14 GREAT WHITE EGRET extremely rare, 1 or 2 records 15 Grey Heron fairly common year-round 16 PURPLE HERONrare, few records 17 WHITE STORK very rare, very few records 18 SPOONBILL very rare, few records 19 Mute Swan fairly common year round 20 BEWICK’S SWAN very rare, handful of records 21 WHOOPER SWAN very rare, few records 22 BEAN GOOSE very rare, very few records 23 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE very rare, very few records 24 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE rare, handful of records 25 Greylag Goose scarce year round 26 Canada Goose fairly common, year round 27 BARNACLE GOOSE extremely rare, very small number of accepted records 28 BRENT GOOSE rare but pretty much annual 29 Egyptian Goose very scarce though a few sightings per year 30 Shelduck scarce, records mainly after new year and in spring 31 Mandarin Duck low resident numbers (mainly Epsom Common) 32 Wigeon scarce winter visitor 33 Gadwall uncommon, seen most months 34 Teal uncommon winter visitor 35 GREEN-WINGED TEAL very rare and very few records 36 Mallard commonly seen throughout the year 37 Pintail very rare winter visitor 38 GARGANEY very scarce, mostly passage birds in spring and autumn 39 Shoveler regular but uncommon winter visitor 40 RED-CRESTED POCHARD scarce, handful of records 41 Pochard Regular but uncommon winter visitor 42 FERRUGINOUS DUCK extremely rare, 1+ records 43 RING-NECKED DUCK extremely rare, 1+ records 44 Tufted Duck fairly common and seen throughout the year 45 SCAUP rare, handful of records 46 LONG-TAILED DUCK extremely rare, 1+ records 47 COMMON SCOTER very rare, small number of sightings 48 VELVET SCOTER extremely rare, 2+ records 49 Goldeneye recorded less than annually during the winter period 50 SMEW rare, handful of records 51 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER rare, handful of records 52 GOOSANDER rare, winter only 53 Ruddy Duck small numbers seen most years, mostly spring and summer 54 HONEY BUZZARD rare, handful of records mostly spring and autumn 55 Red Kite scarce but increasing, mainly in spring 56 MARSH HARRIER scarce passage migrant mainly spring and autumn 57 HEN HARRIER rare with a handful of records 58 GOSHAWK very rare with very low number of records 59 Sparrowhawk fairly common throughout the year 60 Common Buzzard frequently seen from spring till autumn, with occasional winter sightings 61 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD MEGA only one record; Walton Heath 1876 62 OSPREY mostly annual passage migrant, spring and autumn 63 Kestrel fairly common 64 MERLIN scarce, fairly large number of records 65 Hobby breeds at 2 or 3 sites, generally scarce. Summer only 66 Peregrine scarce, year round 67 GYR FALCON MEGA 1 record Chessington at Rushett Farm 1972
68 Red-legged Partridge now extinct/extremely rare in the Sutton area 69 Grey Partridge formerly bred, now extinct/EXTREMELY rare in the Sutton area 70 QUAIL very rare passage migrant, very few records 71 Pheasant scarce and only found at a few sites, hard to track down 72 Water Rail uncommon winter visitor to small number of sites 73 SPOTTED CRAKE very scarce, handful of records, formerly bred 74 LITTLE/BAILLON’S CRAKE 1 record accepted as either Little or Baillon’s, 1955, Beddington SF 75 CORN CRAKE formerly bred (until early 20th century), very few records since 76 Moorhen abundant 77 Coot abundant 78 OYSTERCATCHER one to a few sightings annually 79 BLACK-WINGED STILT 1 record 1955 at Beddington SF 80 AVOCET rare, handful of records 81 STONE-CURLEW 5 records 1955-1982 Beddington SF
82 Little Ringed Plover Seen fairly regularly from spring until autumn 83 Ringed Plover scarce, a few sightings per year 84 KILLDEER 1 record 1984 at Beddington SF 85 Golden Plover A few sightings every year, mostly from autumn until spring 86 GREY PLOVER One to a handful of sightings most but not every year 87 Lapwing seen throughout the year in varying numbers, mainly in winter. Limited number of sites 88 KNOT scarce visitor, although almost annual in recent years 89 SANDERLING scarce visitor, usually annual 90 LITTLE STINT very scarce mostly autumn passage 91 TEMMINCK’S STINT very rare, few records 92 PECTORAL SANDPIPER very rare, few records 93 CURLEW SANDPIPER irregular autumn visitor, with some spring records 94 PURPLE SANDPIPER extremely rare, 1 record 1956 Beddington SF 95 Dunlin regular but scarce passage migrant and sometimes winter visitor 96 RUFF scarce passage migrant, occasional winter records 97 Jack Snipe winters in very small numbers, scarce 98 Snipe mainly winter visitor in small numbers but present most of the year 99 Woodcock very scarce, a few records per year 100 Black-tailed Godwit annually recorded on passage, has been noted in winter. Always a rarity in the Sutton area 101 BAR-TAILED GODWIT very scarce, less than annually recorded 102 Whimbrel scarce passage migrant 103 Curlew scarce, a few sightings per year 104 Redshank occasional winter sightings, most records are in spring 105 SPOTTED REDSHANK very scarce passage migrant 106 Greenshank scarce passage migrant with occasional winter records 107 LESSER YELLOWLEGS 1 record 1984 at Beddington SF 108 Green Sandpiper present most of the year except mid-summer at Beddington SF, very rare elsewhere in area 109 Wood Sandpiper noted in small numbers, on passage, most years; mostly at Beddington SF 110 Common Sandpiper passage migrant annually seen in relatively good numbers, mainly at Beddington SF 111 TURNSTONE rare, less than annual, mainly Beddington SF 112 GREY PHALAROPE very rare, very few records 113 ARCTIC SKUA very rare, handful of records 114 GREAT SKUA extremely rare, 1+ records 115 Mediterranean Gull scarce but regular
116 Little Gull rare but annual
117 SABINE’S GULL extremely rare just 2+ records | 118 Black-headed Gull Abundant from autumn until early summer
119 RING-BILLED GULL 1 accepted record 1995, Beddington SF. Claims since
120 Common Gull fairly common in winter
121 Lesser Black-backed Gull common in winter
122 Herring Gull commonly seen flying over the area in winter, they settle at some parks/playing fields/lakes
| 123 Yellow-legged Gull scarce winter visitor in small numbers
| 124 CASPIAN GULL very scarce winter visitor 125 ICELAND GULL very scarce, less than annual winter visitor, usually no more than 1 bird present at a time 126 GLAUCOUS GULL very scarce,less than annual winter visitor, usually no more than 1 bird present at a time 127 GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL 1 record April 2007 (1st for UK), Beddington SF+ putative bird April 2009 128 Great Black-backed Gull uncommon away from Beddington SF
128 KITTIWAKE usually annual, very rare 130 SANDWICH TERN very scarce, almost annual
131 Common Tern uncommon passage migrant
132 ARCTIC TERN rare passage migrant most years
133 LITTLE TERN very rare passage migrant, only a handful of records 134 BLACK TERN rare passage migrant, less than annual
135 GUILLEMOT extremely rare, very few records
136 Feral Pigeon very common in most areas
137 Stock Dove common at a few sites, otherwise fairly scarce
138 Woodpigeon very common throughout the area
139 Collared Dove fairly common throughout most of the area
140 Turtle Dove very scarce, less than annual, passage migrant
141 Ring-necked Parakeet fairly common, mostly fly-overs though there are several sites where they breed/can be seen properly 142 Cuckoo very scarce passage migrant
143 Barn Owl very rare occasional visitor
144 Little Owl resident at some sites, generally scarce 145 Tawny Owl resident at some sites, generally uncommon
146 Long-eared Owl very scarce, less than annual winter visitor
147 Short-eared Owl very scarce, less than annual passage migrant
148 Common Swift very common during the summer months
149 ALPINE SWIFT 1 record 1967 Beddington SF
150 Kingfisher resident along the River Wandle and some other sites, generally scarce
151 BEE-EATER 1 record 1958 Beddington SF
152 HOOPOE extremely rare, few records
| 153 WRYNECK 1 record 2008 Beddington SF
154 Green Woodpecker fairly common at a number of sites
155 Great Spotted Woodpecker common throughout most of the area 156 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker resident at a small number of sites in small numbers, generally very scarce
157 SHORT-TOED LARK 1 record 1966 Beddington SF
158 WOODLARK breeds at 1 site, very rare
159 Skylark uncommon resident
160 Sand Martin generally uncommon/scarce 161 Swallow sparse summer visitor, more common on passage
162 RED-RUMPED SWALLOW 2 records 1999, 2003 Beddington SF
163 House Martin sparse summer visitor, more common on passage
164 RICHARD’S PIPIT 2 records, 1958, 1970 Beddington SF
165 TAWNY PIPIT 2 records, 1989, 1992 Beddington SF
166 Tree Pipit very scarce passage migrant
167 Meadow Pipit fairly common passage migrant/winter visitor
168 RED-THROATED PIPIT 4 records, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 Beddington SF
169 ROCK PIPIT very scarce passage migrant
170 Water Pipit winters at Beddington SF in low numbers 171 Yellow Wagtail uncommon/scarce passage migrant 172 CITRINE WAGTAIL 1 record 1993 Beddington SF
173 Grey Wagtail uncommon resident, numbers higher in winter 174 Pied Wagtail common, more so in winter
| 175 BOHEMIAN WAXWING very rare, a handful of records. Winter only
| 176 Wren very common
177 Dunnock very common
