Radley Saturday 4th September - Spotted Crake Still

The SPOTTED CRAKE is still showing well on the exposed mud in NE corner of the Small Ash Pit at Radley. Access via Thrupp Lane

Also present:
6 snipe
3 green sandpiper
3 greenshank
1 raven
1 hobby

Radley 3rd Sept - Spotted Crake!

SPOTTED CRAKE at Radley GP. Found early afternoon by Leo Bateman the bird was showing very well on and off in the N/E corner of the small ash pit to at least 3.20p.m. Access via Thrupp Lane.

Also present:
3 Greenshank,
3 Green Sandpiper,
1 Yellow-legged gull
1+Raven,

The crake with a greenshank, lapwing and coot (c) Adam Hartley

Videograb Record shots of the very confiding spotted crake (c) Adam Hartley

Farmoor Res 3rd Sept

Spotted Redshank still,
4 Ringed Plover
2 Ruff
2 Poss Curlew Sandpiper flew through.

Port Meadow 3rd September

38 teal
4 shoveler
2 little egrets
c. 20 golden plover

Little Egret in flight on Port Meadow (c) Adam Hartley

Farmoor 3rd Sept

Shag FI
2 Ruff along causeway,
4 Ringed Plover,
3 Dunlin,

The Shag on Farmoor I today (c) Dai John

Farmoor Res 2nd September

Spotted Redshank (juv) still in S/W corner of FII this evening.
1 Ringed Plover,
2 Dunlin,
6 Yellow Wagtail,
2 Redstart still along track near zig-zag path.

The spotted redshank (c) Dai John

Welcome!

Welcome to the new fledgling Oxon Bird Log. The idea is to be a central focal point for Oxon birding sightings and news. This blog is a multi-contributor blog though at present blogging access is by invitation only.

Oxon County Life Lists

Name                Total Latest

Nic Hallam       273 Lapland Bunting
Roger Wyatt      270 Citrine Wagtail
Ian Lewington    269 Lapland Bunting
Paul Chandler    268 Lapland Bunting
Justin Taylor    268 Lapland Bunting
Pete Alan        268 Lapland Bunting
Stuart Thomson   268 Lapland Bunting
Dai John         267 Lapland Bunting
Steve Young      266 Lapland Bunting
Steve Heath      266 Lapland Bunting
Geoff Wyatt      265 Lapland Bunting
Jon Uren         261 Pied Flycatcher
Pete Roby        260 Pied Flycatcher 
Phil Barnett     260 Oriental Turtle Dove
Steve Roby       259 Lapland Bunting
Dave Horton      255 Oriental Turtle Dove
John Prowse      254 Lapland Bunting
Bob Hurst        254 Lapland Bunting
Wayne Bull       253 Lapland Bunting
Terry Tossell    247 Oriental Turtle Dove
Keith Clack      244 Lapland Bunting
Pete Barker      243 Little Tern
Derik Taylor     241 Lesser Yellowlegs
Simon O'Sullivan 240 Lapland Bunting
Ewan Urquhart    239 Ring-necked Parakeet 
Tom Wickens      237 Rough-legged Buzzard
Jason Coppock    236 Lapland Bunting
Steve Burch      232 Lapland Bunting
Al Henderson     229 Lesser Yellowlegs
Mike Shurmer     225 Rough-legged Buzzard
Graham Coleman   221 Lapland Bunting
Adam Hartley     220 Lapland Bunting
Paul Wren        219 Egyptian Goose
Dave Daniels     215 Temminck's Stint
Dave Lowe        214 Snow Bunting
Gareth Blockley  186 Slavonian Grebe
Peter Law        185 Knot
Ben Carpenter    183 Crossbill 
Ian Smith        171 Grey Phalarope 

