West Midland Bird Club

County Lists for the Region, 2003

Introduction

The following table shows all species in categories A to C of The British List * that have been reliably recorded in the area covered by the current boundaries of the four counties of our region, since records were kept. The regional total as at 31 December 2003 was 341 (up one from 2002, with Warwickshire's Common Rosefinch. The year shown is the latest in which the species has been observed in each county.

Species in [square brackets] refer to birds on The British List which, within the region, are not thought to have occurred except as escapes or releases from captivity and these do not contribute towards county totals: "nk" refers to reliable, but undated, 19th–century records. Subspecies or races are shown in {curly brackets} and they too are not included in the totals. A record shown as "<1836" occurred before that year. "(F)" denotes birds of feral origin.

We would welcome details of birds you have seen in the four counties of the West Midland region.

The Lists

County Lists (as at the end of 2003)
Common Name Scientific Name Warks Worcs Staffs WM
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2003200320032003
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 2003200320032003
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2003200320032003
Bean Goose Anser fabalis 1996199920020
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 2003200320032001
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 2003200320032003
[Lesser White-fronted Goose] Anser erythropus 1991019920
Greylag Goose Anser anser 2003200320032003
[Snow Goose] Anser caerulescens 2003199920022003
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2003200320032003
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 2003200320032003
Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2003200020032003
[Red-breasted Goose] Branta ruficollis 1973199620020
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 2003200320031999
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 2002200320031998
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2003200320032003
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2003200320032001
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 2003200320032003
American Wigeon Anas americana 2002019980
Gadwall Anas strepera 2003200320032003
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 2003200320032003
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 2001200320020
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2003200320032003
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 2003200320032003
Garganey Anas querquedula 2003200320032003
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1989198920010
Shoveler Anas clypeata 2003200320032003
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 2003200320032002
Common Pochard Aythya ferina 2003200320032003
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 2002200219772001
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 2001200319991998
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2003200320032003
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 2003200320032003
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 0019870
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1993200120021993
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 2003200320032003
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 2003200220032002
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1986200000
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 2001198519921994
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 2003200320032003
Smew Mergellus albellus 2003200320031999
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 2003200220032001
Goosander Mergus merganser 2003200320032003
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2003200320032003
Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 0020031868
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 0191520031897
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 2003200320032003
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 2003200320032003
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2003200320032003
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2003200320032003
[Lady Amherst's Pheasant] Chrysolophus amherstiae 2002200200
[Golden Pheasant] Chrysolophus pictus 2003200219981985
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 2003199720012001
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 2002199520001997
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 2003200120032003
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2003200320032003
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2003200320032003
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 2003199620031996
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 2003200220032003
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 2003200320032003
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1994200019931996
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 0019710
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2003200319961990
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1983200319901970
Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 2003199719892002
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 2003199720031991
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2003200320032003
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 2003200220001998
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 2003200319991995
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 198118651901<1836
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 2001198320001994
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 0018740
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1994199319870
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2003200320032003
Great White Egret Ardea alba 2000199920032002
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2003200320032003
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1990200019940
Black Stork Ciconia nigra 0195619850
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1999200220021986
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 0018400
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 2002200120032002
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 2003200020032002
Black Kite Milvus migrans 0198619911998
Red Kite Milvus milvus 2003200320032003
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1891194519050
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2003200320032003
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 2003200320031997
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 2003199520001951
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2003200320032003
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2003200320032003
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 2003200320032003
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1994197920011996
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 00nk0
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2003200320032003
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2003200320032003
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 2003200119770
Merlin Falco columbarius 2003200320032003
Hobby Falco subbuteo 2003200320032003
Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 18520<18440
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2003200320032003
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 2003200320032003
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 2003200220031998
Little Crake Porzana parva 1974000
Corn Crake Crex crex 2000198819881965
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2003200320032003
Common Coot Fulica atra 2003200320032003
Common Crane Grus grus 2003200320032002
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 00C1899<1893
Great Bustard Otis tarda 0C182500
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2003200320032003
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1987198619950
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2003200320031999
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 2001199619561991
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 1996199400
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 2003200320032003
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2003200320032003
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1993194019950
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 2002200320021978
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1991000
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 2003200320032003
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 2003200320031997
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 1975000
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2003200320032003
Red Knot Calidris canutus 2003200320032003
Sanderling Calidris alba 2003200320032003
Little Stint Calidris minuta 2003200320032003
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 2002200020032002
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 0198820020
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 0199619890
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 1996019960
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 2002200320032003
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 2003200220032002
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1993198820001985
Dunlin Calidris alpina 2003200320032003
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 1985000
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 1995019800
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 2003200320032003
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 2003200320032003
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 2003200320032003
Great Snipe Gallinago media <1886019541995
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1983199000
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 2003200320032003
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 2003200320032003
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 2003200320032003
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2003200320032003
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 2003200320032003
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1851000
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 2003200320032003
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 2003200320032003
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 0019740
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 2003200320032003
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 0019950
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 2003200320032003
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2003200320032003
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 2003200320032003
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1990019820
Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2003200320032003
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1996198500
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 2000199920021893
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 2001200220032002
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1997199919911985
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 2003199620022000
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 2003198719941991
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 2001200020031994
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 2003200320032003
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan 2002000
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 0199601997
Little Gull Larus minutus 2003200320032003
Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 1989199720010
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia 1992019960
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 2003200320032003
