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Archives - 2007

December 27th

• Knockentiber-Springside Disused Railway Line, Ayrshire: Goosander (2 redheads), Carmel Water [PATCH TICK].

December 1st

• Barassie, Ayrshire: Knot (32).

November 21st

• Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London: Firecrest.

November 17th

• London Wetland Centre: Bittern.

November 1st-6th

• Isle of Islay, Scotland: White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Peregrine, Chough, Snow Bunting, Twite, Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver, Red-throated Diver, Barnacle Goose, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Brent Goose, hutchinsii Canada Goose, Scaup, Common Scoter, Whooper Swan, Pintail, Hooded Crow, Arctic Tern & Otter.

September 16th

• Central Park NYC: Gadwall, Mallard, Solitary Sandpiper, Feral Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Wood Pewee, Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Tennessee Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Wilson's Warbler, Connecticut Warbler, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch and House Sparrow. Two more from the LIRR train: Ring-billed Gull and American Herring Gull.

August-September

• Rio Mayo valley, Perú: White-browed Antbird, Stripe-chested Antwren, Barred Becard, Yellow-billed Cacique, Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Deep-blue Flowerpiercer, Long-billed Gnatwren, Tawny-bellied Hermit, Blue-cheeked Jacamar, Scaly-naped Parrot, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Smoke-coloured Pewee, Speckle-chested Piculet, Black-streaked Puffbird, Huallaga Slaty-Antshrike, Andean Solitaire, Chestnut-throated Spinetail, Royal Sunangel, Vermillion Tanager, White-capped Tanager, Yellow-throated Tanager, White-crowned Tapaculo, Tataupa Tinamou, Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant, Chestnut-tipped Toucanet, Mishana Tyrannulet, and Crimson-mantled Woodpecker.

August 10th

• Pinbain Burn, Ayrshire: Wall (35), Grayling (30+), Golden-ringed Dragonfly (1).

• Shallochwreck Burn/Currarie Port, Ayrshire: Wall (23), Grayling (50+), Purple Hairstreak (3), Common Seal (6), Grey Seal (2).

August 8th

• Walthamstow Marshes, London: Water Vole & Common Tern (15+).

August 4th

• Changue, Ayrshire: Scotch Argus (42), Common Hawker (13), Golden-ringed Dragonfly (4).

July 28th

• London Wetland Centre: Emperor, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker & Water Vole.

July 25th

• Sunny Hill Park, London:
Poplar Hawkmoth at the churchyard this morning.

July 21st

• Thursley Heath, Surrey:
Keeled Skimmer, Small Red Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly and much rain!

July 14th

• Sunny Hill Park, London:
Swift (34) spiralling to roost around 2030h. Also 20+ Small & Essex Skippers roosting.

July 5-8th Ayrshire

• Allantonplains Wood:
Ringlet (124), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (25), Meadow Brown (25), Green-veined White (5), Dark Green Fritillary (1), Small Heath (4), Common Blue (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Painted Lady (1), Common Hawker (2), Large Red Damselfly (10+), Red-necked Footman (1).

• Corsehouse Reservoir & Glenouther Moor:
Large Heath (36), Meadow Brown (6), Ringlet (2), Small Heath (2), Green-veined White (1), Red Admiral (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Common Hawker (1), Large Red Damselfly (40+), Emerald Damselfly (30+), Common Blue Damselfly (20+), Wood Tiger (20+), Red-necked Footman (6).

• Red Moss Loch > Drumshang Loch > Blacktop Hill:
Ringlet (19), Meadow Brown (8), Common Blue (1), Northern Eggar (2), Common Blue Damselfly (2), Common Darter (1), Large Yellow Underwing (1), Straw Dot (20+)

• Sauchrie Burn:
Ringlet (50+), Dark Green Fritillary (37), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (2).

• Qaurrel Hill forestry:
Ringlet (12), Meadow Brown (2), Golden-ringed Dragonfly (1).

• Craingens Hill forestry:
Ringlet (330), Large Skipper (14), Meadow Brown (5), Small Heath (4), Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (1), Golden-ringed Dragonfly (pr in tandem), Common Hawker (1).

• Gailes Marshes:
Emerald Damselfly (100+), Common Blue Damselfly (50+), Azure Damselfly (20+), Blue-tailed Damselfly (20+), Common Darter (2 tenerals), Meadow Brown (42), Small Heath (4), Common Blue (2), Green-veined White (1).

• Upper Glen App:
Ringlet (119), Meadow Brown (29), Large Skipper (6), Dark Green Fritillary (4), Small Heath (3), Common Blue (1), Golden-ringed Dragonfly (1), Common Blue Damselfly (1), Red-necked Footman (2), Yellow Shell (2), Painted Lady (1)

• Kilantringan Loch:
Ringlet (120+), Meadow Brown (11), Small Heath (3), Common Blue Damselfly (40+), Blue-tailed Damselfly (30+).

