Parish Bird List

141 species to end of August 2105
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Regular visitor with occasional breeding records.
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	Scarce Winter/Spring visitor
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	Occasional skeins over in spring and autumn
Greylag Goose Anser anser	Resident and winter visitor
Canada Goose Branta canadensis	Resident breeder
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	Single record with Canadas
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna  Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata	Annual spring visitor - occasional summer records One record (three birds) on river
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope	Scarce winter visiutor to floods
Gadwall Anas strepera	Single record of pair on floods
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca	Former breeding species now uncommon winter/spring visitor
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Resident breeding species/winter influx
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	Single flyover record
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Uncommon visitor to floods/manor pond
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Two records on Swale
Goosander Mergus merganser	Breeding resident on Swale
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa	Resident
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	Resident
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	Rare summer visitor
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Common resident
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Breeding resident
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Single flyover record
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	One spring record on floodwater
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Regular, and increasing, visitor
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	Annual visitor with highest numbers in late summer
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	Regular visitor
Red Kite Milvus milvus	Rare visitor
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	Single record of bird from Scottish release scheme
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Single wartime record
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Single record of two birds
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Resident
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Resident
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	One record of two birds
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Rare spring/autumn visitor along river
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Resident
Merlin Falco columbarius	Rare winter/early spring migrant
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo	Rare summer visitor - one probable breeding record
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	Rare winter/easrly spring visitor
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus	Two records in winter 2015
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Resident on Manor Pond and rivers
Common Coot Fulica atra	Rare late summer visitor
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Spring/summer visitor - occasionally breeds
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	Two records of four birds including nesting pair in 2013
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Rare spring/autumn visitor
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	Mainly Winter/early spring visitor
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	Single flyover record
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Resident breeder and winter visitor
Dunlin Calidris alpina	Rare spring/autumn migrant
Ruff Philomachus pugnax	Single record of 11 birds
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago	Regular autumn/winter visitor
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola	Scarce autumn/winter visitor
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	Single wartime record of two birds
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Rare spring migrant
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Breeding species and regular winter visitor
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Former breeding species now scarce passage migrant
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Single record of four birds
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	Scarce late winter/spring visitor
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Occasional summer visitor
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	Seen in every month of the year but main numbers in winter
Common Gull Larus canus	Uncommon winter and common spring visitor
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Seen in most months with peak counts in late summer
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	Single record
Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Highest numbers in winter but birds now seen in every month
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Scarce winter visitor
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Single record of flock flying around church!
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	Single record
Feral Pigeon Columba livia	Resident
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas	Resident
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus	Abundant resident
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Common resident
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur	Former breeding species - no recent records
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	Former regular breeding species now less than annual visitor
Barn Owl Tyto alba	Resident breeding species
Little Owl Athene noctua	Resident breeding species
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	Uncommon breeding species
Long-eared Owl Asio otus	Rare autumn/winter visitor
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus	Rare visitor
Common Swift Apus apus	Common summer visitor
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Resident breeding species
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	Former breeding species - no recent records
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Resident breeding species
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis	Common breeding species -autumn/winter influx
Sand Martin Riparia riparia	Common Summer visitor
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Common summer visitor
House Martin Delichon urbicum	Summer visitor
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis	Former breeding species - no recent records
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Winter/spring visitor. Occasional breeding records.
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Summer breeding visitor
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Scarce autumn/winter visitor
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba	Common resident
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	Rare winter visitor
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Common resident
Dunnock Prunella modularis	Common resident
European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Common resident
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Former breeding species, only one recent record
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	Former breeding species, two recent spring migrants
Stonechat Saxicola torquata	Former breeding species but only one modern sighting
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Annual spring migrant, one autumn record.
Common Blackbird Turdus merula	Common resident with numbers enhanced by winter migrants
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Common winter visitor
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Resident
Redwing Turdus iliacus	Winter visitor
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	Resident
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia	Former breeding species - only two recent records
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Bred through to 1990s but now scarce spring migrant
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Former breeding species - only one modern record
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Summer nester - rare winter visitor
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin	Summer visitor
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca	Summer visitor
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Common summer visitor
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Common summer breeding species - rare winter visitor
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Regular but declining summer visitor
Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Regular autumn/winter visitor and uncommon breeding species
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Much declined summer nester
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Common resident
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Very common resident
Great Tit Parus major	Common resident
Coal Tit Periparus ater	Uncommon nesting species and common winter visitor
Willow Tit Poecile montanus	Former breeding species - no recent records
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris	Former breeding species but only one record in last decade
Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Scarce breeding species
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris	Now uncommon breeding resident
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Mainly scarce autumn visitor
Magpie Pica pica	Resident
Jackdaw Corvus monedula	Resident
Rook Corvus frugilegus	Common resident - at least three rookeries in parish
Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Resident
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Regular but declining nesting species- common winter visitor
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Much declined resident
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Currently increasing resident with influx of winter birds
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Common resident and winter visitor
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	Rare winter visitor
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris	Resident breeding species and common winter visitor
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Common resident/winter visitor
Siskin Carduelis spinus	Scarce, mainly spring, passage migrant
Linnet Carduelis cannabina	Resident and winter visitor
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret	Scarce winter/spring visitor
Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Uncommon resident
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Breeding resident with winter influx
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Breeding resident - numbers enhanced in winter
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra	Regular breeding resident