Birds I have recorded in the UK since 1 Jan 22
*Birds first seen in bold Red with dates
(Species of real interest in Pink)
Harris Hawk (released bird) - Penn's Weare - 27 Mar
(Species of real interest in Pink)
Totals including Species Sub-species and Races, as of 21 Dec 22:- 165
Red-throated Diver - Portland Bill - 6 Apr
Black-throated Diver - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Great Northern Diver - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Great Crested Grebe - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Slavonian Grebe - Portland Harbour - 27 Jan
Black-necked Grebe - Portland Harbour - 27 Jan
Little Grebe - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Fulmar - Grove Cliffs - 31 Jan
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater
Storm Petrel
Leach's Petrel
Gannet - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Cormorant - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Shag - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Bittern
Cattle Egret - Radipole Reserve - 6 Sep
Great White Egret - Lodmoor - 19 Jan
Little Egret - The Fleet - 2 Jan
Grey Heron - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Spoonbill - Lodmoor - 9 Feb
White Stork
Mute Swan - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Bewick's Swan
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose
White-fronted Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Shelduck - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Ruddy Shelduck
Egyptian Goose - River Avon - 28 Jun
Mandarin
Mallard - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Gadwall - Lodmoor - 19 Jan
Garganey
Wigeon - Radipole Reserve - 30 Sep
Teal - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Pintail - Radipole Reserve - 23 Mar
Shoveler - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Red-crested Pochard
Tufted Duck - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Pochard - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Common Eider
Ferruginous Duck
Common Scoter - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Goldeneye - Radipole - 12 Jan
Goosander - The Fleet - 22 Nov
Red-breasted Merganser - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Smew
Osprey - Rufus Castle - 21 Apr
Red Kite - Cashmoor - 5 Apr
Sparrowhawk - Pennsylvania Castle Wood - 7 Jan
Goshawk
Buzzard - Crown Estate Fields - 2 Jan
Honey Buzzard
Marsh Harrier - Lodmoor - 19 Jan
Hen Harrier
Peregrine Falcon - Grove Cliffs - 31 Jan
Hobby - Lower Horse Paddock - 3 May
Merlin - Ferrybridge - 18 Jan
Kestrel - Crown Estate Fields - 2 Jan
Red-footed Falcon
Pheasant - Obs Garden - 2 Jan
Grey Partridge
Red-legged Partridge
Quail
Water Rail - Radipole - 12 Jan
Moorhen - Lodmoor Reserve - 2 Jan
Coot - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Common Crane
Oystercatcher - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Avocet
Ringed Plover - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Golden Plover - Lodmoor - 7 Dec
Grey Plover
Lapwing - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Dunlin - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Curlew Sandpiper- Lodmoor Reserve - 4 Sep
Knot
Sanderling - Ferrybridge - 16 May
Little Stint
Least Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Ruff - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Snipe - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Jack Snipe
Woodcock - Inmosthay - 16 Dec
Bar-tailed Godwit - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Black-tailed Godwit - Lodmoor - 19 Jan
Curlew - Lynch Cove - 27 Jan
Whimbrel - Lynch Cove - 27 Jan
Spotted Redshank
Redshank - Lodmoor - 2 Feb
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Lodmoor - 19 Jan
Common Sandpiper - Ferrybridge - 22 Jul
Stilt Sandpiper
Turnstone - The Bill - 26 Jan
Grey Phalarope
Arctic Skua - The Bill - 21 Jul
Pomarine Skua
Great Skua
Bonaparte's Gull
Sabine's Gull - Chesil Cove - 14 Nov
Black-headed Gull - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Bodenham - 11 Jan
Great Black-backed Gull - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Common Gull - Ferrybridge - 2 Jan
Kittiwake - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Ross's Gull
Little Tern - The Fleet - 19 Apr
Arctic Tern
Common Tern - Lodmoor - 12 May
Sandwich Tern - Lodmoor - 12 Apr
Black Tern
Razorbill - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Guillemot - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Stock Dove Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Wood Pigeon - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Collared Dove - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Turtle Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo - Martin Down Nature Reserve - 5 Apr
