Northumberland & the Farne Islands

Naturetrek Tour Report 11 - 16 June 2019

Bloody Crane’s-bill with Diamond-back Moth Common

Roseate Terns

Report & Images by Tom Cadwallender

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Tour Report & the Farne Islands

Tour participants: Tom Cadwallender & Mike Hodgson (leaders) with 10 Naturetrek clients

Day 1 Tuesday 11th June

Overcast with a cold northerly wind, rain later. After an uneventful journey from Newcastle Central Station, we came to Northumberland Wildlife Trust (NWT) Cresswell Pond, a pond created by coal mining subsidence, at the south end of Druridge Bay, where we met up with more of our group for the week.

A cool northerly wind greeted us, and we soon made our way to the shelter of the hide where a Whitethroat and Skylark sang nearby. On the sand bank in front of the hide several Avocets sat on nests and a pair of Shelducks had chicks. Out on the pond an unseasonal Pochard dived amongst the Tufted Duck. Swifts, Sand Martins, House Martins and Swallows provided an interesting spectacle as they all hawked insects over the water due to the low-cloud conditions.

Then we moved on to NWT Druridge Pools where several Meadow Pipits were ‘parachute’ song-flighting. From the Budge Screen overlooking the flooded fields we saw family parties of Canada and Greylag Goose gathered at the water’s edge, as were groups of Shelduck and Gadwall. Again, Swifts, House and Sand Martins flew low, hawking insects, over the water. Out in the open shallow water three or four Black-tailed Godwits fed and preened, then slept. A Brown Hare sat, wet and motionless in the long grass. Eurasian Teal, with their yellow triangular bottoms, Mallard and Shoveler completed the wildfowl collection as they swam in and out of the Juncus.

We then headed north following the coastal route via Warkworth, with its Shakespearian Castle, and , with its Victorian reconstructed Castle. Then, as we rounded the corner of Budle Bay, we had great views over Ross Back Sands and our first glimpse of the castle of the Holy Island of in, what was to be this week, a rare chink of sunshine. However, a warm welcome at The Blue Bell Inn at Belford awaited us, as did the remaining members of the team.

Day 2 Wednesday 12th June

Wet! Today the weather was extremely challenging with a strong north-easterly wind with rain, occasionally heavy, all of the day! Our first stop was Budle Bay where the wind and rain swept straight across the bay into our faces; there was no shelter. Then onto Monks House Pool; here, at least, we had the shelter of the vans as we peered out over the pool. Herring, Great Black-backed and Lesser Black-backed Gulls were all sheltering, as a Common struggled to stay aloft. Several Eurasian Teal scuttled amongst the Juncus and four Goosanders circled and then flew off! At this point we decided to cut our losses and head to Alnwick for a bit of sightseeing, with a long shot of the Castle, before going into Hulme Park with its superb avenue of Wellingtonia trees, for hoped-for shelter from the wind and rain. During a very brief bright spot a Willow Warbler called and flew in front of us then a Blackcap sang and eventually showed itself. Nearby a female Roe Deer stood motionless; she must have had a fawn close by. Back at the entrance to the Park we heard and briefly saw Goldcrests and a Bullfinch.

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More heavy rain, and time, encouraged us to move north to Holy Island but not before lunch at the Barn at Beal. We were expecting views across the mudflats to Holy Island beyond, but we could hardly see the Island through surrounding low cloud, the drizzle and mist. As the fell it was soon time for us to cross the causeway safely, stopping occasionally to scan for waders and we did see a few Ringed Plover and summer-plumaged Dunlin.

On the Island proper the group split into two smaller groups, one for a longer walk to the Castle and the other to stay closer to the Village and St ’s Island. The ‘Castle’ group made their way by the Harbour where several Eiders foraging for molluscs in the Bladder Wrack which were being ‘supervised’ by a couple of Herring Gulls. A little further out a raft of around 25 Goosanders was diving in unison as they hunted a small shoal of fish. After investigating Gertrude Jekyll’s garden and being impressed by the Castle, the Lime Kilns required our attention. Around the Lime Kilns we heard Pied Wagtails give alarm calls and we soon found out why when a Kestrel came hunting. On the return walk we heard the ‘tinkling’ call of Goldfinch and they were really close and confiding as they fed on thistle heads in the shelter of a wall.

