Alan Whitehead: North Duffield Carr Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 168 of 168 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 15/1/2006, 5/2/2010 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Record count 100 - 15/1/2019 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 31/03/2004 Suprisingly only one record of 2 birds 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser Record count 62 - 26/11/2004 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 08/03/1988 1 record 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 10 sightings of 280 birds. Record count 200 flew N on 30/1/2005 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 30/01/2000 3 birds. 2/3/2004 - 1 birds 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 5 on 8/3/1988, 5/4/1993, 2/3/2004 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 30/03/2010 Record count 100 - 30/3/2010 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 sightings seen in 8 years totaling 112 birds. 88,90,98,99,00,02,04,08. Record count 47 - 14/2/1998 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Seen every year. Record count 63 - 28/1/2006 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 18/03/2011 1 bird 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Record count 47 - 19/2/2005 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13 sightings of 16 birds - 98,99,06,08,10,12.18 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Record count 56 - 1/1/2010 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera Record count 50 - 1/2/2010 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope Record count c3000 - 8/3/1988 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 23/03/2007 Drake. 2 males had been present in the Bubwith area 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Record count 40 - 1/11/2009 20 Pintail Anas acuta Record count 100 - 1/3/2004 21 Teal Anas crecca Record count 1500 - 8/3/1988 22 Pochard Aythya ferina Record count c2000 - 18/1/1998 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Drakes on 21/2/2004, 29/5/2006 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Record count 62 - 14/2/1998 25 Scaup Aythya marila 26/11/2012 21/3//2013 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 31/03/2006 Drake on river 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15 records of 32 birds - 88,93,98,99,01,02,03,04,05,10 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 3 birds - 1/1/2003, 1/4/2004, 21/3/2009 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 14/03/2003 Ad W female 30 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 7 records of 29 birds - 93,98,99,04,06 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 04/01/1993 6 records of 15 birds. 93,04,05, 08 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 33 Quail Coturnix coturnix Calling between 17/5 and 13/7 2008. 31/5/11, 18/5/12. 34 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 35 Swift Apus apus c250 on 31/5/2006 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 37 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 40 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Only 1 sighting on 24/8/2000 41 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 42 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Seen on 5th May 2010. Heard on 4 other dates 43 Corncrake Crex crex 06/06/2009 11/5/2018. Both heard only. 44 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 45 Coot Fulica atra Record count c100 - 5/2/2008 46 Crane Grus grus 20/03/2011 3 birds flew S down the LDV 1 on 18/5/2012 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Record count 6 - 2/5/2004 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Record count 4 - 17/3/2004 49 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 8 records of 18 birds - 98,04,06. Recorod count 5 - 30/5/1998 50 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Record count 13 - 27/2/2004 51 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 08/05/2024 1st record. 2 Birds self-found 52 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Record count c3000 - 17/2/2005 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 6 records of 92 birds. Excellent count 42 - 19/5/2006 54 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 07/05/1988 55 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Record count c1500 - 25/2/2007 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 6 records of 25 birds 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Amazing count of 130 on 26/4/1999 60 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 6 records! 61 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/02/2008 Flushed from field by Rocky! 62 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 63 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 04/05/1988 64 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 8 records of 9 birds - 00,04,05,07,08,09,11.19. 65 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 17/05/2019 1 record 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 3 records - 9/4/88, 2/5/98, 28/4/10 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 8 sightings of 13 individuals 69 Knot Calidris canutus 06/04/2021 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18 on 16/2/2018 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 24/03/2019 An overdue addition 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina Record count 325 - 23/2/1993 73 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 08/05/2016 A fitting 150th for the reserve!!! 74 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 01/05/2004 3 Birds. 4/5/2012 - 12 birds 75 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 76 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 5 1st summer birds - 2/5/1998, 3 on 12/5/2004, 29/4/2006 77 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 78 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Ad winter 13/2/1997, 31/3/2004, 19/12/2019 79 Common Gull Larus canus 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 81 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 100 on 1/2/2008 82 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 3 records. 