The overall site list was probably about 10 species higher than this, so something to aim for next year. I have decided to take part in the Patchwork Challenge next year - see here which adds a bit more fun to it. I'm using 125 species as a benchmark, as this was my first year list on this patch.
As always, I am grateful to the other local LMGP patchers who find birds and get the news out.
There are many highlights from the year and I have put a photo record of some of them below:
The white-winged gulls at the beginning of the year
An early Sandwich Tern
A Rock Pipit followed by another Sandwich Tern and the start of many Arctic Terns in April/May
Spring wader passage was a bit slow, but quite a few Whimbrel and a single Sanderling were noteworthy
Summer brought the usual build up of Yellow-legged Gulls, but at least 2 Caspians joined them, along with 2 mid-summer Med Gulls
Late summer brought a couple of Red-crested Pochards and a juvenile Black-necked Grebe
One of the main highlights of the year was the incredible flock of 19 Little Terns that arrived in mid August
August also brought a Turnstone, but further waders were few and far between until a Knot arrived for about 20 minutes during a foggy November day
A confiding male 1st winter Caspian Gull was one of at least 3 that appeared in November/December
1 or maybe 2 Goosanders put in a brief appearance and finally a flyover Waxwing in December
Roll on 2013!
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