2015 Species List to Date

I am adding the first of my February sightings to my 2015 List ...

Our first Hare sighting in 2015, Suffolk, UK

The species in italics have been added in February. A star means that I have only spotted this species in one location - to date.


Birds

Home Patch

1. Blackbird (several)
2. Blue tit* (small cluster) 
3. Bullfinch* (one female - first female spotted in the garden. Snowy conditions)
4. Buzzard (one - a first!) 
5. Carrion Crow (several)
6. Chaffinch* (one)
7. Common Gull (about eleven)
8. Goldfinch (small flock)
9. Great Spotted Woodpecker*
10. Great tit* (about four) 
11. Green Woodpecker* (one)
12. Grey Heron (one)
13. Long-tailed tit* (about eight, possibly more most days)
14. Magpie (about five)
15. Redwing (one, in the snow of 31 January - a first in the garden)
16. Robin* (one most days)
17. Song Thrush* (one - and also one in the park)
18. Starling* (five)
19. Wood pigeon (plenty!)
20. Wren* (one)

Abberton Reservoir, Essex Wildlife Trust

1. Common Gull* (a few) 
2. Goldeneye* (two)
3. Greylag Goose* (a flock)
4. Lapwing* (colony)
5. Mallard (quite a few)
6. Mute Swan (about twenty)
7. Tufted Duck* (ditto)

Bawdsey

1. Barn Owl* (one)
2. Carrion Crow (one)
3. Coot* (four)
4. Cormorant* (one)
5. Grey Heron (one)
6. Kestrel* (one)
7. Lesser Black-backed Gull* (one)
8. Mallard (several)
9. Mute Swan (two)
10. Pheasant* (two)
11. Red-legged Partridge* (small flock)
12. Wigeon* (four)

Christchurch Park

1. Redwing (about seven)

Snape

1. Teal* (one)
2. Little Egret* (one)

Southwold

1. Turnstone* (twelve)

  
Current total of bird species seen: 37



Mammals

Home Patch

1. Grey Squirrel (one on several occasions) 

Bawdsey

1. Hare* (two)
2. Muntjac Deer* (one)  

Ickworth

1. Fox* (one)