Stour Valley Species List 2023

The species list so far = 165(167)

Number	Species	Date
1	Greylag Goose	January 1st
2	Mute Swan	January 1st
3	Egyptian Goose	January 1st
4	Shelduck	January 1st
5	Wigeon	January 1st
6	Gadwall	January 1st
7	Teal	January 1st
8	Mallard	January 1st
9	Pintail	January 1st
10	Shoveler	January 1st
11	Pochard	January 1st
12	Tufted Duck	January 1st
13	Pheasant	January 1st
14	Great-crested Grebe	January 1st
15	Grey Heron	January 1st
16	Great-white Egret	January 1st
17	Little Egret	January 1st
18	Cormorant	January 1st
19	Marsh Harrier	January 1st
20	Hen Harrier	January 1st
21	Sparrowhawk	January 1st
22	Common Buzzard	January 1st
23	Kestrel	January 1st
24	Merlin	January 1st
25	Water Rail	January 1st
26	Moorhen	January 1st
27	Coot	January 1st
28	Lapwing	January 1st
29	Snipe	January 1st
30	Woodcock	January 1st
31	Black-headed Gull	January 1st
32	Common Gull	January 1st
33	Herring Gull	January 1st
34	Stock Dove	January 1st
35	Woodpigeon	January 1st
36	Collard Dove	January 1st
37	Barn Owl	January 1st
38	Tawny Owl	January 1st
39	Kingfisher	January 1st
40	Great-spotted Woodpecker	January 1st
41	Green Woodpecker	January 1st
42	Magpie	January 1st
43	Jackdaw	January 1st
44	Rook	January 1st
45	Carrion Crow	January 1st
46	Blue Tit	January 1st
47	Great Tit	January 1st
48	Skylark	January 1st
49	Cetti’s Warbler	January 1st
50	Long-tailed Tit	January 1st
51	Chiffchaff	January 1st
52	Goldcrest	January 1st
53	Firecrest	January 1st
54	Wren	January 1st
55	Nuthatch	January 1st
56	Treecreeper	January 1st
57	Starling	January 1st
58	Blackbird	January 1st
59	Song Thrush	January 1st
60	Feildfare	January 1st
61	Redwing	January 1st
62	Robin	January 1st
63	Stonechat	January 1st
64	Dunnock	January 1st
65	House Sparrow	January 1st
66	Meadow Pipit	January 1st
67	Chaffinch	January 1st
68	Bullfinch	January 1st
69	Goldfinch	January 1st
70	Siskin	January 1st
71	Linnet	January 1st
72	Reed Bunting	January 1st
73	Great Black-backed Gull	January 2nd
74	Cattle Egret	January 2nd
75	Peregrine Falcon	January 2nd
76	Grey Wagtail	January 2nd
77	Corn Bunting	January 2nd
78	Goldeneye	January 5th
79	Pink-footed Goose	January 6th
80	Ring-necked Duck	January 6th
81	Little Grebe	January 7th
82	Lesser Black-backed Gull	January 8th
83	Jay	January 8th
84	Mistle Thrush	January 8th
85	Coal Tit	January 8th
86	Bearded Tit	January 8th
87	Water Pipit	January 8th
88	Pied Wagtail	January 8th
89	Yellowhammer	January 8th
90	Green Sandpiper	January 14th
91	Lesser Redpoll	January 15th
92	Blackcap	January 17th
93	Little Owl	January 22nd
94	Mealy Redpoll	January 23rd
95	Canada Goose	February 5th
96	Lesser-spotted Woodpecker	February 10th
97	Long-eared Owl	February 15th
98	Raven	February 16th
99	Bittern	March 1st
100	Goosander	March 4th
101	Black-tailed Godwit	March 4th
102	Red-breasted Merganser	March 8th
103	Oystercatcher	March 9th
104	Short-eared Owl	March 11th
105	Ruff	March 17th
106	Garganey	March 18th
107	Sand Martin	March 18th
108	Alpine Swift	March19th
109	Osprey	March 21st
110	Swallow	March 24th
111	Wheatear	March 24th
112	Black Redstart	March 34th
113	Willow Warbler	March 24th
114	Redshank	March 26th
115	Mandarin	March 27th
116	Ring-necked Parakeet	March 30th
117	Yellow-legged Gull	April 2nd
118	Brambling	April 2nd
119	Red Kite	April 3rd
120	Mediterranean Gull	April 3rd
121	Sedge Warbler	April 3rd
122	Yellow Wagtail	April 5th
123	House Martin	April7th
124	Nightingale	April 7th
125	Reed Warbler	April 7th
126	Spotted Redshank	April 8th
127	Common Whitethroat	April 8th
128	Little Gull	April 9th
129	Little-ringed Plover	April 10th
130	Greenshank	April 10th
131	Common Tern	April 11th

132	Common Redstart	April 11th
133	Ringed Plover	April 12th
134	Common Sandpiper	April 12th
135	Ring Ouzel	April 12th
136	Black-necked Grebe	April 13th
137	Lesser Whitethroat	April 13th
138	Savi’s Warbler	April 14th
139	Greenfinch	April 17th
140	Whimbrel	April 18th
141	Hobby	April 19th
142	Swift	April 20th
143	Spoonbill	April 23rd
144	Cuckoo	April 23rd
145	Garden Warbler	April 24th
146	Turtle Dove	April 29th
147	Wood Sandpiper	May 3rd
148	Red-footed Falcon	May 4th
149	Glossy Ibis	May 16th
150	Purple Heron	May 16th
151	Bee-eater	May 17th
152	Avocet	May 22nd
153	Black Kite	May 25th
154	Red-backed Shrike	May 27th
155	Great Reed Warbler	May 31st
156	White Stork	May 3rd
157	Curlew Sandpiper	June 7th
158	Whinchat	July 24th
159	Dunlin	September 17th
160	Solitary Sandpiper	October15th
161	White-fronted Goose	October19th
162	Brent Goose	October 21st
163	Crossbill	October 28th

164	Jack Snipe	December 22nd
165	Great-northern Diver	December 25th

	Nocturnal Recordings by Marc Heath
	The species list so far = 5

Number	Species	Date

1	Long-eared Owl	February 16th
2	Brent Goose	February 17th
3	Whimbrel	April 2nd
4	Little-ringed Plover	April 8th
5	Curlew	April 8th
6	Quail	May 11th