Meanwhile the ‘village and St Cuthbert’s’ group found themselves a sheltered spot, overlooking St Cuthbert’s Island and beyond, and they were rewarded by the great ‘haul out’ of Atlantic Grey Seals onto the sand. Also, there was a flock of Bar-tailed Godwit with a and getting away from the rigours of the .

As heavy rain cut back in, we regrouped and made our way off the Island but not before seeing a small family party of Eider ducklings, with attendant ‘Aunties’, waddling across the mud to the safe haven of the open water. The warmth and dry of the Blue Bell Hotel were very appealing.

Day 3 Thursday 13th June

Heavy rain, cold north-easterly wind Breakfast was accompanied by heavy rain, which continued for most of the morning; we knew the planned Puffin Cruise trip around RSPB was not going to happen and arrangements were made to try again later in the week. Our intrepid group were not to be put off from making the most of the second consecutive wet and windy day. So, after very brief stops at Budle Bay, Monks House Pool and the River Coquet at Warkworth where we found a brood of Goosanders and two Little Egrets sitting in a Heronry, we headed south to Northumberland Wildlife Trust reserve at Hauxley, just south of Amble. We knew the reserve had a splendid café with excellent viewing facilities and a warm welcome. After a quick coffee to warm us up, we were back out to visit the series of hides around the reserve. But before we had got too far a superb pair of Bullfinches and a ‘swarm’ of Tree Sparrows caught our attention at the visitor-centre bird feeders.

Soon we were in a hide admiring the Cormorants drying their wings as Swallows, House and Sand Martins hawked insects low over the lake. We picked out some terns, from nearby Coquet Island, resting on rocks just in front of us. These birds gave us a chance to run through the identification features of each: , with red bill with a black tip, longer red legs and a dark wedge at the end of the wing, , with blood red bill and shorter red legs, and Sandwich Tern which is bigger than the others with ‘ragged’ black feathers at the back of the head, black legs and a black bill with a yellow tip (a useful mnemonic is the bill has been dipped in the butter of a sandwich). Also, we picked up a few Arctic Terns with white foreheads, which contrasted with their black crowns; these were first-summer birds, which should still be in Africa. Terns, generally, don’t breed until

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their second summer. These birds were formally known as ‘Portlandica’ types. We also had a chance to admire the most underrated of all duck species, the Gadwall, with its subtle vermiculation which deserves greater scrutiny. A Grey Heron stalked the grassy bank for food and eventually caught what could have been a small mammal or frog and quickly gulped it down.

After a lunch at the Hauxley Nature Reserve café we noticed that the rain had eased off a little, so we decided to make a bid for the National Trust Long Nanny Burn Reserve for Little Terns. Parking up at High Newton-by- the-Sea we set off walking on the mile or so, into the northerly wind with accompanying rain, heading for the NT Rangers’ base. We were almost immediately halted by a very smart male Stonechat near the car park, sitting on a fence. On arrival at base camp we were not disappointed with what we saw; despite the huge amount of of the dunes to the north of the site there was still plenty of shore for the Little Terns to nest. Even though they were a little distant, they were easily spotted, sitting low on nests (sheltered by fish boxes), with their prominent white foreheads and yellow bills with black tips; some even had chicks. Alongside the Little Terns, and spreading south along the dune to the Rangers’ Hut, was an astounding sight of almost 1500 pairs of Arctic Terns; many of these had chicks and plenty of feeding was taking place. It was most gratifying to see them like this, as we were observing them at quite close quarters. They were under no obvious duress from our presence; in fact they were behaving quite naturally.

After what seemed like a short visit but was much longer, we needed to get back to the Hotel and dry out and warm up before dinner. However, on the return walk many colourful plants caught our eye. The list of flowers included Northern Marsh Orchid, Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lady’s Bedstraw and the county flower of Northumberland – the Bloody Cranesbill. We all agreed that even though we were wet and cold, we were not miserable, as it had been a super day.