Whiskered Tern

There have to date only been two Whiskered Terns recorded in the county. The first was a five day stayer at Standlake in 1970 though back then it was part of Berkshire. The second record, found on Friday 25th April 2014 at Otmoor, was therefore to all intents and purposes a county first. It was first seen at about 2pm by a chap called Paul Thomas at the first screen at Otmoor RSPB but he at the time he had just thought that it was a colourful Common Tern. He did mention it to RSPB staff Zoe Edwards and Adam Reid who went to check it out at 16:30. They then came back to the office with their photos and checked with the field guide before calling the warden Joe Harris who went to check it out. He then called Peter Barker and Ian Lewington with whom he discussed the ID before the official news went out at 6pm. There then followed a mad scramble by many of the county birders to get down to see it before it got dark. Some fourteen county birders connected before it flew off high to the north about an hour before dark. Two birders who had just missed it stayed on and they reported that it returned at last light and looked like it was going to roost. Quite a crowd of birders were there at dawn the next day though sadly there was no sign of it.

Local blog write-ups can be found on Black Audi Birding & Gnome's Birding Diary

Some great photos of the Whiskered Tern (c) Terry Sherlock

Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup: 12th November – 28th December 1994

Back in the 1990s I regularly watched the Edward Richardson Reserve on the northern edge of Lechlade, just over the border in Gloucestershire. It constituted two main pools, one with extensive dead trees close to housing on the southern side and a more open, less disturbed pool overlooked by a hide. The reserve remains largely unchanged to this day, although the old ramshackle hide has gone and it is further hemmed in by housing. During autumn the muddy edges to the main pool attracted waders, and in winter the open water was often frequented by teal and a few diving duck. On 12th November I made a quick stop at the hide late afternoon on the way home and immediately picked out what appeared to be a drake Lesser Scaup with the tufties and pochards. In those days this was a very rare bird indeed, with just six previous records so the identification needed plenty of time, careful note taking and expert input from Jon King and Ian Lewington to ensure that the more likely hybrid candidates were fully excluded. Luckily it stayed at the reserve over the next few days enabling the identification to be clinched, including views of the all important upperwing pattern and bill detail. On 15th November it was seen to roost at nearby Little Faringdon GP which is on the right side of the county boundary thus becoming the first record for Oxon as well as Glos!

During the latter part of its stay the bird ranged more widely out into the eastern section of the Cotswold Water Park to the west of Lechlade as well as occasional forays back onto the Little Faringdon GP, you had to be quick (or make many visits) to catch up with it in the county! Accepted by BBRC as the 7th record for Britain.

Stuart Thomson

Red-rumped Swallow Farmoor May 1997

A minor influx of Red-rumped Swallows was under way in early May with several birds recorded around the UK. The closest being near Guildford in Surrey. As it's a favourite species I decided to finish work early and take a trip down to see it. I got just a short way along the A34 before grinding to a halt in heavy traffic. It was also raining quite hard and pretty miserable. I decided to abort the journey and go to Farmoor. After all the conditions were ideal and there were Red-rumped Swallows about so why not at the reservoir.......

Predictably the place was heaving with hirundines and with a chilly westerly wind blowing and steady rain falling they were feeding low over both reservoirs. I headed up to the top of the causeway and began checking through about 300 Swallows feeding in the lee of the wind, many directly under the lip of the wave wall. The birds were flying directly towards me and doubling back an forth. Within just a minute or two one bird stood out, it had a neat black 'beret' and just as I was taking this in, it flipped round to reveal a glorious pinky white rump! I enjoyed having the bird to myself for a while and then alerted the various keen local birders.

Photo (c) Nic Hallam

Happily it proved to be a most obliging bird. It remained for five days, the predominately cold wet weather effectively preventing it from leaving. It was quite faithful to the south western corner of F.1. were some excellent photographs were taken by local lensman George Reszeter. It was also seen perched on the wave wall and the wire fencing of the reservoir perimeter. It gradually became more elusive as the weather improved and was last seen out in the middle of F.2. on the evening of 12th May.

This was the first record for Farmoor and Oxon and at the time was still a "BB Rarity". It has since come off the list but despite several influx years still remains the sole record.

Reproduced by kind permission of Nic Hallam.

