Magpie's birdwatching log

This is where I store info about the birds I've seen. All photos were taken by me.
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Mute swan
Cygnus olor

Canada goose
Branta canadensis

Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Branta bernicla

First sighting: 25/12/21

Greylag goose
Anser anser

domesticated variants:

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons

First sighting: 25/12/21

Barnacle goose
Branta leucopsis

First sighting: 16/8/21

Egyptian goose
Alopochen aegyptiacus

Invasive species

Mallard duck
Anas platyrhynchos

female, summer male:

Eurasian Teal
Anas crecca

First sighting: 2/12/21
Pictured: male

Northern pintail
Anas acuta

First sighting: 24/12/21

Eurasian wigeon
Mareca penelope

First sighting: 9/2/21
Pictured: male

Gadwall
Mareca strepera

female:

Tufted duck
Athya fuligula

First sighting: ?/12/20

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata

First sighting: 2/12/21
pictured: male

Common shelduck
Tadorna tadorna

First sighting: 3/8/21

Eurasian coot
Fulica atra

hatchling, juvenile:

Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus

juvenile:

Great crested grebe
Podiceps cristatus

juvenile:

Great cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo

Gray heron
Ardea cinerea

juvenile:

Western great egret
Ardea alba

First sighting: 20/8/21

Eurasian spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia

First sighting: 2/6/20

White stork
Ciconia ciconia

Black tailed godwit
Limosa limosa

Curlew
Numenius arquata

First sighting: 26/8/21

Eurasian oystercatcher
Haemantopus ostralegus

Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus

First sighting: 27/7/21

Common redshank
Tringa totanus

First sighting:24/12/21

Sanderling
Calidris alba

First sighting: 25/12/21

Black-headed gull
Croicocephalus ridibundus

juvenile:

Mew gull
Larus canus

FIrst sighting: 25/7/21

European herring gull
Larus argentatus

juvenile:

Yellow-legged gull
Larus michahellis

Lesser black-backed gull
Larus fuscus

juvenile:

Common tern
Sterna hirundo

Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis

First sighting: 17/8/20

Western marsh harrier
Circus aeruginosus

Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo

Eurasian sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus

Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian magpie
Pica pica

Carrion crow
Corvus corone

Western jackdaw
Corvus monedula

Eurasian jay
Garrulus glandarius

Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus

Feral Pigeon
Columba livia domestica

Domesticated rock pigeon, variants:

Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto

Common pheasant
Phasianus colchicus

Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus

Rose-ringed parakeet
Psittacula krameri

Introduced species

Eurasian green woodpecker
Picus viridis

Song thrush
Turdus philomelos

Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris

First sighting: 25/12/21

Common blackbird
Turdus merula

female:

Common starling
Sturnus vulgaris

Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs

European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis

Common linnet
Linaria cannabina

House sparrow
Passer domesticus

Reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus

Great tit
Parus major

Eurasian blue tit
Cyanistes caeruleus

Long-tailed tit
Aegithalos caudatus

European robin
Erithacus rubecula

Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica

Dunnock
Prunella modularis

Eurasian Wren
Nannus troglodytes

Common chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita

Sedge warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

White wagtail
Motacilla alba

First sighting: 26/4/21

Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea

Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica

House martin
Delichon urbicum

First sighting: 31/7/21

Sand martin
Riparia riparia

First sighting: 29/7/21

Common swift
Apus apus