All-time List: St. Aldhelm's Head Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 254 of 254 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,Category C.
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,,,Category C. No known category A birds have been recorded. To be updated.
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,"Category C. No known category A birds have been recorded. However, 3 accompanying 4 Whooper Swan off Chapman's Pool on the 4th Nov. 1995 may be of wild origin."
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,,,"1+ record. St Aldhelm's Head, Middle Plains. 26 from the 1st to the 4th Feb. 1982. To be updated."
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,,,To be updated.
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,,,"2 records. Off Chapman's Pool, 4th Nov. 1995. (4 imms, later flew east); St Aldhelm's Head, 13th Apr. 1996 (1 east at sea)."
9,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,,,"Category C/E. To be updated. There have been a small number of records, but only recently can birds be attributed to category C rather than category E."
10,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 7th Apr. 2016 (2 prs east at sea). Other records of birds (females), suspected to be this species, seen in Spring."
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
16,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
17,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
18,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 18th April 2019 (1 male east at sea)."
19,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
20,Scaup,Aythya marila,,,,"3 records. St Aldhelm's Head, 23rd Apr. 1978 (3 east at sea); 4th Apr. 1996 (1 east at sea); 16th Apr. 1996 (1 east at sea)."
21,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,,,
22,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 30th April 2019 (1 male east at sea)."
23,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,,,
24,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,,
25,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,,,To be updated.
26,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
27,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 7th Apr. 2000 (1 female east at sea)."
28,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,,"3 records. St Aldhelm's Head, 24th Apr. 2015 (1 female west at sea); St Aldhelm's Head, Pier Bottom, 7th Nov. 2020 (2 redheads east). An old record for Chapman's Pool to be added."
29,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
30,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,,,"Extinct as a native species. Recent records are of wandering birds from introductions at nearby Encombe Estate. While a pair bred at St Aldhelm's Head in 2019 and 2020, these are regarded as category E (not proven to be self-sustaining)."
31,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,"While a category C species nationally, birds recorded at St Aldhelm's Head all appear to be wanderers from introductions at Encombe Estate. While they have bred, the 'population' has yet to be proven to be self-sustaining."
32,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,,,"5+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, 20th Jun. 1985; 13th Jun. 1990 (1 male singing); Lower Sutton east/Crab Hole, 13th Feb. to the 2nd Mar. 1991; Four and Twenty Acres north, 4th to 7th May 1994 (1 male singing); Winspit, Worth Mead, 29th Jun. 2019 (1 male singing); South Field, 2nd Aug. 2019 (1 male singing). Further records to be added."
33,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,,,"While a category C species nationally, birds recorded at St Aldhelm's Head all appear to be wanderers from introductions at Encombe Estate. While they have bred, the 'population' has yet to be proven to be self-sustaining."
34,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,,,4+ records to be added.
35,Swift,Apus apus,,,,
36,Great Spotted Cuckoo,Clamator glandarius,Yes,11/03/1989,St Aldhelm's Head and Winspit,"1 record. Nr Blackthorn Patch, St Aldhelm's Head, 1st summer 11th March 1989 later seen Winspit on the 12th."
37,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,,,
38,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,,Extinct as a breeding species. Last recorded as a pure breed in the 19th century.
39,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
40,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
41,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,,,Formerly a not uncommon migrant. Now a rarity. Last recorded on the 27th Apr. 2007.
42,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
43,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,,
44,Corncrake,Crex crex,,,,To be updated.
45,Spotted Crake,Porzana porzana,,,,2+ records. To be updated.
46,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
47,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
48,Crane,Grus grus,,,,"2 records. Winspit, 25th Feb. 1979 (2 east), Winspit, 23rd Oct. 1994 (1 west)."
49,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,,,"7 records. St Aldhelm's Head, 22nd Apr. 1989 (1 east at sea), 29th Dec. 1994 (1 east at sea), 2nd Mar. 1996 (1 east at sea), 12th Mar. 1996 (1 offshore), 18th Mar. 1996 (1 east at sea), 4th Apr. 1996 (1 east at sea), 20th Mar. 2000 (1 offshore)."
50,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,
51,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,,,"6 records. St Aldhelm's Head, Winspit, 26th Mar. 1990. St Aldhelm's Head, 14th Apr. 1991 (1 east at sea), 12th Apr. 1994 (1 east at sea), 11th Mar 1996 (1 offshore), 17th Apr. 1996 (1 east at sea), 3rd Mar. 1997 (2 east at sea)."