Day 4 Friday 14th June

Bright start, overcast with showers later, cool northerly wind In early morning the sun shone for the first time this week and we were quietly hoping that the extremely bad weather that we’d experienced prior to this would not impact on the trip to the Farne Islands. Indeed, the boat operator had been telling us that they would be sailing the first time this week. After an early arrival at , we soon knew our plans had to be altered. Staple Island, due to residual sea swell and difficult landing area, was closed. We immediately rebooked onto the 11.30am trip to Inner Farne. To fill in time we travelled back up the coast a little way to Monks House Pool where we were rewarded with fantastic views of Barn Owl hunting and catching prey on two separate occasions during a 20-minute period. This bird was feeding young and had little choice but to hunt in daylight hours follow the extended period of rain. A male Linnet on a fence provided some colour and Reed Bunting calling provided the soundtrack. From there we returned to Budle Bay where we couldn’t believe how much the visibility had improved since the day before. In Budle there were several broods of Eider, a Buzzard flew over and there were five Little Egrets feeding across the mud flats. As we stood by the roadside a ‘tribe’ of 15 Long-tailed Tits flew along the hedgerow accompanied by a Great Tit; amazingly, this was a first for the trip.

It was time to return to Seahouses for our boat trip but we were to be disappointed again for we were informed the Inner Farne had now been closed for landing, for bird welfare reasons, by the National Trust Rangers. The very bad weather over the last few days had caused high mortality of, particularly Arctic Tern and Puffin, chicks

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and there was significant risk to those that remained from disturbance by visitors. Disappointment again; however, we took the chance to go and sail around the Islands, so all was not lost. Later we learned that between 25 and 35% of the Tern chicks had perished in the bad weather. While this is obviously not good for the individuals, with relatively long-lived species missing one season will have little impact on the population.

The sea was still ‘lively’ as we circled the Islands, but we got close enough to witness the spectacle of the cliffs full of nesting Guillemots, with a few ‘Bridled’ in amongst them. Shags sat on higher ledges of Staple Island and fewer numbers of Razorbill nested in the melee. All around us was the clamour of , the buzzing activity of the Puffins and raucous Terns of the three species (Sandwich, Arctic and Common), which occur there. On the way back from our short sail a few Gannets, from Bass Rock in the north, flew through heading out to sea.

Back on dry land, we still had time for another birding stop which was to be Low Newton. On the rocky shore two Turnstones, in summer plumage sat with Ringed Plover. At the Scrapes, which were more like a huge lake than the normal muddy shallows, we found a summer-plumage Dunlin and a couple of Ringed Plovers. A super male Yellow Wagtail fed in the wet grass shore and a group of six Curlews fed in the wet grassland. Broods of Canada and Greylag Goose were also there. Carrying on to the Pool, the Bloody Crane’s-bill and White Campion were showing well and we got our eye onto a Diamond-back Moth and several Painted Lady butterflies were also seen. In the willow scrub a Willow Warbler was singing and then it, very obligingly, sat motionless out on a branch to allow for excellent ‘scope views.

On the Pool a couple of pairs of Shoveler were in front of the hide as was a brilliant male Wigeon, normally a winter species. Little Grebes were calling, and one eventually sat out on the edge of the reeds in the sunshine. To finish off what was a super visit, we found a very pale Buzzard sitting in a tree at the back of the pond.

Today was a day of highs and lows. The obvious disappointment of not being able to land on the Farne Islands was more than matched with the thrill of still being able to experience sailing around them and seeing all of those wonderful birds which nest out there and the privilege of watching a Barn Owl hunting during daylight hours.

Day 5 Saturday 15th June

Sunny morning, overcast afternoon It was another bright start to the day for our trip inland to the Cheviot Hills; however, low tyre pressure delayed a start for one vehicle. En route to Wooler we saw a Red-legged Partridge from the van and a Sparrowhawk flew over, being chased by Swallows. Once loaded up with lunch provisions in Wooler, we travelled to Ingram Valley, stopping briefly at the footbridge over the River Breamish near Branton. After the recent heavy rain, we were expecting the river to be in flood and weren’t too hopeful of finding any waterbirds. However, the river levels were not too bad, and we found a Grey Wagtail feeding on the shingle by the water’s edge.

