LDBWS > Brief checklist

Below is a simple list of all species recorded in the area. Click here for an online version of the highly detailed Checklist of the Birds of Lancaster & District 1989-1999.

Species	Latin name	Pre-69	69-78	79-88	89-99
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	+	+	+	+
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	+	+	+	+
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	+	+	+	+
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps				+
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	+	+	+	+
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	+	+	+	+
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	+	+	+	+
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	+	+	+	+
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	+	+	+	+
Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	+	+	+	+
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	+	+	+	+
Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	+		+	+
Leach's Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	+	+	+	+
Gannet	Morus bassanus	+	+	+	+
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	+	+	+	+
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	+	+	+	+
Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	+	+	+	+
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus		+		+
Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	+		+	+
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta		+	+	+
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	+	+	+	+
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea		+	+	+
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra		+		+
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	+	+	+	+
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus				+
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	+	+	+	+
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	+	+	+	+
Bewick’s Swan	Cygnus columbianus	+	+	+	+
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	+	+	+	+
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	+	+	+	+
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	+	+	+	+
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	+	+	+	+
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus				+
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	+	+	+	+
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	+		+	+
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	+	+	+	+
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	+	+	+	+
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	+	+	+	+
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiacus		+*	+*	+*
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea				+*
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	+	+	+	+
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata		+*	+*	+*
Wigeon	Anas penelope	+	+	+	+
American Wigeon	Anas americana				+
Gadwall	Anas strepera	+	+	+	+
Teal	Anas crecca	+	+	+	+
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis			+	+
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	+	+	+	+
Pintail	Anas acuta	+	+	+	+
Garganey	Anas querquedula	+	+	+	+
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	+
Shoveler	Anas clypeata	+	+	+	+
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	+*	+*		+*
Pochard	Aythya ferina	+	+	+	+
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris				+
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	+			+
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	+	+	+	+
Scaup	Aythya marila	+	+	+	+
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis				+
Eider	Somateria mollissima	+	+	+	+
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	+	+	+	+
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	+	+	+	+
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	+	+	+	+
Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	+	+	+	+
Smew	Mergellus albellus	+	+	+	+
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	+	+	+	+
Goosander	Mergus merganser	+	+	+	+
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	+*		+	+
Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus		+		+
Black Kite	Milvus migrans				+
Red Kite	Milvus milvus			+	+
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	+	+	+	+
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	+	+	+	+
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus		+	+	+
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	+		+	+
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	+	+	+	+
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	+	+	+	+
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	+		+	+
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	+		+	+
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	+	+	+	+
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	+	+	+	+
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	+	+	+	+
Merlin	Falco columbarius	+	+	+	+
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	+	+	+	+
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	+	+	+	+
Red Grouse	Lagopus lagopus	+	+	+	+
Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix	+	+	+	+
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	+	+	+	+
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	+	+	+	+
Quail	Coturnix coturnix		+	+	+
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	+	+	+	+
Golden Pheasant	Chrysolophus pictus			+*	+*
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	+	+	+	+
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	+	+	+	+
Corncrake	Crex crex	+	+	+	+
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	+	+	+	+
Coot	Fulica atra	+	+	+	+
Common Crane	Grus grus		+	+	+
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	+	+	+	+
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus				+
Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	+	+	+	+
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	+	+
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola				+
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni				+
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	+	+	+	+
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	+	+	+	+
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus				+
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	+	+	+	+
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva				+
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	+	+	+	+
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	+	+	+	+
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	+	+	+	+
Knot	Calidris canutus	+	+	+	+
Sanderling	Calidris alba	+	+	+	+
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	+	+	+	+
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	+	+	+	+
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis			+
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii		+	+
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos			+	+
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	+	+	+	+
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	+	+	+	+
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	+	+	+	+
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis		+	+	+
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	+	+	+	+
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	+	+	+	+
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	+	+	+	+
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus				+
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	+	+	+	+
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	+	+	+	+
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	+	+	+	+
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	+	+	+	+
Curlew	Numenius arquata	+	+	+	+
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	+	+	+	+
Redshank	Tringa totanus	+	+	+	+
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	+
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	+	+	+	+
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes				+
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	+	+	+	+
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	+	+	+	+