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1998200319991996
Common Gull Larus canus 2003200320032003
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2003200320032003
Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2003200320032003
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 2003200320032000
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 2003200320032003
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 2003200320032003
{Kumlien's Gull} Larus g. kumlieni 2001200319990
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 2003200220031999
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 2003200320032003
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 2003200320032002
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 1899<190119891896
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 1993197119991979
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 2003200320032003
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 2002199920020
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2003200320032003
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2003200320032002
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata 0018520
Little Tern Sterna albifrons 2003200320032000
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1987199419700
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2003200320032003
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 2003200019991977
Common Guillemot Uria aalge nk019201980
Razorbill Alca torda nk195301912
Little Auk Ae alle 2003199820011999
Puffin Fratercula arctica 1984196319831999
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus 1888188819081888
Feral Pigeon Columba livia 2003200320032003
Stock Dove Columba oenas 2003200320032003
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 2003200320032003
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2003200320032003
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2003200320032003
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 2003200220022003
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 2003200320032003
Barn Owl Tyto alba 2003200320032003
Little Owl Athene noctua 2003200320032003
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2003200320032003
Long-eared Owl Asio otus 2003200320032002
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 2003200320032003
Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus 0190100
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 2001199820031979
White-throated Needle-tail Hirundapus caudacutus 0019910
Common Swift Apus apus 2003200320032003
Alpine Swift Apus melba 2003199719961988
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2003200320032003
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1886197001955
European Roller Coracias garrulus 0019080
Hoopoe Upupa epops 2002200320032002
Wryneck Jynx torquilla 2003200320032001
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 2003200320032003
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2003200320032003
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 2003200320032003
Wood Lark Lullula arborea 2002200320032003
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis 2003200320032003
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1994200320021997
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 2003200320032003
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2003200320032003
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica 1972200100
House Martin Delichon urbicum 2003200320032003
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 2001196720021994
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 0019530
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 2003200320032003
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 2003200320032003
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 1994000
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus petrosus 2003200320032003
{Scandinavian Rock Pipit} Anthus p. littoralis 1999199719982003
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 2003200320032003
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima 2003200320032003
{Blue-headed Wagtail} Motacilla f. flava 2002200320032001
{Spanish Wagtail} Motacilla f. iberiae 0198219930
{Grey-headed Wagtail} Motacilla f. thunbergi 0001996
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 1997000
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 2003200320032003
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 2003200320032003
{White Wagtail} Motacilla a. alba 2003200320032003
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2003200320032003
Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis 1991200320032003
{Black-bellied Dipper} Cinclus c. cinclus 1996000
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2003200320032003
Dunnock Prunella modularis 2003200320032003
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris nk000
Robin Erithacus rubecula 2003200320032003
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 2003200319811979
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1995198119941985
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 2003200320032003
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2003200320032003
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 2003200320032003
Stonechat Saxicola torquata 2003200320032003
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2003200320032003
{Greenland Wheatear} Oenanthe o. leucorrhoa 2003200319992002
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 0019960
White's Thrush Zoothera dauma 1895000
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 2003200320032003
Blackbird Turdus merula 2003200320032003
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni 0197900
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis 0199619780
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 2003200320032003
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2003200320032003
Redwing Turdus iliacus 2003200320032003
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 2003200320032003
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 2003200320032001
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 2003200320032003
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 0019960
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 1995199919770
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 0198300
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 2003200320032003
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 2001199819961982
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 2003200320032003
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1979000
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 1997194219930
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 2000019960
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2003200320032003
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 2003200320032003
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1979000
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 2003200320032003
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 2003200320032003
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 19142001nk0
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 0019930
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 2001198719700
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1996200320031998
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 0019940
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 0001996
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 2003200320032003
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2003200320032003
{Siberian Chiffchaff} Phylloscopus c. tristis 2003200220021994
{Scandinavian Chiffchaff} Phylloscopus c. abietinus 0200119901991
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2003200320032003
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2003200320032003
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 2003200320032002
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 2003200320032003
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 1992000
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 2003200320032003
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 2003199420021993
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2003200320032003
Marsh Tit Parus palustris 2003200320032003
Willow Tit Parus montanus 2003200320032003
Coal Tit Parus ater 2003200320032003
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 2003200320032003
Great Tit Parus major 2003200320032003
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2003200320032003
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 2003200320032003
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2000200019971990
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1983200019762003
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 0198700
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 2003200320021998
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 0189301999
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 2003200320032003
Magpie Pica pica 2003200320032003
Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 0019910
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 0182600
Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula 2003200320032003
Rook Corvus frugilegus 2003200320032003
Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2003200320032003
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1987198319941984
Common Raven Corvus corax 2003200320032003
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2003200320032003
Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus 2001200320011890
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2003200320032003
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2003200320032003
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2003200320032003
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 2003200320032003
European Serin Serinus serinus 2002198120010
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 2003200320032003
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2003200320032003
Siskin Carduelis spinus 2003200320032003
Linnet Carduelis cannabina 2003200320032003
Twite Carduelis flavirostris 2003200220022003
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret 2003200320032003
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 2003200320032003
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 0200219960
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 0183819800
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 2003200320032002
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 2003000
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2003200320032003
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2002200320032003
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1981020021996
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2001200320031997
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 0199600
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 2003200320032003
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1959198319511950
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 0198700
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1902199419952003
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 2003200320032003
Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra 2003200320032003
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 0001968
2003 Totals (regional = 236) 211201209175
County Totals (regional = 341)303297308268

Changes

New addtions for 2003 are:

Notes

The records of Red Grouse and Black Grouse on the West Midlands list refer to Sutton Park which, at the time of the records, was part of Warwickshire.

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Ornithology in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & the West Midlands county, since 1929.

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