Dave Dack: Hedgecourt Lake Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 97 of 97 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,02/03/2017,Regular Visitor ,482 on 15th September 2022
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,05/03/2022,1 (1) record ,Feral bird  with Canada Geese in field behind Mill Lane on 5th March 2022
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,02/03/2017,Regular visitor ,337 on 11th September 2021
4,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),12 including 6 first year birds on 19th November 2022
5,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,16/07/2017,Regular Visitor ,24 on 1st January 2022
6,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,24/09/2020,7 (21) records,6 males on 14th May 2022
7,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,29/08/2020,9 (17) records ,7 on 24th August 2023
8,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,31/07/2021,4 (11)records ,4 on 7th August 2022
9,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,04/03/2021,3 (5) records ,2 males in front of sailing club on 4th March 2021
10,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),124 on 24th July 2021
11,Teal,Anas crecca,,13/11/2021,2 (7) record ,"6 (5m, 1f) on 1st January 2022"
12,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,08/11/2020,1 (1) record ,Single male in front of reedbed by weir on 8th November 2020
13,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,02/03/2017,Winter visitor ,47 on 10th December 2020
14,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,02/03/2017,Occasional visitor ,3 on 2nd March 2017
15,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,14/02/2019,5 (12) records,4 on 12th February 2022
16,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,29/08/2020,Resident (B),12 in field alongside the lake on 22nd October 2023
17,Swift,Apus apus,,19/06/2021,P/S/ visitor ,3 on 12th May 2022
18,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,13/05/2020,Regular visitor ,Feral. 28 on 13th November 2022
19,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,13/04/2017,Resident (B),11 on 6th July 2023
20,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),"c1,050 moving over Lake on 1st January 2023"
21,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,23/07/2020,Resident (B),11 on 6th July 2023
22,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,12/03/2022,1 (1) record ,A bird in a roadside ditch along Mill Lane on 12th March 2022
23,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),6 on 21st August 2021
24,Coot,Fulica atra,,13/05/2020,Resident (B),25 on 6th July 2023
25,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,10/09/2022,2 (2) records ,1 on 10th September 2022 The 2nd  could be the same bird
26,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),26 on 20th March 2022
27,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,27/04/2024,1 (1) record ,
28,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,29/01/2022,4 (77) records,60 over the lake on 29th January 2022
29,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,03/12/2022,2 (2) records ,1 on 3rd December 2022
30,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,17/07/2021,6 (7) records ,2 on 17th July 2021
31,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,22/08/2021,1 (1) record,1 on 22nd August 2021 flew towards yachting club
32,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,06/04/2017,P/S/ visitor (B),11 on 30th June 2022
33,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,02/03/2017,P/W/ visitor,560 on 25th November 2020
34,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,13/11/2021,1 (1) record ,1st winter bird on 13th  November 2021
35,Common Gull,Larus canus,,29/08/2020,Regular visitor ,63 on 22nd February 2021
36,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,02/03/2017,Regular visitor ,230 on 16th October 2021
37,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,24/04/2022,4 (5)records,2 on 24th April 2022
38,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,15/08/2020,Regular visitor ,11 on 1st September  2023
39,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,02/03/2017,Mainly a winter visitor ,31 on 1st January 2023
40,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,03/01/2018,3 (3) records," Bird showed well along edge of reedbed on 3rd January 2018, 2nd record, same reedbed òn 15th January 2022"
41,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,10/05/2018,3 (8) records,"6 birds perched near sailing club for approx 30mins, then circled the lake gaining height before heading in the direction of East Grinstead "
42,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,03/12/2022,1 (1) record ,A single bird flew across the lake and Mill Lane from a Westerly direction 
43,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,02/03/2017,Regular visitor ,7 on 3rd August 2022
44,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,24/09/2020,Occasional visitor ,All records are as expected all single birds
45,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,12/05/2022,4 (5) records,2 on 12th May 2022 
46,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,02/03/2017,Regular visitor ,8 on 24th September 2020
47,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,13/05/2020,Resident (B),2 on 26th September  2020
48,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),2 on 28th January 2023
