Warwickshire Patch Bird Race - species list

Here's the list of 106 species recorded on the all-dayer (plus 3 species recorded by non-participants in county). Thanks to Steve Haynes for putting this together.

Mute Swan
Greylag Goose	Brandon, Draycote, Morton Bagot
Canada Goose
Shelduck	Bubbenhall , Haselor, Ladywalk
Mandarin	Bubbenhall
Gadwall
Teal	KWP, Morton Bagot
Mallard
Garganey	Fisher’s Mill    (Other obs)
Shovelor	Brandon
Pochard	Lea Marston, Fisher’s Mill
Tufted Duck
Goosander	Ladywalk, Middle Spernal
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge	Charlecote, Wishaw
Pheasant
Cormorant
Little Egret	Fisher’s Mill, Ladywalk
Grey Heron
Little Grebe	None at Draycote !
Great Crested Grebe
Marsh Harrier	Salford Priors
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Kestrel
Hobby	Bubbenhall, Charlecote, Kingsbury area, maybe others
Peregrine	Brandon (Other obs)
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher	Ladywalk, Kingsbury area at least
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover	Draycote, Kingsbury area, Ladywalk
Lapwing
Dunlin	Draycote, Fisher’s Mill, Morton Bagot
Common Snipe	Ladywalk (2)
Whimbrel	Brandon  (Other obs)
Redshank
Common Sandpiper	Kingsbury WP, Shustoke
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull	Draycote
Mediterranean Gull	Shustoke
Common Gull	Draycote
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull	Brandon
Herring Gull	Bubbenhall, Charlecote, Draycote, Earlswood
Common Tern	Brandon, Draycote, Earlswood, Kingsbury, Shustoke (very few)
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Cuckoo	Earlswood
Barn Owl	Charlecote, Kingsbury area, Ladywalk area
Little Owl	Charlecote, Morton Bagot
Tawny Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Shustoke
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Raven	Charlecote, Draycote, Kingsbury, Morton Bagot, Shustoke at least
Goldcrest
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Marsh Tit	Charlecote, Morton Bagot
Skylark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Cetti’s Warbler	Brandon and two other sites
Long-tailed Tit
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat	Charlecote, Draycote, Earlswood, Kingsbury, Morton Bagot, Shustoke at least
Whitethroat
Grasshopper Warbler	Kingsbury area
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Wren
Starling
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Spotted Flycatcher	Earlswood, Farnborough
Robin
Whinchat	Brandon area
Wheatear	Coleshill, Morton Bagot
Dunnock
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow	Draycote
Yellow Wagtail	Draycote, Kingsbury, Morton Bagot, Shustoke at least
Grey Wagtail	Draycote, Kingsbury, Shustoke at least
Pied Wagtail
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Corn Bunting	Charlecote

Warwickshire Patch Bird Race - results

WARWICKSHIRE PATCH BIRD RACE

May 9th 2015

A total of 9 patches took part in this patch bird race. The final results are as follows:

1. Ladywalk/Coton/Shustoke - 84 species (Steve Haynes, Simon Roper)
2. Brandon Marsh - 77 species (Paul Cashmore, Dennis Woodward)
3. Morton Bagot - 76 species (John Coombes, Richard Harbird, Mike Inskip, Dave Scanlan, Jon Yardley)
4. Salford Priors GP - 75 species (Jon Bowley, Neil Duggan)
5. Charlecote - 71 species (Gus Ariss, Jon Barnett, Roland Hopkins, Dan Watson)
6. Earlswood - 65 species (Jon Chidwick, Paul Fitzgerald, Mike Jeeves, Matt Griffiths, Yvonne Heward, John Oates, Bob Roberts, John Sirrett)
7. Draycote - 64 species (Dave Cox, John Judge, Richard Mays, Steve Valentine)
8. Farnborough Park - 58 species (Gareth Blockley)
9. "The Dump" - 53 species (Gareth Blockley, Dan Watson)

Earlswood all-day bird race

This Saturday (9th), birders at Earlswood will be taking part in an all-day bird race against 7 or 8 other teams of Warwickshire birders at their local patches. These are set to comprise Charlecote, Draycote Water, Farnborough Park, Ladywalk area, Morton Bagot, Salford Priors Gravel Pits and Newton. Each team will be spending all or part of the day trying to find as many bird species on their patch as they can. The hope is that this will encourage further bird recording in Warwickshire, and that perhaps a few rarities will be found on the day.

Birders and garden-watchers are more than welcome to contribute what they see at Earlswood on the day, or meet up with me. I'll be at the Malthouse Lane causeway hopefully from first light to around 9am, with maybe a group photo around 8am/8:30am. Birding will be concentrated at the lakes, Clowes Wood / New Fallings Coppice, and Springbrook Lane areas, and we'll be aiming for a total of around 60 species. My email address is matt_avesmaster@hotmail.com

It's going to be a great day! :-)

Kind regards,
Matt

The Earlswood recording area:

Warwickshire Patch Bird Race - participants

WARWICKSHIRE PATCH BIRD RACE

May 9th 2015

A total of 10 patches are taking part in this Saturday's Warwickshire Patch Bird Race! Patches and participants:

Charlecote

Gus Ariss

Jon Barnett
Roland Hopkins
Dan Watson

Draycote

Dave Cox
John Judge
Richard Mays

Steve Valentine

Earlswood

Jon Chidwick

Paul Fitzgerald

Mike Jeeves

Matt Griffiths
Yvonne Heward
John Oates

Bob Roberts
John Sirrett

Farnborough Park

Gareth Blockley

Ladywalk/Coton/Shustoke

Steve Haynes
Simon Roper

Morton Bagot

Richard Harbird

Mike Inskip

Dave Scanlan

Jon Yardley

John Coombes

Salford Priors GP

Jon Bowley

Neil Duggan

Lee Taylor

"The Dump"

Gareth Blockley
Dan Watson

“The Puddle”

Matt Bruce