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.
Black Kite...................................  one record March 2010
58.
Red Kite.......................................14 records, 2005, 2006, 2007 (3), 2008, May 2009 (3), 2010 (5)
59.
Marsh Harrier..............................rare migrant. 14  records 1983-2010
60.
Hen Harrier................................rare migrant. Only 11 records since 1985
61.
Montagu’s Harrier.......................one record; October 1991
62.
Sparrowhawk...............................resident
63.
Northern Goshawk...................... four records; October 1985 at ASW, Jul. 1997, Aug. 1998, November 2006
64.
Common Buzzard........................resident
65.
Osprey.........................................eleven records; 1979, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2003 (2), 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 (2)
66.
Common Kestrel..........................resident
67.
Merlin..........................................migrant, winter visitor
68.
Hobby..........................................migrant, summer visitor
69.
Peregrine ...................................resident
70.
Red-legged Partridge.....................previously regular, now rare visitor
71.
Grey Partridge..............................previously regular, now very rare visitor
72.
Quail............................................one record July 2006
73.
Pheasant.......................................resident
74.
Water Rail................................... migrant , winter visitor
75.
Moorhen.......................................resident
76.
Coot..............................................resident
77.
Common Crane...........................two records; two birds Jan. 2000, one March 2010
78.
Oystercatcher...............................once scarce now resident with peak of 200+ birds
79.
Avocet.........................................rare migrant , winter visitor. 8 present Feb. 2001
80.
Stone Curlew...............................two records: July 1999, April 2006
81.
Little Ringed Plover..................  annual migrant. Has bred
82.
Ringed Plover..............................common spring/autumn migrant. Scarce in winter
83.
Kentish Plover.............................five records. May 1947, May 1949, August 1979, May 2004, Sep. 2006
84.
Dotterel........................................one record; September 1974
85.
American Golden Plover..............one record
86.
Golden Plover..............................uncommon spring, autumn migrant, winter visitor
87.
Grey Plover.................................spring,autumn migrant
88.
Lapwing.......................................migrant,winter visitor. Has bred
89.
Knot.............................................migrant, occasional winter visitor
90.
Sanderling.....................................spring,autumn migrant
91.
Semipalmated Sandpiper........ one record September 2009
92.
Little Stint....................................spring,autumn migrant, more common in autumn
93.
Temminck’s Stint.........................one record, May 2004
94.
Pectoral Sandpiper.......................five records; undated at ASW, September 1998, September 2006 (2), September 2008
95.
White-rumped Sandpiper.........four records; Oct. 1985, Aug. 1995, Nov. 1998, Aug. 2001
96.
Curlew Sandpiper....................... spring,autumn migrant, more common in autumn
97.
Purple Sandpiper..........................formerly annual winter visitor, now rare
98.
Dunlin..........................................common migrant, winter visitor
99.
Broad-billed Sandpiper................one record; May 1988 (2nd county record)
100.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper...........three records; September 1989, May 1990, September 2003
101.
Ruff.............................................scarce autumn migrant, rare winter visitor
102.
Jack Snipe....................................winter visitor
103.
Common Snipe............................winter visitor
104.
Long-billed Dowitcher................one record; October 1977 (2nd county record)
105.
Woodcock....................................scarce winter visitor (during freezing conditions)
106.
Black-tailed Godwit.....................migrant and winter visitor
107.
Bar-tailed Godwit.................. .....migrant and winter visitor
108.
Whimbrel.....................................spring/ autumn migrant
109.
Eurasian Curlew...........................migrant,winter visitor
110.
Spotted Redshank........................rare migrant , winter visitor
111.
Common Redshank......................migrant,winter visitor. Has bred.
112.
Greenshank..................................annual spring, autumn migrant
113.
Lesser Yellowlegs........................ one record at ASW, October 1984
114.
Green Sandpiper..........................migrant,winter visitor
115.
Wood Sandpiper..........................rare migrant. (very rare in spring)
116.
Terek Sandpiper...........................one record; September 1986 (1st  county record)
117.
Common Sandpiper.....................spring/autumn migrant
118.
Ruddy Turnstone.........................winter visitor, migrant
119.
Red-necked Phalarope.................one record; October 2001
120.
Grey Phalarope............................rare autumn/winter storm driven visitor
121.
Pomarine Skua.............................rare spring  migrant / storm driven visitor
122.
Arctic Skua..................................annual spring migrant, storm driven summer/autumn visitor
123.
Long-tailed Skua.......................very rare spring / rare autumn migrant
124.
