Nosterfield Nature Reserve and Recording Area Bird List to end 2015

Status V = Vagrant (single record) r = resident R = Rare (2 to 10 records) s = summer visitor S = Scarce (< 5 records per year) w = winter visitor O = Occasional (5 to 20 records per year) p = passage F = Frequent (often present) * = bred in Reserve C = Common (present all season) + = bred in recording area (not Reserve) [-] = former status

All bird species listed have been recorded on the Main Reserve with the exception of those in grey text, which have only been noted in the wider Reserve Recording Area (inc. Flasks, Kiln, Ladybridge, Lingham Lakes and part River Ure).

Nomenclature and order for the main list follows British Ornithologists’ Union (at 12/12/2015); species on the Eaton et. al. (2015) Birds of Conservation Concern 4 - Red List (marked RED).

British (English) IOC International Scientific name Status vernacular name English name Gill & at Donsker (2012) Nost. 2015 (when different to vernacular) 2015 Mute Swan Cygnus olor F r * Bewick’s Swan Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus S w Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus O w Bean Goose Anser fabalis S w Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus O w White-fronted Goose RED Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons S w Greylag Goose Anser anser C r * Canada Goose Branta canadensis C r * Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis S w Brent Goose Brant Goose Branta bernicla R w Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca S Shelduck Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna C r * Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata R Wigeon Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope C w * American Wigeon Anas americana R Gadwall Anas strepera C r * Teal Eurasian Teal Anas crecca C r * Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis R Mallard Anas platyrhynchos C r * Pintail Northern Pintail Anas acuta O w p Garganey Anas querquedula S s p Shoveler Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata C r * Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina R Pochard RED Common Pochard Aythya ferina C w Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris V Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula C r * Scaup RED Greater Scaup Aythya marila S w Eider Common Eider Somateria mollissima V Long-tailed Duck RED Clangula hyemali R Common Scoter RED Black Scoter Melanitta nigra S p Goldeneye Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula C w Smew Mergellus albellus R w Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator S p Goosander Common Merganser Mergus merganser S Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis R [S+] Quail Common Quail Coturnix coturnix S s p * Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C r * Red Grouse Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus V Grey Partridge RED Perdix perdix F r * Pheasant Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C r * Red-throated Diver Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata R w Black-throated Diver Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica R w Great Northern Diver Great Northern Loon Gavia immer V Fulmar Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis R Leach’s Petrel Leach’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa V Gannet Northern Gannet Morus bassanus R Cormorant Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo C r Shag RED European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis R Bittern Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris F + Little Egret Egretta garzetta S p Great White Egret Great Egret Ardea alba R Grey Heron Ardea cinerea F r White Stork Ciconia ciconia R p Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus V Spoonbill Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia R p Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis C r * Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus F r * Red-necked Grebe RED Podiceps grisegena R w Slavonian Grebe RED Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus V Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis S Honey-buzzard European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus R p Black Kite Milvus migrans V Red Kite Milvus milvus S Marsh Harrier Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus O p Hen Harrier RED Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus R Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus V Goshawk Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis R Sparrowhawk Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus F r + Buzzard Common Buzzard Buteo buteo C r Osprey Pandion haliaetus S p Water Rail Rallus aquaticus F w [O] Moorhen Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus C r * Coot Eurasian Coot Fulica atra C r * Crane Common Crane Grus grus S Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus V Avocet Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta F s p * Oystercatcher Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus C s * Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola O p Golden Plover European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria C w American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica R Ringed Plover RED Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula C s * Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius C s * Lapwing RED Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus C r * Whimbrel RED Numenius phaeopus O p Curlew RED Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata C r * Black-tailed Godwit RED Limosa limosa F p Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica S p Turnstone Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres O p Knot Red Knot Calidris canutus O p Ruff RED Calidris pugnax F p Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus R Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea O p Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii S p Sanderling Calidris alba O p Dunlin Calidris alpina C p Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima V Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii V Little Stint Calidris minuta O p White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis V Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis R Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos S p Red-necked Phalarope RED Phalaropus lobatus R p Grey Phalarope Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius R p Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos C s * Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus O p Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus S p Greenshank Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia F p Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola O p Redshank Common Redshank Tringa totanus C r * Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus S w Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus V Woodcock RED Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola R Snipe Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago C w p Arctic Skua RED Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus R p Little Tern Sternula albifrons R p Black Tern Chlidonias niger O p White-winged Black Tern White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus V Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis S p Common Tern Sterna hirundo O p Roseate Tern RED Sterna dougalli V Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea O p Kittiwake RED Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla R Black–headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus C r * Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus S p Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus O * Common Gull Mew Gull Larus canus C w Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis V Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus C s p + Herring Gull RED European Herring Gull Larus argentatus C w Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis O p [S] Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans O w [R] Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides S w Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus S w Great Black–backed Gull Larus marinus C w Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Columba livia C r + Stock Dove Columba oenas F r * Wood Pigeon Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus C r * Collared Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto C r + Turtle Dove RED European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur R [S s] Cuckoo RED Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus R [O s] Barn Owl Western Barn Owl Tyto alba O * Little Owl Athene noctua C r * Tawny Owl Strix aluco C r + Long-eared Owl Asio otus R w Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus R w Swift Common Swift Apus apus C s Pallid Swift Apus pallidus V Bee-eater European Bee-eater Merops apiaster R Kingfisher Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis O Green Woodpecker European Green Woodpckr. Picus viridis O Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major C r * Lesser Spotted Woodpecker RED Dendrocopos minor V Kestrel Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus F r + Merlin RED Falco columbarius S w Hobby Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo O s Peregrine Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus C w Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor V Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator V Magpie Eurasian Magpie Pica pica C r + Jay Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius O r Jackdaw Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula C r * Rook Corvus frugilegus C r + Carrion Crow Corvus corone C r * Hooded Crow Corvus cornix R w Raven Northern Raven Corvus corax R Goldcrest Regulus regulus F w Firecrest Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla V w Blue Tit Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus C r * Great Tit Parus major C r * Coal Tit Periparus ater F r * Willow Tit RED Poecile montana R Marsh Tit RED Poecile palustris O r * Woodlark Wood Lark Lullula arborea R p Skylark RED Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis C p s * Shore Lark Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris R Sand Martin Riparia riparia C s Swallow Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica C s * House Martin Common House Martin Delichon urbicum F s Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti R Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus C r * Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus V Wood Warbler RED Phylloscopus sibilatrix R p Chiffchaff Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita C s * Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus C s * Blackcap Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla C s * Garden Warbler Sylvia borin O s * Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca C s * Whitethroat Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis C s * Grasshopper Warbler RED Comn. Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia R p Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus C s * Reed Warbler Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus C s + Waxwing Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus R w Nuthatch Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea O r Treecreeper Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris F r Wren Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes C r * Starling RED Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris C r * Dipper White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus O r Ring Ouzel RED Turdus torquatus V Blackbird Common Blackbird Turdus merula C r * Fieldfare RED Turdus pilaris F w Song Thrush RED Turdus philomelos F r * Redwing RED Turdus iliacus F w Mistle Thrush RED Turdus viscivorus F r + Spotted Flycatcher RED Muscicapa striata O s Robin European Robin Erithacus rubecula C r * Black Redstart RED Phoenicurus ochruros R Redstart Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus R p Whinchat RED Saxicola rubetra S p Stonechat European Stonechat Saxicola torquatus S w Wheatear Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe O p Dunnock Prunella modularis C r * House Sparrow RED Passer domesticus F r + Tree Sparrow RED Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus C r * Yellow Wagtail RED Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava F s * Grey Wagtail RED Motacilla cinerea O r Pied Wagtail White Wagtail Motacilla alba C r * Tree Pipit RED Anthus trivialis S p Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis C w p Rock Pipit Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus S p Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta S p Brambling Fringilla montifringilla S w p Chaffinch Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs C r * Bullfinch Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula F r Greenfinch European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris F r Linnet RED Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina C r * Twite RED Carduelis flavirostris S w Lesser Redpoll RED Common Redpoll Carduelis cabaret O w p Crossbill Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra R p Goldfinch European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis F r Siskin Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus O w p Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis S w Lapland Bunting Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus R w Corn Bunting RED Emberiza calandra F r * Yellowhammer RED Emberiza citrinella C r * Reed Bunting Common Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus F r *

