Am going to keep a house list this year – usual fairly relaxed rules apply, so birds need to be seen either on or from the house and croft.
Will only bother to date the vaguely notables.
Robin (1 January)
Whooper Swan
Goldeneye
Mallard
Wigeon
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Raven
Hooded Crow
Merlin (1 January)
Blackbird
House Sparrow
Lapwing
Shag
Gannet
Great Northern Diver
Red-throated Diver
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Snipe
Golden Plover
Turnstone
Curlew
Redwing
Fieldfare
Starling
Rock Dove
Water Rail (11 February)
Cormorant
Rock Pipit
Twite
Greylag Goose (15 February)
Fulmar
Kittiwake
Wren
Skylark
Guillemot
Black Guillemot
Ringed Plover
Woodpigeon (29 March)
Brambling (4 April)
Meadow Pipit
Goldcrest (8 April)
Red-breasted Merganser
Stock Dove (11 April)
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Purple Sandpiper
Wheatear
Collared Dove (26 April)
Swallow
Carrion Crow (6 May)
Whimbrel
Arctic Tern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Skua
Short-eared Owl (12 May)
Eider
Razorbill
Common Tern
Dunlin
Black Redstart (15 May)
Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat
Bluethroat (16 May)
Knot
House Martin
Common Sandpiper (17 May)
Dotterel (17 May)
Garden Warbler
Puffin
Tree Pipit (20 May)
Pied Flycatcher (20 May)
Long-eared Owl (24 May)
Grey Heron (25 May)
Crossbill (8 July)
Greenshank (21 July)
Ruff (6 August)
Tufted Duck (6 August)
Storm Petrel (8 August)
Peregrine (12 August)
Teal (20 August)
Icterine Warbler (23 August)
Black-tailed Godwit (24 August)
Swift (27 August)
Blackcap (5 September)
Pied (White) Wagtail (13 September)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (17 September)
Pink-footed Goose (24 September)
Chaffinch (29 September)
Pechora Pipit (2 October)
Red Grouse (3 October)
Snow Bunting (6 October)
Common Redpoll (7 October)
Yellow-browed Warbler (7 October)
Song Thrush (10 October)
Woodlark (10 October)
Little Bunting (24 October)
Jack Snipe (31 October)
Woodcock (31 October)
Total : 104 species
Looking better for the ton over the last few days. Good vibes heading your way for the last four.
Thanks Lyn! After last week’s bizarre events, I have no doubt whatsoever of your witchy powers in regard delivering the ton.