Beddington Farmlands Bird Group
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 11 records 1993-2015
GANNET 9 records 1962-2012
FULMAR 2 records, 2001, 2008
CORMORANT Noted throughout the year
SHAG 6 records, 1962, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2008
BITTERN 6 records, 1928, 1947, 1968, 2012, 2 in 2013
LITTLE BITTERN 2 records, 1954, 1956
CATTLE EGRET 1 record 2017
LITTLE EGRET 10 records 1991-2001 now seen regularly and winters.
GREAT WHITE EGRET 4 records, 2008-2013. Now becoming more frequent with 4 records in 2014 alone.
GLOSSY IBIS 3 records, 2 in 2014 and 1 in 2018
GREY HERON Noted throughout the year
PURPLE HERON 4 records, 1982, 1989, 1999, 2005
WHITE STORK 3 records 1978 & 2 in 2016
SPOONBILL 8 records, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014 and 2 records in 2018
MUTE SWAN Noted throughout the year
BEWICK’S SWAN 14 records 1955-2016
WHOOPER SWAN 5 records, 1962, 1981, 1994, 1996
. Taiga Bean Goose
BEAN GOOSE 3 records, 1958, 1997, 2010 (1 Taiga Bean Goose and 2 Tundra Bean Goose records)
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 2 records 1959 & 2017, 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 11 records, 1962-2012 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 up to 2008 (now is all but extinct due to nationwide cull)
HONEY BUZZARD 14 records, 1981, 2000 (influx year with at least 5 records including one of 2 birds), 2001 (3), 2008, 2010 (2), 2015, 2016
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, 19 records 2006 - 2014
HEN HARRIER 17 records 1934-2014
GOSHAWK 3 records 1960, 2013 and 2014
SPARROWHAWK Regularly seen throughout the year
COMMON BUZZARD 13 records 1946-1996, 75 records 1997-2005. Now regular
OSPREY 4 records 1979-1992, 11 records 1993-2010, 7 records 2011-2018
KESTREL Regularly seen throughout the year
MERLIN 25 records 1954-2013
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, 1 record 2014
QUAIL 3 records, 1987, 1997, 2015
PHEASANT Still seen fairly regularly but decreasing
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 5 records, 2 in 2010, 2 in 2011, 1 in 2013
OYSTERCATCHER One to a few sightings most years
BLACK-WINGED STILT 1 record 1955
AVOCET 13 records 1955-2005
STONE-CURLEW 7 records 1955,1957,1971,1979,1982, 2015, 2018
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 12 records 1988-2015
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 2 records 1987 & 2014
ARCTIC SKUA 10 records 1985-2002
LONG TAILED SKUA 1 Record 2012
GREAT SKUA 1 record 1998
MEDITERRANEAN GULL Noted regularly amongst the gull flock
LITTLE GULL A handfull of sightings in most years
SABINE’S GULL 4 records 1987, 2007, 2016, 2017
BLACK-HEADED GULL Abundant from autumn until early summer
RING-BILLED GULL 1 record 1995
COMMON GULL Fairly common during the winter months
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Very Common in the winter
HERRING GULL Very Common in the winter, quite a few non-breeding birds summer
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Regularly recorded in small numbers amongst the gull flock
CASPIAN GULL First reported in 1999, several records every year
ICELAND GULL 11 records 1956-2005, now increasing
GLAUCOUS GULL 13 records 1955-2005, now increasing
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL 2 records (including the first ever British record) 2007/2009 The second bird controversially accepted by the BBRC then put back into circulation.
