Dawlish Warren Bird List
This page lists all species recorded from Dawlish
Warren Recording Area. A total of 305 species have been recorded at the Warren
with a further 30 species only recorded as escapees/releases. This list follows the latest taxonomic order from the BOU/IOC.
The Recording Area covers some 210 hectares (505 acres) however, only c.35% of this
consists of terrestrial habitats.
The sandspit from Langstone Rock at the western end to the end of Warren Point
is rouhly 2.25 kilometres long (1.4 miles) and 0.4 kilometres wide (0.25
miles).
It is the intention to try to locate Dawlish Warren photographs of as many species as possible. If you can help, please get in touch.
Last updated 28/09/22
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta (b.) bernicla
Abundant autumn and early winter visitor, uncommon
in spring, rare in summer.
© Alan Keatley Pale-bellied Brent Goose Branta (bernicla) hrota Annual winter visitor and spring migrant, fewer in autumn.
Black Brant Branta (bernicla) nigricans Vagrant; four records. All adults.
Red-breasted Goose Vagrant; one record. Two recent records were both escapes.
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Increasing common often abundant in autumn and early
winter. Regular breeder. © John Lee
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Rare wild migrant and winter visitor, infrequent
feral/escapee autumn and winter visitor. (with Pale-bellied Brent) © Alan Keatley
Ridgeway's Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Escapee; one record,
Bar-headed Goose Branta indicus
Escapee; Scarce annual visitor.
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Escapee; two records, returning bird.
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Rare wild migrant and winter visitor, infrequent
feral autumn and winter visitor.
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides Escapee; one record.
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Vagrant; three records.
European White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons
Rare migrant and winter visitor. Nov 2013 © Simon Thurgood
Usually resident in small numbers, common in autumn,
recently scarce early year, has bred. © Simon Thurgood
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Escapee/feral; Scarce annual visitor.
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii Previously very rare autumn migrant and winter visitor, now vagrant.
Whooper Swan Cygnus c. cygnus
Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor.
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus Rare feral visitor/escapee.
© David Flack
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Common winter visitor, uncommon to June, scarce late
summer, has bred.
Muscovy Duck Cairina mschata Feral/escapee; four records.
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Feral/escapee; five records.
Cape Shelduck Tadorna cana Escapee; one record.
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Escapee; one record.
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Escapee; one record.
Mandarin Aix galericulata
Vagrant; seven records. 03/04/2016 © Matt Laing
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Rare spring migrant and autumn vagrant.
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Annual autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in
summer.
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Recently annual autumn migrant and winter visitor,
scarce in spring. © Lee Collins
Chiloe Wigeon Escapee; two records. Both drakes, one returning for five winters.
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Very abundant late autumn migrant and early winter
visitor, less so in late winter and early spring. Rare in summer.
American Wigeon Vagrant; three records. All drakes.
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Common late autumn and winter visitor, present
throughout most of the year.
Uncommon autumn migrant and winter visitor, rare
in spring.
Northern Pintail x Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope x Anas acuta A drake of this hybrid was present in Sep 2022.
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Very abundant late autumn and early winter visitor,
scarce through to Apr. Very rare in summer.
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Vagrant; five records.
Pochard Aythya ferina Previously near annual, now very rare late autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in summer.
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Previously rare, recently annual autumn migrant and
winter visitor, vagrant in spring and summer.
©
Dave Jewell
Near-annual winter visitor and rare autumn
migrant. © Alan Keatley
Common Eider Somateria m. mollissima
Absent to common visitor throughout the year. © Matt Knott
Rare migrant; nine records of at least 12 birds. Nov 2010 © Lee Collins
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Recently an uncommon winter visitor, scarce migrant, vagrant in summer.
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Sporadically common sometimes abundant throughout
the year. © Alan Keatley
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Annual winter visitor, scarce spring and autumn
migrant, vagrant in summer.
© Lee Collins
Uncommon, rarely common winter visitor, vagrant in
spring. © Simon Thurgood
Smew Mergellus albellus Formerly very rare winter visitor, now vagrant.
Goosander Mergus merganser
Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant
in spring.
Previously common to abundant winter visitor, now
scarce. Occasional in
summer, has bred. © Alan Keatley
Ruddy Duck Oxyura j. jamaicensis Vagrant; four records of seven individuals. All fem/imm.
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Extinct resident and vagrant.
