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2005 Sightings

1.

Red-throated Diver.....................very rare visitor; 1991,1993,2000

2.

Black-throated Diver..................very rare visitor; 1991, 2000

3.

Great Northern Diver..................very rare visitor; 1983,1989,2000

4.

Little Grebe.................................migrant,resident

5.

Great Crested Grebe....................usually only one or two records each year.

6.

Slavonian Grebe..........................three records; 1989,1996, 2000

7.

Black-necked Grebe....................one record in 1996

8.

Fulmar..........................................regular visitor in SW or W gales

9.

Sooty Shearwater.........................one record in September 1974 (3rd county record)

10.

Manx Shearwater.........................annual in summer/autumn gales. 1000 birds in June 1977

11.

Balearic Shearwater.....................one record in September 1988 (1st county record)

12.

Cory’s Shearwater.......................two records; November 2000, January 2004 (1st & 2nd county records)

13.

Storm Petrel.................................storm driven visitor, almost annual. 12+ in Sept. 1983

14.

Leach’s Petrel..............................storm driven visitor, almost annual. 250+ in Oct. 1952

15.

Northern Gannet..........................storm driven visitor

16.

Cormorant....................................migrant/resident in small numbers

17.

Shag.............................................very scarce visitor

18.

Little Egret.................................1st recorded May 1993, now regular (maximum 5)

19.

Grey Heron.................................. non-breeding resident

20.

Spoonbill.....................................four records, April (2), May 1998 February 2004, April 2006

21.

Mute Swan.................................two or three breeding pairs.

22.

Bewick’s Swan............................less than annual winter visitor, usually “fly overs”

23.

Whooper Swan............................Two records; five birds in November 1983, 2 in January 2005.

24.

Pink-footed Goose.......................very rare visitor; 1940 , 1996

25.

White-fronted Goose...................annual winter visitor, usually small numbers

26.

Greylag Goose.............................1st record 1984, recently annual in small numbers

27.

Canada Goose..............................once rare visitor, now annual in small numbers.

28.

Barnacle Goose............................rare migrant, may involve some wild birds

29.

Brent Goose................................. migrant / winter visitor. Max. 70 in March 2005

30.

Shelduck.......................................resident , a few pairs breed.

31.

Mandarin.....................................one record of a pair, March 2006

32.

Wigeon........................................common winter visitor. 7000+ in March 1987

33.

Gadwall....................................... migrant, resident in small numbers. Bred 2002

34.

Teal..............................................common migrant / winter visitor

35.

Mallard........................................ common resident

36.

Northern Pintail............................annual visitor, small numbers

37.

Garganey................................... .once rare but now regular migrant

38.

Northern Shoveler........................migrant/winter visitor in small numbers

39.

Red-crested Pochard....................two records; 1996, 1998

40.

Common Pochard........................migrant/winter visitor in small numbers

41.

Ring-necked Duck.......................two records; two drakes 1988, single drake 2000

42.

Tufted Duck.................................migrant/winter visitor in small numbers

43.

Greater Scaup..............................rare migrant

44.

Common Eider.............................annual migrant/storm driven, usually one or two birds

45.

Long-tailed Duck.........................rare migrant

46.

Common Scoter...........................annual migrant / storm driven

47.

Velvet Scoter...............................very rare migrant/winter visitor

48.

Common Goldeneye....................scarce migrant

49.

Smew...........................................5 records; 5 drakes 1991, 2 1997, redhead Jan, drake Feb 2003, redhead Jan 2006

50.

Red-breasted Merganser..............scarce migrant/winter visitor. Nine females in 1998

51.

Goosander....................................scarce migrant/winter visitor

52.

Ruddy Duck.................................scarce migrant. Most often occurs in very cold winters

53.

Honey Buzzard............................two records May 1991, Sept. 1996

54.

Red Kite.......................................Two records, March 2005, June 2006

55.

Marsh Harrier..............................rare migrant. 7 records 1989-2005

56.

Hen Harrier................................rare migrant. Only five records since 1985

57.

Montagu’s Harrier.......................one record; October 1991

58.

Sparrowhawk...............................resident

59.

