This year Alice decided to keep a record of her bird sightings. We are very honourable and only include a bird if we are really sure that we saw and identified it. We still see so many that we can’t identify. Mostly small brown ones!! The pictures are all ours, but not taken at the same time as the sighting. Generally they are the best picture I have of each subject, not necessarily from 2009. Further details of locations are given at the foot of the page.
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Date
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Bird
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Place
|
Picture
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1
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Jan 1
|
Woodpigeon
|
Garden
|
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2
|
Jan 1
|
Magpie
|
Garden
|
|
3
|
Jan 1
|
Moorhen
|
Bushy Park
|
|
4
|
Jan 1
|
Crow
|
Bushy Park
|
|
5
|
Jan 1
|
Mute Swan
|
Bushy Park
|
|
6
|
Jan 1
|
Mallard, male
|
Bushy Park
|
|
|
Jan 1
|
Mallard, female
|
Bushy Park
|
|
7
|
Jan 1
|
Green Parakeet
|
Bushy Park
|
|
8
|
Jan 1
|
Jay
|
Bushy Park
|
|
9
|
Jan 1
|
Egyptian Goose
|
Bushy Park
|
|
10
|
Jan 1
|
Coot
|
Bushy Park
|
|
11
|
Jan 1
|
Mandarin Duck
|
Bushy Park
|
|
12
|
Jan 1
|
Tufted Duck
|
Bushy Park
|
|
13
|
Jan 2
|
Feral Pigeon
|
Waterloo Station
|
|
14
|
Jan 2
|
Blackbird
|
Coin Park
|
|
15
|
Jan 2
|
Cormorant
|
Tate Modern Riverside
|
|
16
|
Jan 4
|
Collared Dove
|
Garden
|
|
17
|
Jan 11
|
Jackdaw
|
Bushy Park
|
|
18
|
Jan 17
|
Sparrow
|
Fulwell Station
|
|
19
|
Jan 17
|
Grey Wagtail
|
Wandle Delta
|
|
20
|
Jan 20
|
Starling
|
Blackfriars Bridge
|
|
21
|
Jan 25
|
Robin
|
Garden
|
|
22
|
Jan 25
|
Great Tit
|
Richmond Park
|
|
23
|
Jan 25
|
Canada Goose
|
Richmond Park
|
|
24
|
Feb 2
|
Green Woodpecker
|
Bushy Park
|
|
25
|
Feb 14
|
Pied Wagtail
|
Hornfair Park
|
|
26
|
Feb 21
|
Shoveler
|
Kempton NR
|
|
27
|
Feb 21
|
Blue Tit
|
Kempton NR
|
|
28
|
Feb 21
|
Long-tail Tit
|
Kempton NR
|
|
29
|
Feb 21
|
Wigeon
|
Kempton NR
|
|
30
|
Feb 21
|
Mistle Thrush
|
Kempton NR
|
|
31
|
Mar 1
|
Pochard
|
Home Park
|
|
32
|
Mar 7
|
Heron
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
33
|
Mar 7
|
Gadwall
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
34
|
Mar 7
|
Black-Headed Gull
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
35
|
Mar 7
|
Teal
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
36
|
Mar 7
|
Woodcock
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
37
|
Mar 7
|
Chaffinch
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
38
|
Mar 7
|
GS Woodpecker
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
39
|
Mar 7
|
Lesser B-B Gull
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
40
|
Mar 7
|
Herring Gull
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
41
|
Mar 7
|
Sparrowhawk
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
42
|
Mar 7
|
Lapwing
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
43
|
Mar 7
|
Greylag Goose
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
44
|
Mar 7
|
Pintail
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
45
|
Mar 7
|
Song Thrush
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
46
|
Mar 7
|
Bittern
|
Barnes Wetlands
|
|
47
|
Apr 4
|
Wren
|
Staines Riverside
|
|
48
|
Apr4
|
Great Crested Grebe
|
Staines Riverside
|
|
49
|
Apr 18
|
Shelduck
|
Wareham, Dorset
|
|
50
|
Apr 19
|
Swallow
|
Wareham, Dorset
|
|
51
|
Apr 21
|
Stonechat
|
Wareham, Dorset
|
|
52
|
Apr 21
|
Oystercatcher
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
53
|
Apr 21
|
Black-Tailed Godwit
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
54
|
Apr 21
|
Greenshank
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
55
|
Apr 21
|
Little Egret
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
56
|
Apr 21
|
Sandwich Tern
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
57
|
Apr 21
|
Pheasant
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
|
Apr 21
|
Pheasant
|
Brownsea Island
|
|
58
|
Apr 22
|
Guillemot
|
Durlston CP
|
|
59
|
Apr 23
|
Sand Martin
|
Weymouth
|
|
60
|
Apr 24
|
Buzzard
|
Wareham Forest
|
|
61
|
Apr 24
|
House Martin
|
Wareham
|
|
62
|
Apr 25
|
Greenfinch
|
Wareham
|
|
63
|
May 11
|
Swift
|
Strawberry Hill Station
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
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Garden - Teddington, SW London
Bushy Park - Teddington, SW London
Barnes Wetlands - Barnes, SW London
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