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	+	+	+	+
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	+	+	+	+
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor			+
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	+		+
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	+	+	+	+
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	+	+	+	+
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	+	+	+	+
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	+	+	+	+
Great Skua	Catharacta skua	+	+	+	+
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus		+	+	+
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla			+
Little Gull	Larus minutus	+	+	+	+
Sabine's Gull	Larus sabini	+	+	+	+
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	+	+	+	+
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis			+	+
Common Gull	Larus canus	+	+	+	+
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	+	+	+	+
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	+	+	+	+
Western Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis			+	+
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	+	+	+	+
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	+		+	+
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	+	+	+	+
Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	+	+	+	+
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	+	+	+	+
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	+	+	+	+
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	+	+	+	+
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	+	+	+	+
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	+	+	+	+
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons	+	+	+	+
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus		+		+
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	+	+	+	+
White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus		+	+	+
Guillemot	Uria aalge	+	+	+	+
Brünnich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia	+
Razorbill	Alca torda	+	+	+	+
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	+		+	+
Little Auk	Alle alle	+	+	+	+
Puffin	Fratercula arctica	+		+	+
Pallas's Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	+
Feral Pigeon	Columba livia			+	+
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	+	+	+	+
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	+	+	+	+
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	+	+	+	+
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	+	+	+	+
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri			+*	+*
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	+	+	+	+
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	+	+	+	+
Little Owl	Athene noctua	+	+	+	+
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	+	+	+	+
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	+	+	+	+
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	+	+	+	+
Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	+	+	+	+
Swift	Apus apus	+	+	+	+
Alpine Swift	Apus melba				+
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	+	+	+	+
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster			+	+
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	+	+	+	+
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	+	+	+	+
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	+	+	+	+
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	+	+	+	+
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	+	+	+	+
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	+			+
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	+	+	+	+
Shorelark	Eremophila alpestris	+	+		+
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	+	+	+	+
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	+	+	+	+
House Martin	Delichon urbica	+	+	+	+
Richard's Pipit	Anthus novaeseelandiae			+	+
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris				+
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	+	+	+	+
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	+	+	+	+
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus				+
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	+	+	+	+
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	+	+	+	+
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	+	+	+	+
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	+	+	+	+
White / Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	+	+	+	+
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	+	+	+	+
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	+	+	+	+
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	+	+	+	+
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	+	+	+	+
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	+	+	+	+
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia				+
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	+			+
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	+	+	+	+
Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	+	+	+	+
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	+	+	+	+
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	+	+	+	+
Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	+	+	+	+
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	+	+	+	+
Blackbird	Turdus merula	+	+	+	+
Black-throated Thrush	Turdus ruficollis				[+]
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	+	+	+	+
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	+	+	+	+
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	+	+	+	+
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	+	+	+	+
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti				+
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	+	+	+	+
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides			+	+
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola			+
Sedge Warbler	A. schoenobaenus	+	+	+	+
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris			+	+
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	+	+	+	+
Great Reed Warbler	A. arundinaceus	+			+
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta			+	+
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans				+
Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria		+	+	+
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	+	+	+	+
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	+	+	+	+
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	+	+	+	+
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	+	+	+	+
Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides				+
Pallas's Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus				+
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus			+	+
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus				+
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	+	+	+	+
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	+	+	+	+
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	+	+	+	+
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	+	+	+	+
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapillus		+	+	+
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	+	+	+	+
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva				+
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	+	+	+	+
Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	+	+	+	+
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	+	+	+	+
Marsh Tit	Parus palustris	+	+	+	+
Willow Tit	Parus montanus	+	+	+	+
Coal Tit	Parus ater	+	+	+	+
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	+	+	+	+
Great Tit	Parus major	+	+	+	+
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	+	+	+	+
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	+	+	+	+
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	+			+
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	+	+		+
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	+	+	+	+
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator			+	+
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	+	+	+	+
Magpie	Pica pica	+	+	+	+
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax		+
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula