SEVERNSIDE BIRDS
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Red-throated Diver.....................very rare visitor; 1991,1993, 2000, 2007
2.
Black-throated Diver..................very rare visitor; 1991, 2000
3.
Pacific Diver................................one record, November 2009
4.
Great Northern Diver..................very rare visitor; 1983,1989, 2000, 2006, 2008
5.
Little Grebe.................................migrant,resident
6.
Great Crested Grebe....................usually only one or two records each year.
7.
Slavonian Grebe..........................three records; 1989,1996, 2000
8.
Black-necked Grebe....................one record in 1996
9.
Fulmar..........................................regular visitor in SW or W gales
10.
Sooty Shearwater.........................one record in September 1974 (3rd county record)
11.
Manx Shearwater.........................annual in summer/autumn gales. 1000 birds in June 1977
12.
Balearic Shearwater.....................one record in September 1988 (1st county record)
13.
Cory’s Shearwater.......................two records; November 2000, January 2004  (1st & 2nd county records)
14.
Fregetta Storm Petrel................. one record, November 2009 (Black-bellied or White-bellied Storm Petrel)
15.
Storm Petrel..............................storm driven visitor, almost annual. 12+ in Sept. 1983
16.
Leach’s Petrel.................... .......storm driven visitor, almost annual. 250+ in Oct. 1952
17.
Northern Gannet..........................storm driven visitor
18.
Cormorant....................................migrant/resident in small numbers
19.
Shag.............................................very scarce visitor
20.
Little Egret.............................. ...1st recorded May 1993, now regular (maximum  5)
21.
Grey Heron.................................. non-breeding resident
22.
Glossy Ibis................................. one record; October 2009
23.
Spoonbill.....................................five records, April (2), May 1998  February 2004, April 2006, September 2008
24.
Mute Swan.................................two or three breeding  pairs.
25.
Bewick’s Swan............................less than annual winter visitor, usually “fly overs”
26.
Whooper Swan............................four records; five birds in November 1983, 2 January 2005,  March 2008, 2 Nov 2009
27.
Pink-footed Goose.......................very rare visitor; 1940 , 1996
28.
White-fronted Goose...................annual winter visitor, usually small numbers
29.
Greylag Goose.............................1st record 1984, recently annual in small numbers
30.
Canada Goose..............................once rare visitor, now annual in small numbers.
31.
Barnacle Goose............................rare migrant, may involve some wild birds
32.
Brent Goose................................. migrant / winter visitor. Max 115 in Jan 2009. Pale-bellied race in 1995, 2007 and 2009
33.
Shelduck.......................................resident , a few pairs breed.
34.
Mandarin.....................................one record of a pair, March 2006
35.
Wigeon........................................common winter visitor. 7000+ in  March 1987
36.
Gadwall....................................... migrant, resident in small numbers. Bred 2002
37.
Teal..............................................common migrant / winter visitor
38.
Mallard........................................ common resident
39.
Northern Pintail............................annual visitor, small numbers
40.
Garganey................................... .once rare but now regular migrant
41.
Northern Shoveler........................migrant/winter visitor in small numbers
42.
Red-crested Pochard....................three records; 1996, 1998 and 2002
43.
Common Pochard........................migrant/winter visitor in small numbers
44.
Ring-necked Duck....................... two drakes 1988,drake 2000 at Orchard Pools plus returning to ASW most years to 2008
45.
Tufted Duck.................................migrant/winter visitor in small numbers
46.
Greater Scaup..............................rare migrant
47.
Common Eider.............................annual migrant/storm driven, usually one or two birds
48.
Long-tailed Duck.........................rare migrant
49.
Common Scoter...........................annual migrant / storm driven
50.
Velvet Scoter...............................very rare migrant/winter visitor
51.
Common Goldeneye....................scarce migrant
52.
Smew...........................................5 records; 5 drakes 1991, 2 1997, redhead Jan, drake Feb 2003, redhead Jan 2006
53.
Red-breasted Merganser..............scarce migrant/winter visitor. Nine females in 1998
54.
Goosander....................................scarce migrant/winter visitor
55.
Ruddy Duck.................................scarce migrant. Most often occurs in very cold winters. Has bred at ASW
56.
Honey Buzzard............................two records May 1991, Sept. 1996
57.
Red Kite.......................................9 records, 2005, 2006, 2007 (3), 2008, May 2009 (3)
58.
Marsh Harrier..............................rare migrant. 10 records 1983-2009
59.
Hen Harrier................................rare migrant. Only 11 records since 1985
60.
Montagu’s Harrier.......................one record; October 1991
61.
Sparrowhawk...............................resident
62.
Northern Goshawk...................... four records; October 1985 at ASW, Jul. 1997, Aug. 1998, November 2006
63.
Common Buzzard........................resident
64.
Osprey.........................................eleven records; 1979, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2003 (2), 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 (2)
65.
Common Kestrel..........................resident
66.
Merlin..........................................migrant, winter visitor
67.
Hobby..........................................migrant, summer visitor
68.
Peregrine ...................................resident
69.
Red-legged Partridge.....................previously regular, now rare visitor
70.
Grey Partridge..............................previously regular, now very rare visitor
71.
Quail............................................one record July 2006
72.
Pheasant.......................................resident
73.
Water Rail................................... migrant , winter visitor
74.
Moorhen.......................................resident
75.
Coot..............................................resident
76.
Common Crane...........................two records; two birds Jan. 2000, one March 2010
77.
Oystercatcher...............................once scarce now resident with peak of 200+ birds
78.
Avocet.........................................rare migrant , winter visitor. 8 present Feb. 2001
79.
Stone Curlew...............................two records: July 1999, April 2006
80.
Little Ringed Plover..................  annual migrant. Has bred
81.
Ringed Plover..............................common spring/autumn migrant. Scarce in winter
82.
Kentish Plover.............................five records. May 1947, May 1949, August 1979, May 2004, Sep. 2006
83.
Dotterel........................................one record; September 1974
84.
Golden Plover..............................uncommon spring, autumn migrant, winter visitor
85.
Grey Plover.................................spring,autumn migrant
86.
Lapwing.......................................migrant,winter visitor. Has bred
87.
Knot.............................................migrant, occasional winter visitor
88.
Sanderling.....................................spring,autumn migrant
89.
Semipalmated Sandpiper........ one record September 2009
90.
Little Stint....................................spring,autumn migrant, more common in autumn
91.
Temminck’s Stint.........................one record, May 2004
92.
Pectoral Sandpiper.......................five records; undated at ASW, September 1998, September 2006 (2), September 2008
93.
White-rumped Sandpiper.........four records; Oct. 1985, Aug. 1995, Nov. 1998, Aug. 2001
94.
Curlew Sandpiper....................... spring,autumn migrant, more common in autumn
95.
Purple Sandpiper..........................formerly annual winter visitor, now rare
96.
Dunlin..........................................common migrant, winter visitor
97.
Broad-billed Sandpiper................one record; May 1988 (2nd county record)
98.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper...........three records; September 1989, May 1990, September 2003
99.
Ruff.............................................scarce autumn migrant, rare winter visitor
100.
Jack Snipe....................................winter visitor
101.
Common Snipe............................winter visitor
102.
Long-billed Dowitcher................one record; October 1977 (2nd county record)
103.
Woodcock....................................scarce winter visitor (during freezing conditions)
104.
Black-tailed Godwit.....................migrant and winter visitor
105.
Bar-tailed Godwit.................. .....migrant and winter visitor
106.
Whimbrel.....................................spring/ autumn migrant
107.
Eurasian Curlew...........................migrant,winter visitor
108.
Spotted Redshank........................rare migrant , winter visitor
109.
Common Redshank......................migrant,winter visitor. Has bred.
110.
Greenshank..................................annual spring, autumn migrant
111.
Lesser Yellowlegs........................ one record at ASW, October 1984
112.
Green Sandpiper..........................migrant,winter visitor
113.
Wood Sandpiper..........................rare migrant. (very rare in spring)
114.
Terek Sandpiper...........................one record; September 1986 (1st  county record)
115.
Common Sandpiper.....................spring/autumn migrant
116.
Ruddy Turnstone.........................winter visitor, migrant
117.
Red-necked Phalarope.................one record; October 2001
118.
Grey Phalarope............................rare autumn/winter storm driven visitor
119.
Pomarine Skua.............................rare spring  migrant / storm driven visitor
120.
Arctic Skua..................................annual spring migrant, storm driven summer/autumn visitor
121.
Long-tailed Skua.......................very rare spring / rare autumn migrant
122.
Great Skua.................................. annual spring migrant / storm driven visitor
123.
Mediterranean Gull.................  ..migrant, winter visitor. Increasing number of records
124.
