2012 year list

1. Robin
2. Black-headed Gull
3. Carrion Crow


4. Fieldfare
5. Song Thrush
6. Meadow Pipit
7. Mallard
8. Shoveler

9. Mute Swan
10. Canada Goose
11. Herring Gull
12. Common Gull
13. Coot
14. Redwing
15. Goldfinch
16. Dunnock
17. Heron
18. Cormorant
19. House Sparrow
20. Blue Tit
21. Wood Pigeon
22. Magpie
23. Lesser Black-backed Gull
24. Great Tit
25. Peregrine Falcon
26. Wren
27. Blackbird
28. Green Woodpecker
29. Greater Black-backed Gull
30. Kestrel
31. Starling
32. Skylark
33. Ring-necked Parakeet
34. Chaffinch
35. Mistle Thrush
36. Long-tailed Tit
37. Stock Dove
38. Jackdaw
39. Greylag Goose
40. Moorhen
41. Tufted Duck
42. Teal


43. Gadwall
44. Jay
45. Greenfinch
46. Sparrowhawk

47. Reed Bunting
48. Little Grebe
49. Siskin
50. Goldcrest




51. Greater Spotted Woodpecker
52. Water Rail

53. Pochard
54. Kingfisher
55. Lesser Redpoll



56. Firecrest
57. Egyptian Goose

January 1: (All Wanstead Flats & Park)

58. Little Egret
59. Bullfinch
60. Chiffchaff



61. Collared Dove
62. Feral Dove

January 2 (All Norfolk)

63. Barn Owl
64. Great Grey Shrike (Fakenham)
65. Grey Partridge (Fakenham)
66. Pheasant (Fakenham)

67. Common Buzzard (Fakenham)
68. Coal Tit (Fakenham)
69. Pied Wagtail (Fakenham)
70. Goosander (Fakenham)
71. Rook
72. Western Sandpiper (Cley) *
73. Black-tailed Godwit (Cley)


74. Snipe (Cley)
75. Redshank (Cley)
76. Dunlin (Cley)
77. Shelduck (Cley)
78. Golden Plover (Cley)
79. Lapwing (Cley)
80. Wigeon (Cley)



81. Bearded Tit (Cley)
82. Brent Goose (+ Black Brant, Pale-bellied types) (Wells)


83. Pink-footed Goose (Holkham)
84. Glaucous Gull (Salthouse)
85. Snow Bunting (Salthouse)
86. Razorbill (Salthouse)
87. Guillemot (Salthouse)
88. Red-throated Diver (Salthouse)
89. Turnstone (Salthouse)

90. Curlew (Wells)
91. Rough-legged Buzzard (Holkham)
92. Marsh Harrier (Cley)
93. White-fronted Goose (Holkham)
94. Barnacle Goose (Holkham)
95. Red-legged Partridge (Holkham)

96. Arctic (Coue’s) Redpoll (Titchwell RSPB)
97. Mealy Redpoll (Titchwell RSPB)
98. Spotted Redshank (Titchwell RSPB)
99. Knot (Titchwell RSPB)
100. Sanderling (Titchwell RSPB)
101. Grey Plover (Titchwell RSPB)
102. Avocet (Titchwell RSPB)
103. Scaup (Titchwell RSPB)
104. Pintail (Titchwell RSPB)
105. Bar-tailed Godwit (Titchwell RSPB)
106. Ruff (Titchwell RSPB)
107. Goldeneye (Titchwell RSPB)


108. Red-breasted Merganser (Titchwell RSPB)
109. Great Crested Grebe (Titchwell RSPB)
110. Common Scoter (Titchwell RSPB)
111. Velvet Scoter (Titchwell RSPB)
112. Whooper Swan (Titchwell RSPB)
113. Hen Harrier (Flitcham farm)
114. Yellowhammer (Flitcham farm)

January 4
115. Grey Wagtail (Wanstead Park)



January 5
116. Stonechat (Rainham RSPB)
117. Green Sandpiper (Rainham RSPB)
118. Water Pipit (Rainham RSPB)
119. Yellow-legged Gull (Rainham RSPB)
120. Rock Pipit (Rainham RSPB)
121. Linnet (Rainham RSPB)

January 6

122. Red Crested Pochard (Tumbling Bay, Amwell NR)
123. Treecreeper (Tumbling Bay, Amwell NR)
124. Raven (Amwell NR watchpoint)
125. Bittern (Great Hardmead Lake, Amwell NR)
126. Nuthatch (Amwell Lane, Herts)
127. Cetti's Warbler (70 Acres Lake, Lee Valley Park)

 January 8 (both RSPB Rainham Marshes)

128. Short-eared Owl
129. Black Redstart

January 14

130. Spanish Sparrow (Calshot, Hants) *
131. Common Crossbill (Hawkhill enclosure, Hants)

132. Dark-eyed Junco (Hawkhill enclosure, Hants) *
133. Bewick Swan (Harbridge, Hants)
134. Ferruginous Duck (Blashford Lakes, Hants)
135. Marsh Tit (Blackwater Aboretum)
136. Hawfinch (Blackwater Aboretum)*
137. Brambling (Blackwater Aboretum)


