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Systematic list -
Red-throated Diver to Grey Phalarope, see
February 2002 Newsletter.
Pomarine Skua to Kittiwake.
Sandwich Tern to Turtle
Dove.
Cuckoo to Rock Pipit.
Yellow Wagtail to
Blackbird.
Fieldfare to Willow
Warbler.
Goldcrest to Carrion Crow
(below).
Starling to Corn Bunting
.
The status line included for each
species is adapted from the Cheshire and Wirral
Ornithological Society's bird report.
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Common resident and winter visitor
First recorded on Aug 30th 2000. A
tiny autumn passage peaked with three on Oct 1st and finished on Oct 22nd.
Two were in the back garden on Jan 13th 2001, with spring passage
starting on Mar 15th and continuing until Apr 23rd. Autumn passage occurred
between Sept 21st and Oct 28th, peaking at ten on Oct 22nd.
Firecrest
Regulus inicapillus
Rare winter visitor and migrant
A female moved through the back garden in a Long-tailed Tit flock on Sept
10th 2000.
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Uncommon summer visitor
Singles on May 13th 2000, Aug 25th 2001 and Sept 1st 2001.
Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Scarce summer visitor
A spanking male spent the morning
by the stream on Apr 30th 2001.
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Common resident
Recorded regularly in autumn and early spring, with several flocks in excess
of 50. A pair were regularly seen collecting feathers and spiders webs in
Mar 2001, though we did not find a nest.
Coal Tit
Parus ater
Common resident
Up to five were seen occasionally through the summer of 2000, with marked
dispersal noted in Sept and October. 40 on Sept 9th 2000 and 35 on Sept 26th
2001 were the largest day counts for each year.
Blue Tit Parus
caerulus
Abundant resident
One or two pairs resident throughout, though none bred within the grounds.
Autumn dispersal was well marked in both years, with 60 on Sept 9th 2000 and
75 on Sept 26th 2001 the peaks.
Great Tit
Parus major
Very common resident
One or two resident throughout. Dispersal less marked than the previous two
species, though 20 went W on Sept 9th 2000.
Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Fairy common resident
Singles on May 11th and Jul 1st 2001.
Jay Garrulus
glandarius
Common resident
Singles On Oct 15th 2000, Dec 29th 2000 and Sept 23rd 2001 are the only
records so far.
Magpie
Pica pica
Very common resident
One pair resident throughout. Attempted to breed in the Holly hedge.
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Common resident and winter visitor
Two on Sept 28th 2000, Sept 30th 2000 and Sept 23rd 2001 and five on Oct
28th 2001 are the only records so far.
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Very common resident
Singles on Mar 28th and Mar 30th 2001 are the only records of this species
which is always infrequent on N.Wirral. JET chased the first W through
Hoylake in order to see it over the garden.
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Very common resident
Recorded daily, with two pairs regularly scavenging on the tideline. One
bird developed a technique of reaching under the eaves to remove Feral
Pigeon eggs, which it continued to do as fast as they could lay them. On Apr
1st 2001 24 gathered together in a tight pack on the sand about half way to
Hilbre before breaking up and flying in many different directions, with 22
repeating the process on Apr 12th. Perhaps this was the Carrion Crow
equivalent of a “Magpie meeting”.
Starling to Reed Bunting. |
