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BEDDINGTON SYSTEMATIC LIST

RED-THROATED DIVER 3 records, 1958, 1991, 1996
LITTLE GREBE Noted throughout the year
GREAT-CRESTED GREBE Infrequently recorded every year.
RED-NECKED GREBE 1 record, 1995
BLACK-NECKED GREBE 10 records 1993-2007
GANNET 8 records 1962-2010
FULMAR 2 records, 2001, 2008
CORMORANT Noted throughout the year
SHAG 6 records, 1962, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2008
BITTERN 3 records, 1928, 1947, 1968
LITTLE BITTERN 2 records, 1954, 1956
LITTLE EGRET 10 records 1991-2001 now seen regularly and winters
GREAT WHITE EGRET 1 record, 2008
GREY HERON Noted throughout the year
PURPLE HERON 4 records, 1982, 1989, 1999, 2005
WHITE STORK 1 record 1978
SPOONBILL 5 records, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2009
MUTE SWAN Noted throughout the year
BEWICK’S SWAN 13 records 1955-2004
WHOOPER SWAN 4 records, 1962, 1981, 1994, 1996
BEAN GOOSE 3 records, 1958, 1997, 2010
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 2 records, 1938, 1963
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Many records but less than annual (6 sightings 1992-2005)
GREYLAG GOOSE A few sightings per year, mostly in spring or with Canada flock.
CANADA GOOSE Noted throughout the year, many birds roost in the winter months.
BARNACLE GOOSE 1 accepted record 1959, a few records of feral birds.
BRENT GOOSE Not annual but one to a handful of records most years. Occasionally on lake.
EGYPTIAN GOOSE 5 records, 1976-2001 now regular.
SHELDUCK Fairly regular, especially in spring. Some prolonged stayers.
MANDARIN DUCK 10 records, 1962-2011 is becoming more regularly recorded.
WIGEON Regular winter visitor
GADWALL Regular and seen in most months
TEAL Regular winter visitor
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 2 records 1997-8, 2005
MALLARD Commonly seen throughout the year
PINTAIL Less than annual but noted occasionally in autumn and winter periods
GARGANEY Noted in most years, mostly spring and autumn
SHOVELER Regular winter visitor
RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 records 1940-2001 same returning bird 2003-2007
POCHARD Regular winter visitor
FERRUGINOUS DUCK 1 record 1990
RING-NECKED DUCK 1 record 2002
TUFTED DUCK Seen throughout the year
SCAUP 7 records 1947-2010
EIDER 1 record 1993
LONG-TAILED DUCK 1 record 1975
COMMON SCOTER 6 records, 1937, 1951, 1976, 1994, 2005, 2006
VELVET SCOTER 1 record 1993
GOLDENEYE Scarcely recorded during winter periods.
SMEW 13 records 1938-2004
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 13 records 1958-2005
GOOSANDER Less then annually recorded during the winter period
RUDDY DUCK A few seen most years, mostly spring and summer
HONEY BUZZARD 12 records, 1981, 2000 (influx year with at least 5 records including one of 2 birds), 2001 (3), 2008, 2010 (2)

BLACK KITE 1 record 2011
RED KITE 15 records 1966-2005 now increasing and reaching double figures per year

MARSH HARRIER 24 records 1954-1996, 35 records 1997-2005
HEN HARRIER 16 records 1934-2010
GOSHAWK 1 record 1960
SPARROWHAWK Regularly seen throughout the year
COMMON BUZZARD 13 records 1946-1996, 75 records 1997-2005. Increasing.
OSPREY 8 records 1979-1996, 20 records 1997-2008
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 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 fairly regularly
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
COMMON CRANE 4 records, 2 in 2010, 2 in 2011
OYSTERCATCHER One to a few sightings most years
BLACK-WINGED STILT 1 record 1955
AVOCET 13 records 1955-2005
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

PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER 1 record 2010
GOLDEN PLOVER A few sightings most years, 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 11 records 1988-2011
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 under detected
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Annually recorded on passage, has been noted in winter
BAR-TAILED GODWIT Fairly scarce, less than annually recorded (13 sightings 1992-2005)
WHIMBREL Passage migrant recorded in varying numbers in 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 annual
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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