Grimsbury Bird List

Compiled list from various sources* and it may not be 100% accurate. Please let me know if you know of any additional species to add onto the list.

 

1	Ruddy Duck	Rare	1 in November 97
2	Mute Swan	Common
3	Bewick's Swan	Rare	43 in March 66, 5 in November 88, 4 in November 90
4	Whooper Swan	Rare	historical records from U.C.V., 1 in March 19, 2 in January 2020
5	Brent Goose	Rare	8 (over) in January 87, 1 in December 88, 1 in December 15
6	Canada Goose	Common
7	Barnacle Goose	Rare	1 in May 19, 1 in October 23, 1 in Dec 24/Jan 25
8	Greylag Goose	Common
9	White-Fronted Goose	Rare	8 in January 87, 2 over November 18, 4 in January 26
10	Pink-footed Goose	Rare	1 in November 25
11	Mandarin Duck	Scarse
12	Egyptian Goose	Scarse
13	Shelduck	Scarse
14	Common Scoter	Scarse
15	Velvet Scoter	Rare	2 in November 24
16	Goldeneye	Scarse
17	Smew	Rare	3 in December 88
18	Red-breasted Merganser	Rare	1 in April 79
19	Goosander	Occasional
20	Red-crested Pochard	Scarse
21	Ferruginous Duck	Rare	1 in January 87, 1 in September 22
22	Pochard	Occasional	(used to be common with regularly up to 150 !)
23	Tufted Duck	Common
24	Scaup	Rare	1 in 66, 2 in November 88
25	Garganey	Rare	recorded (Clews, 87), 1 in April 16 (in the U.C.V.)
26	Shoveler	Occasional
27	Gadwall	Occasional
28	Wigeon	Occasional	(used to be common with one count of 100+ !)
29	Mallard	Common
30	Pintail	Scarse
31	Teal	Occasional	(more common in the U.C.V.)
32	Grey Partridge	Rare	historical (Clews, 87), 1 in February 95, 1 in March 24
33	Pheasant	Occasional
34	Red-legged Partridge	Rare	recorded (Clews, 87), 1 in April 19, 1 in 2020, 1 in March 24
35	Little Grebe	Occasional	(common in the U.C.V.)
36	Red-necked Grebe	Rare	1 in 68, 1 in Feb to Mar 79, 1 in February 01
37	Great Crested Grebe	Common
38	Black-necked Grebe	Rare	1 in February 02, 1 in April 16 (in the U.C.V.), 1 in April 18
39	Cuckoo	Rare	historical, 1 in May 22, 1 in May 25
40	Turtle Dove	Rare	historical
41	Collared Dove	Common
42	Woodpigeon	Common
43	Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)	Occasional
44	Stock Dove	Common
45	Water Rail	Scarse
46	Moorhen	Common
47	Coot	Occasional	(common in the U.C.V.)
48	Oystercatcher	Scarse
49	Grey Plover	Rare	1 in October 67, 1 in September 14
50	Golden Plover	Occasional
51	Ringed Plover	Scarse
52	Little Ringed Plover	Occasional
53	Lapwing	Occasional
54	Whimbrel	Scarse
55	Curlew	Occasional
56	Bar-tailed Godwit	Rare	1 to 3 in August 74, 2 in April 21, 1 in May 22
57	Black-tailed Godwit	Scarse
58	Jack Snipe	Scarse
59	Woodcock	Scarse
60	Snipe	Common
61	Common Sandpiper	Common
62	Grey Phalarope	Rare	1 in September 17, 1 in September 18
63	Green Sandpiper	Scarse
64	Wood Sandpiper	Rare	1 in July 15 (in the U.C.V.)
65	Redshank	Scarse
66	Greenshank	Scarse
67	Turnstone	Scarse
68	Knot	Rare	1 in January 76, 1 in March 17
69	Ruff	Scarse	Irregular in the 80s, 1 in September 14, 1 in September 17
70	Sanderling	Scarse	historically Rare, but in recent years several records
71	Dunlin	Occasional
72	Little Stint	Rare	4 in September 96
73	Arctic Skua	Rare	May-78
74	Pomerine Skua	Rare
75	Great Skua	Rare	2 in October 14
76	Little Tern	Rare	1 in May 66, 1 in April 08, 1 in May 15
77	Black Tern	Scarse
78	Sandwich Tern	Scarse
79	Arctic Tern	Occasional
80	Common Tern	Common
81	Little Gull	Scarse
82	Kittiwake	Scarse
83	Black-headed Gull	Common
84	Mediterranean Gull	Scarse
85	Common Gull	Common
86	Caspian Gull	Scarse	first record in December 16, but a few since
87	Herring Gull	Common
88	Yellow-legged Gull	Occasional