Surf Scoter Farmoor 27th March 1998

“Every Friday afternoon since the early nineties, I have been making a routine walk around F1. On 27th. March 1998 I was walking towards the car park when a bird flew overhead. Gathering my scattered thoughts together, and with my eyes finally connecting to my brain, I realised that I had just seen a drake Surf Scoter! This was a species I believe had only been sighted inland in the UK on just a few occasions.
With mounting panic I hurried back to F1 hoping that the bird had landed and not just flown over, stopping now and then to scope for this rarity. I had retraced my footsteps back to half way along the causeway without a sighting at this point. Dejected and miserable that I had not found the bird, I sadly walked again in the direction of the car park. Pausing to look at some Goldeneye, and admiring a splendid male I was amazed to see the Surf Scoter amongst them!
A second panic attack, what if it flies off without anyone else seeing it, would I be believed? My journey to the car park seemed to take for ever. Looking around desperately for a warden to access his phone. (this was in my pre- mobile days.) and without finding one, I hurried home to use my land line to spread the news.
The first people I contacted were Peter Allen and Steve Heath. Steve phoned Ian Lewington who quickly spread the word. My last sighting of the celebrity was on the evening of fourth April when he allowed me to get within ten metres of him as though as a farewell gesture. Oh if only I had had a digital camera in those days!”

© Dai John, Oxford, 8/12/08.

Baikal Teal

Baikal Teal: 22nd – 24th December 2002

I visited Dix Pit near Stanton Harcourt at lunchtime on 22nd December 2002 to count the wildfowl having noted a significant influx of dabblers in recent days. There were again large numbers of duck present and whilst working my way through the flock I noticed a bird with a prominent white vertical stripe between the breast and flanks. My initial thoughts were of Green-winged Teal, but at distance the head pattern didn’t look right for this species and the undertail coverts were wholly black and separated from the rear flanks by another prominent white vertical stripe.I then recalled a recent article on the Minsmere Baikal Teal which I thought also showed a white foreflank stripe so made a couple of phone calls, eventually finding Steve Heath at home to whom I could describe the bird whilst he checked a field guide.

As I ran through the features it became clear that these fitted Baikal Teal, and whilst clearly a drake, at this stage I thought the subdued nature of the head pattern was indicative of a first winter bird moulting into adult plumage. After research the plumage best fitted an adult male moulting out of eclipse - eastern ducks typically emerge from eclipse a month or two later than western birds.During the course of the afternoon the bird attracted a small crowd of interested locals and drifted a little closer to allow better viewing on this day and also on 24th December. Despite searching on 26th, 27th and 28th I did not see the bird again. It is likely to have departed as it arrived with the influx of Teal and Wigeon.The bird kept in close company with the mixed flock of Teal and Wigeon, was wary and kept away from the banks. When preening it gave the occasional wing flap and was seen to be fully winged and unringed. The record was accepted by BBRC in 2010 and is the third British record, following on from the first, shot in Essex in 1906, and the Minsmere bird in 2001.

Stuart Thomson

Buff-Bellied Pipit

Buff-bellied pipit (c) Mike Flemming

More photos on Farmoor Birding July-December 2007

All Records of Buff-bellied Pipit in Oxon

• 2007 8th-10th October, Farmoor Reservoir. Bird was also reported on 12th at Port Meadow briefly (Birding World 20 (10): 407, photo), (British Birds 100: plate 325), (British Birds 101: 555, plate 281)
  

Bonaparte's Gull

May 2000 Bonaparte's Gull (c) George Reszetter

April 2009 (c) Nic Hallam

All Sightings of Bonaparte's Gull in Oxon

• 2009 Farmoor Reservoir, 11th-18th April.
  
• 2007 Farmoor Reservoir, 1st-summer, 1st to 9th May. (British Birds 100: plate 158); (Birding World 20 (5): 186 );
• 2006 Farmoor Reservoir, first-winter, 17th–20th April, (British Birds 100: 717)
• 2000 Farmoor Reservoir, first-summer, 17th to 18th May (Birding World 13 (5): 175) ; (British Birds 93: plate 190), (British Birds 94: 477, plate 264 )

Franklin's Gull

A montage of the 2007 bird, found in the roost. Fortunately it turned up again the next night, allowing many birders to see it

