Tony Barter: West Midlands Combined Counties (WMBC) Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 265 of 265 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,30/01/2005,"Whitmoor haye,staffs",
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,
4,Taiga Bean Goose,Anser fabalis,,,,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,09/01/2011,Croxall ,
6,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,,,,
7,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,16/02/2013,"Gailey res ,staffs",
8,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,04/05/1982,Belvide,
9,Bewick's Swan,Cygnus columbianus,,01/01/2011,Kingsbury w.p.,
10,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,06/01/2013,"Bodymoor Heath ,warks",
11,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,06/06/2012,"Uttoxeter quarry,staffs",
12,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
13,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,21/05/2011,"Earlswood lakes,warks",
14,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,28/06/1999,Belvide,
15,Blue-winged Teal,Spatula discors,Yes,14/08/2000,Blithfield res,
16,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
17,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
18,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,27/05/1999,Belvide,
19,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,,25/11/2018,"Wagon wheel pits , Worcester ",Female
20,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,04/05/1982,Belvide,
21,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
22,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
23,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,30/04/2012,"Blithfield res,staffs",
24,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,27/05/1999,"Belvide res,staffs",
25,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,
26,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,Yes,22/03/2019,"Alvecote ,Staffordshire ",
27,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,27/12/2000,"Lea marston balancing lakes,warks",
28,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
29,Scaup,Aythya marila,,,,
30,Lesser Scaup,Aythya affinis,,08/03/1987,Chasewater,"First for Britain and the western paleartic , finders Alex barter, jason Oliver, John forte , jj hollian"
31,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,02/01/2001,"Draycote res ,warks",
32,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,,29/04/2020,Chasewater ,Amazing drake with common scoter 
33,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,02/01/2001,"Draycote res ,warks",
34,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,02/01/2001,"Draycote res,warks",
35,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,28/01/2001,"Draycote,res warks",
36,Bufflehead,Bucephala albeola,Yes,15/02/2021,"Coton lakes , Warwickshire ",
37,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
38,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,27/12/2000,Lea marston balancing lakes,
39,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,,
40,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
41,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,,04/05/1983,"Belvide res ,staffs",
42,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,,,
43,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,,,
44,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
45,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,21/06/2011,"Whitmore haye,staffs",Heard only!!!
46,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,,,
47,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,,,
48,Alpine Swift,Tachymarptis melba,,26/03/2023,Doxy marshes ,
49,Swift,Apus apus,,,,
50,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,,,
51,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,,Feral pigeon!
52,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
53,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
54,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,26/05/1999,"Branson g.p ,staffs",
55,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
56,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,,
57,Corncrake,Crex crex,,29/05/2017,Alvecote ,
58,Spotted Crake,Porzana porzana,,20/08/1999,"Belvide res,staffs",
59,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
60,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
61,Crane,Grus grus,,09/04/2012,"Radford,Stafford ",
62,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
63,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,22/04/2001,"Shustoke res,warks",
64,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,
65,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,25/02/2001,"Kingsbury w.p.,warks",
66,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,20/08/1999,"Belvide res,staffs",
67,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
68,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,,,
69,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
70,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,08/10/1999,Dosthill g.p,
71,Pacific Golden Plover,Pluvialis fulva,Yes,29/07/2014,Drayton Bassett ,
72,Dotterel,Eudromias morinellus,,05/05/2002,"Iilmington,warks",
73,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
74,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,,,
75,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
76,White-tailed Plover,Vanellus leucurus,Yes,01/06/2022,Sandwell valley ,
77,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,06/05/2002,Belvide,
78,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
79,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
80,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
81,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,,,
82,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,,,
83,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
84,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,,,
85,Red-necked Phalarope,Phalaropus lobatus,,25/05/1999,"Upton warren,Worcester ",
86,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,,
87,Spotted Sandpiper,Actitis macularius,Yes,22/11/2008,Tittesworth res,
88,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,,
89,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,27/07/2000,"Belvide res,staffs",
90,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
91,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,30/05/2011,Uttoxter g.p,
92,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,,,
93,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,,
94,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
95,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
96,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,,
97,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,04/09/1999,"Blithfield res, staffs",
98,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii,,09/05/2002,"Marsh lane n.r.,warks",
99,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
100,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
101,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,07/09/2020,Belvide res,
102,Baird's Sandpiper,Calidris bairdii,Yes,12/09/2016,"Upton warren,Worcester ",1st record for Worcestershire 
103,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,04/09/1999,"Blithfeild res,staffs",
104,Least Sandpiper,Calidris minutilla,Yes,23/05/2002,Drayton bassett,
105,White-rumped Sandpiper,Calidris fuscicollis,,17/11/2012,"Drayton Bassett,staffs",
106,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,12/09/1999,"Blithfeild res,staffs",
107,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,,
108,Caspian Tern,Hydroprogne caspia,Yes,28/07/2013,"Rudyard res,staffs",
109,Whiskered Tern,Chlidonias hybrida,Yes,24/04/2013,Blithfield res,
110,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,28/08/1999,"Blithfeild res,staffs",
111,White-winged Black Tern,Chlidonias leucopterus,,29/07/2001,"Draycote water,warks",
112,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,,
113,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,,
114,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,,
115,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,26/04/2012,"Dostill g.p,warks",
116,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,02/01/2001,"Draycote water,warks",
117,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,07/09/2011,"Belvide res,staffs",
118,Bonaparte's Gull,Chroicocephalus philadelphia,Yes,18/04/2020,"Belvide ,Staffordshire ",
119,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
120,Laughing Gull,Leucophaeus atricilla,Yes,28/06/2020,Belvide res,"1st summer, and first for staffs "
121,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,07/01/2011,Lea marston balancing lakes,
122,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
123,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,30/10/2011,"Chasewater,staffs",
124,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
125,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,,,
126,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
127,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,20/01/2001,"Chasewater,staffs",
128,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
129,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,02/01/2001,"Draycote water,warks",
130,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,29/09/2019,"Bartley res, Birmingham, ",
131,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,04/09/2022,Stubbers green ,Moribund 
132,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,28/12/2001,"Draycote res,warks",
133,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,18/11/2001,"Draycote res ,warks",
134,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,28/11/2002,"Blithfield res, staffs",
135,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,02/01/2001,"Draycote res,warks",
136,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,21/08/2016,Belvide ,
137,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
138,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
139,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,08/11/2013,Brownhills ,
140,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,18/06/2017,"Doxey marshes , staffs",
141,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,27/10/1999,"Ladywalk nr,warks",
142,Little Bittern,Ixobrychus minutus,Yes,19/06/2022,"Ladywalk nr ,Warwickshire ",
143,Night-heron,Nycticorax nycticorax,,23/07/2015,"Meadowlands fishery , ryton on dunsmore, warks",Adult
144,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
145,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,16/10/2016,Blithfield res,
146,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,01/03/2014,"Gailey res ,staffs",
147,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
148,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,11/07/1999,"Blithfield res,staffs",
149,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
150,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,28/03/2016,Alvecote ,
151,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,,
152,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,04/04/1999,"Swallowmoss ,staffs",
153,Pallid Harrier,Circus macrourus,Yes,08/10/2020,Middleton rspb ,Amazing!! Adult female 
154,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,23/03/2012,"Atherstone,warks",
155,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
156,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,,
157,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,,,
158,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,,
159,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,,,
160,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,,
161,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,,Marsh lane n.r,
162,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,,
163,Bee-eater,Merops apiaster,,,"Hampton bishop, Worcestershire ",Breeding pair
164,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,26/08/2019,Middleton rspb ,
165,Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Dryobates minor,,,,
166,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,,
167,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,,
168,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,04/05/1983,Belvide,
169,Red-footed Falcon,Falco vespertinus,,13/07/2015,"Chatterley, stoke",1 summer male
170,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,,
171,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,,,
172,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,,
173,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,02/01/2016,Chasewater,
174,Great Grey Shrike,Lanius excubitor,,,,
175,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,,Sutton park,
176,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,29/08/2020,"Sutton park,warks",
177,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
178,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
179,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
180,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
181,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
182,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
183,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,,,
184,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
185,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,,,
186,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,,,
187,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
188,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
189,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,,"Dostill g.p ,staffs",
190,Woodlark,Lullula arborea,,,,
191,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
192,Shore Lark,Eremophila alpestris,,08/12/2021,Blithfield res ,
193,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,,
194,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
195,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
196,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,,29/04/2018,Belvide res,
197,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,,,
198,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
199,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,,,
200,Hume's Warbler,Phylloscopus humei,Yes,25/01/2014,"Edison road,coleshill","A first for warks , finder Dave Hutton "
201,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,,"Warden,worcs",
202,Dusky Warbler,Phylloscopus fuscatus,,27/12/2018,Kingsbury w.p,
203,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
204,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
205,Great Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus arundinaceus,Yes,18/05/2015,Sandwell valley (swan pool),
206,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,,
207,Blyth's Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus dumetorum,,18/06/2021,Middleton rspb ,
208,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,,
209,Melodious Warbler,Hippolais polyglotta,,12/06/2015,"Cornets end,Hampton in Arden ,west mids",
210,Savi's Warbler,Locustella luscinioides,Yes,05/05/2022,Belvide res,
211,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,,,
212,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
213,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,,,
214,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,,
215,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,,
216,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,,**********,**********
217,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,,,
218,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
219,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
220,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,,,
221,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,,
222,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
223,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
224,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
225,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
226,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
227,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
228,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,,Cannock chase,
229,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,28/06/1999,Belvide res,
230,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
231,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,,,,
232,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,,,
233,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,,"Seckington ,warks",
234,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,,
235,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,,,
236,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,
237,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,,
238,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,,,
239,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,,
240,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
241,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
242,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,,
243,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
244,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
245,Richard's Pipit,Anthus richardi,,26/11/2017,"Mancetter quarry , oldbury, atherstone ",
246,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
247,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,,,
248,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,,"Doxey marsh,staffs",
249,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
250,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
251,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,,,
252,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,25/11/2010,"Ingestre,(rugely),staffs",4adults feeding in a hornbeam on a private estate
253,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
254,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
255,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,,Chasewater,
256,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
257,Common Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,,,,
258,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,01/01/2011,Ladywalk,
259,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,,
260,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
261,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
262,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,,,
263,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,,,
264,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
265,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,