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Formerly near-annual visitor, now occasional breeding resident. © Alan Keatley
Quail Coturnix coturnix Vagrant; two records.
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Very rare visitor.
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Escapee; two records.
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Rare spring and autumn migrant.
07/05/2012 ©
Lee Collins
Vagrant; one record.
Common Swift Apus apus Often common migrant and summer visitor.
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Vagrant; two records
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Uncommon migrant, no longer breeds.
© Lee Summersby
Feral Pigeon Regular visitor throughout the year in small numbers. Has bred.
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Annual visitor, rarely a common late
autumn migrant.
Common breeding resident, can be a very abundant
late autumn migrant. © Lee Collins
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Previously an infrequent visitor throughout the year in small numbers. Now regular breeder.
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Previously an annual passage migrant, once common now rare and no
longer annual.
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Uncommon, rarely common winter visitor and migrant,
rare in summer, has bred.
© Lee Collins
Corncrake Crex crex Vagrant; two records.
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Vagrant; two records.
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common breeding resident.
Common Coot Fulica atra
Once an occasional winter visitor, then uncommon breeding resident,
now vagrant. © Simon Thurgood
Common Crane Grus grus Vagrant; one record.
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Annual to infrequent winter visitor, now regular
breeder and virtually resident. © Andy Stuthridge
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
© Lee Collins
Great-crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Up to the early 1980’s an uncommon winter visitor
and spring migrant, recently common. © Lee Collins
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
Once a regular often common winter visitor and spring
migrant. Now, excepting a single 14 year residency, a vagrant. © James Packer
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Barely annual winter visitor and scarce migrant,
none May to Aug. © Colin Scott
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Vagrant; seven records. 21/04/2016 © Luke Harman
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus o. ostralegus Very abundant winter visitor and autumn migrant, abundant throughout the summer, has bred.
© Colin Scott
Black-winged Stilt Vagrant; two records.
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Near-annual autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor
and rare in spring. © Alan Keatley
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Common migrant and winter visitor, rarely abundant
in cold weather, rare at other times, has bred. © Alan Keatley
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Annual to infrequent autumn migrant and winter
visitor, vagrant in spring.
© Lee Collins American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Vagrant; one record.
Oct 2010
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Abundant winter visitor and common migrant, a few
may summer. © Alan Keatley
Ringed Plover Charadrius h. hiaticula Abundant winter visitor and autumn migrant, previously bred.
© Simon Thurgood
‘Tundra’ Ringed Plover Uncommon autumn passage migrant.
Semipalmated Plover
Vagrant; one record
Jun 1997 © Alan Tate
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Former vagrant, now annual passage migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Once a near-annual spring and autumn migrant. Now rare.
Apr 2010 © Lee Collins
Greater Sand Plover Vagrant; one record.
May 1988 © Mike Lockyear
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Vagrant; six records. Three undated Victorian reports.
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Common spring and autumn migrant. © Dave Jewell
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor,
sometimes common in summer, scarce in spring. © Colin Scott
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Abundant winter visitor and migrant. © Lee Collins
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa islandica Common, occasionally abundant, winter visitor and migrant.
© Lee Collins
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Common, sometimes abundant winter visitor and migrant, absent briefly midsummer.
© Dave Boult
Knot Calidris canutus islandica Abundant winter visitor and common autumn migrant, scarce in spring.
‘Siberian’ Knot
Common, rarely abundant autumn migrant, scarce in
spring.
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Annual autumn migrant, now rare in winter and spring
migrant. © Lee Collins
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Vagrant; five records.
01/05/2006 © Ivan Lakin
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Uncommon, rarely common autumn migrant, scarce in
spring, vagrant in winter. © Lee Collins
Temminck’s Stint
Vagrant; three records
22/5/2013 © Ivan Lakin
Sanderling Calidris alba Common to abundant winter visitor and migrant.
Dunlin Calidris a. alpina
Very abundant winter visitor and autumn migrant,
common in spring.
‘Southern’ Dunlin
Common, rarely abundant, spring and autumn migrant.
‘Arctic’ Dunlin
Scarce spring and autumn migrant.
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Previously an annual winter visitor, rare visitor since 1985 but records now increasing.
© Lee Collins
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Vagrant; five records.
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Scarce spring, uncommon, rarely common autumn
migrant, vagrant in winter. © Simon Thurgood
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Vagrant; three records.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Vagrant; eight records.
Sep 2011 © Lee Collins
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Rare autumn and very rare spring migrant.
