TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES RECORDED IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND COMBINED IN 2015

As of 10 November 2015, a total of 430 species have been recorded this year

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Wednesday 6 January 2010

Rainham today in these harsh conditions

Another great day with heaps of birds around.

11 Grey Plover, 2 Jack Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 20 Dunlin, adult (new bird also missing a foot like one of yesterdays 1st yrs), 1w Caspian Gull, 9 Yellow-legged gull, 22 Rock Pipit, 40 Meadow Pipit, 7 Song Thrush, 117 Moorhen, 4 Water Pipit, 196 Skylark (north) 150 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing, 3000 Starling, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Water Rail, 7 Cetti's warblers, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, f Merlin, m Sparrowhawk, Short-eared Owl, Common Sandpiper, 65 Snipe, 1000 Lapwing, 200 Golden Plover, Little Egret, f Peregrine, Red-legged Partridge, 16 Pheasant, 7 Stonechat, f Blackcap, f Marsh Harrier, f Goldeneye, 3 Tufted Duck, Woodcock

Four new ones today puts the site list on a very healthy 102 already. Lots of Skylarks on the move low and north but despite looking we could not find any woodlarks as there have been two recently across the Thames at Dartford Marsh (Howard Vaughan)

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