Northern Goshawk...................... two records; Jul. 1997, Aug. 1998

60.

Common Buzzard........................resident

61.

Osprey.........................................seven records; 1979, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2003 (2) 2005

62.

Common Kestrel..........................resident

63.

Merlin..........................................migrant, winter visitor

64.

Hobby..........................................migrant, summer visitor

65.

Peregrine ...................................resident

66.

Red-legged Partridge...................previously regular, now rare visitor

67.

Grey Partridge..............................previously regular, now very rare visitor

68.

Quail............................................one record July 2006

69.

Pheasant.......................................resident

70.

Water Rail................................... migrant , winter visitor

71.

Moorhen.......................................resident

72.

Coot..............................................resident

73.

Common Crane............................one record; two birds Jan. 2000

74.

Oystercatcher...............................once scarce now resident with peak of 200+ birds

75.

Avocet..........................................rare migrant , winter visitor. 8 present Feb. 2001

76.

Stone Curlew...............................two records: July 1999, April 2006

77.

Little Ringed Plover..................annual migrant. Has bred

78.

Ringed Plover..............................common spring/autumn migrant. Scarce in winter

79.

Kentish Plover.............................Five records. May 1947, May 1949, August 1979, May 2004, Sep. 2006

80.

Dotterel........................................one record; September 1974

81.

Golden Plover..............................uncommon spring, autumn migrant, winter visitor

82.

Grey Plover.................................spring,autumn migrant

83.

Lapwing.......................................migrant,winter visitor. Has bred

84.

Knot.............................................migrant, occasional winter visitor

85.

Sanderling..................................spring,autumn migrant

86.

Little Stint....................................spring,autumn migrant, more common in autumn

87.

Temminck’s Stint.........................one record, May 2004

88.

Pectoral Sandpiper.......................two records; September 1998, September 2006

89.

White-rumped Sandpiper.........four records; Oct. 1985, Aug. 1995, Nov. 1998, Aug. 2001

90.

Curlew Sandpiper......................spring,autumn migrant, more common in autumn

91.

Purple Sandpiper..........................formerly annual winter visitor, now rare

92.

Dunlin..........................................common migrant, winter visitor

93.

Broad-billed Sandpiper................one record; May 1988 (2nd county record)

94.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper...........three records; September 1989, May 1990, September 2003

95.

Ruff.............................................scarce autumn migrant, rare winter visitor

96.

Jack Snipe....................................winter visitor

97.

Common Snipe............................winter visitor

98.

Long-billed Dowitcher................one record; October 1977 (2nd county record)

99.

Woodcock....................................scarce winter visitor (during freezing conditions)

100.

Black-tailed Godwit.....................migrant and winter visitor

101.

Bar-tailed Godwit.................. .....migrant and winter visitor

102.

Whimbrel.....................................spring/ autumn migrant

103.

Eurasian Curlew...........................migrant,winter visitor

104.

Spotted Redshank........................rare migrant , winter visitor

105.

Common Redshank......................migrant,winter visitor. Has bred.

106.

Greenshank..................................annual spring, autumn migrant

107.

Green Sandpiper..........................migrant,winter visitor

108.

Wood Sandpiper..........................rare migrant. (very rare in spring)

109.

Terek Sandpiper...........................one record; September 1986 (1st county record)

110.

Common Sandpiper.....................spring/autumn migrant

111.

Ruddy Turnstone.........................winter visitor, migrant

112.

Red-necked Phalarope.................one record; October 2001

113.

Grey Phalarope............................rare autumn/winter storm driven visitor

114.

Pomarine Skua.............................rare spring migrant / storm driven visitor

115.

Arctic Skua..................................annual spring migrant, storm driven summer/autumn visitor

116.

Long-tailed Skua.......................very rare spring / rare autumn migrant

117.

Great Skua.................................. annual spring migrant / storm driven visitor

118.

Mediterranean Gull...................migrant, winter visitor. Increasing number of records

119.

Franklin’s Gull.............................two records; May 1984, June 1988 (1st and 2nd county records)

120.

Little Gull.................................... spring migrant, storm driven autumn winter visitor

121.

