Birds to look out for

Birds to look out for in the next month – March/April

1. Winter Thrushes – should be getting return passage birds
- Redwing, Fieldfare. Record all last sightings.

2. Finches
- Brambling & Siskin – should be coming into gardens now
- Redpoll Record all sightings.
- Linnet - note flock size

3. Warblers
- Chiffchaff – Expect to hear first birds before next indoor meeting
- Blackcap & Sedge Warbler

4. Wagtails
- Yellow Wagtail - mainly from mid / end-April
- Grey Wagtails – now setting up breeding territories. All records please

1. Winter Thrushes

- Redwing} Note flock sizes

- Fieldfare}

2. Finches + Larks

- Brambling

- Siskin

- Redpoll – Particularly look for Mealy/Common Redpoll ssp flammea

- Linnet - note flock size

- Skylark - note flock size

3. Ducks and Geese

- Shelduck

- Goosander

- Wigeon

- Teal

- Shoveler

- Pochard

- Tufted Duck

- Goldeneye

- Pintail

- Pink-footed Geese

4. Waders

- Oystercatcher

- Golden Plover

- Lapwing

1. Winter Thrushes

- Redwing, Fieldfare – note flock sizes

2. Finches + Larks

- Brambling – numbers are very low as yet

- Siskin – numbers are low as yet

- Redpoll – look for them on alders and in Siskin flocks. Separate Lesser from Common if possible

- Linnet - note flock size

- Skylark - note flock size

3. Ducks and Geese

- Goosander, Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Pintail

- Pink-footed Geese

4. Waders

1. Hirundines

- Sand Martin – look for colonies and early roosts

- Swallow – look for early roosts

- House Martin -

2. Warblers – Most are still singing

Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler – record the last date you hear/see these species.

3. Wagtails

- Yellow Wagtail – record all birds seen

- Grey Wagtails – All records please

4. Cuckoo – note last birds calling / seen

1. Hirundines

- Sand Martin – first birds recorded in WVBS from 29^th March

- Swallow – first birds recorded in WVBS from 4^th April

- House Martin - mainly from mid / end-April

2. Warblers – most should be in by end-May

- Chiffchaff – In in large numbers now

- Willow Warbler - first birds recorded in WVBS from 29^th March

- Blackcap - first birds recorded in WVBS from 31^st March

- Sedge Warbler

- Reed Warbler

- Common Whitethroat

- Lesser Whitethroat

Birds to look out for in the next month –Feb/March

1. Winter Thrushes – should be getting return passage

- Redwing

- Fieldfare

2. Finches + Larks

- Brambling – coming into gardens now

- Siskin – coming into gardens now

- Redpoll

- Linnet - note flock size

- Skylark - note flock size

3. Warblers

- Chiffchaff – Expect to hear first birds before next indoor meeting

4. Ducks and Geese

- Shelduck – now moving back inland to breed

Birds to look out for in the next month –Oct/Nov

1. Last Summer Visitors

2. Winter Thrushes

- Redwing

- Fieldfare

3. Finches + Larks

- Brambling

- Siskin

- Redpoll

- Skylark – note flock size

3. Ducks and Geese

- Wigeon

- Teal

- Shoveler

- Pochard

- Tufted Duck

- Goldeneye

- Pintail

- Pink-footed Geese

4. Waders

- Golden Plover

- Lapwing

- Green Sandpiper