n,n,n,n,n,n, 90, 90

Showing my age to try and make a point here.

Richard was a clever chap to see 2 Skylark over LFGP recently, it put the park year list on 89 and in touching distance of 90. And happily Martin Seward couldn't sleep and was at Teal hide this morning around 06:00 to hear 2 Tawny Owl, making the 90 mark for the first time ever.

This only leaves June as the one month we have never broken the 90 mark, but we should have already. In 2010, we hit 87, but were missing Peregrine, Barn Owl, Little Owl, Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest, or Mistle Thrush. Although we did get Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Ringed Plover, Common & Green Sandpiper, Coal Tit and Linnet.

Then in 2012 we hit 87 again, but had no records of Little Owl, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit, or Linnet. But did record Garganey, Shoveler, Quail, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & Stonechat. Not counted was an unconfirmed report of Green Sandpiper.

I am barking on about this, because I think it testifies that the DP area is an amazing place to be a local patcher, where even on a casual basis one can see well over 100 species a year. I shall be working hard this June to put the records straight and get all months in the 90 mark.