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Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) occasional spring records
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Regular over flying but rarely seen actually down
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) infrequent
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) rare vagrant – one only
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) very infrequent
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) rarely seen
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) regular
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) very rare
Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) becoming more frequent
Gadwall (Anas strepera) very rare
Teal (Anas crecca crecca) fairly regular
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos) common
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) occasional
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) infrequent
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) only one record
Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) fairly rare
Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) rare
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) now common
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) very rare – just one
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) becoming more frequent
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) two pairs regularly breed
Hobby (Falco subbuteo) annual sightings
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) once very common
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) no longer present
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) fairly common
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) very infrequent vagrant
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) common
Coot (Fulica atra) recorded annually
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) very rare
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) occasional flight views
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) becoming scarcer
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) singles annually
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago gallinago) very infrequent
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) very rare
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) passage no longer occurs
Curlew (Numenius arquata) extremely uncommon
Redshank (Tringa totanus) very rare
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) exceptionally rare
Common Gull (Larus canus) common
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) fairly common
Herring Gull [sp] (Larus argentatus) fairly common
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) fairly common
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) common
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) very occasional
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) infrequent
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) fairly common
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) very common
Turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur) becoming very infrequent
Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) common
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) rarely sighted
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) becoming uncommon
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) two pairs annually
Little Owl (Athene noctua) one pair annually
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) rare vagrant
Swift (Apus apus) common
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) two pairs at most
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) only two pairs recently
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) common
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) common
Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) rare vagrant
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) no longer breeds
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) uncommon
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) low numbers annually
House Martin (Delichon urbica) very low numbers
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi [novaeseelandiae]) very rare vagrant
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) no longer present
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) good wintering flocks
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba) occasional vagrant
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrelli) fairly common
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima) uncommon vagrant
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) uncommon wintering
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) rare winter vagrant
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) very common
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) very common
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) very common
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) irregular vagrant
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) irregular vagrant
Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) less common vagrant
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) less common vagrant
Stonechat [sp] (Saxicola torquata) rare vagrant
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) uncommon vagrant
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) irregular vagrant
Blackbird (Turdus merula) very common
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) sporadic winter
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) common winter
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) less common resident
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) common resident
Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella naevia) irregular vagrant
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) occasional passage
Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) occasional passage
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) very common
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) fairly common
Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) very common
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) fairly common
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) fairly common
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) becoming less common
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) occasional passage
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) very rare – one only
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 1-2 breeding pairs
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus) occasional winter
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) regular passage
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) fairly regular passage
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) common resident
Marsh Tit (Parus palustris palustris) very rare occurrence
Willow Tit (Parus montanus) very rare occuurence
Coal Tit (Parus ater) 1-2 pairs annually
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major) very common
Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) very common
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) common
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) fairly common
Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) very rare vagrant
Jay (Garrulus glandarius) common
Magpie (Pica pica) extremely common
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) fairly common
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) no breeding records
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone) fairly common
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) very common
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) becoming less common
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) no longer occurs
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) fairly common
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) occasional vagrant
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) fairly common
Siskin (Carduelis spinus) occasional
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) fairly common
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) occasional
Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis flammea flammea) rare
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) no longer breeds
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) rare vagrant
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) uncommon
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) no longer occurs/breeds
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) uncommon
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) uncommon
Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra) no longer occurs

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