The 2002 Franklin's Gull, in active moult as seen by comparing the two photos

All Sightings of Franklin's Gull in Oxon

• 2007 Farmoor Reservoir, adult, 10th to 11th November. Nic Hallam (British Birds 101: 546)


• 2002 Farmoor Reservoir, adult, 17th to 28th August. Nic Hallam (Birding World 15 (8): 313), (British Birds 96: 574)
  

Lesser Yellowlegs

The Port Meadow Lesser Yellowlegs, October 2010 (c) Nigel Forrow

All Records of Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxon

• 2010 Port Meadow, juvenile 14th Oct to 8th Nov. Adam Hartley
• 1999 Otmoor, 25th May. Jason Gosler
• 1998 Otmoor, adult, 29th Aug to 5th Sep. (British Birds 92: 577)
• 1983 Banbury Sewage-farm, 1st winter, 2nd to 18th Dec. (British Birds 78: 551, plate 258)
• 1970 Stanton Harcourt Gravel-pits, 1st to 17th Oct. (British Birds 64: 351)

Finder's Description Oct 2010: Port Meadow (Adam Hartley)

"I'd been down to visit a client in Surrey that morning and had intended to some birding down there. However the meeting had dragged on too long so in the end I came straight back feeling rather frustrated so to clear my head I went down to Port Meadow to check out the patch. It was very overcast and gloomy though with little wind down by the floods. I had just started my scan when I came across a couple of waders: one was the ruff which had been there for a few days now but the other bird I couldn't immediately recognise. It superficially looked like a wood sandpiper with a brown speckled back but the jizz and proportions were all wrong. After I while I was able to make out the bright yellow-orange legs and I realised that it was a lesser yellowlegs that I had in front of me. I gave Nic Hallam and Jason Coppock a call and they came down to confirm the ID but it was getting too dark by this time for anyone else to connect that evening. There were a few anxious county birders that night, hoping that it would stay and quite a few people were there at dawn to look for it. Fortunately the bird seemed to like the floods and stayed for almost a month in the end and lots of visitors from far and wide were able to come and admire this cracking bird."

Adam Hartley

Some video taken on the last day that it was seen.

Past County Rarities

Write-ups of Past County Rarities: click on the link below for details. More to follow soon!

• Lesser Yellowlegs

• Franklin's Gull

• Bonaparte's Gull

• Buff-bellied Pipit

• Surf Scoter

• Red-rumped Swallow

• Baikal Teal

• Lesser Scaup
  

Port Meadow Lesser Yellowlegs (c) Steve Burch. See the write-up for more info.

Blogging Help

Most of the blogging should be fairly straight-forward so below are some useful pointers to help with blogging.

Posting via "Going Birding"
When using the Going Birding service, for each sighting there is a "Post to Blog" tick box option. This will by default either be ticked or un-ticked depending on how rare the bird is and sightings that are ticked will be posted to the blog automatically. Note that you won't be able to edit or delete the resultant Going Birding post yourself. If you prefer to do your blog entries yourself then make sure it's un-ticked for all sightings.

Posting via E-mail
It's perfectly possible to make postings via e-mail. This can be particularly useful if one is out in the field with an internet-enabled phone for example or maybe you just prefer to use e-mail for posting. To set this up go to your user Dashboard (log on, click on "New Post" at the top and then once the New Post screen comes up click on Dashboard at the top right-hand corner of your screen). This will display a list of your blogs. Next to each blog title is an e-mail icon. Click this and it will ask you to set the e-mail address for your blog: change the "Secret Words" bit to something useful. When you post to that e-mail address the title of the e-mail becomes the title of your posting, the body of the e-mail becomes the blog posting text and any photo attachments will be inserted in the blog.

County List

I'm still working on the formatting for this

Category A
Species which have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since the formation of the OOS in 1921.

* Number of birds recorded are shown for Rare (Ra) and Very Rare (VR) visitors. For some highly mobile or flocking species the number of records, shown in square brackets, is given either instead of, or in addition to, the number of individuals recorded. An analysis is given of the number of birds recorded in total for the county, followed by the number in the last decade (1994-2003).