52,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,,,"6 records. St Aldhelm's Head, 16th Apr. 1988 (1 east at sea), 4th Nov. 1989 (4 east at sea), 6th Mar. 1996 (2 east then west at sea), 21st Apr. 1996 (1 east at sea), 13th Mar. 1997 (2 east at sea), 12th Mar. 2000 (2 offshore later flew west)."
53,Stone-curlew,Burhinus oedicnemus,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 26th March 1996 (1 east at sea)."
54,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
55,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,,,To be updated.
56,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
57,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,,
58,Dotterel,Eudromias morinellus,,,,"5+ records of 13 birds. Winspit, 20th May 1968 (1 north); St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field, 7th and 9th Sept. 1993 (2 first winters); St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field, 17th and 18th Aug. 1995 (adult and first winter); St Aldhelm's Head, Emmetts Hill/Chapel Field, 18th Aug. 2001 (7); St Aldhelm's Head, Emmetts Hill 20th Aug. 2001 (1 heard); St Aldhelm's Head, Emmetts Hill, 26th Aug. 2001 (4 adults and 1 first winter). St Aldhelm's Head, Eight Acres/Emmetts Hill, 27th Aug. 2019 (1 heard). The 2001 records are thought to involve the same birds. To be updated."
59,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
60,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry, July 2017 (1 at puddle!). Details to be added."
61,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
62,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,,,
63,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
64,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
65,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
66,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,,,"1 record. Worth Matravers, unknown date (early 21st century)."
67,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,,,
68,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
69,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,,,
70,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,,
71,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,,
72,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
73,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,,
74,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
75,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
76,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,,"1 record. Worth Matravers, Worth Mead, 26th Jan. 1996"
77,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,,,"2 records. Winspit ledges, (date to be added); St Aldhelm's Head, 12th Sept. 2011 (2 west at sea)."
78,Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Calidris subruficollis,,,,1 record. Emmetts Hill on the 20th and 21st Sept. 2020.
79,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
80,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
81,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,,,"5+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, 9th May 1978, 12th May 1979 (2), 19th Apr. 1980; Winspit (ledges), 3rd Dec. 1980, 6th May 1981. All St Aldhelm's Head records apparently from the undercliff shore. To be updated."
82,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 8th May 1993 (1 east at sea)."
83,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,,
84,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,,,
85,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,,
86,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,,
87,Roseate Tern,Sterna dougallii,,,,"Formerly an annually recorded spring migrant, but not recorded since 1994. To be updated."
88,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,,
89,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,,,
90,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,,
91,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,,,"2 records. St Aldhelm's Head, 25th Oct. 2005 (1 1st winter west at sea stopped to feed), 30th Oct. 2005 (1 1st winter west at sea)."
92,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
93,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,,,
94,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
95,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
96,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,,,
97,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
98,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,,,"2 records. 2nd Apr. 1994 (1 north then west at sea), 5th Jan. 1998 (1 east at sea)."
99,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
100,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,,,"4+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, 22nd Apr. 1985 (1 west at sea), 4th May 1985 (1 imm. west at sea), 7th May 1991 (1 imm. east at sea), 1st Apr. 1998 (1 west at sea). A record on the 29th Mar. 1992 may have been at Chapman's Pool (to be confirmed)."
101,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,,,
102,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,,,
103,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,,,
104,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,,,
105,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 30th Oct. 2005 (1 west at sea)."
106,Razorbill,Alca torda,,,,
107,Little Auk,Alle alle,,,,"3 records. "Worth Matravers", 27th Dec. 1968; Winspit, 14th Dec.1969; Chapman's Pool, 7th Feb. 1988."
108,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,,,
109,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,,
110,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,,,
111,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,,,
112,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,,,,
113,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,,,
114,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,,,,"2+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, 12th Aug. 1992 (5 west at sea), 31st Aug. 2015 (1 west at sea). Further records to be added."
115,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,,,
116,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,,,
117,Balearic Shearwater,Puffinus mauretanicus,,,,
118,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,,,
119,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
120,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
121,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,,,"2+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, 19th Oct. 1982 (1 west), 12th Mar. 1983 (1 west). A record of 1 west on the 24th Aug. 1985 may have been seen at Chapman's Pool/Hill Bottom."
122,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
123,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
124,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,,,
125,Honey-buzzard,Pernis apivorus,,,,"6+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, 1 south on the 20th Sept. 1969; St Aldhelm's Head, 1 on the 7th Oct. 1981; St Aldhelm's Head, Renscombe Farm, 1 on 11th Sept. 1990; St Aldhelm's Head, 1 on the 28th Sept. 1990; St Aldhelm's Head, 1 on 18th Sept. 1993; Winspit, 17th Oct. 1994. To be updated. All records need to be confirmed."
