2021 Meetings & bird sightings
6th January 2021, beyond our own gardens:
Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 10 member contributions
1 Black headed gull
2 Blackbird
3 Blue tit
4 Brambling
5 Chaffinch
6 Coal tit
7 Common gull
8 Coot
9 Cormorants
10 Crow
11 Curlew
12 Egyptian goose
13 Fieldfare
14 Gadwall
15 Goldeneye
16 Goldfinch
17 Goosander
18 Great Crested Grebe
19 Great spotted woodpecker
20 Great tit
21 Green woodpecker
22 Grey heron
23 Greylag goose
24 House sparrow
25 Jackdaw
26 Kestrel
27 Little grebe
28 Long tailed tit
29 Magpie
30 Mallard
31 Marsh Harrier
32 Mute swan
33 Pheasant
34 Pochard
35 Red kite
36 Redwing
37 Robin
38 Shoveler
39 Snipe
40 Song thrush
41 Starling
42 Teal
43 Treecreeper
44 Tufted duck
45 Twite
46 Wagtail
47 Water Rail
48 Widgeon
49 Woodpigeon
50 Wren
18th January 2021, beyond our own gardens:
Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 7 member contributions
1 Black headed gull
2 Blackbird
3 Blue tit
4 Chaffinch
5 Cormorant
6 Crow
7 Dunnock
8 Gadwall
9 Goldeneye
10 Goldfinch
11 Great crested grebe
12 Great tit
13 Great white egret
14 Greenfinch
15 Grey heron
16 Greylag goose
17 House sparrow
18 Kestrel
19 Little grebe
20 Long tailed tit
21 Magpie
22 Mallard
23 Pheasant
24 Pied wagtail
25 Red kite
26 Redwing
27 Robin
28 Rook
29 Sparrowhawk
30 Treecreeper
31 Tufted duck
32 Widgeon
33 Woodpigeon
34 Wren
3rd February 2021, beyond our own gardens:
Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 7 member contributions
1 Black headed gull
2 Blackbird
3 Blue tit
4 Chaffinch
5 Cormorant
6 Crow
7 Dunnock
8 Gadwall
9 Goldeneye
10 Goldfinch
11 Great crested grebe
12 Great tit
13 Great white egret
14 Greenfinch
15 Grey heron
16 Greylag goose
17 House sparrow
18 Kestrel
19 Little grebe
20 Long tailed tit
21 Magpie
22 Mallard
23 Pheasant
24 Pied wagtail
25 Red kite
26 Redwing
27 Robin
28 Rook
29 Sparrowhawk
30 Treecreeper
31 Tufted duck
32 Widgeon
33 Woodpigeon
34 Wren
15th February 2021, beyond our own gardens:
Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 10 member contributions
1 Black-headed gull
2 Blackbird
3 Blue tit
4 Buzzard
5 Chaffinch
6 Coal Tit
7 Collared dove
8 Common gull
9 Coot
10 Cormorant
11 Crow
12 Dunnock
13 Egyptian goose
14 Fieldfare
15 Goldfinch
16 Great crested grebe
17 Great spotted woodpecker
18 Great tit
19 Grey heron
20 Herring gull
21 House sparrow
22 Jackdaw
23 Kestrel
24 Lapwing
25 Little grebe
26 Long tailed tit
27 Magpie
28 Mallard
29 Moorhen
30 Mute Swan
31 Pheasant
32 Redwing
33 Robin
34 Rook
35 Song thrush
36 Starling
37 Teal
38 Tufted duck
39 Wigeon
40 Woodpigeon
41 Wren
42 Yellowhammer
15th March 2021, beyond our own gardens:
Combined 10 bird lists
Led by Malcolm Boyd, 9 member contributions
1 Coot
2 Blackbird
3 Black-headed gull
4 Blue tit
5 Bullfinch
6 Buzzard
7 Canada Geese
8 Carrion crow
9 Chaffinch
10 Chiffchaff
11 Coal tit
12 Collared dove
13 Cormorant
14 Crow
15 Dunnock
16 Goldcrest
17 Golden eye
18 Goldfinch
19 Great crested grebe
20 Great tit
21 Greenfinch
22 Greylag Geese
23 House sparrow
24 Jackdaw
25 Kestrel
26 Lapwing
27 Long tailed tit
28 Mallard
29 Mute Swan
30 Oyster catcher
31 Pied wagtail
32 Red kite
33 Robin
34 Rook
35 Siskin
36 Skylark
37 Song thrush
38 Starling
39 Treecreeper
40 Wigeon
41 Wood pigeon
