Haven Yearlist 2008

Gary Gardiner

This is the New record set by me in 2008 with a year end total of 185

Witnesses: AEC = T.Critcher, SC = Simon Cox, PRD = Pete Davis, PBru = P.Bruce, JBS = J.Sawyer, PNt = P.Newton, KA =K.Aldous, AD = A.Doling, PBra = Paul Brayshaw, M/0 = Many Observers, U/W = Un witnessed

Highlighted in Red indicates a Haven tick for me.

Black-throated Diver 2 north on 1^st Dec
Great Northern Diver 1 north on 20^th Mar, 1on sea 29^th Oct, 1 north on 10^th Dec
Red-throated Diver Seen throughout the winter months
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Slavonian Grebe 1 on sea on 23^rd Nov
Northern Fulmar 1 south on 25^th Jun
Manx Shearwater 1 south on 17^th Sept
Sooty Shearwater 1 south on 29^th Sept
Storm Petrel 1 south on the evening of 17^th Aug
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Eurasian Spoonbill Sub adult on 27^th Jun, 2 flew north on 23^rd Sept
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan 2 in/off on 27^th Nov
Bean Goose 3 Tundra on 4^th Nov
Pink-footed Goose 1 during Nov–Dec
White-fronted Goose 27 on 27^th Dec
Greylag Goose Best count 270+ throughout winter months
Canada Goose
Brent Goose Best count 5970+ on 30^th Oct - Black Brant on 4^th Jan
Common Shelduck
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
Eurasian Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail Several
Garganey Pair on 30^th Apr, 23^rd May, 16^th Jun
Northern Shoveler
Common Pochard 3 north on 30^th Oct
Tufted Duck
Common Eider 3 north on 4^th Nov, 3 north on 1^st Dec
Common Scoter Best count 520+ south on 17^th Aug
Velvet Scoter 7 south on 17^th Nov
Common Goldeneye 1 fem south on 9^th Nov, 1 drake south 23^rd Nov
Red-breasted Merganser 2 north on 3^rd Nov, 5 south on 9^th Nov
Goosander 1 male south on 17^th Nov
Honey Buzzard 5 south on 13^th, 1 out to sea 14^th, 1 in/off on 17^th Sept
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Several seen
Hen Harrier Ringtail on 8^th Sep, Ringtail in/off on 26^th Oct
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard 1 on 31^st Aug, 2 west on 13^th Sep
Common Kestrel
Merlin 1 fem/imm on 8^th Sept, 1 fem on 8^th Nov.
Eurasian Hobby Several during summer months
Peregrine Falcon 1 on 21^st Oct,
Grey Partridge
Red-legged Partridge
Common Pheasant
Water Rail 1 on 4^th Apr
Common Moorhen
Common Coot
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Pied Avocet 1 pr bred for first time – 3 young, 2 survived
Little Plover 3 juvs on 31^st Jul
Ringed Plover
European Golden Plover
Grey Plover 41 south on 17^th Aug
Northern Lapwing
Red Knot 17 north on 10^th Nov
Sanderling
Little Stint 1 on 15^th Jan, 1 0n 14^th May
Temminck’s Stint 1 on 17^th Aug
Pectoral Sandpiper A long stayer between 18^th Jul – 1^st Aug
Curlew Sandpiper 1 on 9^th May, 4 juvs on 17^th Sept
Purple Sandpiper Best count
Dunlin
Ruff Best count
Jack Snipe 1 on 11^th Mar
Common Snipe
Eurasian Woodcock 1 along approach road 28^th Dec
Black-tailed Godwit 60 on 1^st Jul
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 on 21^st May, 4 south on 6^th Jul
Whimbrel Best count 31 on 25^th Apr
Eurasian Curlew
Spotted Redshank Best, 3 on 1^st Jul
Common Redshank Bred
Common Greenshank Best, 5 on 10^thJul
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper 2 on 6^th May + singles
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Pomarine Skua Spooned adult north on 25^th Sept
Arctic Skua 6 south on 20^th Jul, 5 south on 16^th Aug
Great Skua 1 south on 10^th Dec
Mediterranean Gull
Little Gull 2 adults off shore 15^th Jan, 1 x 1w on 10^th Mar
Black-headed Gull
Mew Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Caspian Gull 1w on 1^st Feb
Yellow legged Gull Adult on 15^th Feb
Iceland Gull 2w on 22^nd Nov, found 1w on 23^rd Nov.
Glaucous Gull 1w flew west on 15^th Jan
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake 1 north on 24^th May, 1 on 19^th Jul
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Arctic Tern 7 south on 23^rd Jul
Little Tern
Black Tern 11+ feeding off shore on 13^th Sep
Common Guillemot 1 on 19^th Jul
Razorbill A juvenile on the sea on 7^th Sept
Little Auk 1 north on 30^th Oct
Stock Pigeon
Common Wood Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
European Turtle Dove 2 on 20^th May, 2 juvs on 19^thJul
Common Cuckoo
Barn Owl Bred
Little Owl Bred
Common Swift
Common Kingfisher
Wryneck 2 present on 30^th Sept
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sky Lark
Woodlark 1 flew north calling on 26^th Aug
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Tree Pipit 1 on 25^th Apr
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit 1 on 20^th Feb,
Water Pipit 2 on 17^th Apr
Yellow Wagtail Blue headed on 22 Apr, Ashey headed on 26th Apr, Grey headed on 10^th May
Grey Wagtail 19^thSept 4 around Sewage Farm
Pied Wagtail Bred, White on
Waxwing 1 around car park bushes on 4th Nov
Winter Wren
Hedge Accentor
European Robin
Common Redstart Best count 5+ on 17^th Sept
Black Redstart 1 fem/Imm on 4th Nov
Whinchat Best count 7 on 13^th Sept
Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Common Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Cetti's Warbler 1 on 4th Nov
Sedge Warbler
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Common Whitethroat
Garden Warbler 2 on 6^th Aug
Blackcap
Common Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Firecrest Best count 5 on 30^th Mar
Spotted Flycatcher 4 on 14^th Sept
Pied Flycatcher 2-3 on 17^thSept
Bearded Tit 3 on 21^stOct
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit 2 at the paddocks on 3^rd Apr
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Eurasian Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Eurasian Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Common Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow 5 by boat yard on 26^th Sept
Chaffinch
Brambling
European Greenfinch
European Goldfinch Best count 398 south on 16^th Oct + 240 south on 8^th Oct
Eurasian Siskin Best count 92 north on 19^th Sept
Common Linnet Best count 77 on 20^th Feb
Twite 12 along the seawall on 21^st Aug
Lesser Redpoll Best count 194 south on 16^th Oct
Common Crossbill 14 on 25^th Jun, 3 on 15^th,3 on 20^th, 14 on 21^st, 2 on 31^st Sept
Common Bullfinch Seen on several occasions
Lapland Bunting 2 south on 17^th Nov
Snow Bunting Best count 9 on 15^th Mar
Reed Bunting
Corn Bunting 4 singing males 6^th Jun

Additional Sightings seen by others:

Long tailed Skua

Barnacle Goose

Long tailed Duck

Ring Ouzel

Osprey

Short-eared Owl

Egyptian Goose

Common Rosefinch

Richards Pipit.

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Haven Yearlist 2008