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Vagrant; two records.
Aug 2008 © John Lee
Western Sandpiper Calidris maura Vagrant; one record. Pended by BBRC.
May 2009 © James Packer
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Vagrant; one record.
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Scarce winter visitor in hard-weather, rare migrant.
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Very uncommon winter visitor and scarce migrant.
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Common, rarely abundant winter visitor and uncommon
migrant. © Alan Keatley
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Near-annual autumn migrant and rare winter visitor.
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Uncommon autumn and usually annual spring migrant, rarely common, vagrant in winter.
© Simon Thurgood
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Scarce autumn migrant, vagrant in winter and spring.
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Vagrant; two records.
Common Redshank Tringa totanus Abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor, uncommon spring migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Rare autumn migrant, vagrant in spring.
© Lee Collins
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Previously annual autumn migrant and winter visitor, now very scarce. Vagrant in late spring.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Uncommon autumn migrant and winter visitor, scarce spring migrant.
Cream-coloured Courser Vagrant; one record.
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Vagrant; one record.
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Regular passage migrant, summer and winter visitor, especially after storms.
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Rare autumn migrant, vagrant at other times.
Bonaparte's Gull Chroiccephalus philadelphia Vagrant; seven records.
Black-headed Gull Chroiccephalus ridibundus Abundant to very abundant winter visitor, irregularly common to abundant through summer.
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Irregular storm refugee and migrant throughout the year.
© Lee Collins
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Vagrant; one record.
05/08/2006 © Lee Collins
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Uncommon visitor throughout the year, increasing.
Great Black-headed Gull
Vagrant; only British record
Late May or Early June 1859 © Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Common Gull Larus c. canus Common to abundant winter visitor and migrant, infrequent May to June.
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Previously rare spring migrant, vagrant at other times.
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Common non-breeding resident, often abundant in
autumn.
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Rare winter visitor and migrant.
Iceland Gull Larus g. glaucoides Rare passage and winter visitor.
Kumlien's Gull Larus g. kumlieni Vagrant; one record.
Herring Gull Larus argenteus argentatus Abundant, rarely very abundant breeding resident.
© Ben Lucking
‘Scandinavian’ Herring Gull
Very rare winter visitor.
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Vagrant; nine records. All since 2014.
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Rare passage migrant, summer and winter visitor.
© Lee Collins
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Uncommon visitor throughout the year, a rarely common migrant.
© Lee Collins
‘Scandinavian’ Lesser Black-backed Gull Rare spring migrant, vagrant in autumn and winter.
‘Baltic’ Lesser Black-backed Gull Vagrant; two records. In circulation with BBRC.
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Vagrant; two records.
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Vagrant; one record.
27/07/2004 © Mike Lockyear
Royal/Lesser Crested Tern
Vagrant; one record
Lesser Crested Tern
Vagrant; one record
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Common non-breeding summer visitor, abundant in autumn, vagrant in winter.
© Colin Scott
Elegant Tern
Vagrant; three records
18 May 2002 - 1st for Britain 8 Jul 2002 18-19 Jul 2002
Little Tern Sternula albifrons Uncommon to infrequent non-breeding summer visitor and migrant.
© Lee Collins
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Uncommon spring and early autumn migrant.
© Lee Collins
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Usually common summer visitor, rarely abundant migrant, has bred.
© Lee Collins
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Uncommon migrant.
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Vagrant; Two records.
Aug 2017 © Lee Collins
Black Tern Chlidonias n. niger Annual to frequent autumn migrant, near-annual in spring.
© Lee Collins
South Polar Skua
Great Skua Stercorarius skua Annual to irregular autumn migrant; scarce in spring and winter.
© Lee Collins
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Near-annual spring and autumn migrant, vagrant in winter.
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Uncommon, rarely common spring and autumn migrant, rare in winter.
© Stan Stanbury
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Rare late spring and autumn migrant.
Little Auk Alle alle
Scarce late autumn and early winter visitor. © Jo King
Guillemot Uria aalgae Winter visitor and regular throughout the year except June, very rarely common.
© Lee Collins
Razorbill
Alca torda
© Simon Thurgood
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Vagrant; eight records.
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Vagrant; only British record.
Puffin
Fratecula arctica
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
© Colin Scott
Black-throated Diver
Gavia arctica
Great Northern Diver
Gavia Immer
Usually an uncommon winter visitor and passage
migrant, scarce Apr to Oct. © Alan Keatley
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Scarce summer visitor and autumn storm refugee, vagrant in winter.
Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Rare autumn and winter storm refugee.
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
© Alan Keatley
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis Vagrant; three records of 35 individuals.
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Rare autumn passage migrant.
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis Vagrant; three records of 12 individuals.
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Recorded mostly May to July, usually infrequently though sometimes in large numbers.
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A nearly annual to uncommon summer visitor and autumn migrant, vagrant in spring and winter.
Black Stork Ciconia nigra Vagrant; one record.
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Vagrant; two records. Escapee; one record.
21/05/2012 © Jeannette and Philip Rutter
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Recorded throughout the year, often common and
occasionally abundant during storms.
© Alan Keatley
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax c. carbo Non-breeding common resident, abundant in autumn.
© Lee Collins
‘Continental’ Cormorant Scarce under recorded visitor.
© Lee Collins
European Shag Phalocrocorax aristotelis Common, sometimes abundant non-breeding resident.
© Alan Keatley
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Vagrant; four records of five individuals.
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Escapee; one record.
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Rare passage migrant and historically winter visitor.
Jan 2009 © Simon Thurgood
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Vagrant; six records. Jan 2010 © Lee Collins
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Vagrant; now very rare to scarce winter visitor.
First recorded on 22-23 Feb 2008. Minimum 99 individuals by end of 2020.
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Uncommon non-breeding resident, often absent Jan to May, sometimes common autumn migrant.
© Simon Thurgood
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Vagrant: two records.
Great White Egret
Previously a vagrant, now rare. First recorded in
Oct 1997, with 13 records of 18 birds. Little Egret Egretta garzetta Uncommon non-breeding resident, most common in autumn.
© Simon Thurgood
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Escapee; one record.
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Scarce spring and nearly annual autumn migrant.
© Bob Reeves
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Vagrant; five records.
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Vagrant; one record.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Uncommon resident and migrant, has bred. © Simon Thurgood
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Vagrant; three records.
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Vagrant; five records.
Red Kite Milvus milvus Former vagrant, now scarce migrant. First record in May 2002. Minimum 102 individuals by end of 2020.
© Alan Keatley
Black Kite Milvus migrans Vagrant; one record.
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Vagrant; two records. Both from on the Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme.
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Infrequent overhead visitor throughout the year, very rare on site. Migrants pass through in spring and especially autumn.
© Alan Keatley
Barn Owl Tyto alba Vagrant; four records.
Nov 2016 © Lee Collins
Little Owl Athene noctua Vagrant; six records.
Long-eared Owl Asio otus Very rare late autumn and winter visitor.
12/10/2012 © Lee Collins
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Annual autumn migrant, scarce in winter and spring, previously over wintered.
© Lee Collins
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rare autumn and winter visitor, occasional resident.
© Dave Jewell
Hoopoe Upupa epops Rare spring and vagrant autumn migrant.
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
© Alan Keatley
Wryneck Jynx torquilla Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Sep 2014 © Lee Collins
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Breeding resident, previously spring and autumn migrant, scarce late summer and winter visitor.
© Lee Collins
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Uncommon, sporadic non-breeding resident.
© Lee Collins
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Uncommon non-breeding resident and autumn migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Vagrant; one record
Merlin Falco columbarius Annual late autumn migrant and winter visitor, scarce in spring.
© Lee Collins
Hobby Falco subbuteo Annual spring migrant, scarce in autumn.
© Lee Collins
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Regular non-breeding visitor, especially in autumn.
© Lee Collins
Saker Falco cherrug Escapee; one record.
Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua
sulphurea Escapee; one record.
Grey Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Escapee; several records
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Escapee; several records
Senegal Parrot
Poicephalus senegalus Escapee; one record.
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Escapee; three records
19/08/2019 © Lee Collins
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Once scarce? migrant, now vagrant.
Sep 2013 © Lee Collins
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Vagrant; one record.
26/05/2002 © Dave Stone
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Vagrant; one record.
23/10/2015 © Lee Collins
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius s. senator Vagrant; five records.
8 Sep 2014 - juvenile 4 Jun 2007 - first summer male 4 Jun 2002 - first summer male 17-19 May 1993 - male 3 July 1982
Sep 2014 © Lee Collins
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Vagrant; one record.
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Vagrant; one record.
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocusus Escapee; one record.
Jay Garrulus glandarius Rare spring and scarce autumn migrant.
