Final Bird List Totals for 2021

                                                                     

Hoopoe at Stelling Minnis.

Once again in a difficult year with Covid effecting most things including further lockdowns    birding was once again the one consistent which proved to be very successful both in Kent & further a field.

                                         Here are my final bird list totals for 2021

                                               KENT  BIRD YEAR LIST 2021

My Kent Bird Year List Total finished on 212, which included 3 new birds for my Kent Bird List :

Red Throated Pipit at Worth Marshes.  (Sadly no photo).

Pied Wheatear at Reculver.

                           

Pied Wheatear at Reculver. Photo by AE

Black Guillemot at Swalecliffe.

                                                                              

Black Guillemot at Swalecliffe. Photo by FC.

Many thanks to both AE & FC for the use of their photos.

                            

UK BIRD LIST  2021

My UK Bird Year List finished on  260 with a remarkable 9 new species added to my British bird list which are :

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD  at Lona Avenue Exmouth Devon.

                                                                     

Northern Mockingbird.

AMERICAN HERRING GULL  at Newlyn Harbour Cornwall.

                                                                           

American Herring Gull.

RED NECKED STINT  at Blyth Estuary Northumberland.

                                                                              

Red Necked Stint.

BLACK BROWED ALBATROSS  at Bempton Cliffs Rspb Yorkshire.

                                                                                 

Black Browed Albatross

GREEN WARBLER  at Buckton Yorkshire.  (Sadly never managed a photo)

LONG TOED STINT  at  St.Aidans Rspb West Yorkshire.

                                                                          

Long Toed Stint.

VARIED THRUSH  on Papa Westray.

                                                                                

Varied Thrush.

TAIGA FLYCATCHER  at South Landing Flamborough Yorkshire.

                                                                                 

Taiga Flycatcher.

BELTED KINGFISHER  at River Darwen Samlesbury Lancashire.

                                                                                

Belted Kingfisher.

GARDEN BIRD LIST 2021

Garden Birdwatching is something i really enjoy and my Garden Bird List now stands at : 74 

i added 7 new species this year which are :

WOODCOCK seen on 2 occasions flying over garden.

HEN HARRIER Ringtail bird seen flying over garden.

LINNET 3 birds seen & heard flying over garden

FIRECREST heard only several times.

COMMON TERN  2 birds seen flying over garden.

WILLOW WARBLER heard only several times.

BRAMBLING heard only in flight over garden.

As you can see from my added new birds i count everything i can see or / and hear from within my garden  which obviously includes flyover birds. 

Dunnock.

So that wraps up  my Birding totals for the year, it's been an incredible year with far to many highlights to mention, let's hope 2022 is just as amazing for birds.

Happy New Year & I wish you all  Great Birding in 2022.

Juvenile Goldfinch.