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LINSKELDFIELD TARN Birds Month by Month
As recorded by an Avid, Local Bird Watcher, who visited the Tarn regularly over a 12 month period.
He helped record all the Birds sighted both on and around the Tarn.
He was then kind enough to take the Bird Spotting Book home and bring all the records up-to-date,
using both his own notes + those from our many Visitors, who kindly filled in our Bird-spotting Book.
 We are very grateful for his enthusiasm and commitment. {animated goose}{animated goose}

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     You may see these Birds at the End of that month

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May be sighted
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  x   Sighted during these  months

@ These birds weren't actually sighted on the Tarn when these records were recorded but these are the months they may be in the area.
 Click here for a  :   List of other Entries in the Bird Spotting Book
Click here to see the Highlights of Birds Spotted during 2007 
 

SPECIES

    BREED        

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

 DIVERS & GREBES

Little Grebe

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 x x x x x  

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 x x
 

Cormorant

 x x                    
 

Grey Heron

           x x     x    

SWANS

Mute Swan

   x

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 x x

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 x     x    
 

Whooper Swan

 x x

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 x x

GEESE, SHELDUCKS & DUCKS

Greylag Goose

  

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 x x x x x          
 

Canada Goose

 x x x x x x x

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Barnacle Goose

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Shelduck

   x

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 x x

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Wigeon

 x x x x x    

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 x x x x
 

Teal

 x x x x

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   x x x x x
 

Mallard

 x x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Pintail

 x x x x                
 

Shoveler

 x x x x           x x x
 

Pochard

     x     x            
 

Tufted Duck

 x x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Goldeneye

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HAWKS

Sparrow Hawk

   x x     x            

BUZZARDS, KESTRELS

Buzzard (Buteo Buteo)

 x x

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 x

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   x x x x x x
 

Kestrel

   x x x x x     x     x
    Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

GAME BIRDS

Pheasant

 x x x x x           x  

MOORHENS & COOTS

Moorhen

 x x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Coot

   x x x x x x x x x x x
 

Tufted Duck

 x                   x x
 

Teal

 x                   x x
 

Shoveler

 x                   x x

WADERS

Oystercatcher

         x x            
 

Lapwing

   x x       x x x      
 

Snipe

 x x         x x x x x x
 

Curlew

   x       x            
 

Redshank

           x x          
 

Common Sandpiper

             x          

GULLS & TERNS

Lesser Black-backed Gull

       x       x        
 

Herring Gull

           x   x x      

PIGEONS & DOVES

Stock Dove

 x x x x x

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 x x x   x x
 

Collered Dove

                     x  

OWLS, NIGHTJARS, SWIFTS

Tawny Owl

                        
 

Swift

         x x x          
    Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

KINGFISHERS, WOODPECKERS

Gt Spotted Woodpecker

    

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MARTIN & SWALLOWS

Sand Martin

     x x x x x          
 

House Martin

         x x x x        
 

Swallow

    

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 x x x x x        

PIPIT & WAGTAILS

Meadow Pipit

               x        
 

Grey Wagtail

               x x      
 

Pied Wagtail

     x x x x x x x x x x

GARDEN BIRDS

Wren

           x            
 

Dunnock

       x                
 

Robin

 x x x x x     x x x x x
 

Blackbird

 x x x x x x x   x   x x
 

Fieldfare

   x