126,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
127,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,,,"0-3 records. Winspit, 1 over on the 7th Oct. 1968. Records for "St Aldhelm's Head" on the 15th and 16th Sept. 1982, and 22nd Sept. 1983, appear to be from Chapman's Pool/Hill Bottom (and therefore off site). The 1968 record needs to be confirmed."
128,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,,
129,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,,,
130,Montagu's Harrier,Circus pygargus,,,,"8 records. St Aldhelm’s Head, 29th Aug. 1966 (ringtail); St Aldhelm’s Head, 7th May 1982 (ringtail); St Aldhelm’s Head, 7th Sept. 1982 (male); Winspit, 8th May 1983 (1 male west); Winspit, 22nd May 1983 *ad. female); St Aldhelm’s Head, 5th May 1986 (ringtail); St Aldhelm’s Head, The Garden, 26th Aug. 2001 (1 juv. flew west); St Aldhelm’s Head, Emmetts Hill, May 2018 (1 ad, male) (details to be added). In addition, one "near Worth Matravers" on the 6th Sept. 1953. All pre-2000 records need to be assessed for location as birds may not have been seen within the site boundary.
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131,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,,"Category A - 1 record. St Aldhelm’s Head, 13th Nov. 1976. (this is very likely to be the only category A record that will ever be recorded at the site). Category C/E - the first record was of 1 north over Winspit on the 1st Nov.1993 and presumed part of the reintroduction scheme that started in 1989. Further records more recently from Worth Matravers south in 2019. To be updated."
132,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,,09/05/2021,St Aldhelm's Head,One west at sea was not one of the released bird from the Isle of Wight.
133,Rough-legged Buzzard,Buteo lagopus,,,,"1 record. Winspit, 10th Oct. 1982 (1 west). Note that a record a few weeks later on the 1st Nov. 1982 cannot be attributed to any observer and has thus been pended."
134,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
135,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,,
136,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,,,"Category C. Extinct as a breeding species since the 1990's. Last record in Oct. 2012, although recent records of calling birds from Renscombe Farm in 2018 and 12th Oct. 2020 (2 heard)."
137,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,,"3 records. St Aldhem's Head, Quarry Ledge west, 30th Mar. 1991; St Aldhelm's Head east (on cliff), 27th Oct. 1991; Winspit, East Caves, 23rd Oct. 2012."
138,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,,,
139,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,,
140,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,,,
141,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,,
142,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,,,
143,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,,"5+ records. Winspit Bottom on the 10th Aug. 1990; Winspit Bottom on the 17th Nov.1992; Winspit 7th to the 17th Nov. 1995; Winspit Bottom on the 4th Oct.1997: St Aldhelm's Head, 17th Oct. 2020. Records to be added."
144,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,,
145,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,,
146,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,,
147,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,,,
148,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,,
149,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,,,"Category C species (Studland and recently Langton Matravers). 2 records. Worth Matravers, ???, 21st Oct. 2018. To be updated"
150,Golden Oriole,Oriolus oriolus,,,,"Winspit, 6th May 1859."
151,Great Grey Shrike,Lanius excubitor,,,,"3 records. St Aldhem's Head, 26th Oct. 1968; Winspit, 21st Oct. 1979; Winspit, 4th Nov. 1982."
152,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,,,"1 record. Winspit, 6th to 9th Jun. 1981."
153,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,,,"2 records. St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field west, 15th Sept. 1965; Winspit, 18th Sept. 1972.
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154,Turkestan Shrike,Lanius phoenicuroides,Yes,14/10/1978,Winspit,"1 record. Winspit, 1st winter, 14th to the 21st Oct. 1978. Note that 'subspecific' identificaton is unsafe."
155,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
156,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
157,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,,,"Extinct as a breeding species, last recorded in 1925. 1 recent record. St Aldhelm's Head south, 27th Jan. to 31st Mar. 2003."
158,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
159,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
160,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
161,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,,
162,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
163,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,"1+ record. St Aldhelm's Head, The Garden, 10th Oct. 1992 (2). To be updated."
164,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
165,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
166,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,,,"1 record. Winspit, 3rd Nov. 1990."
167,Woodlark,Lullula arborea,,,,
168,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
169,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,,
170,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
171,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
172,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field west, One around the area before flying north on the 4th Apr. 2021."