A little further upriver there were two Common Sandpipers, which must have had young nearby as they were very alert; three Goosanders went upstream at this point and a Yellowhammer sang and showed itself really well at the top of a close tree. At this stop there was also a Wall Brown and a Painted Lady. From the main bridge at Ingram, we saw two Oystercatchers on the shingle bank, but we also got onto one of the other main target species, Dipper, which showed really nicely for everyone. Before lunch we got to Bulby’s Wood where we

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walked a little way up the valley and heard a Whinchat which we managed to locate sitting on top of a bush within the Bracken. After a quick picnic lunch, we needed to head for the coast for our re-arranged boat trip to RSPB Coquet Island. Puffin Cruise Skipper Dave Grey was ready for us and we soon set out on the ex-Eastbourne lifeboat – The Steadfast; however, the sea was still ‘lively’ after several days of northerly wind. Just off Coquet Island we soon saw evidence of the dreadful impact of the recent heavy rain: rafts of Puffins were just sitting on the sea when they should have been incubating chicks or gathering food. We had learned later that many Puffin chicks had drowned in flooded nesting burrows.

As we sailed alongside Coquet Island, we could see many pairs of Fulmar sitting tightly on nests with lots of Puffins standing around on the island plateau. We started to pick up Terns flying in with sand eels, at first Sandwich, and then Arctic and finally we got our prize, . Of course, they use nest boxes and we could easily locate sitting individuals by using the box number. Some were standing on the low cliffs by the jetty and they gave some fantastic views with black bills and a little ‘Rosy’ tint clearly in evidence; we even saw a pair copulating! After several runs up and down the Island and ‘filling our boots’ with more wonderful views of various target species, it would be fair to say we had a ‘Rosy’ glow about us as we headed back into Harbour

After a break for coffee and ice cream, we called at the Amble Braid to scan the Coquet Estuary, checking for any lingering waders but as it was high tide only a few Oystercatchers and Common Terns were visible. Time was getting on, so we headed north back to Belford but not before calling in at Monks House Pool again. There was no sign of the Barn Owl but many more Lesser Black-backed Gulls were there, and a male Stonechat perched on Marram Grass. Another super day’s Northumbrian birding was had.

Day 6 Sunday 16th June

Sunny with south-westerly wind Our final day dawned sunny and warm - who would have believed the absolutely terrible weather we’d had during this tour?! However, we needed to head south to Newcastle Railway Station but not before paying our last visits to various sites on the . As we left the Blue Bell Hotel in Belford for the last time, we bade farewell to four of our team and wished them safe journey.

Our first port of call was Budle Bay, which was quite quiet, save for several lingering Curlew, many Shelduck, and Great and Lesser Black-backed Gulls who conveniently stood next to each other and provided an excellent size comparison. As we stood overlooking the Bay, we heard small bird noises from the trees across the road; the noise was coming from a family party of Coal Tits with the young clamouring for food. With the warming temperatures one or two butterflies such as Wall Brown and Painted Lady made appearances.

Then to Monks House Pool, the birds visiting this site are constantly changing and you never quite know what you might find here. There were several Grey Herons on the far side accompanied by a very young-looking individual that appeared to be not long out of the nest. We also got a chance to practise our recently acquired Common Tern ID skills as one sat very handily on a post. In the dunes a male Stonechat sat out, Reed Buntings gave their plaintive song and Meadow Pipits looked to have a nest nearby.

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Between Craster and Howick we called at Cullernose Point, which is home to a large, typically noisy, colony of Kittiwakes; we heard them as soon as we got out of the van. Cullernose Point and the surrounding cliffs are part of the Whin Sill, a basalt intrusion that is a major feature of the Northumberland coast and here it makes its most southerly appearance. The geological landscape in the area is quite spectacular, with exposed colonnade cliffs, anticlines and synclines, much of which provide an ideal home for -nesting bird species. However, we were surprised to see several sitting in amongst the Kittiwakes, but we don’t think they are breeding here. A small flock of Linnets sat out on the brambles sunning themselves, providing a little colour to the morning.

The clock was ticking relentlessly on and we moved further south and called at Druridge Bay Country Park for a comfort stop. Knowing that we would only have time for one more, brief, stop before the journey to the station, a little local knowledge was used. This was to be Druridge Pools. Pulling up just inside the entrance, the instruction was “look at the round window” on the nearby house, and everyone was delighted when it was realised that there was a Little Owl sitting there. All agreed it was a fantastic ‘finale’ to the tour.

