North Wales Wildlife Trust Bird Race 2019

As part of a series of events organised to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of North Wales Wildlife Trust, North Wales Wildlife Trust celebrated the wealth of birdlife to be seen on/from their reserves with a special 24hr sponsored bird race on the 18th May 2013. It was such a success that it has now become an annual event. This year's Bird Race was on the 11th May. Individuals and teams visited any NWWT reserves in one of 3 geographical regions during the course of the day. These are the results...

Results

Total Records

462

Total Species

110

Species by Team

PositionTeam NameSpecies
1 Sam Bryan, Ben Stammers, Karen Williams93
2 Henry Cook and Sophie Barrell74
3 Pam Green, Colin Thomas, Ruth Yap71

Teams who recorded on a different day:

• Pam Green, Colin Thomas, Ruth Yap (1 species)

Species by Site

Site NameSpecies
Caeau Tan y Bwlch NWWT Reserve14
Cemlyn NWWT Reserve59
Coed Crafnant NWWT Reserve30
Coed Porthamel NWWT Reserve32
Cors Bodgynydd NWWT Reserve3
Cors Goch NWWT Reserve45
Greenacres NWWT Reserve33
Gwaith Powdwr NWWT Reserve19
Mariandyrys NWWT Reserve24
Morfa Bychan NWWT Reserve52
Spinnies, Aberogwen NWWT Reserve49
Traeth Glaslyn35

Species by Region

RegionSpecies
Anglesey reserves88
West Reserves93

Species List

Species NameRecords
Arctic Skua1
Arctic Tern2
Bar-tailed Godwit1
Black Guillemot1
Blackbird10
Blackcap9
Black-headed Gull5
Black-tailed Godwit1
Blue Tit10
British Lesser Black-Backed Gull2
Bullfinch2
Buzzard6
Canada Goose6
Carrion Crow12
Chaffinch11
Chiffchaff10
Chough1
Coal Tit2
Collared Dove4
Common Gull1
Common Sandpiper1
Common Scoter1
Common Tern2
Coot2
Cormorant5
Cuckoo5
Curlew3
Dipper1
Dunlin6
Dunnock10
Eider2
Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove3
Gannet3
Garden Warbler3
Goldcrest4
Golden Plover1
Goldfinch6
Species NameRecords
Goosander3
Grasshopper Warbler1
Great Black-backed Gull5
Great Crested Grebe1
Great Spotted Woodpecker4
Great Tit8
Greenfinch3
Grey Heron5
Grey Wagtail2
Greylag Goose6
Guillemot4
Herring Gull12
House Martin4
House Sparrow8
Jackdaw8
Jay3
Kestrel4
Kittiwake3
Lesser Black-backed Gull2
Lesser Redpoll3
Lesser Whitethroat2
Linnet7
Little Egret4
Long-tailed Tit2
Magpie13
Mallard9
Manx Shearwater4
Meadow Pipit8
Mediterranean Gull2
Mistle Thrush4
Moorhen4
Mute Swan3
Nuthatch1
Osprey1
Oystercatcher7
Peregrine1
Pheasant8
Species NameRecords
Pied Flycatcher1
Pied Wagtail5
Raven5
Razorbill1
Red-breasted Merganser4
Red-legged Partridge2
Redshank1
Redstart1
Reed Bunting3
Reed Warbler1
Ringed Plover3
Robin11
Rock Pipit2
Rook2
Sand Martin4
Sandwich Tern4
Sedge Warbler5
Shag4
Shelduck6
Siskin2
Skylark2
Song Thrush8
Sparrowhawk2
Starling1
Stonechat4
Swallow10
Swift2
Tree Pipit1
Wheatear1
Whimbrel3
Whitethroat4
Wigeon1
Willow Warbler9
Woodpigeon9
Wren13
Yellow Wagtail1