Welcome to my blog all about my birdwatching, wild bird ringing activities and moth recording at Linacre Reservoirs, Derbyshire; in Great Britain and abroad.
So, it's the final day of 2021 and another year of "year listing" has come to an end. I ended the year on 181 species, including 5 "lifers": Long-tailed Skua, Black-browed Albatross, Elegant Tern, Pacific Golden Plover and White-tailed Lapwing.
The last two species to add to the blog are: Sanderling (seen in Alnmouth on 29th) and a red head Smew (see yesterday at Widdrington Moor Lake, Northumberland).
Year List update:
180: Sanderling
181 - Smew
Here are the details of my last two visits to Rufford CP, including some old favourites, and a brand new Black-headed Gull.
First up, the visit on the 12th that included the following gull: 206A, 217A, 258A, 273A, 282A, 293A, EL87245, P519, EUM3 and V77K. All known birds, except 282A and 293A, which had been ringed at Center Parcs the week before.
Yesterday's visit, on the 23rd, saw the following birds reported: 217A, 258A, 281A, 284A, 293A, 299A, V77K, EUM3, P519, JO116, EL87245 and S20B. Again, many familiar birds, with the exception of 281A, 284A and 299A (all ringed this winter at Center Parcs), and S20B. Looking on the internet, this bird appears to have been ringed in Zagreb, Croatia, on 2nd February 2012. If confirmed, this will be my first record of a bird from this country, and only the second record of this bird since ringing! The only other record was in Austria in February 2012, shortly after having been ringed.