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica Uncommon breeding resident, common in winter.
© Lee Collins
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Vagrant; one record.
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula spermologus A regular rarely common autumn migrant, previously infrequent at other times, now regular early summer.
© Dave Jewell
Rook Corvus frugilegus Infrequent migrant and winter visitor.
© Ivan Lakin
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common breeding resident, occasionally abundant in autumn.
© Ben Lucking
Raven Corvus corax Previously an infrequent visitor absent during the summer, now regular all year.
© Lee Collins
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Vagrant; four records of 28 individuals.
© Dave Jewell
Coal Tit Periparus ater Near-annual autumn migrant, rare winter visitor.
© Alan Keatley
‘Continental’ Coal Tit Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit Poecile montanus Vagrant; three records.
Blue Tit Cyanistes c. obscurus Common breeding resident and infrequent autumn migrant.
Great Tit Parus major Uncommon breeding resident.
© Alan Keatley
Penduline Tit Vagrant; one record. Not accepted by BBRC.
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Rare late autumn migrant, vagrant winter visitor and spring migrant.
Jan 2013 © Laurie Allnatt
Woodlark Lullula arborea Rare migrant and vagrant winter visitor.
Mar 2018 © Luke Harman
Skylark Alauda arvensis Common breeding resident and migrant.
© Lee Collins
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris flava Annual autumn migrant (1969-73) otherwise a vagrant.
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Vagrant; four records.
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Frequent to uncommon passage migrant.
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Locally nesting summer visitor, a common rarely
abundant autumn migrant. © Simon Thurgood
House Martin Delichon urbica Common summer visitor and migrant, occasionally abundant in autumn.
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
02/04/2019 © Dave Land
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Vagrant; ten records.
Feb 2007 © John Lee
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Common breeding resident.
© Alan Keatley
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Very rare spring and autumn migrant.
15/05/2009 © Ivan Lakin
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Previously vagrant, now scarce autumn migrant.
Jan 2017 © Dave Smallshire
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Vagrant; one record.
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Vagrant; one record.
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus t. trochilis Previously bred now only a common passage migrant.
© John Lee
‘Scandinavian’ Willow Warbler Vagrant; one record.
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus c. collybita Often common migrant, uncommon breeder and in winter.
© Lee Collins
‘Scandinavian’ Chiffchaff
Scarce autumn migrant, rare winter visitor and
spring migrant.
‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff Rare late autumn early winter visitor.
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Vagrant; one record.
18/05/2004 © Ivan Lakin
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Previously a very rare autumn migrant, now vagrant.
10/09/2009 © Simon Thurgood
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Annual to infrequent migrant, previously bred.
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus s. scirpaceus Uncommon breeding summer visitor and migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Vagrant; five records.
18/0582020 © Luke Harman
Savi's Warbler Locustella l. luscinioides Vagrant; one record.
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella n. naevia Scarce spring and rare autumn migrant.
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Uncommon breeder, spring and rarely common autumn migrant, once wintered.
© Lee Collins Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Infrequent, sometimes frequent passage migrant, rare midsummer.
© Ben Lucking
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Very rare autumn migrant. Eight records.
31/10/2021 © Dave Land
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia c. curruca Frequent passage migrant and occasional breeder.
'Siberian' Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia c. blythi Vagrant; one record.
Oct 2019 © Lee Collins
Eastern Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans albistriata Vagrant; one record.
14/05/2017 © Steph Murphy
Whitethroat Sylvia c. communis Common breeding summer visitor and migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Previously a near-annual autumn migrant and winter visitor, now rare.
© Simon Thurgood
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Annual, occasionally infrequent autumn and winter visitor, scarce spring migrant.
© Jo King
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Infrequent winter visitor and spring migrant occasionally common in autumn, has bred.
© Simon Thurgood
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common breeding resident.
© Lee Collins
Nuthatch Sitta europea caesia Rare spring and vagrant autumn visitor.
Aug 2014 ©
Lee Collins
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris britannica Rare migrant and winter visitor, occasionally non breeding resident.
Feb 2021 © Jo King
Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Vagrant; eight records.
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Abundant late summer and autumn migrant, once very abundant winter roost, scarce spring migrant and breeder.
© Simon Thurgood
White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis Escapee; one record.
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua orientalis Escapee; one record.
Song Thrush Turdus p. philomelos & p. clarkei Uncommon migrant and winter visitor and breeding resident, respectively.
