West Midland Bird Club

County Lists for the Region, 2004

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 2004 was 341 (see 'Changes'). The year shown is the latest in which the species has been observed in each county.

Subspecies or races are shown in {curly brackets} and are not included in the totals. "nk" refers to reliable, but undated, 19th–century records. 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 2004)
Common Name Scientific Name Warks Worcs Staffs WM
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2004200420042004
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 2004200420042003
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2004200420042003
Bean Goose Anser fabalis 2004199920040
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 2004200420042004
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 2004200420042004
Greylag Goose Anser anser 2004200420042004
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2004200420042004
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 2004200420042004
Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2004200020032003
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 2004200420041999
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2004200420042004
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 2004200420042004
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 2004200420042004
American Wigeon Anas americana 2002019980
Gadwall Anas strepera 2004200420042004
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 2004200420042004
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 2004200420020
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2004200420042004
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 2004200420042004
Garganey Anas querquedula 2004200420042004
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1989198920010
Shoveler Anas clypeata 2004200420042004
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 2004200420042004
Common Pochard Aythya ferina 2004200420042004
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 2004200219772001
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 2001200220041998
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2004200420042004
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 2004200320042003
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 0019870
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1993200120021993
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 2004200320042004
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 2004200420042004
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1986200000
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 2004198520041994
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 2004020042004
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 2004200420042004
Smew Mergellus albellus 2004200420042004
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 2004200420042001
Goosander Mergus merganser 2004200420042004
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2004200420042004
Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 0020041868
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 0191520031897
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 2004200420042004
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 2004200420042004
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2004200320042004
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2004200420042004
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 2003199720012001
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 2002199520001997
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 2004200420032003
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2004200420042004
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2004200420042004
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 2003199620041996
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 2004200220042003
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 2004200420042003
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 2004200019931996
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 0019710
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2004200320042004
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1983200319901970
Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 2003199719892002
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 2004200420031991
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2004200420042004
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 2004200420001998
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 2004200420041995
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 1981186519011836
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 2001198320002004
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 0020040
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1994199319870
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2004200420042004
Great White Egret Ardea alba 2000199920032002
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2004200420042004
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1990200019940
Black Stork Ciconia nigra 0195619850
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 2004200220021986
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 0018400
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 2002200120032002
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 2004200420042004
Black Kite Milvus migrans 0198619912004
Red Kite Milvus milvus 2004200420042004
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1891194519050
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2004200420042004
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 2004200320041997
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 2003199520001951
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2004200420042003
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2004200420042004
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 2004200420042004
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1994197920011996
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 00nk0
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2004200420042004
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2004200420042004
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 2003200120020
Merlin Falco columbarius 2004200420042004
Hobby Falco subbuteo 2004200420042004
Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 1852018440
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2004200420042004
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 2004200420042004
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 2003200220041998
Little Crake Porzana parva 1974000
Corn Crake Crex crex 2000198819881965
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2004200420042004
Common Coot Fulica atra 2004200420042004
Common Crane Grus grus 2003200320032002
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 00c18991893
Great Bustard Otis tarda 0c182500
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2004200420042004
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1987198619950
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2003200420041999
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 2001199619561991
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 1996199400
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 2004200420042004
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2004200420042004
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1993194019950
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 2002200320041978
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1991000
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 2004200420042004
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 2004200420042004
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 1975000
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2004200420042004
Red Knot Calidris canutus 2004200420042004
Sanderling Calidris alba 2004200420042003
Little Stint Calidris minuta 2004200420042004
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 2004200420032002
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 0198820020
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 0199619890
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 1996019960
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 2002200320042003
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 2003200420042002
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1993198820001985
Dunlin Calidris alpina 2004200420042004
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 1985020040
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 1995019800
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 2004200420042004
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 2004200420042004
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 2004200420042004
Great Snipe Gallinago media 1886019541995
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1983199000
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 2004200420042004
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 2004200420042004
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 2004200420042003
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2004200420042004
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 2004200420042004
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1851000
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 2004200420042003
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 2004200420042004
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 0019740
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 2004200420042004
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 0019950
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 2004200420042004
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2004200420042004
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 2004200420042004
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1990019822004
Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2004200420042004
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1996198500
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 2000199920041893
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 2001200420032002
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1997199919911985
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 2003199620042000
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 2003198720041991
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 2001200020031994
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 2004200420042004
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan 2002000
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla 0199601997
Little Gull Larus minutus 2004200420042004
Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 1989199720010
Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia 1992019960
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 2004200420042004
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1998200319991996
Common Gull Larus canus 2004200420042004
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2004200420042004
Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2004200420042004
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 2004200420042000
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 2004200420042004