    Common name           County status  Record type   
1    Red-throated Diver      Ra, WV           B    42    8
2    Black-throated Diver    VR, WV           B    10    3
3    Great Northern Diver    Ra, WV           B    23    7
4    Pied-billed Grebe       VR, Va           A    2    1
5    Little Grebe            Co,Br,Re,WV     E (5) [b]    
6    Great Crested Grebe     Co,Br,Re,WV     E (20) [b]    
7    Red-necked Grebe    Ra, WV    B    59    14
8    Slavonian Grebe    Ra, WV    C    95    26
9    Black-necked Grebe    Ra, WV & PM    C    122    47
10    Fulmar    VR, Va    B    11    0
11    Manx Shearwater    Ra, Va    B    31    2
12    European Storm-petrel    VR, Va    B    8    0
13    Leach's Storm-petrel    Ra, Va    B    24    2
14    Northern Gannet    Ra, Va    B    38    7
15    Great Cormorant    Co, Re & WV    D w50 at Far, LWV    
16    Shag    Ra, Va    C    92    8
17    Eurasian Bittern    Ra, WV    C    74    24
18    Little Bittern    VR, Va    A    2    0
19    Night Heron    VR, Va    A    5    1
20    Squacco Heron    VR, Va    A    1    0
21    Cattle Egret    VR, Va    A    1    0
22    Little Egret    Un, Re, PM, OB    B    202    201
23    Great White Egret    VR, Va        
24    Grey Heron    Co, Br, Re    E (5) [b]    
25    Purple Heron    VR, Va    B    11    1
26    White Stork    VR, Va    B    14    6
27    Glossy Ibis     VR, Va    A    5 [2]    4 [1]
28    Eurasian Spoonbill    VR, Va    B    6    1
29    Mute Swan    Co, Br, Re & WV    E (30)    
30    Bewick's Swan    Un, WV    D    
31    Whooper Swan    Un, WV    D    
32    Bean Goose    VR,WV    B    34 [14]    8
33    Pink-footed Goose    VR,WV    B    74 [22]    7
34    White-fronted Goose    Un, WV    B    
35    Greylag Goose    Un, Br, Re    D    
36    Barnacle Goose    VR, WV    D    38 [5]    10
37    Brent Goose    Ra, WV    D    
38    Ruddy Shelduck    VR, Va    A    n/a    n/a
39    Common Shelduck    Un, Br, Re    D    
40    Eurasian Wigeon    VC, WV    D w50    
41    American Wigeon    VR, Va    A    3    2
42    Gadwall    Co, Br, Re & WV    D w10    
43    Common Teal    VC, WV    D w30    
44    Green-winged Teal    VR, Va    B    6    5
45    Baikal Teal    VR, Va        
46    Mallard    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (100)    
47    Pintail    Un, WV    D    
48    Garganey    Un, PM    C    
49    Blue-winged Teal    VR, Va    A    1    0
50    Shoveler    Co, WV    D w10    
51    Red-crested Pochard    Un, WV    D    
52    Common Pochard    VC, WV    E (100) [b]    
53    Ring-necked Duck    VR, Va    B    19    6
54    Ferruginous Duck    VR, Va    B    21    0
55    Tufted Duck    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (100) [b]    
56    Greater Scaup    Un, WV    C    
57    Lesser Scaup    VR, Va    A    1    1
58    Common Eider    VR, Va    B    11 [6]    0
59    Long-tailed Duck    Ra, WV    C    23    5
60    Common Scoter    Un, PM    C    
61    Surf Scoter    VR, Va    B    1    1
62    Velvet Scoter    Ra, WV    B    26 [12]    1
63    Common Goldeneye    Co, WV    D w20 at Far, LWV    
64    Smew    Un, WV    C    
65    Red-breasted Merganser    Un, WV    C    
66    Goosander    Co, WV    D    
67    Honey Buzzard    VR,SV    B    48    33
68    Black Kite    VR, Va    A    2    2
69    Red Kite    Un, Br, Re    C    
70    White-tailed Eagle    VR, Va    A    6    0
71    Marsh Harrier    Un, WV & PM    B    
72    Hen Harrier    Un, WV    D    
73    Montagu's Harrier    Un, OB, SV & PM    B    
74    Northern Goshawk    Un, Re    B    