Franklin’s Gull.............................two records; May 1984, June 1988 (1st and 2nd county records)
125.
Little Gull.................................... spring migrant, storm driven autumn winter visitor
126.
Sabine’s Gull................................rare storm driven autumn visitor. Four spring records.
127.
Black-headed Gull........................migrant/winter visitor
128.
Ring-billed Gull............................very rare visitor (1987, 1991, 1997 and 2008)
129.
Common Gull...............................migrant, winter visitor
130.
Lesser Black-backed Gull.............non-breeding migrant, winter visitor
131.
Herring Gull..................................non-breeding resident, migrant, winter visitor
132.
Caspian Gull................................ Very rare, November 2003, January 2004
133.
Yellow-legged Gull.......................migrant,visitor. Increasing in recent years.
134.
Iceland Gull...................................rare migrant/winter visitor
135.
Glaucous Gull.............................very rare winter visitor
136.
Great Black-backed Gull...............one or two pairs present throughout year
137.
Kittiwake......................................regular storm driven visitor. Sometimes hundreds
138.
Sandwich Tern..............................scarce migrant
139.
Roseate Tern.................................two records; May 1990, October 1997
140.
Common Tern...............................annual migrant. Sometimes hundreds in Spring
141.
Arctic Tern...................................annual migrant. Sometimes hundreds in Spring
142.
Little Tern....................................rare  migrant in small numbers
143.
Black Tern....................................annual migrant
144.
White-winged Black Tern.............one record; May 1990
145.
Guillemot......................................anuual storm driven visitor
146.
Razorbill.......................................rare storm driven visitor. Rarer than Guillemot
147.
Black Guillemot...........................one record; October 1998
148.
Little Auk.....................................rare storm driven winter visitor
149.
Puffin...........................................rarer than Little Auk, 1951 (found dead), 1997, 2002 (2)
150.
Feral Dove....................................resident
151.
Stock Dove...................................resident/migrant/winter visitor ( 1 or 2 pairs breed)
152.
Woodpigeon.................................resident /migrant /winter visitor
153.
Collard Dove................................resident
154.
Turtle Dove..................................scarce migrant
155.
Rose-ringed Parakeet................... two records, January 2006 and April 2008
156.
Cuckoo.........................................migrant/summer visitor. Recently scarce
157.
Barn Owl......................................formerly regular, now very rare visitor
158.
Little Owl....................................resident
159.
Tawny Owl..................................rare
160.
Long-eared Owl...........................rare winter visitor, migrant
161.
Short-eared Owl...................... .... annual winter visitor (has summered)
162.
Nightjar.........................................one record; September 2006
163.
Common Swift............................ migrant/summer visitor
164.
Alpine Swift.................................one record; June 1999
165.
Common Kingfisher.................migrant/visitor
166.
Bee-eater......................................one record May 2007
167.
Hoopoe........................................Four or five records; 1889, April 1993, August 2003, April 2008
168.
Eurasian Wryneck....................... June , August 1976, August 1984, August, September 2003
169.
Green Woodpecker......................resident
170.
Great Spotted Woodpecker..........resident
171.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker........rare visitor
172.
Wood Lark...................................very rare visitor (four records)
173.
Sky Lark.......................................resident,migrant
174.
Shore Lark..................................very rare; recorded in 1960, 1977, 2004 and 2009
175.
Sand Martin.................................spring,autumn migrant
176.
Swallow........................................migrant,summer visitor
177.
Red-rumped Swallow...................two records; September 1977, April 1988
178.
House Martin...............................migrant,summer visitor
179.
Richard’s Pipit.............................three records; November 1993, March 2007, November 2009
180.
Tree Pipit.....................................spring,autumn migrant
181.
Meadow Pipit...............................migrant,resident,winter visitor
182.
Rock Pipit....................................migrant,winter visitor
183.
Water Pipit...................................rare winter visitor/spring migrant
184.
Yellow Wagtail........................... migrant
185.
Grey Wagtail................................migrant,winter visitor
186.
Pied Wagtail.................................migrant,resident,winter visitor
187.
Bohemian Waxwing.....................two  records; January 1958, November 2005
188.
Wren.............................................resident
189.
Hedge Accentor...........................resident
190.
Robin...........................................resident , migrant, winter visitor
191.
Nightingale..................................rare migrant. Possibly bred 1998
192.
