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