Dennis Morrison: Midlothian Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 152 of 152 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 01/11/2023 Near Temple 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/04/2008 Gladhouse 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14/04/2014 Costerton Mains Pond 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 22/03/2024 Mount Lothian 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera Gladhouse 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 18/09/2022 Gladhouse 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 31/03/2021 Penicuik 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 19 Scaup Aythya marila 15/10/2023 Gladhouse 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 21 Goosander Mergus merganser 22 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 10/12/2007 Gladhouse 23 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus Pentlands 24 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Seen at a few sites 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 01/06/2006 Sherwood Bing, Bonnyrigg 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 27 Quail Coturnix coturnix 09/06/2021 Boghall Farm 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29 Swift Apus apus 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pentlands 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 30/01/2024 Bonnyrigg Suds Pond 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 37 Coot Fulica atra 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 39 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 10/12/2007 Gladhouse 40 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 15/10/2023 Gladhouse 41 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 42 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 43 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 06/05/2010 Carnethy Hill 44 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Gladhouse 45 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Middleton, Gladhouse & Rosebury 46 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 47 Curlew Numenius arquata 48 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Middleton Quarry 49 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 20/03/2024 Bonnyrigg Suds Pond 50 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 51 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 52 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 53 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Middleton Others seen at Edgelaw 54 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 14/05/2022 Mount Lothian 55 Redshank Tringa totanus 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia Middleton 57 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/09/2022 Gladhouse 58 Dunlin Calidris alpina Middleton Another near Gladhouse 24/04/24 59 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 60 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 61 Common Gull Larus canus 62 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 08/04/2021 Rosebery 63 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 64 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 65 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 66 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 01/11/2023 Rosebery Reservoir 67 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 68 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 01/11/2021 Middleton Mains 69 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 12/02/2019 Glencourse Reservoir 70 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 71 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 72 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 03/01/2024 Undisclosed 73 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 74 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 75 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Seen 1 Male & 2 Females 76 Red Kite Milvus milvus 28/03/2022 Gladhouse 77 Buzzard Buteo buteo 78 Barn Owl Tyto alba 79 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 80 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 19/04/2024 Undisclosed 81 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 82 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 83 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 84 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 85 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 86 Merlin Falco columbarius 87 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 88 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 16/10/2010 Cauldhaul Moor 89 Jay Garrulus glandarius Roslin Glen 90 Magpie Pica pica 91 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 92 Rook Corvus frugilegus 93 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 94 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 95 Raven Corvus corax 96 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 97 Coal Tit Periparus ater 98 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 99 Great Tit Parus major 100 Skylark Alauda arvensis 101 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 102 Swallow Hirundo rustica 103 House Martin Delichon urbicum 104 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 105 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 02/05/2008 Lowries Den 106 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 107 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 108 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 109 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 04/07/2012 Cockmuir 110 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 111 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 112 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 113 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 114 Whitethroat Curruca communis 115 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 116 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 117 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 118 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 119 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 120 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 121 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 122 Redwing Turdus iliacus 123 Blackbird Turdus merula 124 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 125 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Pentlands 126 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Gladhouse 127 Robin Erithacus rubecula 128 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Penicuik 129 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Pentlands 130 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 131 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 132 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 133 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 134 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 135 Dunnock Prunella modularis 136 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 137 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 138 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 139 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Gladhouse 140 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 141 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Penicuik 142 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 06/04/2018 Penicuik Estate 143 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 144 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 145 Linnet Linaria cannabina 146 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 02/01/2011 Loanhead 147 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 148 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 149 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 150 Siskin Spinus spinus 151 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 152 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus