10 Golden Plover, 50 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 30 Black-Headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 95 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch.

Chat Corner. Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 70 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat [male’s] 2 Cormorant, 3 Teal. Thanks to CL.

African Grey Parrot [now recaptured] 48 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 80 Black-Headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 60 Lapwing, 15 Golden Plover, 4 Snipe, 2 Pheasant, 4 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 190 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl, Kestrel, Coal Tit, Willow Tit.

50 Black-Headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 42 Wigeon, Shoveler, 70 Lapwing, 95 Golden Plover, 10 Snipe, 75 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, Short-Eared Owl, African Grey Parrot.

North Marsh. 5 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Snipe, 6 Pheasant.

Lapwings are a fairly common sight over Bennerley Marsh in winter, but in past years there were many times more.

A few pairs breed in the spring, sadly, there is some disturbance of various sorts, so not all the chicks survive.

Cormorant, Grey Heron, Common Crane, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Canada Goose, Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Sparrow Hawk, Common Buzzard, Hobby, Kestrel, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Black-Headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Common Tern, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Waxwing, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Black Bird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Red Wing, Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Long-Tailed Tit, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Starling, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rook, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, 

* B denotes some breeding evidence.

Mute Swan [B] , Whooper Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard [B] Shoveler, Tufted Duck [B] Goosander, Grey Partridge [B] Red-Legged Partridge, Pheasant [B] Little Grebe [B] Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron [B] Goshawk, Sparrow Hawk, Buzzard, Kestrel [B] Merlin, Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Water Rail, Moorhen [B] Coot [B] Little Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Lapwing [B] Knot, Dunlin, Jack Snipe, Snipe, Woodcock, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Black-Headed Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow Legged Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull, Common Tern, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon [B]  Stock Dove [B] Wood Pigeon [B] Collared Dove, Cuckoo, [B] Barn Owl [B] Short-Eared Owl, Swift [B] Green Woodpecker [B] Great Spotted Woodpecker [B] Skylark [B] Sand Martin [B] Swallow [B] House Martin [B] Meadow Pipit [B] Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail [B] Pied Wagtail [B] Waxwing, Wren [B] Dunnock [B] Robin [B] Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear, Blackbird [B] Fieldfare, Song Thrush [B] Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Cetti’s Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler [B] Sedge Warbler [B] Reed Warbler [B] Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat [B] Whitethroat [B] Chiffchaff [B] Willow Warbler [B] Goldcrest, Long-Tailed Tit [B] Blue Tit [B] Great Tit [B] Coal tit, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Tree Creeper, Jay [B] Magpie [B] Jackdaw [B] Rook, Carrion Crow [B] Starling [B] House Sparrow [B] Chaffinch [B] Greenfinch [B] Goldfinch [B] Siskin, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch [B] Yellow Hammer, Reed Bunting [B] Corn Bunting  

Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Small Copper, Large White, Small White, Green-Veined White, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Dingy Skipper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper.

Banded Demoiselle, Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-Tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor, Four-Spotted Chaser, Broad-Bodied Chaser, Black-Tailed Skimmer, Common Darter.