January 20th

138. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Wanstead Park)
139. Blackcap (Wanstead Park)

January 21st,

140. Mandarin Duck (Connaught Water, Chigwell)


141. Back-necked Grebe (William Girling Reservoir, London)
142. Smew (Tumbling Bay, Amwell, HWT)



January 22nd (Dorset)

143. Mediterranean Gull (The Fleet)
144. Gannet (Portland Bill)
145. Shag (Portalnd Bill)
146. Kittiwake (Portland Bill)
147. Slavonian Grebe (Portland Harbour)


January 28th

148. Lesser White-fronted Goose (Buckenham Marshes RSPB)
149. (Taiga) Bean Goose (Buckenham Marshes RSPB)
150. Purple Sandpiper (Lowestoft Ness)


January 29th (All Norfolk)

151. Woodcock (Worsted)
152. Long-tailed Duck (Sheringham)
153. Shorelark (Holkam Gap, Holkam NNR)

154. Great Northern Diver (Holkam Gap, Holkam NNR)
155. Eider (Holkam Gap, Holkam NNR)
156. Red Necked Grebe (Holkam Gap, Holkam NNR)
157. Little Gull (Holkam Gap, Holkam NNR)

158. Ringed Plover (Holkam NNR)
159. Lapland Bunting (Burnham Overy)

4 February

160. Woodlark (Black Down NT)
161. Parrot Crossbill (Black Down NT)





162. Greenshank (Pagham Harbour LNR)
163. Paddyfield Warbler (Pagham Harbour LNR)





5 February

164.  Jack Snipe (Alexandra Lake, Wanstead Flats, Yay!)


11 February

165. Corn Bunting (Babraham, Cambs)

18 February

166. Dipper (Rhiwderin, Gwent)
167. Lesser Scaup (Comeston Lakes CP, Glamorgan)
168. Bonaparte's Gull (Cardiff Bay, Glamorgan)
169. Common Yellowthroat (Rhiwderin, Gwent)




25 February

170. Tree Sparrow (Dungeness RSPB)
171. Great White Egret (Dungeness RSPB)

16 March

172. Wheatear (Wanstead Flats)

17 March

173. Spoonbill (Lodmoor RSPB)
174. Glossy Ibis (Radipole RSPB)
175. Humes Leaf Warbler (Wyke Regis, Dorset)

18 March

176. Fulmar (Portland Bill)
177. Richards Pipit (Wyke Regis)
178. Rose-coloured Starling (Hordle, Hampshire)

23 March

179.  Iceland Gull (Rainham Marshes RSPB)
180.  Little Ringed Plover (Rainham Marshes RSPB)
181. Oystercatcher

24 March

182. Common Sandpiper (Walthamstow Reservoirs - The Lockwood)

29 March

183. Goshawk (Wanstead Park)

30 March

184. Willow Warbler (Wanstead Park)

31st March (Both Rainham Marshes RSPB)

185. Swallow
186. Sand Martin

1st April

187. Red Kite (Wanstead Park)

7th April (Rainham Marshes RSPB)

188. Garganey
189. Whimbrel
190. Yellow Wagtail

11th April

191. Common Redstart (Wanstead Flts)


13th April

192. Common Whitethroat (Wanstead Flats)

14th April

193. Tawny Owl (Camber Sands)
194. Sedge Warbler  (Dungeness RSPB)
195. Reed Warbler (Dungeness RSPB)
196. Common Tern (Dungeness the patch)
197. House Martin (Dungeness RSPB)

15th April

198. Hobby (Chipping Ongar somewhere!!)
199. Nightingale (Fisher's Green)
200. Cuckoo (Hall Marsh Scrape - Lea Valley Regional Park)



20th April

201. Ring Ouzel (Wanstead Flats)



21st April

202. Lesser Whitethroat (Wanstead Flats)

22nd April

203. Turtle Dove (Rainham Marshes RSPB)

24th April

204. Common Swift (Landguard NR)
205. Little Bunting (Landguard NR)


1st May

206. Whinchat (Wanstead Flats)

4th May

207. Arctic Tern (Loch of Strathbeg RSPB)
        Ross's Goose (Loch of Strathbeg RSPB)
208. Greater Yellowlegs (Loch of Strathbeg RSPB)
209. King Eider (Ythan Estuary, Aberdeen)
210. Sandwich Tern (Ythan Estuary, Aberdeen)

5th May

211. Hooded Crow (west of Huntly)

6th May

212. Great Skua (Burghead)
213. Puffin  (Burghead)
214. Black-throated Diver (Burghead)
215. White-billed Diver (Burghead)
216. Tree Pipit (Elgin)

7th May

217. Little Tern (Garmouth, River Spey)
218. Osprey (Garmouth, River Spey)

12th May

219.  Red-rumped Swallow (Grafham Water, Cambs)
220. Garden Warbler (Paxton Pits NR)
221. Spotted Flycatcher (Paxton Pits NR)  