75    Eurasian Sparrowhawk    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
76    Common Buzzard    Co, Br, Re    D    
77    Rough-legged Buzzard    VR, WV    B    26    3
78    Golden Eagle    VR, Va    B    1    0
79    Osprey    Un, PM    C    
80    Common Kestrel    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
81    Red-footed Falcon    VR, Va    A    3    1
82    Merlin    Un, WV    C    
83    Hobby    Un, Br, SV    D    
84    Peregrine Falcon    Un, Br, Re & WV    C    
85    Black Grouse    VR, Va    B    3    0
86    Grey Partridge    Co, Br, Re    E (10) [b]    
87    Common Quail    Un, Br, SV    D    
88    Water Rail    Un, Br, Re & WV    D    
89    Spotted Crake    VR, Va    B    13    2
90    Corn Crake    VR, PM    B    9 since 1947    6
91    Moorhen    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
92    Eurasian Coot    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (50)    
93    Common Crane    VR, Va    B    51 [7]    14 [5]
94    Oystercatcher    Ra, PM    D    
95    Black-winged Stilt    VR, Va    A    4 [2]    0
96    Avocet    Ra, PM    C    40    11
97    Stone Curlew    Ra, OB, SV    C    
98    Little Ringed Plover    Co, Br, SV & PM    D    
99    Ringed Plover    Co, OB, SV & PM    D    
100    Kentish Plover    VR, Va    B    3    0
101    Dotterel    VR, PM    B    21    1
102    European Golden Plover    VC, WV    D w50    
103    American Golden Plover    VR, Va        
104    Grey Plover    Un, PM    D    
105    Sociable Plover    VR, Va    A    1    0
106    Northern Lapwing    Co, Br, Re & WV    E (100) [b]    
107    Red Knot    Un, PM    C    
108    Sanderling    Un, PM    D    
109    Little Stint    Un, PM    D    
110    Temminck's Stint    Ra, PM    B    23    11
111    Pectoral Sandpiper    VR, Va    B    9    4
112    Curlew Sandpiper    Un, PM    C    
113    Purple Sandpiper    VR, PM    B    17    6
114    Dunlin    Co, PM & WV    D    
115    Ruff    Co, PM & WV    D    
116    Jack Snipe    Un, WV    D    
117    Common Snipe    Co, Br, Re & WV    D w10    
118    Great Snipe    VR, Va    A    8    0
119    Woodcock    Co, Br, Re & WV    D    
120    Black-tailed Godwit    Un, PM    D    
121    Bar-tailed Godwit    Un, PM    D    
122    Whimbrel    Un, PM    D    
123    Eurasian Curlew    Co, Br, Re    D    
124    Spotted Redshank    Un, PM    C    
125    Common Redshank    Co, Br, Re & PM    D    
126    Greenshank    Un, PM    D    
127    Lesser Yellowlegs    VR, Va    A    4    2
128    Green Sandpiper    Co, PM &WV    D    
129    Wood Sandpiper    Un, PM    C    
130    Common Sandpiper    Co, PM    E [b]    
131    Spotted Sandpiper    VR, Va    A    2    0
132    White-rumped Sandpiper    VR, Va        
133    Marsh Sandpiper    VR, Va        
134    Turnstone    Un, PM    D    
135    Red-necked Phalarope    VR, PM    B    7    1
136    Grey Phalarope    Ra, Va    B    32    1
137    Pomarine Skua    VR, Va    B    6    1
138    Arctic Skua    Ra, Va    B    18    6
139    Long-tailed Skua    VR, Va    B    4    2
140    Great Skua    VR, Va    B    13    7
141    Mediterranean Gull    Un, WV, PM    B    
142    Franklin's Gull    VR, Va    A    1    1
143    Little Gull    Un, PM    D    
144    Sabine's Gull    VR, Va    A    2    2
145    Bonaparte's Gull    VR, Va    A    1    1
146    Black-headed Gull    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (500) [b]    
147    Ring-billed Gull    VR, Va    B    2    2
148    Common Gull    Co, WV & PM    D w20    
149    Lesser Black-backed Gull    VC, Re & WV    E (250)    
150    Yellow-legged Gull    Un, WV    C    
