MARSH HARRIER 24 records 1954-1996, 34 records 1997-2004
HEN HARRIER 14 records 1934-2005
GOSHAWK 1 record 1960
SPARROWHAWK Regularly seen throughout the year
COMMON BUZZARD 13 records 1946-1996, 27 records 1997-2001 (18 records 2003)
OSPREY 8 records 1979-1996, 13 records 1997-2002
KESTREL Regularly seen throughout the year
MERLIN 24 records 1954-2004
HOBBY Fairly regularly noted from spring until Autumn
PEREGRINE 2 records, 1957, 1993. Annually and fairly regularly recorded since 1994.
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE Formerly bred, now very rare at Beddington
GREY PARTRIDGE Formerly bred, now extinct at Beddington
QUAIL 2 records, 1987, 1997
PHEASANT Still seen regularly at Beddington
WATER RAIL Regularly seen in the autumn and winter months
SPOTTED CRAKE Bred in 1960’s, 7 records 1975-2006
LITTLE/BAILLON’S CRAKE 1 record accepted as either Little or Baillon’s, 1955
CORN CRAKE Bred until 1918, 3 records since, 1952, 1962, 1964
MOORHEN Abundant
COOT Abundant
OYSTERCATCHER One to a few sightings every year
BLACK-WINGED STILT 1 record 1955
AVOCET 11 records 1955-2003
STONE-CURLEW 5 records 1955-1982
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Seen fairly regularly from spring until autumn
RINGED PLOVER A few sightings every year
KILLDEER 1 record 1984
GOLDEN PLOVER A few sightings every year, mostly from autumn until spring
GREY PLOVER One to a handful of sightings most but not every year.
LAPWING Seen throughout the year in varying numbers
KNOT A scarce visitor, although almost annual in recent years
SANDERLING Scarce visitor, one or two records in most but not all years
LITTLE STINT Seen on autumn passage in most years
TEMMINCK’S STINT 10 records 1981-2005
PECTORAL SANDPIPER 9 records 1988-2006
CURLEW SANDPIPER Irregular visitor, there have been spring as well as autumn sightings
PURPLE SANDPIPER 1 record 1956
DUNLIN Regular passage migrant and sometimes winter visitor
RUFF Passage migrant in small numbers, the odd bird seen in winter
JACK SNIPE Small numbers late autumn and winter
SNIPE Present for most of the year in varying numbers
WOODCOCK Rarely recorded but probably undetected
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Annually recorded on passage, has been noted in winter
BAR-TAILED GODWIT Fairly scarce, less than annually recorded (13 sightings 1992-2004)
WHIMBREL Passage migrant recorded in varying numbers most years
CURLEW A handful of sightings most years
REDSHANK Recorded mostly from spring until autumn with some winter sightings
SPOTTED REDSHANK Fairly scarce passage migrant, now less than one record per year
GREENSHANK Annually recorded on passage, has been noted in winter
LESSER YELLOWLEGS 1 record 1984
GREEN SANDPIPER Recorded in most months of the year, good numbers on passage
WOOD SANDPIPER Noted in small numbers, on passage, most years
COMMON SANDPIPER Passage migrant annually seen in good numbers
TURNSTONE Fairly scarce and less than annually recorded
GREY PHALAROPE 1 record 1987
ARCTIC SKUA 10 records 1985-2002
GREAT SKUA 1 record 1998

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