• Pinbain Burn:
Ringlet (7), Meadow Brown (4), Grayling (2), Six-spot Burnet (4).

June 24th

• Barnoy Pit, Ayrshire:
Ringlet (67), Grayling (1), Meadow Brown (14).

June 23rd

• Currarie Port > Ballantrae, Ayrshire:
Painted Lady (49), Large Heath (2), Dark Green Fritillary (2), Grayling (23), Small Tortoiseshell (10+).

• Pinbain Burn, Ayrshire:
Northern Brown Argus (8), Large Skipper (6), Grayling (23), Painted Lady (6), Dark Green Fritillary (1)

June 22nd

• Bellsbank Plantation, Ayrshire:
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (22) & Large Skipper (12).

• Loch Bradan, Ayrshire:
Large Heath (10+) & Small Heath (40+).

June 9th

• Dawn chorus in Dean Country Park, Ayrshire 55° 37N, 4° 29W: Chronology of first song (same day each year)

Species	2007	2006	2005
Robin	0309h	0334h	0325h
Song Thrush	0315h	0320h	0320h
Blackbird	0316h	0340h	0334h
Carrion Crow	0316h	0324h	0325h
Wood Pigeon	0343h	0407h	0407h
Wren	0347h	0358h	0404h
Goldcrest	0355h	0411h	0329h
Chaffinch	0407h	0424h	0426h
Great Tit	-	0454h	-
Weather	blue sky no wind	cloudy light wind	cloudy light wind

June 1st-8th

• Kindrogan Field Centre & environs, Perthshire: Black Grouse, Red Grouse, Ring Ouzel, Redstart, Short-eared Owl, Dipper, Woodcock, Tree Pipit, & Crossbill.

Species	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Robin	0307h	0309h	0307h	0306h	0333h
Song Thrush	0315h	0305h	0315h	0315h	0336h
Blackbird	0322h	0312h	0323h	0314h	0346h
Spotted Flycatcher	0322h	0327h	0325h	0340h	-
Wren	0336h	0340h	0337h	0336h	0358h
Goldcrest	0339h	0337h	0329h	0331h	0348h
Garden Warbler	0350h	0330h	-	0331h	-
Treecreeper	0353h	0352h	0402h	0403h	0416h
Chaffinch	0355h	0353h	0357h	0405h	0423h
Blackcap	0356h	0353h	-	-	0431h
Willow Warbler	0357h	0342h	0338h	-	0428h
Weather	overcast no wind	blue sky no wind	partly cloudy no wind	partly cloudy no wind	overcast light rain windy

April 29th - May 6th

• Morocco: Ruddy Shelduck, Lanner Falcon, Barbary Falcon, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Spotted Sandgrouse, Crowned Sandgrouse, Laughing Dove, Little Swift, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Levaillant's Green Woodpecker, Desert Lark, Bar-tailed Lark, Thick-billed Lark, Temminck's Lark, Hoopoe Lark, Common Bulbul, Moussier's Redstart, Desert Wheatear, Western Mourning Wheatear, White-crowned Wheatear, Red-rumped Wheatear, African Desert Warbler, Scrub Warbler, Fulvous Babbler, Brown-necked Raven, Desert Sparrow, Crimson-winged Finch & House Bunting.

April 10th-20th

• Costa de la Luz, Spain: Lesser Crested Tern, Caspian Tern, Black Vulture, Squacco Heron, Red-nobbed Coot, Azure-winged Magpie, Little Bustard, Bonelli’s Eagle, Purple Swamp-hen, Glossy Ibis, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Short-toed Lark & Black Stork.

March 10th

• Irvine Harbour, Ayrshire: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull commuting between Bogside and Harbourside.

March 4th

• London Wetland Centre: Bittern showing tentatively from the WWF hide and a Sand Martin arrived.

March 3rd

• London Wetland Centre: Stone Curlew flew in to the main lake area around 1700h.

February 3rd

• Bingley, West Yorkshire: American Robin in gardens on the edge of the town.

January 28th

• East India Dock, Docklands, London: Merlin (f) & Black Redstart (3).

January 27th

• Kensington Gardens, London: Yellow-legged Gull showing features of atlantis

January 24th

• London Wetland Centre: Bittern.

January 22nd

• Martnaham Loch, Ayrshire: Pintail (m) was unusual.

January 13th

• Rainham Marshes, Essex: Penduline Tit & Grey Phalarope

January 1st

• Barassie, Ayrshire: Scaup (60) in dense flock just offshore.

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