173,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,,,"3+ records. Winspit, 29th Jun. 1983; Winspit, Main Gully, 2nd Aug. 1996 (sg male); Winspit, Nettle Bed area, 29th Nov. 2020. Other records to be added."
174,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
175,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,,,To be updated.
176,Hume's Warbler,Phylloscopus humei,Yes,26/11/1994,Winspit.,"1 record. Winspit Bottom, 26th Nov. to the 3rd Dec. 1994."
177,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,,,"8+ records (of 9 birds). Worth Matravers, Thornycroft, 8th Nov. 1995; Winspit, Quarry Sycamores, 21st Oct. 2001, Winspit, Winspit Cottage garden, 4th Oct. 2016; St Aldhelm's Head, Quarry Ledge, 9th Oct. 2016 (2 birds); St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry, 10th Oct. 2016; Winspit, Quarry Cottage Wood, 9th Oct. 2018. Worth Matravers, 14th Oct. 2020; St Adhelm's Head, St Adhelm's Quarry, 17th Oct. 2020. Other records to be added."
178,Pallas's Warbler,Phylloscopus proregulus,,,,"7 records. Winspit, Winspit Cottage Garden, 14th and 15th Nov. 1992; St Aldhelm's Head, Blackthorn Patch, 5th Nov. 1994; Winspit, 7th Nov. 1994; Winspit, East Cliff later flew to Winspit Bottom on the 30th Oct. 1995; Winspit Bottom, 1st Nov. 2011; Winspit, Winspit Cottage Garden, 28th and 29th Oct. 2015; Worth Matravers south, 28th to 30th Oct. 2015. To be updated.
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179,Radde's Warbler,Phylloscopus schwarzi,,,,"2 records. St Aldhelm's Head, Quarry Ledge, 10th Oct. 1976; Winspit, Winspit Cottage garden, 12th and 13th Oct. 1995.
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180,Dusky Warbler,Phylloscopus fuscatus,,,,"2 records. Winspit, Nettle Bed, 23rd and 24th Nov. 1997; Winspit, 18th Nov. 2012."
181,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
182,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
183,Two-barred Greenish Warbler,Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus,Yes,17/10/2017,St Aldhelm's Head.,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head Quarry, 15th to 18th Oct. 2017."
184,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,,
185,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,,
186,Marsh Warbler,Acrocephalus palustris,,,,"1 record. Winspit Bottom, 1st to 8th Nov 1993."
187,Melodious Warbler,Hippolais polyglotta,,,,"7+ records. Winspit, 3rd Oct. & 13th Oct. 1982 (same bird?); St Aldhelm's Head, 4th Sept. 1990; St Aldhelm's Quarry, 15th to 17th Aug. 1996; Winspit, The Hollow, 22nd Aug. 1996; Winspit, 28th Oct 2011; Winspit, 6th to 9th Dec. 2013; St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry/Pier Bottom east, 26th Aug. 2019."
188,Icterine Warbler,Hippolais icterina,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field East Wall, 1st Sept. 1995."
189,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,,,
190,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
191,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,,,
192,Barred Warbler,Curruca nisoria,,,,"5 records. Winspit, 10th Aug. 1973; Winspit, 11th to 25th Sept. 1977; Winspit, 19th Oct. 1978; Winspit, 27th Sept. 1986; Winspit, Main Gully, 23rd Sept. 1995."
193,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,,
194,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,,
195,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,,,
196,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,,,
197,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
198,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
199,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry. 29th Apr. 1992."
200,Wallcreeper,Tichodroma muraria,Yes,19/11/1969,Winspit and Seacombe.,"1 record. Winspit/Seacombe, 19th Nov. 1969 to the 18th Apr. 1970."
201,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,,
202,Rose-coloured Starling,Pastor roseus,,,,"2 records. St Aldhelm’s Head, 25th Jun. 1999 (adult); Four and Twenty Acres, 18th Oct. 2018 (1st winter flew north-west)."
203,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
204,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
205,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
206,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
207,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
208,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
209,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,,,
210,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,,
211,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
212,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,,,,"3 records. Winspit, May 1980 (3 singing males); Winspit, Main Gully, 7th Aug. 1990; Winspit, 21st Apr. 1992.
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213,Bluethroat,Luscinia svecica,,,,"2 records. Winspit, 8th Sept. 1972; Abbascombe, ('red-spotted' male) 24th May 1980."