3rd winter 26/2/2004, 1st winter 16/2/2008, 29/3/2011 83 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 84 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 25/02/2018 85 Gannet Morus bassanus 26/09/2007 2 birds 86 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 87 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 22/11/2012 88 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 5/5/2006, 2 on 28/5/2006, 7/6/2006. Regular now. 12 in May 19! 89 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 01/06/2023 North Duffield Carrs 90 Great White Egret Ardea alba 30/05/2016 151 for the reserve 91 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Record count 10 - 1/4/2010 92 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 15/04/2012 1st after 26 years! 93 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 14/09/2008 2 birds 94 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 95 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 05/04/1993 96 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 26 records of 34 birds includng an unbelievable 6 on 17th September 2008 97 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 20/12/2022 98 Red Kite Milvus milvus 28/08/2008 99 Buzzard Buteo buteo 100 Barn Owl Tyto alba Seen regularly. More than 1 in view at once not uncommon! 101 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Amazing record of young bird 27/6/2009. Seen in daylight by many over period of c3 weeks between late June and mid July 102 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 4 records. 22/3/1998, 4/5/2008,12/10/2010, 26/9/2011. 103 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 104 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 8 sightings 105 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 15 records. 03, 04, 08, 10, 11, 17 106 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 107 Merlin Falco columbarius 7 records. 88.04. 06, 07, 09, 11, 12 108 Hobby Falco subbuteo 21/09/2008 Took too long! Also 25/6/2011, 11/5/2018 109 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Seen most winters 110 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 20/02/2011 Another major sighting. Also seen on Skipwith Common. 111 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 24/05/2010 MY MOMENT! 112 Jay Garrulus glandarius 4 records. 2 on 10/11/2005, 12/11/2005, 23/12/2005, 2/1/2006 113 Magpie Pica pica 9 on 26/12/1998 114 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 115 Rook Corvus frugilegus 116 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 117 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 02/10/2005 First record 118 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 16/02/2023 First record 119 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 120 Great Tit Parus major 121 Skylark Alauda arvensis 122 Sand Martin Riparia riparia c250 on 4/5/2004 123 Swallow Hirundo rustica c250 on 19/9/2005 124 House Martin Delichon urbicum c50 on 2/9/2005 125 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/11/2023 First Record 126 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 127 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Earliest 20/4/2008 128 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Earliest 31/3/2004 129 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Earliest 23/4/2010 130 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 131 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 13/06/2023 132 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Earliest 25/4/2007 133 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 16/05/2011 1 record 134 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Earliest 27/4/1999 135 Whitethroat Curruca communis Earliest 17/4/2008 136 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 6 sightings of 10 individuals 137 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 138 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 10/12/2005 4 records - 25/3/11, 8/2/16, 7/2/18 139 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 140 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 141 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 142 Redwing Turdus iliacus Record count - c50 on 8/3/1988 143 Blackbird Turdus merula 144 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Record count - c500 on 1/1/2003 145 Robin Erithacus rubecula 146 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 02/09/2022 1st Record 147 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 3 records. 2 on 25/8/2006, 17/9/2008, 1/9/2011 148 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09 149 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 5 records. 2 on 5/4/1993, 2/10/2005, 17/9/2008, 5/5/2010 150 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 151 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 21/02/2004 Only record! 152 Dunnock Prunella modularis 153 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Seen most years 154 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 5 records. 05,06,07,09,10 155 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 30 on 15/11/1997 156 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis c80 on 19/9/2005 157 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 2 records. 19/3/2004, 19/2/2005 158 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 03/03/2018 159 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 160 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 6 records. 2 on 14/2/2004, 3 on 1/3/2004, 5/2/2005, 6/1/2008, 10/2/2008, 16/1/2011 161 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 162 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 163 Linnet Linaria cannabina 164 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 3 records. 1/1/2004, 14/2/2004, 18/12/2005 165 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 166 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 167 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Record count - 10 on 1/1/2004 168 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Record count - 20 on 24/3/2004