Sabine’s Gull...............................rare storm driven autumn visitor. Four spring records.

122.

Black-headed Gull.......................migrant/winter visitor

123.

Ring-billed Gull...........................very rare visitor (1987, 1997)

124.

Common Gull..............................migrant, winter visitor

125.

Lesser Black-backed Gull............non-breeding migrant, winter visitor

126.

Herring Gull.................................non-breeding resident, migrant, winter visitor

127.

Yellow-legged Gull......................migrant,visitor. Increasing in recent years.

128.

Iceland Gull..................................rare migrant/winter visitor

129.

Glaucous Gull.............................very rare winter visitor

130.

Great Black-backed Gull..............one or two pairs present throughout year

131.

Kittiwake......................................regular storm driven visitor. Sometimes hundreds

132.

Sandwich Tern.............................scarce migrant

133.

Roseate Tern................................two records; May 1990, October 1997

134.

Common Tern..............................annual migrant. Sometimes hundreds in Spring

135.

Arctic Tern...................................annual migrant. Sometimes hundreds in Spring

136.

Little Tern....................................rare migrant in small numbers

137.

Black Tern....................................annual migrant

138.

White-winged Black Tern............one record; May 1990

139.

Guillemot.....................................anuual storm driven visitor

140.

Razorbill.......................................rare storm driven visitor. Rarer than Guillemot

141.

Black Guillemot...........................one record; October 1998

142.

Little Auk.....................................rare storm driven winter visitor

143.

Puffin...........................................rarer than Little Auk, 1951 (found dead), 1997, 2002 (2)

144.

Feral Dove....................................resident

145.

Stock Dove...................................resident/migrant/winter visitor ( 1 or 2 pairs breed)

146.

Woodpigeon.................................resident /migrant /winter visitor

147.

Collard Dove................................resident

148.

Turtle Dove..................................scarce migrant

149.

Cuckoo.........................................migrant/summer visitor. Recently scarce

150.

Barn Owl......................................formerly regular, now very rare visitor

151.

Little Owl....................................resident

152.

Tawny Owl..................................rare

153.

Long-eared Owl.........................rare winter visitor, migrant

154.

Short-eared Owl........................annual winter visitor (has summered)

155.

Nightjar.......................................one record; September 2006

156.

Common Swift........................... migrant/summer visitor

157.

Alpine Swift................................one record; June 1999

158.

Common Kingfisher..................migrant/visitor

159.

Hoopoe........................................two records; 1889 and August 2003

160.

Eurasian Wryneck...................... June , August 1976, August 1984, August, September 2003

161.

Green Woodpecker......................resident

162.

Great Spotted Woodpecker..........resident

163.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker........rare visitor

164.

Wood Lark..................................very rare visitor (four records)

165.

Sky Lark......................................resident,migrant

166.

Shore Lark.................................very rare; recorded in 1960, 1977 and 2004

167.

Sand Martin.................................spring,autumn migrant

168.

Swallow.......................................migrant,summer visitor

169.

Red-rumped Swallow..................two records; September 1977, April 1988

170.

House Martin...............................migrant,summer visitor

171.

Richard’s Pipit.............................one record; November 1993

172.

Tree Pipit.....................................spring,autumn migrant

173.

Meadow Pipit...............................migrant,resident,winter visitor

174.

Rock Pipit....................................migrant,winter visitor

175.

Water Pipit...................................rare winter visitor/spring migrant

176.

Yellow Wagtail........................... migrant

177.

Grey Wagtail................................migrant,winter visitor

178.

Pied Wagtail.................................migrant,resident,winter visitor

179.

Bohemian Waxwing.....................two records; January 1958, November 2005

180.

Wren.............................................resident

181.

Hedge Accentor...........................resident

182.

Robin...........................................resident , migrant, winter visitor

183.

Nightingale..................................rare migrant. Possibly bred 1998

184.

Black Redstart...........................scarce autumn/winter visitor

185.

Common Redstart....................... spring, autumn migrant

186.

Whinchat....................................spring,autumn migrant

187.

Stonechat....................................migrant, winter visitor

188.

