Sunday, January 08, 2012

Michael Clegg Bird Race

Did the bird race around York today managing 90 sp beating any previous York record by 4!


Highlight was a double Campus raptor tick! Red Kite shortly followed by female Merlin!!!


Competed with Andy Walker, Russell Slack, Jono Leadley and John Beaumont who also managed 90 sp!


Between us we managed 98 species!


Both teams saw;



Little Grebe 
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant  
Grey Heron 
Mute Swan 
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose 
Canada Goose 
Shelduck 
Wigeon 
Gadwall 
Teal 
Mallard 
Pintail 
Shoveler 
Pochard  
Tufted Duck 
Goldeneye
Red-legged Partridge 
Grey Partridge 
Pheasant 
Sparrowhawk 
Buzzard 
Kestrel 
Peregrine Falcon 
Moorhen  
Coot 
Golden Plover 
Lapwing   
Dunlin 
Ruff 
Snipe  
Woodcock 
Black-headed Gull 
Common Gull 
Lesser Black-backed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock/Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon 
Collared Dove 
Barn Owl 
Tawny Owl 
Short-eared Owl
Great Spotted Woodpecker 
Sky Lark 
Meadow Pipit 
Pied Wagtail 
Wren 
Dunnock
Robin  
Blackbird 
Fieldfare 
Song Thrush 
Redwing 
Mistle Thrush 
Goldcrest 
Long-tailed Tit 
Blue Tit 
Great Tit 
Coal Tit
Marsh Tit 
Nuthatch 
Treecreeper 
Magpie 
Jackdaw 
Rook 
Carrion Crow 
Starling 
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch 
Greenfinch 
Goldfinch  
Siskin  
Linnet 
Lesser Redpoll 
Bullfinch 
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting 
Corn Bunting




then we gripped them with



Red Kite 
Merlin
Oystercatcher  
Jack Snipe
Redshank 
Little Owl 
Green Woodpecker 
Common Crossbill


and they gripped us with



Bean Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Goosander
Water Rail
Curlew
Kingfisher
Willow Tit
Jay


Stonking day, detailed write up tomorrow, oppositions write up on Andy's blog here

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