, Egleton Bird Reserve Guided walks
8 members led by Jeff Davies of the reserve
Sightings:
1. Starling
2. Woodpigeon
3. Mistle thrush
4. Black headed gull
5. Reed bunting (female)
6. Great tit
7. Dunnock
8. Long tailed tit
9. Blue tit
10. Jackdaw
11. Magpie
12. Blackbird
13. Mute swan
14. Coot
15. Wigeon
16. Greylag
17. Lapwing
18. Oystercatcher
19. Little grebe
20. Golden plover
21. Little egret
22. Smew, male and female
23. Pintail
24. Curlew
25. Great crested grebe
26. Cormorant
27. Goosander
28. Teal
29. Grey heron
30. Gadwall
31. Shoveler
32. Pochard
33. Tufted duck
34. Great white egret
35. Marsh harrier
36. Moorhen
37. Egyptian goose
38. Canada geese
39. Collared dove
40. Robin
41. Chaffinch
42. Reed bunting
43. Brambling
16th March, Eyebrook Reservooir
5 members led by Peter Hammond
Sightings:
1. Blue tit
2. Chaffinch
3. Great tit
4. Coal tit
5. Greylag
6. Goldfinch
7. Tufted duck
8. Black headed gull
9. Canada Goose
10. Great crested grebe
11. Long tailed tit
12. Mute swan
13. Dunnock
14. Cormorant
15. Golden eye
16. Wigeon
17. Buzzards
18. Little egret
19. Teal
20. Mallard
21. Red kite
22. Robin
23. Moorhen
24. Crow
25. Magpie
26. Woodpigeon
27. Pheasant
28. Kestrel?
29. Skylark
30. Wren
1st April in our own gardens
13 members led by Malcolm Boyd, assisted by Dee Ginnity
1. House sparrow
2. Blackbird
3. Starling
4. Great spotted woodpecker
5. Woodpigeon
6. Chaffinch, male & female
7. Blue tit (entering nest box)
8. Crow (eating scone crumbs)
9. Dunnock
10.Longtailed tit
11. Greenfinch
12. Great tit
13. Robins
14. Collared dove
15.Jackdaw
16. Goldfinch
17. Black headed gull; starlings
18. Wren
19. Coal tits
20. Rock dove
21. Pheasant
22. Black cap (or garden warbler)
20th July beyond our own gardens - Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 2 member contributions
1 Blackbird
2 Blackcap female
3 Blue tit
4 Chaffinch
5 Chiffchaff
6 Common tern
7 Coot
8 Cormorant
9 Crow
10 Dunlin
11 Dunnock
12 Goldfinch
13 Great crested grebe
14 Green finch
15 Green woodpecker
16 Grey heron
17 Greylag goose
18 House sparrows
19 Kestrel
20 Lapwing
21 Little egret
22 Long tailed tit
23 Magpies
24 Mallard
25 Moorhen
26 Mute swan
27 Osprey
28 Oystercatcher
29 Pied wagtail
30 Pochard
31 Red kite
32 Redwing
33 Sedge warbler
34 Skylark
35 Swift
36 Town pigeon
37 Whitethroat
38 Willow warbler
39 Woodpigeon
40 Wren
2nd September beyond our own gardens - Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 2 member contributions
1 Blackbird
2 Black headed gull
3 Collared dove
4 Common gull
5 Egyptian geese
6 Goldfinch
7 Cormorant
8 Great crested grebe
9 Grey heron
10 House sparrow
11 Jackdaw
12 Magpie
13 Mallard
14 Mute swan
15 Robin
16 Swallow
17 Tufted duck
18 Wagtail
19 Woodpigeon
7th October beyond our own gardens - Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 7 member contributions
1 Black headed gull
2 Black tailed godwit
3 Blackbird
4 Blue tit
5 Canada goose
6 Coot
7 Cormorants
8 Egyptian geese
9 Goldfinch
10 Great Crested Grebe
11 Great Spotted Woodpecker
12 Great Tit
13 Great White Egret
14 Green woodpecker
15 Grey heron
16 Greylag goose
17 Grey Plover
18 Housesparrow
19 Kestrel
20 Lapwing
21 Little egret
22 Little Grebe
23 Long tailed tit
24 Magpie
25 Mallard
26 Moorhen
27 Mute swan
28 Oystercatcher
29 Pochard
30 Redshank
31 Ringed Plover
32 Robin
33 Shelduck
34 Shoveler
35 Starling
36 Stonechat
37 Mute swans
38 Terns
39 Tufted Duck
40 Wigeon
41 Woodpigeon
19th October at Eyebrook, 5 members
1. Mute swan
2. Gadwall
3. Coot
4. Great crested grebe
5. Mallard
6. Cormorant
7. Wigeon
8. Crow
9. Black headed gull
10. Grey heron
11. Great black backed gull
12. Greylag
13. Pintail
14. Pochard
15. Shoveler
16. Blue tit
17. Pheasant
18. Great tit
19. Red kite
20. Lapwing
4th November at Barnsdale, 7 members in two groups
1. Great crested grebe
2. Little egret
3. Cormorant
4. Mute swan
5. Grey heron
6. Red kite
7. Buzzard
8. Woodpigeon
9. Tufted duck
10. Coot
11. Greylag
12. Crow
13. Black headed gull
14. Robin
15. Little grebe
16. Great black backed gull
17. Wigeon
18. Teal
19. Shoveler
20. Mallard
21. Pintail
22. Redshank
23. Great tit
24. Kestrel
16th November beyond our own gardens - Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 7 member contributions:
1. Black headed gull
2. Blackbird
3. Blue tit
4. Buzzard
5. Canada goose
6. Coal tit
7. Common Goldeneye
8. Common Shelduck
9. Common Tern
10. Cormorant
11. Dunnock
12. Egyptian Geese
13. Gadwall
14. Goldcrest
15. Golden plover
16. Great Black-Backed Gull
17. Great Crested Grebe
18. Great tit
19. Great White Egret
20. Grey heron
21. Greylag goose
22. Heron
23. Housesparrow
24. Jackdaw
25. Jay
26. Kestrel
27. Lapwing
28. Lesser black backed gull
29. Little Egret
30. Little grebe
31. Mallard
32. Marsh Harrier
33. Moorhen
34. Mute swan
35. Pied wagtail
36. Pochard
37. Ringed Plover
38. Robin
39. Rook
40. Shelduck
41. Shoveler
42. Sparrowhawk
43. Teal
44. Tree Creeper
45. Tufted duck
46. Wigeon - lots
47. Woodpigeon
48. Wren