42 Wren
7th April Meeting at Barnsdale
8 members in two groups of four
Led by Malcolm Boyd and Graeme Bone
1. Blue tit
2. Woodpigeon
3. Robin
4. Blackbird
5. Chaffinch
6. Long tailed tit
7. Mallard
8. Black-headed gull
9. Mute swan
10. Crow
11. Cormorant
12. Egyptian goose & goslings
13. Greylag goose
14. Great crested grebe
15. Red kite
16. Kestrel
17. Pied wagtail
18. Moorhen
19. Great northern diver
20. Goldfinch
21. Gadwall
22. Siskin
23. Buzzard
24. Jackdaw
25. Siskin
26. Great northern diner
27. Magpie
19th April Meeting at Whitwell
8 members in two groups of four
Led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Woodpigeon
2. Chaffinch
3. Blackbird
4. Robin
5. Dunnock
6. Mallard
7. Crow
8. Cormorant
9. Black headed gull
10. Blue tit
11. Gadwall
12. Mute swan
13. Goldfinch
14. Chiffchaff
15. Willow warbler
16. Great crested grebe
17th May Meeting at Ketton
9 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Crow
2. Robin
3. Woodpigeon
4. Magpie
5. Jackdaw
6. Cormorant
7. Blackbird
8. Blue tit
9. Partridge
10 Swift
11.Yellowhammer
12.Chaffinch
13.Kestrel
1st June Meeting at Lyndon Reserve
8 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Chaffinch
2. Blackbird
3. Woodpigeon
4. Reed bunting
5. Greylag
6. Dunnock
7. Crow
8. Osprey, Maya, 33 & two growing chicks
9. Cormorant
10. Common tern
11. Black headed gull
12. Great crested grebe
13. Coot
14. Sedge warbler
15. Little egret
16. Chiffchaff
17. Long tailed tit
18. Kestrel
19. Grey heron
21st June Meeting at Egleton Reserve
8 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Blackbird
2. Moorhen
3. Black headed gull
4. Chiffchaff
5. Coot (some on nest)
6. Little egret
7. Cormorant
8. Lapwing (with young)
9. Sand martin
10. Mallard
11. Common tern
12. Woodpigeon
13. Blackcap
14. Song thrush
15. Jay
16. Avocet (with young)
17. Mute swan
18. Tufted duck
19. Oystercatcher (with young)
20. Osprey (with fish)
21. Egyptian duck
22. Pochard
23. Great crested grebe (some on nest)
24. Crow
25. Pied wagtail
26. Greylag
27. Canada goose
28. Gadwall
29. Teal
30. Swift
31. Reed warbler.
32. Magpie
33. Reed bunting
34. Long tailed tit
35. Blue tit
36. Whitethroat
19th July Meeting at Uppingham
3 members led by Helen Jezequel
1. Collared dove
2. Blackbird
3. Swifts
4. Jackdaw
5. Crow
6. Magpie
7. Wood pigeon
8. Pheasants
9. House sparrows
10. Blue tit
11. Black headed gull
12. Buzzard
13. Red kite
4th August, Eyebrook Reservoir
7 members led by Helen Jezequel
1. Great crested grebe
2. Black headed gull
3. Mallard
4. Teal
5. Crow
6. Coot
7. Little egret
8. Common tern
9. Swan
10. Heron
11. Lapwing
12. Greylag geese
13. Canada geese
14. Osprey
15. Swallow
16. Yellowhammer
17. Wood pigeon
18. Goldfinch
19. Cormorant
16th April Meeting at Fort Henry
4 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Kestrel
2. Grey heron
3. Woodpigeon
4. Red kite
5. Yellowhammer
6. Black headed gull
7. Mute swan
8. Little grebe
9. Mallard
10. Martin
11. Moorhen
12. Blue tit
3rd Sept Meeting at Barnsdale
6 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Wren
2. Long tailed tit
3. Blue tit
4. Robin
5. Woodpigeon
6. Great crested grebe
7. Common tern
8. Coot
9. Grey heron
10. Black headed gull
11. Mute swan
12. Little egret
13. Rook
14. Swallow
15. Cormorant
