Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Are the last 3 months of the year exciting?

Sitting on 132 for the year, with Tawny Owl to get, I was thinking about what has gone before now in the last quarter of the year, so I've tried to show it across the 3 months in species added view back to 2004, which is as far back as I can go accurately

Year         October      November     December
2015         0                3                    1
2014         1                2                    3
2013         3                2                    0
2012         2                0                    1
2011         3                2                    1
2010         1                3                    2
2009         3                1                    2
2008         1                1                    1
2007         3                2                    0
2006         1                1                    2
2005         2                2                    2
2004         1                4                    1

2004
October : Pintail
November : Woodcock, Ring-necked Parakeet, Firecrest & Yellowhammer
December : Golden Plover

2005
October : Hawfinch & Rock Pipit
November : Short-eared Owl & Brambling
December : Smew & Ring-necked Parakeet

2006
October : Stonechat
November : Woodcock
December : Ring-necked Parakeet, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

2007
October : Jack Snipe, Stonechat & Nuthatch
November : Ring-necked Parakeet & Brambling
December :

2008
October : Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
November : Ruddy Duck
December : Mealy Redpoll

2009
October : Merlin, Stonechat & Yellowhammer
November : Great White Egret
December : Ferruginous Duck & Little Owl

2010
October : Stonechat
November : Smew, Merlin & Firecrest
December : Taiga Bean Goose & Waxwing

2011
October : Ferruginous Duck, Merlin & Bearded Tit
November : Hen Harrier & Jack Snipe
December : Goshawk

2012
October : Sandwich Tern & Woodlark
November :
December : Ruddy Duck (last ever record)

2013
October : Rock Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler
November : Whooper Swan, Firecrest & Yellowhammer
December : 

2014
October : Alpine Swift
November : Woodcock & Short-eared Owl
December : Bewick's Swan, Smew & Goosander

2015
October :
November : Rock Pipit, Firecrest & Crossbill
December : Ferruginous Duck

At the very least, presenting this information this way clearly shows the most likely new birds for the year and whilst we can never expect any of the above, looking back into the archives and including the rest of September, offers up even more 'possibles' such as;

Black-necked Grebe, White-fronted Goose, Scaup, Ruff, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit & others


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