Little Owl - Bumpers Lane - 11 Apr
Short-eared Owl - Portland Beach Road - 2 Jan
Long-eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Barn Owl - The Verne - 1 Jul
Nightjar - Brands Bay - 4 Aug
Swift - Radipole RSPB Reserve - 28 Apr
Pallid Swift
Kingfisher - Lodmoor - 2 Jan
Hoopoe
European Bee-eater - Wakeham - 12 Sep
Green Woodpecker - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Wryneck - Portland Bird Observatory - 14 Nov
Skylark - Ferrybridge - 3 Feb
Woodlark
Sand Martin - Lodmoor - 12 Apr
House Martin - Radipole - 19 Apr
Swallow - Radipole - 19 Apr
Tree Pipit - 30 Jun - Upton Heath
Meadow Pipit - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Rock Pipit - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
White Wagtail - Lodmoor Reserve - 4 Sep
Pied Wagtail - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Grey Wagtail - Church Ope Cove - 4 Jan
Yellow Wagtail - Upper Horse Paddock, Wakeham - 22 Apr
Blue-headed Wagtail - Lodmoor Reserve - 16 Sep
Citrine Wagtail - Lodmoor Reserve - 16 Sep
Waxwing
Dunnock - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Nightingale - River Avon - 7 Jun
Robin - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Bluethroat
Stonechat - The Slopes - 2 Jan
Whinchat - Top Fields - 29 Apr
Common Redstart - Reap Lane - 30 Mar
Black Redstart - Chesil Cove - 16 Jan
Wheatear - Ferrybridge - 14 Mar
Greenland Wheatear
Blackbird - PBO Quarry - 2 Jan
Ring Ouzel - Helen's Field - 29 Mar
Fieldfare - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Redwing - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Song Thrush - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Mistle Thrush - Bodenham - 11 Jan
Grasshopper Warbler - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 27 Apr
Savi's Warbler
Reed Warbler - Lodmoor - 12 Apr
Great Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Sedge Warbler - Lodmoor - 12 Apr
Cetti's Warbler - Radipole Reserve - 2 Jan
Garden Warbler - Broadcroft Quarry Lane - 3 May
Common Whitethroat - King Barrow Quarries Nature Reserve - 20 Apr
Lesser Whitethroat - Penn's Weare - 21 Apr
Blackcap - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 21 Mar
Dartford Warbler - Upton Heath - 23 Jun
Subalpine Warbler
Bonelli's Warbler
Wood Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Siberian Chiffchaff
Chiffchaff - Portland Bird Observatory - 3 Jan
Willow Warbler - Reap Lane - 30 Mar
Northern Willow Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Pallas's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler - Broadcroft Quarry Lane - 24 Oct
Goldcrest - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Firecrest - Pennsylvania Castle Wood - 7 Jan
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher - Lodmoor - 12 May
Pied Flycatcher - Reap Lane - 30 Mar
Bearded Tit - Radipole - 12 Jan
Long-tailed Tit - St Andrew's Church Grounds - 4 Jan
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Coal Tit - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Continental Coal Tit
Great Tit - PBO Quarry - 2 Jan
Blue Tit - The Slopes - 2 Jan
Nuthatch - Bodenham - 11 Jan
Treecreeper - Upton Heath - 23 Jun
Wren - PBO Quarry - 2 Jan
Great Grey Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Dipper
Jay - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Magpie - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Rook - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Carrion Crow - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Hooded Crow
Jackdaw - Southwell - 2 Jan
Chough
Raven - Portland bill - 1 Jan
Golden Oriole
Starling - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Rosy Starling
House Sparrow - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Tree Sparrow
Brambling - Lodmoor - 9 Feb
Chaffinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Redpoll - Bodenham - 11 Jan
Linnet - PBO Quarry - 2 Jan
Siskin - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Goldfinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Greenfinch - Bodenham - 11 Jan
Serin
Bullfinch - Lorton Valley Nature Reserve - 5 Jan
Hawfinch
Crossbill
Corn Bunting - Upper Horse Paddock, Wakeham - 22 Apr
Yellowhammer - Portesham - 31 May
Cirl Bunting - Reap Lane - 21 Dec
Ortolan Bunting - Broadcroft Quarry Lane - 12 Sep
Lapland Bunting
Reed Bunting - Radipole - 12 Jan
Snow Bunting
Little Bunting
Sub Species
*****
Races
****
Also
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral Pigeon - The Bill - 2 Jan
All-white Feral Geese - Lodmoor Reserve - 2 Jan
Goldcrest/Firecrest - Penns Wood - 4 Jan