My home patch is a 1 km square of farmland about 3 kilometres North of the Park.
I have recorded 108 species since November 2013 with another 6 only seen in the previous twenty years. As my patch does not include any standing water habitat I would expect that you should (with time) be easily able to exceed my patch total.
I have had a few farmland birds that may not occur within the park, but I think that you will have many more water birds than I can expect.
The only problem I have found at the Park is that because of the trees many areas have a limited view of the sky, and so it is more difficult to notice birds flying over unless they are almost overhead.

1 Ruff (Probably a male in Autumn plumage but distant on flooded field outside Bollington Gate)
The Ruff is a first for me at Dunham Massey and brings the park total to 102

A Great Black Backed Gull over-flying the park puts the park total at 101.

Two additions of a Ring ouzel in the early spring and a Red Kite over the past month or so has brought the Dunham Massey list to 100. Thanks for the help with this.

Steven Burke has added Wigeon, Reed Bunting and Common Sandpiper to the list so we are now on 98. Many Thanks

Sid Ashton has added Little Egret, so we are up to 95. Many thanks

PM sent Lawrence

hi Lawrence, a very impressive list, off the top of my head I can probably add to that list & I will get in touch with you as & when I manage to go through all my previous notes & year books & hopefully get you closer to that 100 mark.

Originally posted by Lawrence Hindley:

Hi All

I have been a volunteer Ranger and park Guide at Dunham Massey since 2008 and keep the park's bird list. At present our total for birds seen either within the park walls and seen from the park in its surrounding fields is up to 94. This total is primarily from my observation, but I have also taken a few confirmed sightings from the preceding posts.

I would like to compile a definitive list to be used by the Volunteer Ranger team to enhance the work we do in protecting our habitat and interpreting it for the public. With this in mind please view the full list below, with the view to adding any confirmed sightings that can add to the list. I would love to top the 100 mark.

Little Grebe
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Buzzard
Kestrel
Coot
Moorhen
Oystercatcher
Herring gull
Black Headed Gull
Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Cuckoo
Swift
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Swallow
Wren
Dunnock
Whitethroat
Willow warbler
Ciffchaff
Robin
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Long Tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Starling
Magpie
Jay
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Mute Swan
Blackcap
House martin
Kingfisher
Spotted Flycatcher
Rook
Sparrowhawk
Gadwall
Goldcrest
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Fieldfare
Redwing
Green Sandpiper
Woodcock
Snipe
Little Owl
Shoveler
Lapwing
Pheasant
Ring necked Parakeet
Siskin
Grey Lag Goose
Skylark
Garden Warbler
Hobby
Tawny Owl
Goosander
Mandarin Duck
Sand Martin
Pink Footed Goose
Sacred Ibis (escape)
Common Gull
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Peregrine
Glossy Ibis
Common Tern
Brambling
Bullfinch
Teal
Egyptian Goose
Raven
Meadow Pipit
Barnacle Goose
Grey Partridge
Lesser Redpoll
Linnet

Any help would be most appreciated. It may be worth sending any past sightings as a personal message straight to me so as not to hog the Dunham Massey post site.

-- Edited by Lawrence Hindley on Saturday 8th of November 2014 09:32:09 AM