8 August 2018

CHELFORD-ASTLE SANDPITS LATEST BIRDS-AUGUST 2018

I have continued to watch the area throughout the summer months and have only added a few species of bird.The main problem with the area is disturbance due to dog walkers who let there dogs swim in the areas that the birds favour.Anyway moan over here's my latest list of species.

1.Mute Swan                                                              
2.Grey Lag Goose
3.Canada Goose
4.Pheasant
5.Cormorant
6.Mallard
7.Tufted Duck
8.Grey Heron
9.Great Crested grebe
10 Little Grebe
11.Buzzard

12.Kestrel
13.Moorhen
14.Coot
15.Oystercatcher
16.Little Ringed Plover
17.Lapwing
18.Dunlin


19.Black Headed Gull
20.Feral Pigeon
21.Wood Pigeon
22.Collared Dove
23.Stock Dove
24.Swift
25.Green Woodpecker
26.Magpie
27.Jay
28.Jackdaw 
29.Rook
30.Carrion Crow
31.Blue Tit
32.Great Tit
33.Long Tailed Tit
34.Skylark
35.Sand Martin


36.Swallow
37.House Martin
38.Chiffchaff
39.Willow Warbler
40.Garden Warbler
41.Whitethroat
42.Lesser Whitethroat
44.Blackcap
45.Sedge Warbler
46.Reed Warbler
47.Nuthatch
48.Treecreeper
49.Starling
50.Wren
51.Mistle Thrush
52.Song Thrush
53.Blackbird
54.Robin
55.Dunnock
56.House Sparrow
57.Yellow Wagtail
58.Pied Wagtail
59.Grey Wagtail
60.Chaffinch
61.Greenfinch
62.Goldfinch
63.Linnet
64.Reed Bunting


65.Red Legged Partridge


66.Egyption Goose


67.Yellowhammer


68.Lesser Black Backed Gull
69.Greater Black Backed Gull
70.Bullfinch
71.Sparrowhawk
72.Pochard
73.Ringed Plover


74.Little Ringed Plover


75.Hobby
76.Sparrowhawk