Holland Haven RECORD Yearlist 2007
Gary Gardiner
This is the current record set by me in 2007 with a yearend total of 175
Witnesses: AEC = Tony Critcher, SC = Simon Cox, PRD = Pete Davis, PBru = Peter Bruce, JBS = John Sawyer, PNt = Pete Newton, KA =K..Aldous, CA = Clive Atkins, AD = Adrian Doilin, PB = Paul Betis, PBra = Paul Brayshaw, M/0 = Many Observers, U/W = Un witnessed
Black-throated Diver 1 south on 10th Nov (AD), 1 on the sea on 3rd Oct (KA)
Great Northern Diver 1 south on 17th Feb (PB), a juvenile on sea 28th Nov (u/w)
Red-throated Diver Seen throughout the winter months in small numbers
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Red necked Grebe north on 8th Oct (PRD/KA)
Northern Fulmar Several seen, first seen on 22nd May
Manx Shearwater 2 on 10th Sept, 2 on 15th Sept (KA)
Sooty Shearwater 2 south on 1st Oct (JBS)
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
European Shag 1 rung juvenile on the sluice on 4th Jan (u/w).
Little Egret
Cattle Egret 1 on 2nd Apr (SC/CA)
Grey Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill 1 sub adult on 27th Apr, 2nd May (5) 3 adults and 2 sub adults (KA/PRD)
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan 6 on 14th Nov (2 adults/4 juvs) (u/w)
Pink-footed Goose - 1 on 19th Jan (PB), 1 on 30th Sep (AD)
White-fronted Goose 4 on 1st Jan (m/o)
Greylag Goose Best count 250+ throughout winter months (m/o)
Canada Goose
Brent Goose Flock of 500+ on 3st Dec, including adult Black Brant
Common Shelduck
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
Eurasian Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail - Best count of 7 on 24th Mar
Northern Shoveler
Tufted Duck
Common Eider 8 north inc 2 drakes on 14th Nov (AD/KA)
Common Scoter Best count 40 on 31st Dec
Velvet Scoter 1 south on 11th Nov (AD/KA)
Common Goldeneye 3 males south on 11th Nov (PRD/AD/KA)
Red-breasted Merganser 1 fem/imm N on 10th Nov, 1 south on 11th Nov (PRD/KA)
Eurasian Marsh Harrier 1st on 5th Jan, several other sightings
Montagu’s Harrier male, mobbed by corvids then flew N on 27th Apr (PR/LR)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard 1 E on 1st Apr (PRD/CJ)
Common Kestrel
Merlin 1 female on 13th Mar (PB) + male on 24th Mar
Great Grey Shrike 1 on 3rd Oct (m/o)
Eurasian Hobby - 1 on 12th May, 2 on 30th Aug
Peregrine Falcon 1 juv male on 31st Oct
Red-legged Partridge
Common Pheasant
Water Rail 1 on 9th Jan (AD), Best count of 3 on 23rd Nov.
Common Moorhen
Common Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Pied Avocet first seen, 2 on 6th Apr
Little Plover 1 ad on 7th Apr, 3 on 28th Apr (m/o),
Ringed Plover 1 pair bred
European Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Northern Lapwing 6+ pairs bred
Red Knot 10 south on 31st Mar
Sanderling Regular in small number during winter months
Little Stint Best count was 8 on 8th Oct (PRD/KA)
Curlew Sandpiper 1 on 25th May (KA), 2 adults on 25th Jul,
Purple Sandpiper 1 on 1st Jan (AD), best count 6 on 23rd Nov (KA)
Dunlin 30+ during Mar
Ruff Best count 24 on 29th Jan
Eurasian Woodcock 1 in off sea on 10th Nov (AD)
Black-tailed Godwit 120+ 24th to 29th Jan
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 on 1st Jan to 29th Jan, 6 on 2nd May
Whimbrel 1 on 18th Apr, 9 on 18th Aug
Eurasian Curlew
Spotted Redshank 1 on 20-21st Jun
Common Redshank Bred
Common Greenshank
Green Sandpiper Best count 8 on 19th Aug
Wood Sandpiper 2 from 28th Apr – 3rd May (m/o)
Common Sandpiper 1st on 27th Apr
Pectoral Sandpiper 21st Jul found 1 on the scrape (KA)
Ruddy Turnstone
Grey Phalarope 1 on 28th Oct (PRD/KA/SC)
Arctic Skua 1st on 10th Sept, last seen 3rd Oct (u/w) total of 4 seen
Great Skua 1 on south on 27th Jul (u/w)
Long tailed Skua 29th Sep,1 juv south.(u/w)
Pomarine Skua 1 south on 10th Nov (AD), 1 juv south on 11th Nov (m/o)
Mediterranean Gull 1st W on 20th Jan, 3 adults on 13th Apr
Little Gull An adult on 30th Sept
Black-headed Gull
Mew Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Yellow legged Gull 1 Ad on 5th Sept
Caspian Gull 1 x 2w on 9th Oct (PRD)
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake 1 Ad on 1st Jan, also several others
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern Best count of 18 on 12th Sept (uw)
Little Tern 2-3 birds between 30th Apr to 15th Jul (m/o)
Black Tern 1 adult south on 2nd Jul (u/w)
Gull billed Tern 1 adult north on 2nd May (u/w), later seen at Minsmere
Common Guillemot
Puffin 1 south on 30th Sept (PRD)
Little Auk 29 on 10th Nov (KA/AD), 11 on 11th Nov (m/o)
Stock Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
European Turtle Dove Scarce, 1 on 13th Jul (PB)
Common Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Short-eared Owl 1 high flying bird on 10th Nov (AD)
Common Swift
Common Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sky Lark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin Late bird on 11th Nov
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit 3 on 4th Jan
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail White 20th Apr
Winter Wren
Hedge Accentor
European Robin
Common Redstart 2 Female/Imm m on 4th Oct (KA)
Whinchat best count 7 on 17th Aug (KA)
Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Common Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Ring Ouzel 1 female on 18th Apr (m/o)
Cetti's Warbler 1 on 29th Sep (JBS)
Sedge Warbler
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Dartford Warbler 1 on 15-16th Nov (u/w), probable adult female.
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Garden Warbler 1 on 11th May
Blackcap
Common Chiffchaff first 2 on 8th Mar
Willow Warbler
Yellow browed Warbler 1 on 22nd Oct (PRD/KA)
Pallas’s Warbler 1 on 22nd Oct (PRD)
Goldcrest
Firecrest 1 on 1st Oct + others
Spotted Flycatcher Best count of 4 on 2nd Sept
Pied Flycatcher 4 singles seen first on 24th Aug (m/o)
Bearded Tit 3, 1 male on 21st Oct (PBr)
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Eurasian Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Eurasian Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Common Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling 6 on 24th Nov, several others over.
European Greenfinch
European Goldfinch Best count 100+ on 4th Oct
Eurasian Siskin Best count 135 on 30th Sept
Common Linnet
Lesser Redpoll Best count 18 on 4th Oct
Common Bullfinch 2 males on 23rd Feb (AD)
Reed Bunting
Snow Bunting 1 on 9th Nov, 4 on 23rd Nov (KA),13 on 25th (PRD/KA/AD)
Lapland Bunting 1 flew west calling on 23rd Nov (u/w)
Corn Bunting 5 on 14th Apr
Additional Sightings seen by others
Tundra Swan (7)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (1)
Common Pochard (1)
Common Crossbill (3)
Hen Harrier (1)
Black Redstart (1)
Razorbill..(1)
Waxwing (1)