Thanks as always to everyone who contributed to the sightings this month.
A total of 85 species were reported in February, from a total of 1119 reported sightings. This compares with 80 species in February 2025.
The current total for the year is 97 species.
Most notable sightings:
Brambling (single female on 8 occasions), Caspian Gull (single bird on 2 occasions), Chiffchaff (on 3 dates, with 2 birds on 26th), Common Gull (on 11 dates, with a maximum of 20), Curlew (on 6 dates – 5 out of the last 6 days of the month, with a maximum of 14), Goldeneye (daily with a maximum of 7), Goosander (almost daily, with a maximum of 22), Great Black-backed Gull (maximum of 5 birds, recorded on 5 dates), Greater Scaup (1 on 26th), Great White Egret (1 on 27th and 28th), Kingfisher (single birds on 4 dates), Lapwing (almost daily, maximum of c.100), Lesser Redpoll (on 4 dates, with a maximum of 12), Mute Swan (on 5 dates, with maximum of 4 juveniles on 3 dates), Oystercatcher (maximum of 4 birds, almost daily since 10th), Pink-footed Goose (single bird with Greylags on 2nd and 3rd), Pochard (maximum of 9 on 13 dates), Raven (maximum of 2 on 9 dates), Red Kite (single birds on 5 dates), Redwing (maximum of 120 on 9 dates), Shelduck (1 on 22nd), Tundra Bean Goose (1 on 9th), Water Rail (single bird almost daily), Whooper Swan (3 on 9th), Willow Tit (single bird almost daily), Woodcock (1 on 25th), Yellow-legged Gull (1 on 4th).
List of contributors:
Bill Padley, David Griffin, Matthew Birkin, Rob Simmons, Trevor West, Graham Crook, Brian Beach, Les Beeston, Peter Burrill, Steve Sutcliffe, Phillip Buxton, Roger Thornley, Julie Atkinson, Rob Hewison, Mary Sauc, Roger Wood, Val Jones, Angela Slater, Andy Sharpe, Nikki Mahadevan, Andy Marshall, Richard Gratton, Peter Marks, Martin Beaumont, Kevin Grayston, Stephen Walker, Mary Wilde, D.Bradley, R. Williams, Martin Kaye, Mike Conroy, Keith Armstrong, Julie Clewes, Tim Sexey, Jenny Marshall, Clive Harris.