I was out at Linacre first thing yesterday to get my first count of 2024. The day started wet and windy, but it soon dried up, and the sun came out. By the end of the walk around all three reservoirs, I had counted a total of 33 species to start this year's Year List.
Birds seen were: Robin (1), Mistle Thrush (2), Blackbird (3), Carrion Crow (4), Jackdaw 200+ coming out of the roost (5), Goosander (18; 12 males and 6 females on the middle reservoir, 6), Siskin (7), Great-crested Grebe (1 on the middle reservoir; 8), Mallard (124; 9), Moorhen (17; 10), Coot 10; 11), Mandarin Duck (44; 12), Tufted Duck (24; 13), Cormorant (3; 14), Kingfisher (1 on the bottom reservoir, 15), Black-headed Gull (2; 16), Buzzard (2 in the fields; 17), Starling (10 in the fields; 18), Wren (19), Dunnock (20), Pheasant (21), Redwing (22), Goldfinch (23), Raven (1; 24), Woodpigeon (25), Long-tailed Tit (26), Blue Tit (27), Coal Tit (28), Great Tit (29), Treecreeper (30), Song Thrush (31), Chaffinch (32) and Nuthatch (33).
Driving home, I also added the following species: Feral Pigeon (34), Herring Gull (35), Lesser Black-backed Gull (36) and Fieldfare (37).
Back at home, I spotted: Greenfinch (38), Collared Dove (39), House Sparrow (40) and Magpie (41).
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