December 31st 2018

It’s the end of the year again. Time to take stock. 154 species within my 10km radius of Crail – 151 last year, and 161 in 2016, my record year. Not too bad; only missing bar-tailed godwit and garden warbler as regulars, and adding three new species – buff-breasted sandpiper, little bunting and my favourite of the year, bearded tit. The overall Crail list is up to 227 (228 if we count Bean Goose as two species – and they have been split again…). The complete list is below in sighting order. In bold – species not seen every year for the last 3 years, and * the three new species.

Pink-footed Goose no. 37

Stonechat no. 55

Black Redstart no. 97

Barn Owl No. 99

1		Blackbird	Jan	1
2		Carrion Crow	Jan	1
3		Grey Heron	Jan	1
4		Robin	Jan	1
5		Dunnock	Jan	1
6		Wren	Jan	1
7		Grey Partridge	Jan	1
8		Skylark	Jan	1
9		Woodpigeon	Jan	1
10		Redwing	Jan	1
11		Water Rail	Jan	1
12		Great Black-backed Gull	Jan	1
13		Pheasant	Jan	1
14		Cormorant	Jan	1
15		Herring Gull	Jan	1
16		Black-headed Gull	Jan	1
17		Eider	Jan	1
18		Linnet	Jan	1
19		Curlew	Jan	1
20		Rock Pipit	Jan	1
21		Goldcrest	Jan	1
22		Teal	Jan	1
23		Oystercatcher	Jan	1
24		Mallard	Jan	1
25		Reed Bunting	Jan	1
26		Jackdaw	Jan	1
27		Yellowhammer	Jan	1
28		Meadow Pipit	Jan	1
29		Common Gull	Jan	1
30		Wigeon	Jan	1
31		Goldfinch	Jan	1
32		Blue Tit	Jan	1
33		Chaffinch	Jan	1
34		Great Tit	Jan	1
35		Treecreeper	Jan	1
36		Rook	Jan	1
37		Pink-footed Gose	Jan	1
38		Bullfinch	Jan	1
39		Long-tailed Tit	Jan	1
40		Coal Tit	Jan	1
41		Woodcock	Jan	1
42		Common Buzzard	Jan	1
43		Dipper	Jan	1
44		Fieldfare	Jan	1
45		Collared Dove	Jan	1
46		Starling	Jan	1
47		House Sparrow	Jan	1
48		Song Thrush	Jan	1
49		Feral Pigeon	Jan	1
50		Tree Sparrow	Jan	1
51		Corn Bunting	Jan	1
52		Magpie	Jan	1
53		Redshank	Jan	1
54		Red-throated Diver	Jan	1
55		Stonechat	Jan	1
56		Purple Sandpiper	Jan	1
57		Shag	Jan	1
58		Guillemot	Jan	1
59		Kittiwake	Jan	1
60		Red-breasted Merganser	Jan	1
61		Turnstone	Jan	1
62		Sparrowhawk	Jan	1
63		Razorbill	Jan	1
64		Fulmar	Jan	1
65		Long-tailed Duck	Jan	1
66		Gannet	Jan	1
67		Mistle Thrush	Jan	1
68		Kestrel	Jan	1
69		Stock Dove	Jan	1
70		Greylag Goose	Jan	1
71		Coot	Jan	1
72		Whooper Swan	Jan	1
73		Mute Swan	Jan	1
74		Tufted Duck	Jan	1
75		Moorhen	Jan	1
76		Goldeneye	Jan	1
77		Little Grebe	Jan	1
78		Golden Plover	Jan	1
79		Lapwing	Jan	1
80		Pied Wagtail	Jan	1
81		Sanderling	Jan	1
82		Dunlin	Jan	1
83		Twite	Jan	1
84		Lapland Bunting	Jan	1
85		Grey Wagtail	Jan	1
86		Goosander	Jan	21
87		Snipe	Jan	21
88		Merlin	Jan	21
89		Ringed Plover	Jan	21
90		Grey Plover	Jan	21
91		Great Spotted Woodpecker	Jan	26
92		Greenfinch	Jan	27
93		Peregrine	Feb	12
94		Lesser Black-backed Gull	Feb	17
95		Shelduck	Mar	3
96		Northern Wheatear	Apr	1
97		Black Redstart	Apr	1
98		Chiff-chaff	Apr	2
99		Barn Owl	Apr	4
100		Sandwich Tern	Apr	7
101		Common Scoter	Apr	7
102		Yellow Wagtail	Apr	22
103		House Martin	Apr	22
104		Barn Swallow	Apr	23
105		Whimbrel	Apr	28
106		Willow Warbler	Apr	28
107		Common Whitethroat	Apr	30
108		Sand Martin	May	3
109		Common Cuckoo	May	3
110		Grasshopper Warbler	May	3
111		Blackcap	May	3
112		Common Swift	May	5
113		Sedge Warbler	May	5
114		Little Gull	May	6
115		Marsh Warbler	May	12
116		Arctic Tern	May	12
117		Puffin	May	13
118		Manx Shearwater	May	13
119		Great Skua	May	13
120		Common Sandpiper	May	13
121		Red-backed Shrike	May	28
122		Lesser Whitethroat	Jun	3
123		Common Tern	Aug	5
124		Roseate Tern	Aug	5
125		Mediterranean Gull	Aug	12
126		Arctic Skua	Aug	12
127		Knot	Aug	12
128		Marsh Harrier	Aug	23
129		Common Redstart	Sep	1
130		Common Rosefinch	Sep	4
131		Canada Goose	Sep	8
132		Buff-breasted Sandpiper*	Sep	8
133		Pale-bellied Brent Goose	Sep	8
134		Spotted Flycatcher	Sep	15
135		Jay	Sep	15
136		Ruff	Sep	22
137		Pomarine Skua	Sep	27
138		Barnacle Goose	Sep	27
139		Velvet Scoter	Sep	29
140		Sooty Shearwater	Oct	6
141		Bearded Tit*	Oct	6
142		Little Stint	Oct	7
143		Brambling	Oct	11
144		Yellow-browed Warbler	Oct	11
145		Great Northern Diver	Oct	11
146		Ring Ouzel	Oct	12
147		Pied flycatcher	Oct	12
148		Redpoll	Oct	14
149		Little Bunting*	Oct	14
150		Siskin	Oct	25
151		Black-throated Diver	Oct	28
152		Sabine’s Gull	Oct	29
153		Red-breasted Flycatcher	Oct	31
154		Jack Snipe	Nov	11

Mediterranean Gull no. 125

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