Wildlife of the Rodwell Trail
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previous years:
2024 (89 sp) 2023 (88 sp) 2022 (90 sp) 2021 (91 sp) 2020 (103 sp) 2019 (94 sp) 2018 (108 sp) 2017 (94 sp) 2016 (76 sp) 2015 (75 sp) yearly summaries: 2023 (88 sp) 2022 (90 sp) 2021 (91 sp) 2020 (103 sp) 2019 (94 sp) 2018 (108 sp) 2017 (94 sp) 2016 (76 sp) 2015 (75 sp) 2014 (75 sp) 2013 (66 sp) 2012 (79 sp) 2011 (84 sp) 2010 (99 sp) 2009 (98 sp) 2008 (97 sp) best months: Dec 2013 (50 sp) Jan 2013 (50 sp) Jan 2010 (60 sp) Nov 2008 (57 sp) Oct 2008 (57 sp) |
50 species so far this month
Great Northern Diver Black-throated Diver Little Grebe Slavonian Grebe Black-necked Grebe Great Crested Grebe Cormorant Shag Grey Heron Brent Goose Velvet Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Eider Sparrowhawk Kestrel Peregrine Oystercatcher Black-headed Gull Mediterranean Gull > Common Gull Herring Gull > Great Black-backed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Pigeon Collared Dove Rock Pipit Grey Wagtail Pied Wagtail Wren Dunnock > Robin Stonechat Blackbird Song Thrush Redwing Chiffchaff Goldcrest Long-tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Magpie Jackdaw > Rook Carrion Crow Raven Starling House Sparrow > Chaffinch Goldfinch > Greenfinch |
December 7th - 16 black-necked grebes off Sandsfoot Castle, where there were also 2 kestrels and a raven calling nearby. At Knightsdale Road a peregrine and a sparrowhawk were circling over the houses. December 14th - No black-necked grebes this morning but a slavonian grebe, a female eider and 4 brent geese were off Sandsfoot instead. December 22nd - The flock of 16 black-necked grebes were off Downclose this morning along with 2 slavonian grebes and a great northern diver. A stonechat was by the sailing club. December 24th - A few more divers this morning after yesterday's storm - 2 each of black-throated and great northern. December 30th - All the expected birds present this afternoon plus one new one - a very distant female velvet scoter. more on my video blog ... |