Great Skua.................................. annual spring migrant / storm driven visitor
125.
Mediterranean Gull.................  ..migrant, winter visitor. Increasing number of records
126.
Franklin’s Gull.............................two records; May 1984, June 1988 (1st and 2nd county records)
127.
Little Gull.................................... spring migrant, storm driven autumn winter visitor
128.
Sabine’s Gull................................rare storm driven autumn visitor. Four spring records.
129.
Black-headed Gull........................migrant/winter visitor
130.
Ring-billed Gull............................very rare visitor (1987, 1991, 1997 and 2008)
131.
Common Gull...............................migrant, winter visitor
132.
Lesser Black-backed Gull.............non-breeding migrant, winter visitor
133.
Herring Gull..................................non-breeding resident, migrant, winter visitor
134.
Caspian Gull................................ Very rare, November 2003, January 2004
135.
Yellow-legged Gull.......................migrant,visitor. Increasing in recent years.
136.
Iceland Gull...................................rare migrant/winter visitor
137.
Glaucous Gull.............................very rare winter visitor
138.
Great Black-backed Gull...............one or two pairs present throughout year
139.
Kittiwake......................................regular storm driven visitor. Sometimes hundreds
140.
Sandwich Tern..............................scarce migrant
141.
Roseate Tern.................................two records; May 1990, October 1997
142.
Common Tern...............................annual migrant. Sometimes hundreds in Spring
143.
Arctic Tern...................................annual migrant. Sometimes hundreds in Spring
144.
Little Tern....................................rare  migrant in small numbers
145.
Black Tern....................................annual migrant
146.
White-winged Black Tern.............one record; May 1990
147.
Guillemot......................................anuual storm driven visitor
148.
Razorbill.......................................rare storm driven visitor. Rarer than Guillemot
149.
Black Guillemot...........................one record; October 1998
150.
Little Auk.....................................rare storm driven winter visitor
151.
Puffin...........................................rarer than Little Auk, 1951 (found dead), 1997, 2002 (2)
152.
Feral Dove....................................resident
153.
Stock Dove...................................resident/migrant/winter visitor ( 1 or 2 pairs breed)
154.
Woodpigeon.................................resident /migrant /winter visitor
155.
Collard Dove................................resident
156.
Turtle Dove..................................scarce migrant
157.
Rose-ringed Parakeet................... two records, January 2006 and April 2008
158.
Cuckoo.........................................migrant/summer visitor. Recently scarce
159.
Barn Owl......................................formerly regular, now very rare visitor
160.
Little Owl....................................resident
161.
Tawny Owl..................................rare
162.
Long-eared Owl...........................rare winter visitor, migrant
163.
Short-eared Owl...................... .... annual winter visitor (has summered)
164.
Nightjar.........................................one record; September 2006
165.
Common Swift............................ migrant/summer visitor
166.
Alpine Swift.................................one record; June 1999
167.
Common Kingfisher.................migrant/visitor
168.
Bee-eater......................................one record May 2007
169.
Hoopoe........................................Four or five records; 1889, April 1993, August 2003, April 2008
170.
Eurasian Wryneck....................... June , August 1976, August 1984, August, September 2003
171.
Green Woodpecker......................resident
172.
Great Spotted Woodpecker..........resident
173.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker........rare visitor
174.
Wood Lark...................................very rare visitor (four records)
175.
Sky Lark.......................................resident,migrant
176.
Shore Lark..................................very rare; recorded in 1960, 1977, 2004 and 2009
177.
Sand Martin.................................spring,autumn migrant
178.
Swallow........................................migrant,summer visitor
179.
Red-rumped Swallow...................two records; September 1977, April 1988
180.
House Martin...............................migrant,summer visitor
181.
Richard’s Pipit.............................three records; November 1993, March 2007, November 2009
182.
Tree Pipit.....................................spring,autumn migrant
183.
Meadow Pipit...............................migrant,resident,winter visitor
184.
Rock Pipit....................................migrant,winter visitor
185.
Water Pipit...................................rare winter visitor/spring migrant
186.
Yellow Wagtail........................... migrant
187.
Grey Wagtail................................migrant,winter visitor
188.
Pied Wagtail.................................migrant,resident,winter visitor
189.
Bohemian Waxwing.....................two  records; January 1958, November 2005
190.
Wren.............................................resident
191.
Hedge Accentor...........................resident
192.
Robin...........................................resident , migrant, winter visitor
193.
