2021 - Blagdon Lake Birds

The year that was - 2021

Site year list to 31st December (records by bird wardens Mark Hynam & Nigel Milbourne, plus those reported):

Pheasant (1st January)
Canada Goose (1st January)
Greylag Goose (24th January)
Mute Swan (1st January)
Bewick's Swan (13th December)
Whooper Swan (4th November)
Egyptian Goose (6th July)
Common Shelduck (16th June)
South African Shelduck (21st July) - Category E
Garganey (2nd April per Andy Mears)
Shoveler (1st January)
Gadwall (1st January)
Wigeon (1st January)
Mallard (1st January)
Pintail (1st January)
Teal (1st January)
Green-winged Teal (6th December)
Red-crested Pochard (24th December per Avon Birds)
Pochard (1st January)
Tufted Duck (1st January)
Scaup (6th October)
Goldeneye (1st January)
Goosander (2nd January)
Swift (25th April)
Cuckoo (30th May)
Feral Pigeon (3rd January)
Stock Dove (1st January)
Woodpigeon (1st January)
Collared Dove (15th January)
Water Rail (1st January)
Moorhen (1st January)
Coot (1st January)
Little Grebe (1st January)
Great Crested Grebe (1st January)
Black-necked Grebe (27th March)
Oystercatcher (16th May)
Lapwing (15th January)
Ringed Plover (per Mike O'Connor, 12th February)
Curlew (4th August)
Black-tailed Godwit (25th July)
Knot (13th September)
Ruff (29th August)
Dunlin (9th February)
Snipe (1st January)
Common Sandpiper (1st January)
Green Sandpiper (18th April)
Redshank (29th July)
Wood Sandpiper (24th August)
Greenshank (4th August)
Black-headed Gull (1st January)
Mediterranean Gull (21st February)
Common Gull (1st January)
Great Black-backed Gull (1st January)
Herring Gull (1st January)
Yellow-legged Gull (9th August)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd January)
Common Tern (7th June)
Black Tern (17th July)
Arctic Skua (13th October)
Cormorant (1st January)
Spoonbill (21st September)
Cattle Egret (1st January)
Grey Heron (1st January)
Great White Egret (2nd January)
Little Egret (1st January)
Osprey (per Ross Fairley, 6th April)
Sparrowhawk (2nd January)
Marsh Harrier (per Ross Fairley, 7th February)
Red Kite (8th February)
White-tailed Eagle (13th April)* Radio-tracked bird not seen by any observers.
Buzzard (1st January)
Barn Owl (3rd February)
Tawny Owl (1st January)
Kingfisher (9th February)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (1st January)
Green Woodpecker (15th February)
Kestrel (21st March)
Hobby (20th April)
Peregrine (10th January)
Jay (3rd January)
Magpie (1st January)
Jackdaw (1st January)
Rook (1st January)
Carrion Crow (1st January)
Raven (4th January)
Coal Tit (1st January)
Blue Tit (1st January)
Great Tit (1st January)
Cetti's Warbler (23rd March)
Sand Martin (24th March)
Swallow (27th March)
House Martin (3rd April)
Long-tailed Tit (1st January)
Willow Warbler (29th March)
Chiffchaff (1st January)
Sedge Warbler (22nd April)
Reed Warbler (4th April)
Blackcap (21st March)
Garden Warbler (22nd April)
Lesser Whitethroat (29th July)
Common Whitethroat (26th April)
Goldcrest (1st January)
Wren (1st January)
Nuthatch (4th January)
Treecreeper (1st January)
Starling (1st January)
Blackbird (1st January)
Fieldfare (1st January)
Redwing (1st January)
Song Thrush (1st January)
Mistle Thrush (2nd January)
Spotted Flycatcher (31st May)
Robin (1st January)
Pied Flycatcher (11th April)
Redstart (13th April)
Whinchat (29th August)
Stonechat (1st January)
Wheatear (9th August)
House Sparrow (2nd January)
Dunnock (1st January)
Yellow Wagtail (31st August)
Grey Wagtail (15th January)
Pied Wagtail (1st January) & White Wagtail (24th March)
Meadow Pipit (1st January)
Chaffinch (1st January)
Brambling (12th December)
Bullfinch (1st January)
Greenfinch (15th February)
Linnet (1st January)
Lesser Redpoll (6th November)
Goldfinch (1st January)
Siskin (1st April)
Reed Bunting (15th February)