16. Gadwall
17. Greylag
18. Crow
19. Kestrel
20th Sept Meeting at Whitwell
4 members led by Helen Jezequel
1. Mute swan
2. Black headed gull
3. Magpie
4. Mallard
5. Crow
6. Woodpigeon
7. Little egrets
8. Great egret
9. Grey herons
10. Tufted duck
11. Gadwall
12. Cormorants
13. Great tits
14. Blue tits
15. Common tern
16. Buzzards
17. Coot
18. Great crested grebe
19. A charm of goldfinch
6th October Meeting at Egleton Bird Reserve
8 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Great tit
2. Blackbird
3. Crow
4. Blue tit
5. Cormorant
6. Coot
7. Wigeon
8. Gadwall
9. Teal
10. Shoveler
11. Mute swan
12. Greylag goose
13. Egyptian goose
14. Black headed gull
15. Canada goose
16. Lapwing
17. Herring gull
18. Great crested grebe
19. Tufted duck
20. Grey heron
21. Pied wagtail
22. Little egret
23. Mallard
24. Little grebe
25. Great white egret 21 in Crake hide
26. Magpie
27. Robin
28. Great black backed gull
29. Moorhen
30. Kingfisher
18th October Meeting at Egleton Bird Reserve
3 members led by Malcolm Boyd
A lovely walk through the old quarry areas and woodland.
1. Jay
2. Blackbird
3. Woodpigeon
4. Crow
5. Long tailed tit
6. Blue tit
7. Magpie
8. Great spotted woodpecker (male & female pecking at a dead tree)
9. Green woodpecker
3rd November Meeting at Hambleton peninsula
6 members led by Malcolm Boyd
Varied bird spotting with plenty on the water, not much in the woodland.
1. Woodpigeon
2. Little egret
3. Black headed gull
4. Pale Mallard
5. Mallard
6. Great white egret
7. Grey heron
8. Wigeon
9. Cormorant
10. Pied wagtail
11. Gadwall
12. Great crested grebe
13. Mute swan
14. Grey wagtail
15. Crow
16. Shoveler
17. Teal
18. Great black backed gull
19. Long tailed tit
20. Blue tit
21. Robin
22. Great tit
19th November Meeting at Egleton Bird Reserve
6 members led by Malcolm Boyd
Walked to the south, stopping at Mallard and then 360° hide.
Woodland birds spotted along the pathways
1. Crow
2. Great tit
3. Blue tit
4. Woodpigeon
5. Wren
6. Blackbird
7. Long tailed tit
8. Lapwing
9. Egyptian goose
10. Shelduck
11. Great white egret
12. Black headed gull
13. Pied wagtail
14. Little egret
15. Grey heron
16. Pintail
17 .Shoveler
18. Robin
19. Sedge warbler
20. Teal
21. Tufted duck
22. Kestrel
23. Redwing
24. Fieldfare
25. Red kite
26. Jackdaw
30th November Meeting Rutland Water shore at Barnsdale
8 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Mute swan
2. Cormorant
3. Black headed gull
4. Teal
5. Mallard
6. Golden eye
7. Little grebe
8. Great crested grebe
9. Wigeon
10. Great white egret
11. Crow
12. Blackbird
13. Woodpigeon
14. Coot
15. Shoveler
16. Grey heron
17. Lapwing
18. Great black backed gull
19. Canada goose
20. Pied wagtail
21. Egyptian duck
22. Red kite
16th December Meeting at Egleton
7 members led by Malcolm Boyd
1. Little egret
2. Log tailed tit
3. Woodpigeon
4. Blue tit
5. Crow
6. Robin
7. Redwing
8. Chaffinch
9. Wren
10. Blackbird
11. Pheasant
12. Golden plover
13. Lapwing
14. Canada goose
15. Cormorant
16. Black headed gull
17. Teal
18. Grey heron
19. Great white egret
20. Gadwall
21. Goosander
22. Mallard
23. Goldfinch
24. Mute swan
25. Coot
26. Shelduck
27. Tufted duck
28. Moorhen
29. Great crested grebe
30. Golden eye
31. Pochard
32. Magpie
33. Green Sandpiper
34. Green woodpecker
35. Jay