89	Great Black-backed Gull	Scarse
90	Glaucous Gull	Rare	recorded (Clews, 87)
91	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Common
92	Red-throated Diver	Rare	1 in February 76
93	Black-throated Diver	Rare	1 in Nov to Dec 91, 1 reported in December 09
94	Fulmar	Rare	1 in May 17
95	Shag	Rare	1 in April 18
96	Cormorant	Common
97	Glossy Ibis	Rare	1 (over) November 24
98	Little Egret	Occasional
99	Great White Egret	Scarse
100	Cattle Egret	Scarse
101	Grey Heron	Common
102	Swift	Common
103	Barn Owl	Scarse
104	Little Owl	Scarse	historical
105	Short-eared Owl	Rare	recorded (Clews, 87), 1 in May 08, 1 in December 14
106	Tawny Owl	Rare	historical
107	Osprey	Scarse
108	Sparrowhawk	Common
109	Marsh Harrier	Rare	1 (over) July 15, 1 (over) April 19, 1 (over) January 26
110	Red Kite	Common
111	Buzzard	Common
112	Kingfisher	Common
113	Green Woodpecker	Common
114	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Common
115	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Rare	1 in March 08
116	Kestrel	Common
117	Merlin	Rare	1 in February 12, 1 in October 23
118	Hobby	Occasional
119	Peregrine	Occasional
120	Ring-necked Parakeet	Scarse
121	Jay	Common
122	Magpie	Common
123	Jackdaw	Common
124	Rook	Common
125	Raven	Common
126	Carrion Crow	Common
127	Blue Tit	Common
128	Great Tit	Common
129	Coal Tit	Common
130	Marsh Tit	Scarse	becoming rare!
131	Willow Tit	Rare	was one of the last sites in Oxfordshire, but unlikely to occur now
132	Skylark	Common
133	Sedge warbler	Common
134	Reed Warbler	Common
135	Grasshopper Warbler	Occasional	(more common in the U.C.V.)
136	Sand Martin	Common
137	Swallow	Common
138	House Martin	Common
139	Red-rumped Swallow	Rare	1 in May 19 (fourth record for Oxon)
140	Long-tailed Tit	Common
141	Cetti's Warbler	Occasional
142	Wood Warbler	Rare	1 in April 16, 1 in April 18
143	Willow Warbler	Common
144	Chiffchaff	Common
145	Garden Warbler	Common
146	Blackcap	Common
147	Lesser Whitethroat	Common
148	Whitethroat	Common
149	Waxwing	Rare	2 in December 12
150	Firecrest	Rare	1 Jan to Mar 02, 1 in January 03, 1 in October 22
151	Goldcrest	Common
152	Nuthatch	Scarse
153	Treecreeper	Common
154	Wren	Common
155	Starling	Common
156	Mistle Thrush	Occasional
157	Song Thrush	Common
158	Redwing	Common
159	Blackbird	Common
160	Fieldfare	Common
161	Ring Ouzel	Rare	1 in April 23
162	Spotted Flycatcher	Occasional	becoming scarce!
163	Robin	Common
164	Pied Flycatcher	Rare	1 in August 97, 1 in June 18, 1 in April 23
165	Black Redstart	Rare	1 in November 14, 1 in November 15
166	Redstart	Occasional
167	Whinchat	Occasional	(more common in the U.C.V.)
168	Stonechat	Occasional	(more common in the U.C.V.)
169	Wheatear	Occasional
170	Dunnock	Common
171	Tree Sparrow	Rare	Historical (a count of 200+ in Aug 90!)
172	House Sparrow	Occasional
173	Grey Wagtail	Common
174	Yellow Wagtail	Common
175	Pied Wagtail	Common
176	Tree Pipit	Scarse
177	Meadow Pipit	Common
178	Rock Pipit	Scarse
179	Water Pipit	Rare	no recent records, possibly littoralis Rock Pipits?
180	Brambling	Occasional
181	Chaffinch	Common
182	Hawfinch	Scarse
183	Bullfinch	Common
184	Greenfinch	Common
185	Linnet	Common
186	Redpoll	Occasional
187	Crossbill	Scarse
188	Goldfinch	Common
189	Siskin	Common
190	Reed Bunting	Common
191	Corn Bunting	Rare	historical, 1 in January 97
192	Yellowhammer	Occasional

 

* References:

- B.O.S. and O.O.S. annual reports

- Birds of the Heart of England (B.O.S. / Easterbrook, 2013)

- Where to Watch Birds in Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts and Oxon (Clews et al, 1987)