Wildlife of the Rodwell Trail
monthly reports of birds seen from the trail


December 2012


45 species so far this month

Great Northern Diver
Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Shag
Brent Goose
Velvet Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Eider
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull >
Common Gull
Herring Gull >
Great Black-backed Gull
Razorbill
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock >
Robin
Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Magpie
Jackdaw >
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow >
Chaffinch
Siskin
Goldfinch >
Greenfinch




December 23rd - Sandsfoot was the place to be this morning with 2 Velvet Scoters, a female Eider, a Great Northern Diver and a Slavonian Grebe!

December 11th - Downclose produced a Great-spotted Woodpecker, a Siskin and a Buzzard, whilst a pair of Stonechats were nearby at Smallmouth.

December 4th - A record number of 18 Black-necked Grebes were off Sandsfoot this morning, as was the Eider first seen a couple of weeks ago. A Nuthatch was heard at Rodwell Halt, the second record for the trail.

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