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