Totals Meppershall, Bedfordshire (nocturnal flight calls) 2015 - 2024
| Species | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |
1. | Dark-bellied Brent Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
2. | brent goose sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
3. | Canada Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 118 | 116 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 321 | 46 | 51 | 118 (2020) | | | | |
4. | Barnacle Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
5. | Greylag Goose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 (2023) | | | | |
6. | Whooper Swan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2021) | | | | |
7. | Shelduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 (2023) | | | | |
8. | Gadwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 (2020) | | | | |
9. | Wigeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 15 (2020) | | | | |
10. | Mallard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 73 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 147 | 21 | 0 | 73 (2020) | | | | |
11. | Teal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 (2021) | | | | |
12. | duck sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 106 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 22 | 0 | 106 (2020) | | | | |
13. | Common Scoter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 (2020) | | | | |
14. | Quail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 (2020) | | | | |
15. | Cuckoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 (2019) | | | | |
16. | Water Rail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 (2020) | | | | |
17. | Moorhen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 165 | 83 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 417 | 60 | 0 | 165 (2020) | | | | |
18. | Coot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 159 | 23 | 0 | 63 (2019) | | | | |
19. | Little Grebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 (2020) | | | | |
20. | Stone Curlew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | | | | |
21. | Oystercatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 (2021) | | | | |
22. | Avocet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (2020) | | | | |
23. | Lapwing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 (2021) | | | | |
24. | Golden Plover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 174 | 25 | 0 | 53 (2020) | | | | |
25. | Ringed Plover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 (2023) | | | | |
26. | Little Ringed Plover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 (2020) | | | | |
27. | Whimbrel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 (2020) | | | | |
28. | Curlew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 (2023) | | | | |
29. | Bar-tailed Godwit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
30. | wader sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 9 (2020) | | | | |
31. | small wader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2019) | | | | |
32. | Sanderling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
33. | Dunlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 (2019) | | | | |
34. | Snipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2021) | | | | |
35. | Common Sandpiper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 (2020) | | | | |
36. | Green Sandpiper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
37. | Redshank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
38. | Greenshank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2022) | | | | |
39. | Black-headed Gull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 (2020) | | | | |
40. | small gull sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2019) | | | | |
41. | Common Gull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 (2021) | | | | |
42. | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 (2023) | | | | |
43. | large gull sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 (2020) | | | | |
44. | Sandwich Tern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2020) | | | | |
45. | Bittern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 (2023) | | | | |
46. | Grey Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 34 (2020) | | | | |
47. | Common Buzzard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 (2020) | | | | |
48. | Barn Owl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 70 | 68 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 233 | 33 | 0 | 70 (2020) | | | | |
49. | Hobby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | | | | |
50. | Magpie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 19 (2020) | | | | |
| Species | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |
51. | Jackdaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 59 | 109 | 222 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 437 | 62 | 0 | 222 (2021) | | | | |
52. | Rook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 (2018) | | | | |
53. | Carrion Crow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 22 (2020) | | | | |
54. | Skylark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 96 | 13.7 | 0 | 43 (2020) | | | | |
55. | Lesser Whitethroat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 (2020) | | | | |
56. | Starling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 (2020) | | | | |
57. | Song Thrush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 254 | 115 | 121 | 54 | 48 | 2 | 675 | 96 | 0 | 254 (2019) | | | | |
58. | Redwing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 1700 | 775 | 714 | 347 | 572 | 28 | 4774 | 682 | 0 | 1700 (2019) | | | | |
59. | Blackbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 77 | 55 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 32 | 0 | 77 (2019) | | | | |
60. | Fieldfare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 (2020) | | | | |
61. | Ring Ouzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2023) | | | | |
62. | thrush sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2021) | | | | |
63. | Spotted Flycatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 (2023) | | | | |
64. | flycatcher sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2021) | | | | |
65. | Robin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 31 (2020) | | | | |
66. | House Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2019) | | | | |
67. | Meadow Pipit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2021) | | | | |
68. | Tree Pipit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 (2020) | | | | |
69. | Goldfinch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 (2021) | | | | |
70. | Ortolan Bunting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 (2019) | | | | |
71. | Reed Bunting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2020) | | | | |
72. | Species unidentified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 68 | 136 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 267 | 38 | 0 | 136 (2020) | | | | |
73. | passerine sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 (2020) | | | | |
74. | warbler sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 (2019) | | | | |
| Species | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |
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Totals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 915 | 2566 | 2131 | 1622 | 676 | 873 | 55 | 8838 | 1263 | 51 | | |
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Observation hours |
| | | 511:00 | 1,546:29 | 1,472:43 | 1,211:24 | 542:26 | 595:55 | 90:07 | 5,970:04 | 852:52 | | | |