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life list (est. 19/04/2025)

JUNE 2025 06/06/25 – SE England
Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
04/06/25 – SE England
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
02/06/25 – SE England
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
MAY 2025 30/05/25 – SE England
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
29/05/25 – SE England
Western House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
26/05/25 – SE England
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
22/05/25 – SE England
Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
18/05/25 – SE England
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
16/05/25 – SE England
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicephalus ridibundus)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
12/05/25 – SE England
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
11/05/25 – London, England
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
10/05/25 – SE England
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
09/05/25 – SE England
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
08/05/25 – SW England
Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
07/05/25 – SW England
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
06/05/25 – SE England
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
05/05/25 – SE England
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
APRIL 2025 29/04/25 – SE England
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
28/04/25 – SE England
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
26/04/25 – SE England
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
25/04/25 – SE England
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
21/04/25 – SE England
Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
20/04/25 – SE England
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Magpie (Pica pica)
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
19/04/25 – SE England
Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

legend
= favourite
= uncommon (for date/location)