© Simon Thurgood
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Infrequent to uncommon autumn migrant, and winter visitor, has bred.
Redwing Turdus i. Iliacus & i. coburni Sporadic uncommon autumn and hard weather winter visitor, rare spring migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Blackbird Turdus merula Common breeding resident and autumn migrant.
© Simon Thurgood
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Sporadic uncommon autumn and hard weather winter visitor, very rare spring migrant.
© Simon Thurgood
Ring Ouzel Turdus t. torquatus Very scarce migant, vagrant in spring.
28/10/2015 © Simon Thurgood
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa s. striata Annual to infrequent passage migrant.
© Simon Thurgood
European Robin Erithacus r. rubecula & r. melophilus Regular autumn migrant and common breeding resident respectively.
© Alan Keatley
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Very rare, now vagrant spring and autumn migrant.
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula h. hypoleuca Scarce to annual passage migrant.
© Lee Collins
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis Near-annual autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor and spring migrant.
© Lee Collins
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Annual to infrequent passage migrant.
© Lee Collins
Whinchat Saxicola ruberta Annual to infrequent passage migrant.
© Lee Collins
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Now breeding resident and regular autumn migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe o. oenanthe Often common spring and autumn migrant.
© Simon Thurgood
‘Greenland’ Wheatear
Oenanthe o. leucorhoa Uncommon spring and scarce autumn migrant.
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Vagrant; one record.
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Vagrant; four records.
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Usually common breeding resident, recently uncommon in winter.
© Simon Thurgood
Dunnock Prunella modularis Common breeding resident.
© Simon Thurgood
Yellow (Blue-headed) Wagtail Motacilla (f.) flava Very rare passage migrant.
‘British’ Yellow Wagtail Annual to frequent passage migrant.
© Lee Collins
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Vagrant; one record.
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Frequent autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor, rare at other times.
Pied Wagtail Motacilla (alba) yarrellii Uncommon breeding resident, common, rarely abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor.
© Alan Keatley
White Wagtail Scarce spring and uncommon autumn migrant.
© Alan Keatley
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Very rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
06/11/2011 © Lee Collins
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Vagrant; three records.
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Uncommon, often common migrant, occasionally abundant in autumn. Has bred.
© Ben Lucking
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Scarce annual passage migrant, more frequent in autumn.
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Vagrant; one record.
Water Pipit Anthus s. spinoletta Rare migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring.
© Alan Keatley
Rock Pipit Anthus p. petrosus Uncommon breeding resident and occasional winter visitor.
© Lee Collins
‘Scandinavian’ Rock Pipit Rare migrant and scarce winter visitor.
© Alan Keatley
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Escapee; one record.
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Escapee; two records.
16/08/2013 © Dave Hutton
Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla Escapee; one record.
Chaffinch Common, rarely abundant autumn migrant. Uncommon breeding resident.
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Near-annual occasionally infrequent autumn migrant, vagrant spring and winter visitor.
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Vagrant; eight records.
Bullfinch Pyrrula pyrulla pileata Uncommon breeding resident and migrant.
© Lee Collins
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Vagrant; two records.
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common breeding resident, sometimes abundant autumn migrant.
© Simon Thurgood
Twite Linaria flavirostris Vagrant; three records of four individuals.
Linnet Linaria cannabina Common breeding resident and migrant, often abundant late autumn and early winter.
© Lee Collins
Common 'Mealy' Redpoll Carduelis f. flammea
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret Annual to uncommon autumn migrant, scarce in late winter and spring.
© Alan Keatley
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rare autumn visitor, vagrant at other times.
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common, sometimes abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor. Increasing breeder.
Serin Serinus serinus Very rare visitor with seven records.
Island Canary Serinus canaria Escapee; one record.
Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus Escapee; one record.
European Siskin Spinus spinus Often common autumn migrant and winter visitor, rare in spring.
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta Vagrant/escapee; one record.
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Very rare autumn and winter visitor.
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Near-annual autumn and vagrant spring migrant, rare in winter.
Apr 2014 © Lee Collins
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
Vagrant; one record.
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Previously common, now a scarce autumn migrant and winter visitor.
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Previously a common locally breeding resident, now back once again.
© Ben Lucking
Little Bunting Vagrant; one record.
Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps
Escapee; two records. Both males.
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Often common migrant winter visitor and breeding resident.
© Alan Keatley
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