151    Caspian Gull    Larus cachinnans    Ra, WV    
152    Herring Gull    VC, WV    D w100    
153    Iceland Gull    Ra, WV    B    26    14
154    Glaucous Gull    Ra, WV    B    23    11
155    Great Black-backed Gull    Co, WV    D    
156    Kittiwake    Un, PM    D    
157    Gull-billed Tern    VR, Va    A    1    1
158    Sandwich Tern    Un, PM    D    
159    Roseate Tern    VR, PM    B    5    3
160    Common Tern    Co, Br, SV & PM    E [b]    
161    Arctic Tern    Un, PM    D    
162    Little Tern    Un, PM    D    
163    Whiskered Tern    VR, Va    A    1    0
164    Black Tern    Un, PM    D    
165    White-winged Black Tern    VR, Va    A    7    4
166    Common Guillemot    VR, Va    B    4    0
167    Razorbill    VR, Va    B    5    0
168    Little Auk    VR, Va    B    17    3
169    Puffin    VR, Va    B    3    0
170    Stock Dove    Co, Br, Re    E (30)    
171    Woodpigeon    VC, Br, Re    E (500)    
172    Collared Dove    VC, Br, Re    E (50)    
173    Turtle Dove    Un, Br, SV    D    
174    Oriental Turtle Dove    VR, Va        
175    Common Cuckoo    Co, Br, SV    E [b]    
176    Barn Owl    Un, Br, Re    D    
177    Tawny Owl    VC, Br, Re    E [b]    
178    Long-eared Owl    Un, Br, Re    C    
179    Short-eared Owl    Un, WV    D    
180    Eurasian Scops Owl     VR, Va    A    
181    European Nightjar    Ra, PM    B    N/a    N/a
182    Common Swift    VC, Br, Re    E (100)    
183    Alpine Swift    VR, Va    A    5    1
184    Common Kingfisher    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
185    European Bee-eater    VR, Va    B    28 [5]    20 [3]
186    European Roller    VR, Va    A    3    0
187    Hoopoe    Ra, PM    B    48    8
188    Wryneck    Ra, PM    B    62    9
189    Green Woodpecker    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
190    Great Spotted Woodpecker    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
191    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker    Un, Br, Re    D    
192    Wood Lark    VR, PM    B    5 since 1972    2
193    Sky Lark    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
194    Sand Martin    VC, Br, SV    E (100) [b]    
195    Barn Swallow    VC, Br ,SV    E (100)    
196    Red-rumped Swallow    VR, Va    A    1    1
197    House Martin    VC, Br, SV    E (100)    
198    Richard's Pipit    VR, Va    B    3    1
199    Tree Pipit    Ra, OB, SV    C    
200    Meadow Pipit    Co, Br, Re & WV    E (25) [b]    
201    Rock Pipit    Un, PM    D    
202    Water Pipit    Un, PM    C    
203    Buff-bellied Pipit    VR, Va        
204    Yellow Wagtail    Co, Br, SV & PM    E (25) [b]    
205    Grey Wagtail    Co, Br, Re & WV    E (5) [b]    
206    Pied Wagtail    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (20)    
207    Waxwing    VR, WV    B    [89]    [32]
208    Dipper    Ra, OB, Re    D    N/a    N/a
209    Wren    VC, Br, Re    E    
210    Dunnock    VC, Br, Re    E    
211    Robin    VC, Br, Re    E    
212    Common Nightingale    Un, Br, SV    D    
213    Bluethroat    VR, Va    B    2    0
214    Black Redstart    Un, PM    C    
215    Common Redstart    Un, PM    D    
216    Whinchat    Un, PM    D    
217    Stonechat    Co, PM & WV    D    
218    Northern Wheatear    Co, PM    D    
219    Black-eared Wheatear    VR, Va    A    1    0
220    Ring Ouzel    Ra, PM    D    
221    Blackbird    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (20)    
222    Fieldfare    VC, WV    E (w100) [b]    
223    Song Thrush    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (10)    