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Fairly common during winter
KITTIWAKE A handful of sightings most years, some have been of large flocks
SANDWICH TERN Less than annually recorded
COMMON TERN Regularly noted from spring until autumn
ARCTIC TERN A handful of records on passage in most years
LITTLE TERN 12 records 1990-2009
BLACK TERN A fairly scarce and less than annual passage migrant
GUILLEMOT 2 records, 1986, 1998
FERAL ROCK DOVE Regularly recorded throughout the year
STOCK DOVE Regularly recorded throughout the year
WOOD PIGEON Commonly recorded throughout the year
COLLARED DOVE Regularly recorded throughout the year
TURTLE DOVE Scarcely recorded nowadays and now less than annual
RING-NECKED PARAKEET Common
CUCKOO A few sightings per year
BARN OWL Scarce visitor
LITTLE OWL Occasionally seen
TAWNY OWL Very scarcely noted but certainly present
LONG-EARED OWL Scarce visitor
SHORT-EARED OWL Formerly wintered, now a less than annual passage migrant
SWIFT Very common during the summer months
ALPINE SWIFT 1 record 1967
KINGFISHER Fairly frequently seen
BEE-EATER 1 record 1958
HOOPOE 5 records, 1956, 1959, 1968, 1972, 2018
WRYNECK 2 records 2008, 2014
GREEN WOODPECKER Frequently heard and seen
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Frequently heard and seen
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Quite scarce
SHORT-TOED LARK 1 record 1966
WOODLARK 4 records, 1962, 1965, 1995, 2015
SKYLARK Present throughout the year and on passage
SAND MARTIN Fairly common from spring to autumn
SWALLOW Fairly common from spring to autumn
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW 4 records 1999, 2003, 2 in 2013
HOUSE MARTIN Fairly common from spring to autumn
RICHARD’S PIPIT 3 records, 1958, 1970 & 2018
TAWNY PIPIT 2 records, 1989, 1992
TREE PIPIT A handful of records per year
MEADOW PIPIT Common on passage and during winter months
RED-THROATED PIPIT 4 records, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
ROCK PIPIT A handful of records per year on passage
WATER PIPIT Birds winter annually but numbers decreasing
YELLOW WAGTAIL Fairly common passage migrant, formerly bred
CITRINE WAGTAIL 1 record 1993
GREY WAGTAIL Regularly seen throughout the year in small numbers
PIED WAGTAIL Regularly seen with highest numbers in winter and on passage
WAXWING 6 records, 1961, 1970, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2013
WREN Abundant
DUNNOCK Very common
ROBIN Common, more so in winter
NIGHTINGALE 13 records 1963-2010
BLUETHROAT 4 records, 1963, 1976, the same bird 1997 and 1999
BLACK REDSTART Has wintered but now scarce with less than one record per year
REDSTART Uncommon on passage
WHINCHAT Fairly regular on passage but not common
STONECHAT A few birds winter
WHEATEAR Fairly common on passage
RING OUZEL Fairly regular but uncommon on passage
BLACKBIRD Very common
FIELDFARE Fairly common on passage and during winter months
SONG THRUSH Common
REDWING Fairly common on passage and during winter months
MISTLE THRUSH Fairly common
CETTI’S WARBLER 3 records 2002, 2009, 2011-12, now increasing
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Very scarce visitor
AQUATIC WARBLER 2 records, 1959, 1965
SEDGE WARBLER Fairly common during the summer months
MARSH WARBLER 3 records, 1994, 1995 (bred?), 2000
REED WARBLER Fairly common during the summer months
DARTFORD WARBLER 13 records, 1988-2016, of wintering birds
LESSER WHITETHROAT Regularly recorded in small numbers from spring until autumn
WHITETHROAT Very common from spring until autumn
GARDEN WARBLER Regularly recorded in small numbers from spring until autumn
BLACKCAP Common and sometimes winters
WOOD WARBLER 12 records 1937-2013
CHIFFCHAFF Common and wintering birds noted annually
WILLOW WARBLER Fairly common from spring until autumn, mostly on passage
GOLDCREST Common, more so in winter
FIRECREST 10 records 1956-2010
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 1 record 2016
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Becoming scarce and now less than annual
RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER 1 record 1955
PIED FLYCATCHER Very scarce (7 sightings 1992-2003)
BEARDED TIT 10 records 1971-2015
LONG-TAILED TIT Commonly noted
MARSH TIT Formerly present, now very scarce (3 sightings 1992-2014)
WILLOW TIT Formerly present, now a rarity
COAL TIT Very scarce, (13 sightings 1980-2005)
BLUE TIT Very common
GREAT TIT Very common
NUTHATCH Scarcely recorded
TREECREEPER Scarcely recorded
GOLDEN ORIOLE 1 record 1994
RED-BACKED SHRIKE Formerly bred on Mitcham Common but now a rarity at Beddington
GREAT GREY SHRIKE Last record, 1993
JAY Commonly noted
MAGPIE Very Common
JACKDAW Abundant
ROOK Formerly scarce, now fairly regularly recorded
CARRION CROW Abundant
HOODED CROW A handful of records. Last recorded 1985
RAVEN 4 records 1990, 2 in 2008, 2 in 2009, now increasing
STARLING Abundant
HOUSE SPARROW Fairly common
TREE SPARROW Almost extinct on the site due to habitat loss
CHAFFINCH Common, more so in winter
BRAMBLING A few passage birds noted annually
GREENFINCH Common
GOLDFINCH Common
SISKIN Fairly frequently noted on passage and during winter months
SERIN 1 record 2015
LINNET Fairly common
TWITE 2 records 1991 & 2017
LESSER REDPOLL Frequently noted on passage and during winter months
COMMON REDPOLL 2 records 2009, 2010
CROSSBILL 14 records 1958-2015
COMMON ROSEFINCH 1 record 1995
BULLFINCH A handful of records annually
HAWFINCH 5 records 2 in 1954, 2015, 2017, 2018
LAPLAND BUNTING 12 records 1958-2010
SNOW BUNTING 8 records 1956-1996
YELLOWHAMMER Fairly scarce, usually on passage and in winter months
CIRL BUNTING 1 record 1954
ORTOLAN BUNTING 5 records, 1972, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2006
RUSTIC BUNTING 1 record 1993
LITTLE BUNTING 2 records, 1956, 1993
REED BUNTING Fairly common
CORN BUNTING Formerly a winter visitor, now a rarity
Total 261 Species