Christmas Bird Race - Result
Christmas Bird Race
Despite the wintery conditions eight bird group members met up at Guilford square at 10.00 on Saturday 17 December and after being split into two teams set off with the intent of finding as many species as possible in the following two and a half hours. This event proved what a fantastic place Bute is for birding as between the teams seventy four species were recorded during this very enjoyable event.
Species Team => A B Species Team => A B
1. Mute Swan x x 38. Great Black-backed Gull x
2. Whooper Swan x x 39. Herring Gull x x
3. Pink-footed Goose x 40. Black Guillemot x x
4. White-fronted Goose x x 41. Feral Pigeon x x
5. Greylag Goose x x 42. Wood Pigeon x
6. Canada Goose x 43. Collared Dove x x
7. Barnacle Goose x 44. Skylark x
8. Shelduck x 45. Meadow Pipit x
9. Wigeon x x 46. Rock pipit x x
10. Teal x x 47. Pied wagtail x x
11. Mallard x x 48. White Wagtail x
12. Tufted Duck x x 49. Blackcap x
13. Eider x 50. Wren x x
14. Goldeneye x x 51. Dunnock x x
15. Red-breasted Merganser x x 52. Robin x x
16. Goosander x 53. Blackbird x x
17. Red-throated Diver x 54. Fieldfare x
18. Little Grebe x x 55. Song Thrush x x
19. Great Crested Grebe x 56. Redwing x
20. Cormorant x x 57. Long-tailed Tit x
21. Shag x x 58. Blue Tit x x
22. Grey Heron x x 59. Great Tit x x
23. Moorhen x x 60. Coal Tit x x
24. Coot x x 61. Great-spotted Woodpecker x
25. Sparrowhawk x 62. Jackdaw x x
26. Buzzard x 63. Rook x x
27. Kestrel x 64. Carrion Crow x x
28. Pheasant x 65. Hooded crow x x
29. Oystercatcher x x 66. Raven x x
30. Ringed Plover x 67. Starling x x
31. Lapwing x x 68. House Sparrow x x
32. Snipe x 69. Chaffinch x x
33. Curlew x x 70. Greenfinch x x
34. Redshank x x 71. Goldfinch x x
35. Turnstone x 72. Siskin x
36. Black-headed Gull x x 73. Yellowhammer x x
37. Common Gull x x 74. Reed Bunting x x
Total Team A – 64
Team B – 58
Total species – 74