178 Robin very common
179 NIGHTINGALE very rare passage migrant, formerly bred 180 BLUETHROAT extremely rare passage migrant, only a small number of records 181 BLACK REDSTART very rare winter visitor/passage migrant 182 REDSTART very scarce passage migrant 183 Whinchat scarce passage migrant but several records per annum 184 Stonechat scarce winter visitor
185 Wheatear scarce passage migrant
186 RING OUZEL scarce but annual passage migrant
187 Blackbird very common
188 Fieldfare fairly common to scarce winter/passage migrant
189 Song Thrush fairly common resident, more common in winter
190 Redwing common passage migrant/winter visitor
191 Mistle Thrush common resident 192 CETTI'S WARBLER extremely rare, only 2+ records 193 Grasshopper Warbler very rare passage migrant
194 AQUATIC WARBLER 2 records, 1959, 1965 Beddington SF
195 Sedge Warbler scarce summer visitor, mainly Beddington SF 196 MARSH WARBLER 3 records, 1994, 1995 (when possibly bred), 2000 Beddington SF
197 Reed Warbler scarce summer visitor, mainly Beddington SF
198 Dartford Warbler very scarce winter visitor 199 Lesser Whitethroat scarce breeder/passage migrant 200 Common Whitethroat fairly common summer visitor at a number of sites
201 Garden Warbler uncommon summer visitor and passage migrant
202 Blackcap common in summer with some wintering birds 203 YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 1 record January 2009 Chessington 204 WOOD WARBLER scarce passage migrant, a handful of records from Banstead Downs, Beddington SF, Burgh Heath, Banstead Heath and other sites 205 Chiffchaff fairly common in summer and wintering birds recorded annually
206 Willow Warbler fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant
207 Goldcrest common, more so in winter
208 FIRECREST very scarce passage migrant, has wintered
209 Spotted Flycatcher scarce passage migrant
210 RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER extremely rare, 2 records, 1 records Beddington SF 1955 and 1 record Banstead August 1958 211 PIED FLYCATCHER very scarce passage migrant
212 BEARDED TIT very rare visitor
213 Long-tailed Tit very common
214 MARSH TIT resident at Banstead Wood in small numbers, generally scarce 215 WILLOW TIT formerly present, now a major rarity
216 Coal Tit fairly common throughout most of the area
217 Blue Tit very common
218 Great Tit very common
219 Nuthatch fairly common throughout most of the area
220 Treecreeper uncommon resident throughout most of the area
221 GOLDEN ORIOLE a handful of records (sites like Epsom, Chessington, Banstead Woods, Banstead Downs, Beddington SF and Nonsuch Park) 222 RED-BACKED SHRIKE extremely rare passage migrant
223 GREAT GREY SHRIKE extremely rare passage migrant 224 LESSER GREY SHRIKE extremely rare, 1 record Banstead Downs 1956 225 Jay common
226 Magpie very common
227 Jackdaw fairly common 228 Rook scarce, most sightings from Beddington SF
229 Carrion Crow very common
230 HOODED CROW extremely rare, few records 231 RAVEN seen at Beddington SF in 1990, 2008 and 2009
232 Starling very common
233 House Sparrow fairly common 234 Tree Sparrow scarce generally, though common resident at Beddington SF
| 235 Chaffinch common, more so in winter
| 236 Brambling scarce winter visitor/passage migrant
237 Greenfinch common
238 Goldfinch common
239 Siskin uncommon passage migrant/winter visitor
240 Linnet uncommon/scarce though flocks can get quite large (100+)
241 TWITE 1 record 1991 Beddington SF
242 Lesser Redpoll scarce passage migrant/winter visitor 243 CROSSBILL a handful of records, mostly late summer, generally very scarce
244 COMMON ROSEFINCH extremely rare; 1 record 1995 Beddington SF, 1 record Walton Heath 1996 245 Bullfinch scarce resident, found only at a few sites, towards the south of the area
246 HAWFINCH 2 records 1954 Beddington SF, formerly bred at Burgh Heath in 1950s and some old records from around Banstead
247 LAPLAND BUNTING very rare, 11 records 1958-1997 at Beddington SF 248 SNOW BUNTING very rare, 8 records 1956-1996 Beddington SF
249 Yellowhammer scarce resident towards the south of the area bery rare elsewhere 250 CIRL BUNTING 1 record 1954 Beddington SF
251 ORTOLAN BUNTING extremely rare; 4 records, 1972, 1994, 1995, 1999 Beddington SF. Records from Epsom Sewage Farm in 1955 and 1958
252 RUSTIC BUNTING extremely rare; just 1 record 1993 Beddington SF (1st winter record for Britain)
253 LITTLE BUNTING extremely rare, just 2 records, 1956, 1993
254 Reed Bunting scarce, mainly present in winter at very limited number of sites
255 CORN BUNTING very scarce; less than one record per year and decreasing THE SUTTON LIST STANDS ON 255 |
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