13th May

222. Common Crane (Lakenheath Fen RSPB)
223. Golden Oriole (Lakenheath Fen RSPB)
224. Stone Curlew (Wheeton Heath, NNR)

16th May

225. Melodious Warbler (Leyton - go figure!) 
 19th May

226. Savi's Warbler (Strumpshaw Fen RSPB)

20th May (All Cley NWT unless stated)

227. Little Stint
228. Curlew Sandpiper
229. Temminck's Stint
230. European Bee-eater (Glandford, Norfolk)
231. Bluethroat
232.  Red-Breasted Flycatcher (Warham Greens)

21st May

233. Cream-coloured Courser (Bradnor Hill, Herefordshire) oooooh yes!

25th May

234. Black-winged Stilt (Lodmoor RSPB)

26th May

235 Greenish Warbler (Northwood Hill RSPB)
236. White-winged Black Tern (Stodmarsh NNR)

237. Wood Sandpiper (Stodmarsh NNR)



238. Little Owl (Kent somewhere)

27th May

239. Black Tern (Wathamstow Reservoirs)
240. Grasshopper Warbler (Rommey Marsh, Lee Valley)



1st June

241. Marsh Warbler (Rainham Marshes RSPB)

2nd June

242. European Roller (Aldbrough, East Yorkshire)



4th June

243. Dartford Warbler (Pennington Marshes)
244. Night Heron (Pennington Marshes)
245. Nightjar (Brockenhurst, New Forest)


6th June

246. Purple Heron (Dungeness RSPB)

9th June

247. Blyth's Reed Warbler (Warham Greens, Norfolk)








10th June

248. Woodchat Shrike (Winterton Dunes NNR)
249. Wood Warbler (Sutton Common)

16th June

250. Little Bittern (Stockers Lake, Herts Wildlife Trust)


[...] June

251. Ruddy Duck (Site not disclosed)

23rd June

252. Little Swift (New Brighton, Merseyside)

24th June

253. Pacific Golden Plover (Cley, NWT)
        Sacred Ibis

1 July

254. Long-eared Owl (undisclosed site)

14th July

255. Red Grouse (Blanchland Moor, Northumberland)
256. Black Grouse (Blanchland Moor, Northumberland)
257. Willow Tit (Slaley Forest, Northumberland)

16th July

258. Pied Flycatcher (Newbiggin (s of Hexham) Northumberland)



259. Roseate Tern (Amble, Northumberland)
260. Pectoral Sandpiper (Cresswell Ponds NWT, Northumberland)

17th July

261. Merlin (Hexamshire Common, Northumberland)

20th July

262. Arctic Skua (Tynemouth)
263. Sooty Shearwater (Tynemouth)
264.  Pomarine Skua (Tynemouth)
265. Manx Shearwater (Tynemouth)

23rd July

266. Crested Tit (Rothiemurchus, Aviemore)
267. Scottish Crossbill (Rothiemurchus, Aviemore)

24th July

268. Golden Eagle (Cairn Gorm, Highlands)
269. Ptarmigan (Cairn Gorm, Highlands)
270. Dotterel (Cairn Gorm, Highlands)
271. Capercaillie (female, heard only, The Queen's Forest, Aviemore**)

25th July

272. Black Guillemot (Oban harbour, Argyll)

26th July

273. White-tailed Eagle (Mull, Oban to Barra ferry)
274. European Storm Petrel (Off Barra, Oban to Barra ferry)

25th August (all Pendeen, Cornwall)

275. Balearic Shearwater
276. Great Shearwater
277. Cory's Shearwater
278. Long-tailed Skua

26th August

279. Wryneck (Wanstead Flats, London - yay!)

8th September

280. Baillon's Crake (Rainham Marshes RSPB)
281. Short-billed Dowitcher (Lodmoor RSPB)

27th September

282. Twite (Collieston, Aberdeen)
283. Yellow-browed Warbler (Collieston, Aberdeen)

29th September

284. Olive-backed Pipit (Hestingott, Mainland Shetland)
285. Common Rosefinch (Quendale, Mainland Shetland)

30th September

        Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll (Norwick, Unst, Shetland)
286. Pechora Pipit (Norwick, Unst, Shetland)

1st October

287. Surf Scoter (Voe, Mainland Shetland)

288. Spotted Sandpiper (Voe, Shetland)
289. Siberian Stonechat (Hoswick, Shetland)
290. Isabelline Shrike (Toab, Sheltand)
291. American Golden Plover (Tingwall, Shetland)

2nd October

292. Barred Warbler (Clibberswick, Unst, Shetland)

3rd October

293. Buff-bellied Pipit  (Rerwick, Sheltand)

31st October

294. Desert Wheatear (Abberton Reservoir EWT)

1st November

295. White-rumped Sandpiper (Cley NWT)

3rd November

296. Hoopoe (Weston-super-Mare)
297. Ring-necked Duck (Chew Valley Lakes)


17th November

298. Pallas's Warbler (Dungeness NNR)

18th November

299. Ring-billed Gull (Gosport, Hants)

24th November

300. Waxwing (Rainham Marshes RSPB)








Bold; * lifers I am afraid!!
** May have to count this if things go tits-up! Oh I did anyway, there you go...