In a novel format, one site is featured for each month of the year and it shows a typical birdwatching day at that time of the year and the birds you might see - see below for a full list of sites. A wide range of species are featured and include such exciting birds as Bittern, Marsh and Hen Harriers, Honey Buzzard, Osprey, Black Grouse, 13 species of warblers including Dartford, and some real rarities such as American Robin and Booted Warbler. An added bonus is the inclusion of various mammals, butterflies and dragonflies, plus of course some of the best wild scenery in England.
Featured Sites:
January - Poole Harbour
February - Martin Mere
March - Upper Teesdale
April - Leighton Moss
May - Minsmere
June - New Forest
July - Farne Islands
August - Rutland Water
September - Spurn Head
October - Scilly Isles
November - Pulborough & Arundel
December - Holy Island
167 species - running time 1 hour 50 minutes
Species included:
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Pink-footed Goose
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Red-breasted Goose
Brent Goose
Black Brant
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck
Mandarin Duck
Mallard
Wigeon
Pintail
Gadwall
Shoveler
Teal
Garganey
Tufted Duck
Scaup
Pochard
Common Eider
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Great Crested Grebe
Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Bittern
Little Egret
Spoonbill
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Honey Buzzard
Osprey
Kestrel
Merlin
Hobby
Peregrine
Red Grouse
Black Grouse
Grey Partridge
Pheasant
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
American Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Knot
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Ruff
Common Snipe
Jack Snipe
Woodcock
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Turnstone
Arctic Skua
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Kittiwake
Herring Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Roseate Tern
Sandwich Tern
Little Tern
Guillemot
Puffin
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Turtle Dove
Cuckoo
Little Owl
Short-eared Owl
Nightjar
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Short-toed Lark
Wood Lark
Shore Lark
Meadow Pipit
Tree Pipit
Rock Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Dipper
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Nightingale
Bluethroat
Common Redstart
Whinchat
Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Fieldfare
Redwing
American Robin
Cetti's Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Booted Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Greenish Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Bearded Tit
Red-backed Shrike
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
Rose-coloured Starling
House Sparrow
Red-eyed Vireo
Scarlet Rosefinch
Snow Bunting
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