Black Redstart...........................scarce autumn/winter visitor
193.
Common Redstart....................... spring, autumn migrant
194.
Whinchat............................... .....spring,autumn migrant
195.
Stonechat............................. .......migrant, winter visitor
196.
Northern Wheatear......................spring,autumn migrant
197.
Ring Ouzel...................................rare migrant; 1988,1989,1993,1998,2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007.2008, 2009
198.
Blackbird......................................resident, migrant, winter visitor
199.
Fieldfare.......................................migrant, winter visitor
200.
Song Thrush.................................resident,migrant,winter visitor
201.
Redwing.......................................migrant,winter visitor
202.
Mistle Thrush...............................resident,migrant,winter visitor
203.
Cetti’s Warbler............................ rare
204.
Grasshopper Warbler...................scarce spring, rare autumn migrant. Has bred
205.
Sedge Warbler...............................migrant,summer visitor
206.
Marsh Warbler.............................two records, June 1978 and 2009
207.
Reed Warbler....................... .......migrant,summer visitor
208.
Dartford Warbler......................3 or 4 birds October and November 2005, April 2006
209.
Subalpine Warbler.......................one record May 2004,  1st county record
210.
Lesser Whitethroat.......................migrant,summer visitor
211.
Whitethroat..................................migrant,summer visitor
212.
Garden Warbler............................spring,autumn migrant
213.
Blackcap.......................................migrant,summer visitor. Some winter records
214.
Yellow-browed Warbler...............one record; October 2001
215.
Wood Warbler..............................scarce spring, rare autumn migrant
216.
Chiffchaff.....................................migrant,summer visitor. Some winter records
217.
Willow Warbler............................migrant,summer visitor
218.
Goldcrest............................. ........resident
219.
Firecrest......................................rare migrant/winter visitor
220.
Spotted Flycatcher.......................migrant/summer visitor
221.
Pied Flycatcher............................scarce migrant
222.
Bearded Tit...................................two records; pair at Hoar Gout Nov-Dec 1976,  pair at Chittening Warth March 2004
223.
Long-tailed Tit..............................resident
224.
Marsh Tit......................................very rare migrant
225.
Willow Tit....................................two records; April 1988, September 1992
226.
Coal Tit........................................scarce migrant/winter visitor
227.
Blue Tit.........................................resident
228.
Great Tit.......................................resident
229.
Nuthatch.......................................very rare migrant
230.
Eurasian Treecreeper....................rare migrant
231.
Golden Oriole..............................one record; June 1991
232.
Red-backed Shrike.....................one record; August 2003
233.
Great Grey Shrike.....................recorded in 3 winters; 1999, 2000, 2004. (at least 2 different birds)
234.
Jay................................................one or two resident pairs and autumn migrant
235.
Magpie.........................................resident
236.
Jackdaw........................................resident
237.
Rook.............................................resident
238.
Carrion Crow................................resident
239.
Hooded Crow...............................four records; 1971,1988,1992,1994
240.
Raven........................................... resident
241.
Starling.........................................resident, large flocks present late summer
242.
Rose-coloured Starling.................one record; September 2004, 5th county record
243.
House Sparrow.............................resident
244.
Tree Sparrow................................formerly resident, breeder. Now rare migrant
245.
Chaffinch......................................resident, migrant, winter visitor
246.
Brambling....................................scarce migrant winter visitor (once common)
247.
Greenfinch....................................resident
248.
Goldfinch.....................................resident, larger flocks present autumn and winter
249.
Siskin...........................................migrant/ winter visitor
250.
Common Linnet...........................migrant/ winter visitor / resident
251.
Twite............................................very rare winter visitor
252.
Lesser Redpoll.............................migrant/ winter visitor
253.
Common Redpoll.........................Four records; October 1988, April 2004, April 2008, January 2009
254.
Common Crossbill.......................rare migrant; 1989,1997,1999,2002,2003,2005
255.
Bullfinch......................................resident
256.
Hawfinch......................................two records; June 1991(2), September 1998
257.
Lapland Bunting...........................very rare migrant / winter visitor
258.
Snow Bunting.............................rare migrant / winter visitor
259.
Yellowhammer.............................scarce migrant / winter visitor
260.
Cirl Bunting..................................recorded in winters of 1940,1941,1943 and in 1969 and 1975
261.
Reed Bunting................................resident/ migrant/winter visitor
262.
Corn Bunting................................rare migrant/winter visitor


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