Northern Wheatear...................spring,autumn migrant

189.

Ring Ouzel...................................rare migrant; 1988,1989,1993,1998,2001,2003,2004,2005,2006

190.

Blackbird......................................resident, migrant, winter visitor

191.

Fieldfare.......................................migrant, winter visitor

192.

Song Thrush.................................resident,migrant,winter visitor

193.

Redwing......................................migrant,winter visitor

194.

Mistle Thrush...............................resident,migrant,winter visitor

195.

Cetti’s Warbler............................ rare, records March 2003, October & December 2005, January, March and June 2006

196.

Grasshopper Warbler...............scarce spring, rare autumn migrant. Has bred

197.

Sedge Warbler..............................migrant,summer visitor

198.

Reed Warbler.............................migrant,summer visitor

199.

Dartford Warbler......................2 or 3 birds October and November 2005, April 2006

200.

Subalpine Warbler.......................one record May 2004, 1st county record

201.

Lesser Whitethroat.......................migrant,summer visitor

202.

Whitethroat..................................migrant,summer visitor

203.

Garden Warbler............................spring,autumn migrant

204.

Blackcap.......................................migrant,summer visitor. Some winter records

205.

Yellow-browed Warbler..............one record; October 2001

206.

Wood Warbler..............................scarce spring, rare autumn migrant

207.

Chiffchaff.....................................migrant,summer visitor. Some winter records

208.

Willow Warbler............................migrant,summer visitor

209.

Goldcrest............................. ........resident

210.

Firecrest.......................................rare migrant/winter visitor

211.

Spotted Flycatcher.......................migrant/summer visitor

212.

Pied Flycatcher............................scarce migrant

213.

Bearded Tit...................................One record of 2 birds, March 2004

214.

Long-tailed Tit..............................resident

215.

Marsh Tit......................................very rare migrant

216.

Willow Tit....................................two records; April 1988, September 1992

217.

Coal Tit........................................scarce migrant/winter visitor

218.

Blue Tit.........................................resident

219.

Great Tit.......................................resident

220.

Nuthatch.......................................very rare migrant

221.

Eurasian Treecreeper....................rare migrant

222.

Golden Oriole..............................one record; June 1991

223.

Red-backed Shrike.....................one record; August 2003

224.

Great Grey Shrike.....................recorded in 3 winters; 1999, 2000, 2004. (at least 2 different birds)

225.

Jay................................................one or two resident pairs and autumn migrant

226.

Magpie.........................................resident

227.

Jackdaw........................................resident

228.

Rook.............................................resident

229.

Carrion Crow................................resident

230.

Hooded Crow...............................four records; 1971,1988,1992,1994

231.

Raven........................................... resident but elusive!

232.

Starling.........................................resident, large flocks present late summer

233.

Rose-coloured Starling.................one record; September 2004, 5th county record

234.

House Sparrow.............................resident

235.

Tree Sparrow................................formerly resident , breeder. Now rare migrant

236.

Chaffinch......................................resident, migrant, winter visitor

237.

Brambling....................................scarce migrant winter visitor (once common)

238.

Greenfinch....................................resident

239.

Goldfinch.....................................resident, larger flocks present autumn and winter

240.

Siskin...........................................migrant/ winter visitor

241.

Common Linnet...........................migrant/ winter visitor / resident

242.

Twite............................................very rare winter visitor

243.

Lesser Redpoll.............................migrant/ winter visitor

244.

Common Redpoll.........................two records; October 1988, April 2004

245.

Common Crossbill.......................rare migrant; 1989,1997,1999,2002,2003,2005

246.

Bullfinch......................................resident

247.

Hawfinch......................................two records; June 1991(2), September 1998

248.

Lapland Bunting...........................very rare migrant / winter visitor

249.

Snow Bunting.............................rare migrant / winter visitor

250.

Yellowhammer.............................scarce migrant / winter visitor

251.

Cirl Bunting..................................recorded in winters of 1940,1941 and 1943

252.

Reed Bunting................................resident/ migrant/winter visitor

253.

Corn Bunting................................rare winter visitor

Last updated: 23rd September 2006

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