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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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