2026 bird year list so far = 156 species Same time last year = 140 species
April
156. Cuckoo – 18th Apr
155. Lesser Whitethroat – 17th Apr
154. Bar-tailed Godwit – 14th Apr
153. Nightingale – 14th Apr
152. House Martin – 12th Apr
151. Great Skua – 11th Apr
150. Arctic Skua – 11th Apr
149. Manx Shearwater – 11th Apr
148. Garden Warbler – 11th Apr
147. Short-eared Owl – 10th Apr
146. Ring Ouzel – 9th Apr
145. Sedge Warbler – 8th Apr
144. Whitethroat – 8th Apr
143. Yellow Wagtail – 8th Apr
142. White Stork – 7th Apr
141. Whimbrel – 7th Apr
140. Reed Warbler – 7th Apr
139. Ring-necked Parakeet – 6th Apr
138. Common Sandpiper – 4th Apr
137. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker – 1st Apr
March
136. Willow Warbler – 29th Mar
135. Swallow – 27th Mar
134. Sand Martin – 25th Mar
133. Sandwich Tern – 24th Mar
132. Goshawk – 21st Mar
131. Cattle Egret – 20th Mar
130. Avocet – 18th Mar
129. Black-throated Diver – 17th Mar
128. Little Ringed Plover – 15th Mar
127. Wheatear – 15th Mar
February
126. Goosander – 24th Feb
125. Dartford Warbler – 23rd Feb
124. Barn Owl – 21st Feb
123. Red Kite – 13th Feb
122. Tree Sparrow – 13th Feb
121. Corn Bunting – 12th Feb
120. White-fronted Goose – 3rd Feb
119. Caspian Gull – 1st Feb
January
118. Merlin – 30th Jan
117. Great Northern Diver – 29th Jan
116. Shag – 29th Jan
115. Marsh Harrier – 22nd Jan
114. Little Owl – 21st Jan
113. Jack Snipe – 18th Jan
112. Glaucous Gull – 18th Jan
111. Mandarin Duck – 17th Jan
110. Treecreeper – 15th Jan
109. Great White Egret – 14th Jan
108. Goldeneye – 13th Jan
107. Curlew – 13th Jan
106. Dunlin – 13th Jan
105. Lesser Black-backed Gull – 13th Jan
104. Hen Harrier – 12th Jan
103. Pochard – 11th Jan
102. Red-breasted Merganser – 11th Jan
101. Little Gull – 11th Jan
100. Fulmar – 8th Jan
99. Kittiwake – 8th Jan
98. Tawny Owl – 7th Jan
97. Shelduck – 6th Jan
96. Red-legged Partridge – 5th Jan
95. Oystercatcher – 5th Jan
94. Sanderling – 5th Jan
93. Sparrowhawk – 5th Jan
92. Firecrest – 5th Jan
91. Tufted Duck – 4th Jan
90. Golden Plover – 4th Jan
89. Green Woodpecker – 4th Jan
88. Raven – 4th Jan
87. Marsh Tit – 4th Jan
86. Greenfinch – 4th Jan
85. Siskin – 4th Jan
84. Little Egret – 3rd Jan
83. Brent Goose – 2nd Jan
82. Greylag Goose – 2nd Jan
81. Ringed Plover – 2nd Jan
80. Woodcock – 2nd Jan
79. Redshank – 2nd Jan
78. Guillemot – 2nd Jan
77. Gannet – 2nd Jan
76. Great Spotted Woodpecker – 2nd Jan
75. Peregrine – 2nd Jan
74. Coal Tit – 2nd Jan
73. Blackcap – 2nd Jan
72. Nuthatch – 2nd Jan
71. Black Redstart – 2nd Jan
70. Rock Pipit – 2nd Jan
69. Bullfinch – 2nd Jan
68. Redpoll – 2nd Jan
1st January (67 species)
Pheasant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Egyptian Goose
Shoveler
Gadwall
Wigeon
Mallard
Teal
Common Scoter
Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Lapwing
Turnstone
Snipe
Green Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Little Auk
Razorbill
Red-throated Diver
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Buzzard
Kingfisher
Kestrel
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Skylark
Cetti’s Warbler
Long-tailed Tit
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Wren
Starling
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Redwing
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Robin
Stonechat
House Sparrow
Dunnock
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
2025 final total = 185
2024 final total = 185
2023 final total = 193
2022 final total = 197
2021 final total = 210
2020 final total = 207
2019 final total = 192
2018 final total = 199
2017 final total = 195
2016 final total = 195
2015 final total = 199
2014 final total = 192
2013 final total = 198
2012 final total = 204
2011 final total = 195