Green Listing

Last year was an amazing one for the variety of birds seen in the PBC area. Of the 205 species recorded in total both Mike Weedon and I saw 189 (with just a few differences in the make up of the 189). This is a new record.

It was a great encouragement to get out in the field but did involve a lot of driving about the 12 10km squares. This year has got off to a slow start for me but, in an attempt to cut down the amount of driving and improve health and fitness, this year I'm trying to set a total without using the car.

The rules are the usual plus all species must be seen without using anything other than human-powered transport from either home of place of work. This amounts to the garden list plus what I can get to by bike.

Despite a slow start I am now well under way with some exellent birds already under the belt. My regular lunchtime cycles along the Nene east of Peterborough have already netted Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Stonechat, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Pintail and a Goosander. A trip to Bradley Fen picked up an unexpected lunchtime Barn Owl and a long hard ride out to Newborough Fen revealed a Little Egret (but not the hoped for Grey Partridge or Corn Bunting). Rides out to Old Sulehay and Thornhaugh Quarry this weekend have added Nuthatch, Woodcock and Jack Snipe.

Today was my first cycling into work; a ten mile trip that can take in a few good sites. This morning I came via Ferry Meadows and added Goldeneye, Oystercatcher and Shelduck taking the list to a respectable 84.

1 Grey Heron 01-Jan
2 Red Kite 01-Jan
3 Kestrel 01-Jan
4 Pheasant 01-Jan
5 Lapwing 01-Jan
6 Black-headed Gull 01-Jan
7 Common Gull 01-Jan
8 Woodpigeon 01-Jan
9 Collared Dove 01-Jan
10 Green Woodpecker 01-Jan
11 Great Spotted Woodpecker 01-Jan
12 Pied Wagtail 01-Jan
13 Dunnock 01-Jan
14 Robin 01-Jan
15 Blackbird 01-Jan
16 Fieldfare 01-Jan
17 Song Thrush 01-Jan
18 Redwing 01-Jan
19 Mistle Thrush 01-Jan
20 Goldcrest 01-Jan
21 Coal Tit 01-Jan
22 Blue Tit 01-Jan
23 Great Tit 01-Jan
24 Magpie 01-Jan
25 Jackdaw 01-Jan
26 Rook 01-Jan
27 Carrion Crow 01-Jan
28 Starling 01-Jan
29 House Sparrow 01-Jan
30 Chaffinch 01-Jan
31 Greenfinch 01-Jan
32 Goldfinch 01-Jan
33 Wren 02-Jan
34 Long-tailed Tit 02-Jan
35 Great Cormorant 04-Jan
36 Snipe 04-Jan
37 Feral Pigeon 04-Jan
38 Mute Swan 05-Jan
39 Greylag Goose 05-Jan
40 Canada Goose 05-Jan
41 Lesser Black-backed Gull 05-Jan
42 Herring Gull 05-Jan
43 Great Black-backed Gull 05-Jan
44 Mallard 06-Jan
45 Stock Dove 06-Jan
46 Moorhen 08-Jan
47 Sparrowhawk 13-Jan
48 Redshank 14-Jan
49 Green Sandpiper 14-Jan
50 Kingfisher 14-Jan
51 Grey Wagtail 14-Jan
52 Stonechat 14-Jan
53 Marsh Tit 15-Jan
54 Buzzard 21-Jan
55 Skylark 05-Feb
56 Blackcap 07-Feb
57 Little Grebe 11-Feb
58 Gadwall 11-Feb
59 Northern Shoveler 11-Feb
60 Coot 11-Feb
61 Meadow Pipit 11-Feb
62 Linnet 11-Feb
63 Golden Plover 15-Feb
64 Great Crested Grebe 16-Feb
65 Eurasian Wigeon 16-Feb
66 Teal 16-Feb
67 Pochard 16-Feb
68 Tufted Duck 16-Feb
69 Barn Owl 16-Feb
70 Reed Bunting 16-Feb
71 Northern Pintail 18-Feb
72 Goosander 18-Feb
73 Little Egret 19-Feb
74 Yellowhammer 19-Feb
75 Siskin 27-Feb
76 Red-legged Partridge 28-Feb
77 Nuthatch 28-Feb
78 Treecreeper 28-Feb
79 Bullfinch 28-Feb
80 Jack Snipe 01-Mar
81 Woodcock 01-Mar
82 Shelduck 02-Mar
83 Goldeneye 02-Mar
84 Oystercatcher 02-Mar