49,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,29/11/2020,5 (5)records ,All records have been of single birds
50,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,25/10/2018,Resident (?),"2 (1m, 1f) on July 8th 2023"
51,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,24/09/2022,2 (2) records,Both records are of single birds
52,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,13/07/2023,1 (1) record ,1 heard and seen along Mill Lane
53,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,13/05/2020,Resident (B),5 on 11th September 2021
54,Magpie,Pica pica,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),45 on 22nd November 2020
55,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,02/03/2017,Resident (?),197 on 24th September 2022
56,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,21/11/2021,6 (11) records ,3 birds flew over the lake on 21st November 2021
57,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),40 on 15th September 2022
58,Raven,Corvus corax,,20/08/2020,Increasing visitor ,3 on 24th September 2020
59,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,26/08/2021,Resident (?),3 on 15th December 2022
60,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,05/08/2021,3 (3) records ,All records have been of single birds
61,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),15 on 19th January 2022
62,Great Tit,Parus major,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),14 on 12th February 2022
63,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,25/07/2020,P/S/ visitor,30 on 7th August 2021
64,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,06/04/2017,P/S visitor ,160 on 13th August 2023
65,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,13/05/2020,P/S/ visitor ,60 on 7th August 2021
66,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,25/10/2018,Resident (B),25 on 5th December  2020
67,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,13/04/2017,4 (4) records ,All single bird records
68,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,13/04/2017,P/S visitor (B),7 on 30th April 2022
69,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,13/05/2020,P/S/ visitor,2 birds in reedbed alongside sailing club on 13th May 2020
70,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,13/05/2020,P/S visitor (B),3 birds in full song on 13th May 2020
71,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,05/04/2018,P/S visitor (B),6 on April 24th 2022
72,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,13/05/2020,6 (9) records ,2 in suitable habitat on 13th May 2020
73,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,07/05/2022,5(7) records ,2 on August 7th 2022
74,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,02/03/2017,Resident (?),3 on 15th December 2022
75,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,13/04/2017,Resident (B),7 on 30th April 2022
76,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,06/04/2017,Resident (B),4 on 17th March 2022
77,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),2 on 15th December 2022
78,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,03/01/2018,Resident (B),4500 left roost at 7.00am on Ist January 2022
79,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),4 on lawns of Mill Lane Cottage on 30th April 2022
80,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),8 feeding in newly ploughed field on 21st September 2022
81,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,02/03/2017,P/W/ visitor,230 feeding in fields behind Mill Lane on 11th February 2023
82,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),10 on 9th April 2022
83,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,02/03/2017,P/W visitor ,80 feeding in field behind Mill Lane on 11th February 2023
84,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,02/03/2017,Resident (B),12 on 30th April 2022
85,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,13/05/2020,Resident (B),11 along Mill Lane on 19th February 2022
86,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,25/06/2020,Resident (B),5 on May 21st 2023
87,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,16/09/2021,3 (12) records ,5 feeding among the cattle in first field behind Mill Lane parking area on 16th September 2021
88,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,13/04/2017,Resident (?),3 on Mill Lane fishing platforms on 13th November 2022
89,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,31/10/2020,Resident (B),16 in field  behind Mill Lane on 6th November 2021
90,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,25/02/2021,8 (38) records ,20 in fields from footpath around lake on 6th February 2021
91,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,13/05/2020,Resident (B),4 on 17th February 2022
92,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,11/12/2021,3 (6) records ,"4 (3 males, 1 Female ) along Mill Lane on 15th January 2023"
93,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,31/07/2021,5 (10) records ,5 on 7th August 2022
94,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,20/11/2021,5 (18) records ,8 on 22nd October 2022
95,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,05/12/2021,1 (1) record,A single feeding in trees along Mill Lane on 5th December 2021
96,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,06/04/2017,Resident (B),35 on 13th August 2023
97,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,30/11/2021,2 (8) records ,6 feeding on Alders along Mill Lane on 17th December 2022