Bird project 0 - 2012 species list

Not all of the birds I photographed up to the end of last year were UK natives (even loosely defined), nor did I get good shots of them all, so this list will differ from the one on my Flickr set.

I'll keep it visually interesting by interspersing the list with photographs (larger version of all these are available on Flickr via the link above). Species are listed alphabetically by scientific name, photographs come immediately below the species depicted. I've included the common name, rough location photographed, the quality level of the best photograph (1, 2, or 3, as per the previous entry), whether I saw male (m.), female (f.), or juvenile (juv.)* birds, the date seen if only once or twice, and national status** (resident, summer/winter migrant, vagrant - taken from the RSPB website).

*Mostly species that are not sexually dimorphic will be marked 'unknown sex'. If they were seen in large numbers, it's probably safe to assume both sexes are present; otherwise, it's beyond my current skills of identification, and not strictly relevant.
**Some nationally resident species may be locally migratory, especially as I live near the coast (like curlews, which breed inland during the summer). Some seasonal migrants may occasionally be seen throughout the year as vagrants, and many resident populations are swollen by migrants, especially in the winter. Therefore, these terms are very approximate.

86 species:
Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk: Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool; 1; f.; 15 Sept 2012; resident.
Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed warbler: Marton Mere; 2; unknown sex; 28 Jun 2012; summer migrant.
Actitis hypoleucos Common sandpiper: Skippool Creek, Poulton, Lancs; 3; unknown sex; 07 Jul 2012; resident.
Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed tit: numerous locations; 1; m/f/juv., numerous occasions; resident.

Anas clypeata Shoveler: numerous locations; 1-2; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Anas crecca Teal: Marton Mere & east of Staining, Lancs; 1; m/f/juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Anas penelope Wigeon: Marton Mere; 3; m/f.; several occasions; resident.
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard: numerous locations; 1; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Anas strepera Gadwall: Marton Mere; 1; m/f.; several occasions; resident.
Anser anser Greylag goose: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Anser brachyrhynchus Pink-footed goose: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; winter migrant.
Anthus pratensis Meadow pipit: Blawhorn Moss reserve, Scotland & Fleetwood, Lancs; 1-2; unknown sex; 26 Oct & 15 Nov 2012; resident.
Apus apus Swift: numerous locations; 3; unknown sex; summer migrant.
Ardea cinerea Grey heron: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.

Arenaria interpres Turnstone: Fylde coastline, Lancs; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; winter migrant.
Aythya ferina Pochard: around Blackpool; 2; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Aythya fuligula Tufted duck: around Blackpool; 1; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Bucephala clangula Goldeneye: Fleetwood Marine Lakes; 2; m/f/juv.; 4 Nov 2012; resident/winter migrant.
Buteo buteo Buzzard: east of Staining, Lancs; 3; unknown sex; 12 Jul & 23 Aug 2012; resident. 
Calidris alba Sanderling: Fylde coastline; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; winter migrant.

Calidris maritima Purple sandpiper: Blackpool North Shore; 1; unknown sex; 14 and 18 Nov 2012; winter migrant.
Carduelis cannabina Linnet: around Blackpool; 1; m/f.; several occasions; resident.
Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch: numerous locations; 2; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Carduelis chloris Greenfinch: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Carduelis spinus Siskin: Marton Mere; 3; f.; 29th Feb 2012; resident.
Charadrius hiaticula Ringed plover: Rossall Point, Fleetwood; 2; 17 Sept 2012; resident.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed gull: numerous locations; 1; adult/juvenile; numerous occasions; resident.
Columba livia Rock/feral pigeon: numerous locations; 1; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Columba palumbus Woodpigeon: numerous locations; 2-3; unknown sex;  numerous occasions; resident.
Corvus corone Carrion crow: numerous locations; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Corvus frugilegus Rook: Fairhaven Lake, Lancs; 1; 24 Oct 2012; resident.