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 2004200420042004
{Kumlien's Gull} Larus g. kumlieni 2001200319990
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 2004200420042004
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 2004200420042004
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 2004200420042004
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 1899190119891896
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1993197119991979
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 2004200420042004
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 2002199920020
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2004200420042004
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2004200420042004
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata 0018520
Little Tern Sternula albifrons 2004200320042000
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1987199419700
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2004200420042004
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 2003200020031977
Common Guillemot Uria aalge nk019201980
Razorbill Alca torda nk195301912
Little Auk Alle alle 2003199820011999
Puffin Fratercula arctica 1984196319831999
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus 1888188819081888
Feral Pigeon Columba livia 2004200420042004
Stock Dove Columba oenas 2004200420042004
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 2004200420042004
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2004200420042004
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2004200420042004
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 2004200420022004
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 2004200420042004
Barn Owl Tyto alba 2004200420042004
Little Owl Athene noctua 2004200420042004
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2004200420042004
Long-eared Owl Asio otus Wa, Wo, WM,2004200420042002
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 2004200420042004
Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus 0190100
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 2004199820041979
White-throated Needle-tail Hirundapus caudacutus 0019910
Common Swift Apus apus 2004200420042004
Alpine Swift Apus melba 2003199719961988
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2004200420042004
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1886197001955
European Roller Coracias garrulus 0019080
Hoopoe Upupa epops 2004200320042002
Wryneck Jynx torquilla 2003200420032004
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 2004200420042004
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2004200420042004
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 2004200420042004
Wood Lark Lullula arborea 2004200420042004
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis 2004200420042004
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1994200320021997
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 2004200420042004
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2004200420042004
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 2004200120040
House Martin Delichon urbicum 2004200420042004
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 2001196720021994
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 2004200420042004
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 2004200420042004
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 1994000
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus petrosus 2004200420042004
{Scandinavian Rock Pipit} Anthus p. littoralis 2004199720042004
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 2004200320042004
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima 2004200420042004
{Blue-headed Wagtail} Motacilla f. flava 2002200320042001
{Spanish Wagtail} Motacilla f. iberiae 0198219930
{Grey-headed Wagtail} Motacilla f. thunbergi 0001996
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 1997000
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 2004200420042004
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 2004200420042004
{White Wagtail} Motacilla a. alba 2004200420042004
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2004200420042004
Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis 1991200420042003
{Black-bellied Dipper} Cinclus c. cinclus 1996000
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2004200420042004
Dunnock Prunella modularis 2004200420042004
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris nk000
Robin Erithacus rubecula 2004200420042004
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 2004200419811979
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1995198119941985
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 2004200320042004
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2004200420042004
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 2004200420042004
Stonechat Saxicola torquata 2004200420042004
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2004200420042004
{Greenland Wheatear} Oenanthe o. leucorrhoa 2004200419992004
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 0019960
White's Thrush Zoothera dauma 1895000
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 2004200420042004
Blackbird Turdus merula 2004200420042004
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni 0197900
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis 0199619780
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 2004200420042004
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2004200420042004
Redwing Turdus iliacus 2004200420042004
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 2004200420042004
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 2004200420042001
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 2004200420042004
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 0019960
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 2004199919770
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 0198300
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 2004200420042004
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 2001199819961982
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 2004200420042004
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1979000
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 1997194219930
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 2000019960
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2004200420042004
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 2004200420042004
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1979000
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 2004200420042004
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 2004200420042004
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 1914200120040
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 0019930
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 2001198719700
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1996200320041998
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 0019940
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 0001996
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 2004200420042004
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2004200420042004
{Siberian Chiffchaff} Phylloscopus c. tristis 2003200220021994
{Scandinavian Chiffchaff} Phylloscopus c. abietinus 0200419901991
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2004200420042004
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2004200420042004
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 2004200420042004
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 2004200420042004
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 2004000
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 2004200420042003
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 2004200420041993
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2004200420042004
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 2004200420042004
Willow Tit Poecile montanus 2004200420042004
Coal Tit Periparus ater 2004200420042004
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2004200420042004
Great Tit Parus major 2004200420042004
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2004200420042004
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 2004200420042004
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2004200019971990
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 2003200019762003
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 0198700
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 2004200320041998
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 0189301999
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 2004200420042004
Magpie Pica pica 2004200420042004
Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 0019910
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 0182600
Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula 2004200420042004
Rook Corvus frugilegus 2004200420042004
Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2004200420042004
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1987198319941984
Common Raven Corvus corax 2004200420042004
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2004200420042004
Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus 2001200320012004
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2004200420042004
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 2004200420042004
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2004200420042004
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 2004200420042004
European Serin Serinus serinus 2002198120010
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 2004200420042004
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2004200420042004
Siskin Carduelis spinus 2004200420042004
Linnet Carduelis cannabina 2004200420042004
Twite Carduelis flavirostris 2003200220042003
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret 2004200420042004
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 2004200320032004
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 0200219960
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 0183819800
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 2004200420042002
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 2003000
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2004200420042004
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2002200420042003
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1981020021996
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 2004200420041997
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 0199600
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 2004200420042004
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1959198319511950
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 0198700
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1902199419952003
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 2004200420042004
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 2004000
Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra 2004200420042004
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 0001968
2004 Totals (regional = 235) 211192213174
County Totals (regional = 341)304296309269

Notes

Changes

Appendix 1: Escapees

Species known to have occurred in the wild in the UK but only as escapes in our Region. They are not included in the regional or county totals:

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