Martin Wood: Longham Lakes & Hampreston Fields Year List 2024 BOU, #LocalPatch Record(s) 1 to 84 of 84 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 4 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2024 5 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14/01/2024 6 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 7 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 8 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 9 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 10 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 11 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 12 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/04/2024 Longham LaKes On South Lake just off the East bank and south of large island 13 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 14/01/2024 14 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 08/03/2024 15 Swift Apus apus 14/04/2024 Longham lakes Over North Lake 16 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 27/04/2024 Longham lakes On the west side of the lake heard down by the river 17 Stock Dove Columba oenas 28/01/2024 Longham Lakes 18 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 19 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 14/04/2024 Longham lakes On the North side of North Lake 20 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2024 21 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 22 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 23 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2024 24 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 25 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 27/03/2024 South Lake on island and in Hampresston. Fields 2 Birds 26 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 14/01/2024 27 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/03/2024 Longham lakes South Lake On the south end of the lake on the edge of water before being flushed by a dog walk let there dog go for a drink 28 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 08/03/2024 Longham lakes/Hampreston field Viewed from west bank look over the water logged fields 29 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2024 30 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 01/04/2024 Longham Lakes On the large island in South lake, 1st Common Sandpiper of the spring 31 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/04/2024 Longham Lakes, South Lake Resting on bouey two birds 32 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 27/03/2024 South Lake Flying and feeding on South lake a 1st winter bird 33 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 34 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 01/01/2024 35 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 36 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 37 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 27/03/2024 South Lake/Hampresston Fields 38 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2024 39 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 03/02/2024 Longham Lakes South Lake 40 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 41 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 42 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 24/02/2024 Hampresston Meadows Viewed from the west bank coarseway at Longham Lakes 43 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2024 44 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 45 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16/03/2024 46 Buzzard Buteo buteo 16/03/2024 47 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2024 48 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 27/03/2024 South Lake Flying through and over south lake 49 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 50 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 51 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 52 Raven Corvus corax 04/05/2024 Longham Lakes Flying over the small ponds at the south end of south lake 53 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 54 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 55 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 24/03/2024 Over the west side of South Lake 56 Swallow Hirundo rustica 24/03/2024 Over the west side of South Lake 57 House Martin Delichon urbicum 14/04/2024 Longham lakes Over North Lake 58 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 59 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 14/01/2024 60 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 24/02/2024 Longham Lakes 61 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 06/04/2024 Longham Lakes Near reeds on the coarseway and on North Lake 62 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 12/04/2024 Longam Lakes In reeds on North lake and on south lake in the east side reeds 63 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 24/03/2024 South end of South Lake in Hawthorn/Blackthorn 1st Blackcap of the spring at Longham Lakes 64 Whitethroat Curruca communis 27/04/2024 Longham lakes On the west side hedge scrub 65 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 14/01/2024 66 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 67 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 12/04/2024 Longam Lakes In Samuel's Wood 68 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 14/01/2024 69 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 70 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2024 71 Redwing Turdus iliacus 28/01/2024 Longham Lakes 72 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 73 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 28/01/2024 Longham Lakes 74 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 75 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 14/01/2024 76 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 28/01/2024 Longham Lakes 77 Dunnock Prunella modularis 08/03/2024 Longham lakes east side of South Lake 78 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/04/2024 Longham Lakes By the water works on the east bank 79 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 80 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 81 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 28/01/2024 82 Linnet Linaria cannabina 06/04/2024 Longham Lakes Near the water works on the east bank 83 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 14/01/2024 84 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 24/03/2024 Longham Lakes