James Emerson: Whitlingham CP Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 159 of 159 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,09/02/2012,Whitlingham C.P.,1st winter Dark-bellied Brent
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,Max count 74 (09/07/11)
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,02/01/2009,Great Broad,"One, seen again in the summer"
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,Max count 224 (30/06/11)
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,13/10/2009,Whitlingham CP,"In flight, seen from east end of Great Broad"
6,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,Max count 131 (09/07/11)
7,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,04/11/2022,Trowse Water Meadow,
8,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,Max Count 94 (16/07/11)
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,22/02/2008,Thorpe Gravel Workings,2
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,14/03/2010,West end of Great Broad,Drake
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,28/03/2019,Whitlingham C.P.,A pair on the Little Broad. PATCH TICK 150!
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,12/11/2008,Little Broad,
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,Max count 400+ (19/12/09)
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,17/09/2008,Great Broad,Max count 43 (17/09/11)
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,Max count 190 (15/08/12)
16,Pintail,Anas acuta,,18/02/2012,Great Broad,Two females in the conservation area bay
17,Teal,Anas crecca,,06/01/2008,Great Broad,Max count c350 (22/01/12)
18,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,21/11/2009,Whitlingham Great Broad,Drake at east end.  2 self-found in Oct 2010.
19,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,15/08/2007,Great Broad,Max count 182 (03/02/13)
20,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,Yes,21/01/2012,Great Broad,A 1st-winter drake in the conservation area bay.  Also a ringed bird found on 21/10/07 on the Great Broad.
21,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,12/11/2008,Great Broad,"Female.  First lifer seen at Whitlingham. Also seen in Feb 2010, and self-found on 09/12/12."
22,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,
23,Scaup,Aythya marila,,02/01/2009,Great Broad,Female
24,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,08/11/2016,Whitlingham Great Broad,Female found by Justin Lansdell - first Whitlingham record.
25,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,13/10/2009,Thorpe Broad,Drake.  Another drake seen on the Great Broad 09/08/12. Self-found juvenile on Great Broad 09/12/12.
26,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,22/02/2008,Great Broad,
27,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,05/02/2009,Great Broad,Redhead.  Also three in Feb 2012.
28,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,19/12/2009,Little Broad,Redhead. Max count of 6 (5 males) on 15/02/10.
29,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,28/11/2020,St Andrew's Broad,
30,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,,02/01/2010,Whitlingham Great Broad,Female
31,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,16/11/2007,Trowse Meadows,"Many since, including one over the Great Broad"
32,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,23/04/2008,Fields opposite Whitlingham Hall,Also twice in 2010 on Whitlingham Lane
33,Swift,Apus apus,,05/08/2007,Whitlingham CP,
34,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,30/04/2009,Thorpe Marshes,2 heard that day.  Another three heard in 2011 before finally seeing one 02/06/11 at the east end of the Great Broad.
35,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,05/08/2007,Whitlingham CP,Feral Pigeon
36,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham Woods,Also many on Thorpe Marshes
37,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,
38,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,30/06/2011,Whitlingham C.P.,Patch tick.  One flew over the river towards Thorpe.
39,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,22/02/2008,Whitlingham Lane,
40,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,19/12/2009,Little Broad,
41,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
42,Coot,Fulica atra,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
43,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,16/11/2007,Great Broad,
44,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,21/10/2007,Great Broad,Co-found.  Another one seen 07/01/10 stayed for several weeks.
45,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
46,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,15/12/2012,Thorpe Broad,At last! My fifth patch grebe. I then found one at Whitlingham (18/01/13).
47,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,30/12/2009,Great Broad,"Winter plumaged bird, stayed until 02/01/10."
48,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,13/03/2007,Great Broad,Also nearby at sewage works
49,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,04/04/2009,Thorpe Marshes,Self found
50,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,18/04/2010,Thorpe Station Marsh,3 birds present
51,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,06/01/2008,Great Broad,Many before this near the sewage works
52,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,03/05/2016,Thorpe Broad,"One on the western shingle edge found by Drew L, then after a while flew off calling."
53,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,04/02/2009,Great Broad,
54,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,21/12/2009,Whitlingham CP,Flushed from Thorpe side of river
55,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,19/12/2009,Great Broad,Seen before this date.
Max count of 15
56,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,27/04/2008,Thorpe Marsh,
57,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,31/03/2009,Thorpe Marshes,Seen before this on gravel workings (2007?)
58,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,24/06/2012,Thorpe Station Marsh,One on the scrape (patch tick)
59,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,17/04/2008,Great Broad Conservation Area,2nd record at Thorpe Broad (25/03/10)
60,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,30/04/2009,Whitlingham (Thorpe Marsh),
61,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,14/02/2012,Thorpe Marshes,One on the scrape
62,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,07/09/2010,Whitlingham Great Broad,Juvenile hawking along the North shore of the Great Broad
63,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,04/05/2010,Great Broad,
64,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,23/04/2008,Little Broad,
65,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,04/01/2010,Great Broad,"One seen before this (April 2009?), and a self-found 1st winter 13/04/11"
66,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,13/04/2013,Whitlingham Great Broad,Adult
67,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
68,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,11/01/2015,Thorpe St Andrew,1st-winter present at Thorpe St Andrew green then flew over to Whitlingham.
69,Common Gull,Larus canus,,13/03/2007,Great Broad,
70,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,31/03/2012,Whitlingham C.P.,3rd-winter on the Great Broad
71,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
72,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,16/10/2010,Great Broad,Adult/near adult winter plumage with raft of Lesser Black-backed Gulls
73,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,16/11/2007,Great Broad,
74,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
75,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,22/01/2023,Whitlingham C.P.,"PATCH TICK! 3rd winter, found by Robin Chittenden."
