This is a very unsatisfactory list in many ways, but I have to start somewhere. I was into birds 10 years ago, but I've since lost my original list, so I'm in effect starting again.
I'm sure I've seen Kittiwake for example, but can't exactly remember where, so I'll leave it off. I remember someone pointing out a Lesser Whitethroat many years ago but can I honestly say I got a good look at it? No, so that's off too.
I also see birders agonising over whether a bird was a "proper" wild bird or not. I'm not too bothered about that. If I saw it in the wild, and it wasn't wearing a ring, in it goes. Some birders won't allow Feral Pigeon (because it's not a proper wild bird?) but allow Ring Necked Paraqeet, which is definitely an introduced species, and quite a recent one too. I don't worry about all that: Ruddy Duck, Mandarin, Egyptian Goose: stick them all in.
Anyway, here it is, 97 and counting:
Great Northern Diver
Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe
Cormorant
Heron
Little Egret
Bittern
Mute Swan
Greylag
Egyptian Goose
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Teal
Wigeon
Gadwal
Shovelor
Tufted Duck
Pochard
Goldeneye
Goosander
Smew
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Pheasant
Red-Legged Partridge
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Ringed Plover
Snipe
Redshank
Green Sandpiper
Greater Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Common Gull
Black-Headed Gull
Little Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Swift
Ring-Necked Parakeet
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Swallow
House Martin
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Starling
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Rook
Wren
Dunnock
Dipper
Cetti's Warbler
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Firecrest .
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Redwing
Fieldfare
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Long-Tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
Siskin
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Ruddy Duck
Mandarin
Green Sandpiper
Water Rail (11.01.10)
Red Crested Pochard (17.01.10)
Pigeon