224    Redwing    VC, WV    E (w100) [b]    
225    Mistle Thrush    VC, Br, Re    E (10)    
226    Cetti's Warbler    Un, Br, Re    D    
227    Grasshopper Warbler    Un, Br, SV    D    
228    Aquatic Warbler    VR, Va    B    1    0
229    Sedge Warbler    Co, Br, SV    E    
230    Marsh Warbler    VR, Va    B    5    2
231    Reed Warbler    Co, Br, SV    E [b]    
232    Icterine Warbler    VR, Va    B    2 [1]    0
233    Dartford Warbler     VR, Va    B    4    2
234    Lesser Whitethroat    Co, Br, SV    E [b]    
235    Common Whitethroat    Co, Br, SV    E    
236    Garden Warbler    Co, Br, SV    E [b]    
237    Blackcap    Co, Br, SV    E (all winter records)    
238    Yellow-browed Warbler    VR, Va    B    3    2
239    Wood Warbler    Ra, Br, SV    D    N/a    N/a
240    Common Chiffchaff    VC, Br, SV    E (all winter records)    
241    Iberian Chiffchaff    VR, Va    A    1    1
242    Willow Warbler    VC, Br, SV    E    
243    Goldcrest    VC, Br, Re    E (10) [b]    
244    Firecrest    Un, Br, Re & PM    D    
245    Spotted Flycatcher    Un , Re, SV    E [b]    
246    Pied Flycatcher    Ra, OB, SV & PM    D    N/a    N/a
247    Bearded Tit    VR, Va    B    31 [12]    0
248    Long-tailed Tit    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
249    Marsh Tit    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
250    Willow Tit    Un, Br, Re    D    
251    Coal Tit    VC, Br, Re    E (10)    
252    Blue Tit    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
253    Great Tit    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
254    Eurasian Nuthatch    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
255    Eurasian Treecreeper    Co, Br, Re    E [b]    
256    Golden Oriole    VR, PM    B    20    3
257    Red-backed Shrike    VR, SV    B    5 since 1967    2
258    Lesser Grey Shrike    VR, Va    A    1    0
259    Great Grey Shrike    VR, WV    B    66    5
260    Woodchat Shrike    VR, Va    B    7    0
261    Eurasian Jay    Co, Br, Re    E (5)    
262    Magpie    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
263    Spotted Nutcracker    VR, WV    A    4 [2]    0
264    Western Jackdaw    VC, Br, Re    E (200)    
265    Rook    VC, Br, Re    E (200)    
266    Carrion Crow    VC, Br, Re    E (50)    
267    Common Raven    Ra, Re    B    N/a    N/a
268    Common Starling    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (1000)    
269    Rose-coloured Starling    VR, Va    A    
270    House Sparrow    VC, Br, Re    E (100)    
271    Tree Sparrow    Un, Br, Re    D    
272    Chaffinch    VC, Br, Re & WV    E (100)    
273    Brambling    Un, WV    D    
274    European Serin    VR, Va    B    4    0
275    European Greenfinch    VC, Br, Re    E (30)    
276    Goldfinch    VC, Br, Re    E (20)    
277    Siskin    Co, OB, WV    D    
278    Linnet    VC, Br, Re    E (30)    
279    Twite    VR, WV    B    24    8
280    Common Redpoll    Ra, WV    B    4    1
281    Lesser Redpoll    Co, OB, WV    D    
282    Two-barred Crossbill    VR, Va    A    1    1
283    Common Crossbill    Un, Br, Re & WV    D    
284    Bullfinch    Co, Br, Re    E (10)    
285    Hawfinch    Un, Br, Re    D    
286    Lapland Bunting    VR, Va    B    1    0
287    Snow Bunting    Ra, WV    B    43    8
288    Yellowhammer    VC, Br, Re    E (50)    
289    Cirl Bunting    VR, Va    B    5 since 1982    0
290    Little Bunting    VR, Va    B    2    0
291    Reed Bunting    VC, Br, Re    E (10)    
292    Corn Bunting    C, Br, Re    D    
293    Baltimore Oriole    VR, Va    A    1    1