A systematic list of the birds recorded at Earlswood


Original created: 14th April 2008
Last updated: 2nd March 2024
* = latest additions


I would welcome any old or recent records of birds observed at Earlswood, especially if they are unpublished, as I'm compiling a book on the birds of Earlswood for future publication. Please email me your records. For recent bird sightings made in the area, check out my Twitter page.

The following British List species have been recorded:


Wild/feral species:

No. English name Scientific name Last recorded
1. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
2024
2. Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus
1956
3. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
2021
4. White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
2021
5. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
2022
6. Greylag Goose Anser anser
2024
7. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
2024
8. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
2018
9. Brent Goose Branta bernicla
2002
10. Egyptian Goose * Alopochen aegyptiaca
2024
11. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
2005
12. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
2024
13. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
2023
14. Wigeon Mareca penelope
2024
15. Gadwall Mareca strepera
2024
16. Teal Anas crecca
2024
17. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
2024
18. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
2022
19. Garganey Spatula querquedula
2021
20. Shoveler Spatula clypeata
2024
21. Red-crested Pochard * Netta rufina
2022
22. Common Pochard Aythya ferina
2024
23. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
1949
24. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
2024
25. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
2016
26. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
2004
27. Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
2023
28. Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
2024
29. Smew Mergellus albellus
2010
30. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
2015
31. Goosander Mergus merganser
2024
32. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
2009
33. Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
2022
34. Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
1960
35. Common Quail * Coturnix coturnix
2023
36. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
2024
37. Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
1996
38. Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica
1950
39. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
2023
40. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
2024
41. Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
2004
42. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
2018
43. Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
1988
44. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
1896
45. Gannet Morus bassanus
1914
46. Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
2024
47. Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
1994
48. Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
2023
49. Great White Egret * Ardea alba
2023
50. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
2024
51. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2024
52. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
1956
53. White Stork Ciconia ciconia
2019
54. Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
2007
55. Red Kite Milvus milvus
2024
56. Marsh Harrier * Circus aeruginosus
2022
57. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
1976
58. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
2024
59. Buzzard Buteo buteo
2024
60. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2023
61. Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
2024
62. Merlin Falco columbarius
2006
63. Hobby Falco subbuteo
2023
64. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
2023
65. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
2024
66. Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
2019
67. Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
2024
68. Coot Fulica atra
2024
69. Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
2024
70. Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
2021
71. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
2023
72. Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
2023
73. Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
2023
74. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
2020
75. Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
2024
76. Knot * Calidris canutus
2018
77. Sanderling Calidris alba
2023
78. Little Stint Calidris minuta
2021
79. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
1998
80. Dunlin Calidris alpina
2023
81. Ruff Calidris pugnax
2023
82. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
2023
83. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
2024
84. Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
2024
85. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
2023
86. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
2023
87. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
2023
88. Curlew Numenius arquata
2023
89. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
2023
90. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
2023
91. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
2018
92. Greenshank Tringa nebularia
2022
93. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
2022
94. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
2023
95. Turnstone Arenaria interpres
2013
96. Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
2007
97. Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
2023
98. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
2024
99. Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
2023
100. Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
2024
101. Common Gull Larus canus
2024
102. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii
2024
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius
2020
103. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2024
104. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
2024
105. Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
2020
106. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
2021
107. Arctic Skua * Stercorarius parasiticus
2022
108. Little Tern Sternula albifrons
2012
109. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
2023
110. Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
2023
111. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
2023
112. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
2023
113. Puffin Fratercula arctica
1953
114. Feral Pigeon Columba livia
2023
115. Stock Dove Columba oenas
2024
116. Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
2024
117. Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
2024
118. Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
1967
119. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
2024
120. Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
2023
121. Barn Owl Tyto alba
2023
122. Little Owl Athene noctua
2023
123. Tawny Owl Strix aluco
2024
124. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
2015
125. Nightjar * Caprimulgus europaeus
1907
126. Swift Apus apus
2023
127. Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
2024
128. Hoopoe Upupa epops
2011
129. Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
2024
130. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
2024
131. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
2023
132. Wood Lark Lullula arborea
1958
133. Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
2023
134. Sand Martin Riparia riparia
2023
135. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2023
136. House Martin Delichon urbicum
2023
137. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
2004
138. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
2023
139. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
2023
140. Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
2023
141. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
1949
142. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima
2023
Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava flava
1949
143. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
2024
144. Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii
2024
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
2023
145. Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
2012
146. Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
2024
147. Dunnock Prunella modularis
2024
148. Robin Erithacus rubecula
2024
149. Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
1956
150. Black Redstart * Phoenicurus ochruros
2020
151. Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
2023
152. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
2023
153. Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
2023
154. Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
2023
155. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
2022
156. Blackbird Turdus merula
2024
157. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
2024
158. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
2024
159. Redwing Turdus iliacus
2024
160. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
2024
161. Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
2021
162. Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
2022
163. Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
2023
164. Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
2023
165. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
2024
166. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
2023
167. Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
2023
168. Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
2023
169. Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
2020
170. Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
2022
171. Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
2023
172. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
2023
173. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
2024
174. Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
2017
175. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
2023
176. Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
2022
177. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
2024
178. Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
2024
179. Great Tit Parus major
2024
180. Coal Tit Periparus ater
2024
181. Willow Tit Poecile montana
2003
182. Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
2024
183. Nuthatch Sitta europaea
2024
184. Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
2024
185. Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
2004
186. Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
1969
187. Jay Garrulus glandarius
2024
188. Magpie Pica pica
2024
189. Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
2024
190. Rook Corvus frugilegus
2023
191. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
2024
192. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
1956
193. Raven Corvus corax
2024
194. Starling Sturnus vulgaris
2024
195. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
2024
196. Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
1990
197. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
2024
198. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
2024
199. Greenfinch Chloris chloris
2024
200. Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
2024
201. Siskin Spinus spinus
2024
202. Linnet Linaria cannabina
2023
203. Twite Linaria flavirostris
1957
204. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
2024
205. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
2018
206. Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
2020
207. Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
2024
208. Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
2022
209. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
1949
210. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
2020
211. Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
2023
212. Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
1949
Unconfirmed:
213. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
1908
214. Black Kite Milvus migrans
2008
215. Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
2015
216. Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
1949
217. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
1948



Escaped/released species:

No. English name Scientific name Last recorded
1. Black Swan * Cygnus atratus
2020
2. Bar-headed Goose * Anser indicus
2023
3. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
1978
4. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
1996
5. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
2012
6. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
2010
7. Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
1994
8. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
2010
9. White-cheeked Pintail~~ Anas bahamensis
2021
10. Golden Pheasant * Chrysolophus pictus
2015
11. Indian Peafowl * Pavo cristatus
2018
12. Budgerigar * Anser indicus
2019



Hybrids:

No. English name Scientific nam Last recorded
1. Whooper Swan x Mute Swan (hybrid)
2002
2. Snow Goose x ?Greylag Goose (hybrid)
2013
3. Canada Goose x Greylag Goose (hybrid)
2024
4. Barnacle Goose x Greylag Goose (hybrid)
2010
5. Wigeon x ?Laysan Duck * (hybrid)
2023
6. Muscovy Duck x domestic Mallard (hybrid)
2017
7. Ferruginous Duck x Tufted Duck * (hybrid)
2016
8. Lesser Black-backed Gull x Herring Gull * (hybrid)
2024
9. Channel Wagtail * (hybrid)
2021

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