214,Red-breasted Flycatcher,Ficedula parva,,,,"9 records. Worth Matravers, 5th Oct. 1966; Winspit, 27th Sept. 1968; Winspit, 1st Nov. 1968; Worth Matravers, 10th Sept. 1969; Winspit, 2nd to the 8th Nov. 1982; Winspit, 3rd Nov. 1984; St Aldhelm's Head, Quarry Ledge, 8th Sept. 1991; Winspit, Quarry Sycamores, 18th-28th Oct. 2001; St Aldhelm's Head, The Garden, 22nd Nov. 2020."
215,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,,,
216,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,,,,"1 record. Winspit Bottom, 30th Oct. to 8th Nov. 1993."
217,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,,,
218,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,,
219,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,,,
220,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,
221,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,,
222,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,,
223,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
224,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
225,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,,
226,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
227,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
228,Richard's Pipit,Anthus richardi,,,,"4 records. Winspit, 23rd Oct. 1982; St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field, 30th Sept. 1992; St Aldhelm's Head, Sutton west, 14th to the 21st Oct. 1995; St Aldhelm's Head, 8th Sept. 2016."
229,Tawny Pipit,Anthus campestris,Yes,25/08/1995,St Aldhelm's Head.,"2+ records. St Aldhelm's Head, Chapel Field, 3rd Sept. 1993, 25th Aug. 1995."
230,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
231,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,,,
232,Red-throated Pipit,Anthus cervinus,Yes,05/10/2005,St Aldhem's Head.,"1 record. St Aldhelm’s Head, 5th Oct. 2005."
233,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
234,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
235,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,,,
236,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,,,"7 records of 8 birds. Winspit Bottom, dead, 13th Feb. 1860; Winspit, 29th and 30th Oct. 1968 (2); Worth Matravers, 7th Jul. 1973; Winspit, 11th Jun. 1988; Winspit, 21st Sept. 1988; Winspit, 30th Oct. 1993; St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry, 19th Oct. 2017 (fly-over)."
237,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
238,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,,,,"2 records. St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry, Jun. 1989 (male); St Aldhelm's Head, 10th May 1995, (two fem./imms west). To be updated."
239,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
240,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,,,"3-4 records. Records in 1968 and 1970 need reassessment; Winspit, Sewage Works Pool, 26th Oct 1996."
241,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
242,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,,
243,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,,
244,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
245,Serin,Serinus serinus,,,,"2 records. St Aldhelm's Head, south landslip, 29th Apr. 1994 (1 west); St Aldhelm's Head, St Aldhelm's Quarry, 19th Oct. 2019 (1 north)."
246,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
247,Lapland Bunting,Calcarius lapponicus,,,,"3+ records of 7+ birds. St Aldhelm's Head, Tomb Field/South Field, 2nd Nov., 3rd Nov. (2), 4th Nov. (5), 7th Nov. 1995 (all records presumably involving the same birds); St Aldhelm's Head, St Adhelm's Quarry, 6th Sept. 2020 (1 north); St Aldhelm's Head, East Mead south (just off site, but later flew SW over Middle Field north) 13th Sept. 2020; St Aldhelm's Head, (1 south). It is presumed the 2020 birds were different. To be updated."
248,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,,,"0-3 records. "St Aldhelm's Head", 6th Oct. 1991 (1 west). Attributed to St Aldhelm's Head, but site may refer to Chapman's Pool/Hill Bottom. Two other records from "Worth Matravers" need clarification of the exact site. These are 3 on the 7th Feb. and 4 on the 13th Feb. 1963 (presumably involving the same birds), and 5 on the 24th Dec.1971. To be updated.
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249,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,,,
250,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
251,Ortolan Bunting,Emberiza hortulana,,,,"8+ records. Winspit, 5th Sept. 1972; Winspit, 13th Sept. 1975; Winspit, 17th Oct. 1976; St Aldhelm's Head, Quarry Ledge, 9th Sept. 1990; Winspit, Winspit Bottom East Slope, 20th Sept. 1990; Winspit, One Acre Field then the Bramble Slope, 19th Sept. 1995; St Aldhelm's Head, Pier Bottom, 6th Sept. 2018; St Aldhelm's Head, Four and Twenty Acres east, 24th Aug. 2019. A record for "St Aldhelm's Head" on the 28th Apr. 1977 was recorded by the Stour Ringing Group at either Winspit or Chapman's Pool."
252,Cirl Bunting,Emberiza cirlus,,,,Extinct as a breeding species. Last recorded in 1974 (Winspit).
253,Little Bunting,Emberiza pusilla,,,,"1 record. St Aldhelm's Head, 13th Apr. 2007."
254,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,