Old Moor Sofa

Up to today 99 species have been recorded in the Old Moor Area, in January 97 species were seen, the full list as follows :- Mute Swan (1), Whooper Swan (2), Pink Footed Goose (3), Grey Lag Goose (4), Canada Goose (5), Shelduck (6), Wigeon (7), Gadwall (8), Teal (9), Mallard (10), Pintail (11), Shoveler (12), Pochard (13), Tufted Duck (14), Goldeneye (15), Goosander (16), Red Legged Partridge (17), Grey Partridge (18), Pheasant (19), Cormorant (20), Bittern (21), Little Egret (22), Grey Heron (23), Little Grebe (24), Great Crested Grebe (25), Sparrowhawk (26), Buzzard (27), Kestrel (28), Peregrine (29), Water Rail (30), Moorhen (31), Coot (32), Golden Plover (33), Lapwing (34), Ringed Plover (35), Curlew (36), Dunlin (37), Green Sandpiper (38), Redshank (39), Jack Snipe (40), Snipe (41), Woodcock (42), Black Headed Gull (43), Mediterranean Gull (44), Common Gull (45), LBB Gull (46), Herring Gull (47), GBB Gull (48), Stock Dove (49), Woodpigeon (50), Collared Dove  (51), Barn Owl (52), Little Owl (53), Tawny Owl (54), Kingfisher (55), Green Woodpecker (56), Great Spotted Woodpecker (57), Magpie (58), Jay (59), Jackdaw (60), Rook (61), Carrion Crow (62), Goldcrest (63), Blue Tit (64), Great Tit (65), Coal Tit (66), Willow Tit (67), Skylark (68), Long Tailed Tit (69), Chiffchaff (70), Blackcap (71), Nuthatch (72), Treecreeper (73), Wren (74), Starling (75), Blackbird (76), Fieldfare (77), Song Thrush (78), Redwing (79), Mistle Thrush (80), Robin (81), Stonechat (82), Dunnock (83), House Sparrow (84), Tree Sparrow (85), Grey Wagtail (86), Pied Wagtail (87), Meadow Pipit (88), Chaffinch (89), Brambling (90), Greenfinch (91), Goldfinch (92), Linnet (93), Lesser Redpoll (94), Bullfinch (95), Yellowhammer (96), Reed Bunting (97).

Since the end of January just 2 species have been added, Egyptian Goose (98) and Merlin (99). Therefore the next species to be recorded will be the 100th for the year, I predicted Oystercatcher three weeks ago and we still haven't seen one.

I will keep the running total up to date on twitter with a summary at the end of each month. For comparison some other inland sites totals to date are:- Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire (107), Lound, Nottinghamshire (105) and Upton Warren Worcestershire (89).