I enjoyed flicking through the little black book for some highlights of birds found or seen through 2025. It was never going to be regarded as a spectacular year, but at least it resulted in getting much more of a fix from my birding than anything else.
* Excellent species and or location records....Photos & Video Pete Woodruff.
January
15 Bullfinch pair Lanc's Cemetery *
17 Common Scoter Stone Jetty M'cbe
17 Scaup Broadway M'cbe
25 Blackcap male home garden *
February
13 Hen Harrier male C'sand
18/ 27 Marsh Harrier female C'sand
March
6 Tundra Bean Goose with c.5,000 Pink-footed Geese C'sand *
12 Barnacle Goose Conder Pool *
12 March Harrier C'sand
12 Whooper Swan c.500 C'sand *
19 Hen Harrier in flight N>S over Moss Lane C'sand
20 Bullfinch 2xmale/female Lanc's cemetery *
24 Mediterranean Gull adult/Little Ringed Plover Conder Pool
26 Spotted Redshank Conder Pool
April
9 Garden Warbler Crag Wood early record *
11 Ring Ouzel female Hawthornthwaite *
29 Willow Warbler at least 50 Birk Bank circuit
29 Bullfinch 2/Cuckoo 2 Birk Bank *
May
7 Crossbill 15 Tower Lodge Bowland *
18 Cetti's Warbler Glasson
June
25 June 7 of 17 Mediterranean Gull Conder Pool *
July
9 Swift at least 20 Fairfield Lanc's
August
6 Green Woodpecker Birk Bank *
20 Yellow Wagtail 2 Conder Pool *
22 Ruff 20/Wood Sandpiper Heversham Moss
28 Ruff 19/Green Sandpiper Conder Pool *
September
5 Greenshank 32 Conder Pool *
9 Curlew Sandpiper Lune Estuary
25 Crossbill pair Ottergear Bridge *
October
30 Merlin male C'sand
November
12 Snow Bunting 2 C'sand
20 November Bewick's Swan 2 Slack Lane C'sand *
24 Pintail drake Conder Pool
24 Pink-footed Geese c.3,500 Slack Lane C'sand
December
23 Brent Geese 52 Heysham
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Hoping you have good birding in 2026....
A Very Happy New Year
Interesting review of your year’s records, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to you and family.
Ian Mitchell
Nice of you to pop in on Sunday, and Happy New Year to you too Ian.
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Thanks for sharing your bird records of the year. Happy 2026!
ReplyDeleteIn turn, I thank you for sharing the recent excellent and important account of observations of the Jay.
DeleteA Happy New Year to you Guillermo....Pete.
Hi Pete,
ReplyDeletePerhaps not spectacular, but very interesting counts nonetheless.
The new year has begun, and it's starting all over again. Who knows what surprises nature has in store for us this year? I'm curious.
A happy and healthy New Year 2026 to you and your family.
Best regards, Frank
Many thanks for your comments once again, and 'who knows what surprises nature has in store for us this year', I'll second that one Frank.
DeleteWith Regards and a Happy New Year....Pete.
Hi Pete,
ReplyDeleteAlways really enjoy reading your posts; all the best for the new year.
I was really interested to note your green woodpecker observation at Birk Bank in August. Do you remember whereabouts you saw/heard it?
I visited Birk Bank for the first time 5 years ago in early April, and after getting out of the car at Rigg Lane car park I immediately heard the yaffle call and saw the bird fly overhead. The same happened on subsequent visits over the following few days, but then nothing for all of my many visits since! I always keep an ear out whenever I visit in the hope of hearing it again.
It would be great of you would contact me Simon. I can fill you in with the woodpecker details for your next visit to BB. stonechat4@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Simon....Pete.
A nice look back over the year. Plenty to celebrate there. Hope this year has plenty in store for you to see. Take care.
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