So, despite the appalling weather we had a great trip. Thank you to everyone for their forbearance for the consistently changing plans and for making this a very splendid Northumbrian tour!

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Species Lists

Birds (✓=recorded but not counted; H = heard only) I = Introduced June Common name Scientific name 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Canada Goose - I Branta canadensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Gadwall Mareca strepera ✓ ✓ ✓ 7 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope ✓ 8 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 9 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca ✓ ✓ ✓ 10 Common Pochard Aythya ferina ✓ 11 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 Common Eider Somateria mollissima ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 13 Goosander Mergus merganser ✓ ✓ ✓ 14 Red-legged Partridge - I Alectoris rufa ✓ 15 Common Pheasant - I Phasianus colchicus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 16 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis ✓ ✓ ✓ 17 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis ✓ ✓ 18 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 19 Little Egret Egretta garzetta ✓ ✓ ✓ 20 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus ✓ 21 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis ✓ ✓ 22 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 23 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus ✓ 24 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 25 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 26 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 27 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 28 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta ✓ 29 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 31 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 32 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica ✓ 33 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa ✓ 34 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres ✓ 35 Sanderling Calidris alba ✓ 36 Dunlin Calidris alpina ✓ ✓ 37 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos ✓ 38 Common Redshank Tringa totanus ✓ ✓ ✓ 39 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 40 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 41 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 42 Larus argentatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 43 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 44 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 45 Little Tern Sternula albifrons ✓ ✓ 46 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii ✓ 47 Common Tern Sterna hirundo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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I = Introduced June Common name Scientific name 11 12 13 14 15 16 48 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea ✓ ✓ ✓ 49 Common Guillemot Uria aalge ✓ ✓ 50 Razorbill Alca torda ✓ ✓ ✓ 51 Fratercula arctica ✓ ✓ 52 Rock Dove Columba livia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 53 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 54 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 55 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba ✓ 56 Little Owl - I Athene noctua ✓ 57 Common Swift Apus apus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 58 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus ✓ ✓ 59 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 60 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 61 Rook Corvus frugilegus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 62 Carrion Crow Corvus corone ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 63 Coal Tit Periparus ater ✓ 64 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 65 Great Tit Parus major ✓ ✓ 66 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 67 Sand Martin Riparia riparia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 68 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 69 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 70 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus ✓ 71 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus H ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 72 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 73 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 74 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla ✓ ✓ 75 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis ✓ ✓ 76 Goldcrest Regulus regulus ✓ ✓ 77 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 78 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 79 Common Blackbird Turdus merula ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 80 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 81 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus ✓ 82 European Robin Erithacus rubecula H ✓ ✓ 83 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra ✓ 84 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola ✓ ✓ ✓ 85 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus ✓ 86 House Sparrow Passer domesticus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 87 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus ✓ ✓ 88 Dunnock Prunella modularis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 89 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava ✓ 90 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea ✓ 91 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 92 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 93 Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus ✓ ✓ 94 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 95 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula ✓ 96 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris ✓ ✓ ✓ 97 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 98 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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I = Introduced June Common name Scientific name 11 12 13 14 15 16 99 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella ✓ ✓ ✓ 100 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Mammals

Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus Atlantic , Halichoerus grypus Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus

Some Notable Plants

Northern Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza purpurella Common Spotted Orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii Wild Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum Bloody Crane's-bill, Geranium sanguineum Birds-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus Lady’s Bedstraw, Galium verum Burnet Rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Dog Rose, Rosa canina Yellow Flag Iris, Iris pseudacorus Red Clover, Trifolium pratense White Campion, Silene latifolia Red Campion, Silene dioica Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi Cow Parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris Hops, Humulus lupulus Germander Speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys Tormentil, Potentilla erecta Thrift, Armeria maritima Lesser Stitchwort, Stellaria graminea Common Comfrey, Symphytum officinale Purple Milk Vetch, Astragalus danicus

Moths and Butterflies

Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae Small White, Pieris rapae Wall Brown, Lasiommata megera Large White, Pieris brassicae Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella

Atlantic Puffin

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