Corvus monedula Jackdaw: Fairhaven Lake & Lytham Moss, Lancs; 1; 24 Oct & 13 Dec 2012; resident.
Cyanistes caeruleus Bluetit: numerous locations; 1; adults + juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii Bewick's swan: Lytham Moss; 2; unknown sex; 13 Dec 2012; winter migrant.
Cygnus cygnus Whooper swan: Lytham Moss; 2; adults + juv.; 13 Dec 2012; winter migrant.
Cygnus olor Mute swan: numerous locations; 1; adults + juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Delichon urbica House martin: Staining, Lancs; 3; unknown sex (+ nest); 28 Aug 2012; summer migrant. 
Dendrocopos major Great spotted woodpecker: Marton Mere; 2; unknown sex; 07 & 10 Nov 2012; resident.
Emberiza schoeniclus Reed bunting: around Blackpool; 2; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Erithacus rubecula European robin: numerous locations; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Falco tinnunculus Kestrel: Marton Mere; 3; m.; 03 Sept 2012; resident.
Fringilla coeleb Chaffinch: around Blackpool; 1; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Fulica atra Coot: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Gallinago gallinago Snipe: Marton Mere & east of Staining; 3; unknown sex; 28 Aug & 01 Dec 2012; resident.
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen: numerous locations; 1; adult + juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher: around Blackpool; 1-2; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Hirundo rustica Swallow: numerous locations; 1; unknown sex; summer migrant.

Larus argentatus Herring gull: numerous locations; 1; adult + juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Larus canus Common gull: Lytham Moss; 2; unknown sex; 13 Dec 2012; resident.
Larus fuscus Lesser black-backed gull: Stanley Park, Blackpool; 2; unknown sex; 07 Apr 2012; resident.
Larus marinus Great black-backed gull: Blackpool central beach; 2; unknown sex; 05 Feb 2012; resident.
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed godwit: Blackpool central beach; 2; unknown sex; 05 Feb 2012; resident.
Limosa limosa Black-tailed godwit: east of Staining; 3; m/f.; 28 Aug 2012; resident.
Mergus serrator Red-breasted merganser: Fleetwood Marine Lakes; 2-3; m/f.; 04 Nov 2012; resident.
Motacilla alba Pied wagtail: numerous locations; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Motacilla cinerea Grey wagtail: Stanley Park; 3; unknown sex; summer 2012; resident.
Numenius arquata Curlew: Rossall Point & Poulton, Lancs; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.

Parus major Great tit: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Passer domesticus House sparrow: numerous locations; 1; m/f/juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Periparus ater Coal tit: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.

Phylloscopus trochilus Willow warbler: Stanley Park, Blackpool; 2; unknown sex; 14 Apr 2012; summer migrant.
Pica pica Magpie: numerous locations; 1-2; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Pluvialis apricaria Golden plover: Poulton; 3; unknown sex; 11 Dec 2012; resident.
Pluvialis squatarola Grey plover: Fleetwood; 1;unknown sex; 15 Nov 2012; winter migrant.

Podiceps cristatus Great crested grebe: around Blackpool; 1-2; m/f/juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Poecile palustris Marsh tit: Leighton Moss; 3; unknown sex; 11 Sept 2012; resident
Prunella modularis Dunnock: around Blackpool; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Riparia riparia Sand martin: Leighton Moss; 3; unknown sex; 11 Sept 2012; summer migrant.
Sterna hirundo Common tern: Blackpool South Shore; 3; unknown sex; 26 Jun 2012; summer migrant.
Sterna paradisaea Arctic tern: Blackpool South Shore; 3; unknown sex; 26 Jun 2012; summer migrant.
Sternus vulgaris Starling: numerous locations; 1; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Streptopelia decaocto Collared dove: numerous locations; 1; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap: nr. Marton Mere; 1; m/juv.; 12 Jul 2012; resident.

Sylvia communis Whitethroat: around Blackpool; 2; unknown sex; several occasions; summer migrant.
Tadorna tadorna Shelduck: Wyre & Ribble estuaries, Lancs; 2; unknown sex; several occasions; resident.
Tringa erythropus Spotted redshank: Leighton Moss; 2-3; unknown sex; 11 Sept 2012; winter migrant.
Tringa nebularia Greenshank: Leighton Moss; 2-3; unknown sex; 11 Sept 2012; resident.
Tringa totanus Redshank: numerous locations; 1; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Troglodytes troglodytes Wren: numerous locations; 1; adult + juv.; numerous occasions; resident.
Turdus iliacus Redwing: Poulton; 2; unknown sex; 11 Dec 2012; winter migrant.
Turdus merula Blackbird: numerous locations; 1-2; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.
Turdus philomelos Song thrush: nr. Marton Mere; 2-3; unknown sex; 18 May 2012; resident.
Turdus pilaris Fieldfare: Marton Mere & Poulton; 1-2; m/f.; 01 & 11 Dec 2012; winter migrant.
Turdus viscivorus Mistle thrush: numerous locations; 2; unknown sex; numerous occasions; resident.
Vanellus vanellus Lapwing: around Blackpool; 2; m/f.; numerous occasions; resident.