A total of 91 species were reported in January from a total of 1279 sightings. This compares with 84 species and 916 sightings in January 2025.
Most notable sightings as follows:
Brambling (1 on 18 dates), Caspian Gull (max count of 3, reported on 9 dates), Common Gull (max count of 30, reported on 16 dates), Egyptian Goose (2 on 9th), Fieldfare (max count of 4, reported on 8 dates), Goldeneye (max count of 6, reported almost daily), Goosander (max count of 28, reported almost daily), Great Black-backed Gull (max count of 100, reported on 10 dates), Green Woodpecker (1 on 10th), Grey Partridge (1 on 4th), Hawfinch (max count of 2, reported on 4 dates), Little Egret (1 on 24th), Little Owl (reported on 7 dates), Mandarin Duck (10 on 3rd, 7 on 4th), Oystercatcher (1 on 29th), Peregrine Falcon (1 on 5th), Pintail (7 on 3rd), Pink-footed Goose (max count of 150, reported on 5 dates), Pochard (max count of 34, reported on 21 dates), Raven (max count of 2, reported on 10 dates), Red Kite (single birds on 3 dates), Scaup (single birds on 6th and 21st), Shelduck (1 on 1st, 5 on 25th), Shoveler (max count of 5, reported on 5 dates), Snipe (max count of 10, reported on 20 dates), Water Rail (reported almost daily), Whooper Swan (max of 5, reported on 2 dates), Wigeon (max count of 2 on 3 dates), Willow Tit (max count of 2 reported almost daily).
Thanks to everyone who shared their sightings during the month, your contribution as always is greatly appreciated:
Steve Sutcliffe, Andy Marshall, Bill Padley, Matthew Birkin, Andy Sharpe, Rob Hewison, Peter Burrill, Julie Atkinson, Trevor West, Mary Wilde, Mary Sauc, Keith Armstrong, Kevin Shields, Val Jones, Roger Wood, Roger Thornley, Dave Mansfield, Jim Noone, David Griffin, Tracey Mann, D. Bradley, Stephen Walker, Richard Gratton, Graham Crooks, Phillip Buxton, Jane Smith, Martin Soames, Peter Marks, Les Beeston, Kevin Grayston, Shoshanah Crookes, Julie Clewes, Martin Kaye and Andrew Neal.