76,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,27/12/2009,Great Broad,Juvenile.  Bird stayed into 2010.
77,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,30/04/2006,Great Broad,
78,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,03/01/2022,Whitlingham Great Broad,Patch tick!
79,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,18/03/2011,Whitlingham C.P.,One in flight. Also 2 on Great Broad (18/01/13).
80,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,25/03/2011,Whitlingham C.P.,One flew over the Great Broad at c17:40
81,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,26/01/2021,Whitlingham C.P.,"Patch tick, along the edge of the Great Broad."
82,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,13/03/2007,Great Broad,Max count of 6 (12/01/13)
83,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,18/02/2009,Whitlingham CP,
84,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,23/04/2010,Thorpe Marsh,One seen previously
85,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,09/08/2012,Whitlingham Lane,One circling over the meadows then flew north.
86,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,05/08/2007,Whitlingham Meadows,Flying over treeline
87,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,12/11/2008,Trowse Meadow,Flew from common into housing estate
88,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,30/10/2011,Thorpe Marshes,One hunting over the marsh at dusk.  My 130th Whitlingham-area bird
89,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,20/05/2011,Whitlingham CP,"Heard in 2009, first seen in 2011."
90,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,13/03/2007,Trowse Meadows,many seen since at Whitlingham CP
91,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,05/08/2007,Trees near Little Broad,
92,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,21/10/2007,Whitlingham Marsh,
93,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,22/02/2008,Whitlingham Woods,
94,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,29/04/2012,Thorpe Station Marsh,One flew over
95,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,02/06/2011,Trowse Meadows,One flew over waste ground heading towards the C.P.
96,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,23/01/2022,Whitlingham C.P.,Flew in at dusk and roosted on the Great Broad island.
97,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham Woods,
98,Magpie,Pica pica,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham CP,
99,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,06/01/2008,Whitlingham CP,
100,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,15/08/2007,Whitlingham CP,
101,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,15/08/2007,Whitlingham CP,
102,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,25/03/2011,Trowse Meadows,A flock of 19 flew over heading towards Thorpe
103,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,22/02/2008,Whitlingham Woods,
104,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,18/05/2007,Whitlingham C.P.,
105,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,30/04/2006,Alders near Little Broad,
106,Great Tit,Parus major,,30/04/2006,Alders near Little Broad,
107,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,22/12/2017,Thorpe Marsh,One in the reedbed between permissive path and railway line.
108,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,21/12/2009,Whitlingham C.P.,13 flew west
109,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,23/04/2008,Whitlingham CP,
110,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,05/04/2008,Little Broad,
111,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,15/08/2007,Whitlingham CP,
112,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,05/04/2008,Whitlingham Marsh,
113,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,30/04/2006,Alders near Little Broad,
114,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,23/04/2008,Whitlingham CP,
115,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham CP,Possibly earliest arrival 
116,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,23/04/2008,Great Broad,
117,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,15/08/2007,Whitlingham CP,
118,Marsh Warbler,Acrocephalus palustris,,,**********,**********
119,Savi's Warbler,Locustella luscinioides,Yes,,**********,**********
120,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,21/04/2011,Thorpe Station Marsh,Seen and heard
121,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,
122,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,04/05/2009,Near Little Broad,
123,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,23/05/2009,North of Great Broad,One singing
124,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,
125,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham Woods,Also near Little Broad
126,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham CP,
127,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,28/12/2010,Feeders near the car park,
128,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham Woods,Also seen near Little Broad
129,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham Lane,
130,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,05/04/2008,Whitlingham CP,
131,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,06/01/2008,Whitlingham Meadows,
132,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,28/10/2009,Whitlingham C.P.,
133,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,
134,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,06/01/2008,Whitlingham Meadows,
135,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,09/10/2016,Whitlingham C.P.,
136,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,02/07/2010,Whitlingham C.P.,One near ruins of Trowse Newton Hall
137,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham CP,
138,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,,03/05/2012,Whitlingham C.P.,"Heard singing on 03/05/12, seen on 06/05/12 with a 2nd bird heard. Also one seen 15/04/13."
139,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,21/09/2014,Thorpe Marsh,
140,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,22/02/2008,Whitlingham Marsh,
141,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,21/04/2018,Thorpe Marshes,My 149th patch bird.
142,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,30/04/2006,Whitlingham Lane,On feeders in garden south of Whitlingham Lane
143,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham CP,
144,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,05/06/2007,Great Broad,
145,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham Marsh,Also White Wagtail on same date
146,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,21/12/2010,Thorpe Station Marshes,Seen before this - maybe at the sewage works?
147,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,13/03/2007,Whitlingham CP,
148,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,06/01/2008,Whitlingham Meadows,Small flock feeding under Beech trees
149,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,29/10/2017,Whitlingham C.P.,Two singles flew west early morning. An unprecedented movement of this species has occurred over the past few weeks.
150,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,30/12/2009,Great Broad,Male in flight along path through conservation area
151,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,21/10/2007,Whitlingham CP,
152,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,29/07/2008,Whitlingham C.P.,Also 16/10/10
153,Common Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,,23/11/2008,Little Broad,
154,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,16/11/2007,Alders near Little Broad,
155,Arctic Redpoll,Acanthis hornemanni,,03/03/2018,Whitlingham C.P.,"148. Coues's Arctic Redpoll. A new bird for the site, found on 27th Feb by Justin Lansdell and ID confirmed from photos by Andy Stoddart."
156,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,18/10/2020,Whitlingham C.P.,Two flew west between rain showers. Patch tick.
157,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,05/06/2007,Whitlingham CP,
158,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,16/11/2007,Alders near Little Broad,
159,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,18/05/2007,Whitlingham C.P.,