Nightingale..................................rare migrant. Possibly bred 1998
194.
Black Redstart...........................scarce autumn/winter visitor
195.
Common Redstart....................... spring, autumn migrant
196.
Whinchat............................... .....spring,autumn migrant
197.
Stonechat............................. .......migrant, winter visitor
198.
Northern Wheatear......................spring,autumn migrant
199.
Ring Ouzel...................................rare migrant; 1988,1989,1993,1998,2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007.2008, 2009
200.
Blackbird......................................resident, migrant, winter visitor
201.
Fieldfare.......................................migrant, winter visitor
202.
Song Thrush.................................resident,migrant,winter visitor
203.
Redwing.......................................migrant,winter visitor
204.
Mistle Thrush...............................resident,migrant,winter visitor
205.
Cetti’s Warbler............................ rare
206.
Grasshopper Warbler...................scarce spring, rare autumn migrant. Has bred
207.
Sedge Warbler...............................migrant,summer visitor
208.
Marsh Warbler.............................two records, June 1978 and 2009
209.
Reed Warbler....................... .......migrant,summer visitor
210.
Dartford Warbler......................3 or 4 birds October and November 2005, April 2006
211.
Subalpine Warbler.......................one record May 2004,  1st county record
212.
Lesser Whitethroat.......................migrant,summer visitor
213.
Whitethroat..................................migrant,summer visitor
214.
Garden Warbler............................spring,autumn migrant
215.
Blackcap.......................................migrant,summer visitor. Some winter records
216.
Yellow-browed Warbler...............one record; October 2001
217.
Wood Warbler..............................scarce spring, rare autumn migrant
218.
Chiffchaff.....................................migrant,summer visitor. Some winter records
219.
Willow Warbler............................migrant,summer visitor
220.
Goldcrest............................. ........resident
221.
Firecrest......................................rare migrant/winter visitor
222.
Spotted Flycatcher.......................migrant/summer visitor
223.
Pied Flycatcher............................scarce migrant
224.
Bearded Tit...................................two records; pair at Hoar Gout Nov-Dec 1976,  pair at Chittening Warth March 2004
225.
Long-tailed Tit..............................resident
226.
Marsh Tit......................................very rare migrant
227.
Willow Tit....................................two records; April 1988, September 1992
228.
Coal Tit........................................scarce migrant/winter visitor
229.
Blue Tit.........................................resident
230.
Great Tit.......................................resident
231.
Nuthatch.......................................very rare migrant
232.
Eurasian Treecreeper....................rare migrant
233.
Golden Oriole..............................one record; June 1991
234.
Red-backed Shrike.....................one record; August 2003
235.
Great Grey Shrike.....................recorded in 3 winters; 1999, 2000, 2004. (at least 2 different birds)
236.
Jay................................................one or two resident pairs and autumn migrant
237.
Magpie.........................................resident
238.
Jackdaw........................................resident
239.
Rook.............................................resident
240.
Carrion Crow................................resident
241.
Hooded Crow...............................four records; 1971,1988,1992,1994
242.
Raven........................................... resident
243.
Starling.........................................resident, large flocks present late summer
244.
Rose-coloured Starling.................one record; September 2004, 5th county record
245.
House Sparrow.............................resident
246.
Tree Sparrow................................formerly resident, breeder. Now rare migrant
247.
Chaffinch......................................resident, migrant, winter visitor
248.
Brambling....................................scarce migrant winter visitor (once common)
249.
Greenfinch....................................resident
250.
Goldfinch.....................................resident, larger flocks present autumn and winter
251.
Siskin...........................................migrant/ winter visitor
252.
Common Linnet...........................migrant/ winter visitor / resident
253.
Twite............................................very rare winter visitor
254.
Lesser Redpoll.............................migrant/ winter visitor
255.
Common Redpoll.........................Four records; October 1988, April 2004, April 2008, January 2009
256.
Common Crossbill.......................rare migrant; 1989,1997,1999,2002,2003,2005
257.
Bullfinch......................................resident
258.
Hawfinch......................................two records; June 1991(2), September 1998
259.
Lapland Bunting...........................very rare migrant / winter visitor
260.
Snow Bunting.............................rare migrant / winter visitor
261.
Yellowhammer.............................scarce migrant / winter visitor
262.
Cirl Bunting..................................recorded in winters of 1940,1941,1943 and in 1969 and 1975
263.
Reed Bunting................................resident/ migrant/winter visitor
264.
Corn Bunting................................rare migrant/winter visitor


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