Species listed above have been accepted by the National (BBRBC), County (YNURBC) and Regional (HDNSRBC) Rare Birds Committees.

The following species have been accepted at either regional/county level but rejected by higher level rarities committees:

• Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis (accepted by YNURBC in 1998, rejected by BBRC based on status) • Canvasback Aythya valisineria (accepted by HDNS RBC in 2008, rejected by YNURBC and BBRC) • Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus (accepted by HDNSRBC in 2006, rejected by BBRC based on status) • Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes (accepted by YNURBC in 2000 rejected by BBRC)

Glossary

BBRBC British Birds Rare Birds Committee

BOU British Ornithologists’ Union

HDNSRBC Harrogate and District Naturalists’ Society Rare Birds Committee

IOC International Ornithological Congress

YNURBC Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union Rare Birds Committee Sub-species/races (Additional to those on the main list.)

Vernacular ‘modified’ name and sub- Scientific name and Notes Status species sub-species At Nost. ‘Tundra’ Bean Goose, ssp. rossicus † Anser fabalis rossicus This is now breeds N Russian tundra R w Anser serrirostris (see IOC World Bird List – December 2011) White-fronted Goose (European race), Anser albifrons albifrons breeds in tundra in far north-east; S w ssp. albifrons winter w, C and SE Europe White-fronted Goose (Greenland Anser albifrons flavirostris breeds Greenland; winters mainly S w [R] race), ssp. flavirostris Ireland and SW Scotland Ringed Plover ssp. hiaticula Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula breeds W Europe to C Svandinavia C s * Ringed Plover ssp. tundrae Charadrius hiaticula tundrae breeds Artic, N Scandinavia and Asia O p Dunlin ssp. alpina Calidris alpina alpina breeds Arctic; winters W Europe and C p w Mediterranean Dunlin ssp. schinzii Calidris alpina schinzii breeds W Europe (inc. Britain) and C p Iceland; winters mainly W Africa Dunlin ssp. arctica Calidris alpina arctica breeds Greenland; winters mainly in R p W Africa Black-tailed Godwit, ssp. limosa Limosa limosa limosa breeds Europe; winters W Africa S p Black-tailed Godwit, ssp. islandica Limosa limosa islandica breeds Iceland; winters W Europe O p ‘Kumlien’s’ (Iceland) Gull, ssp. Larus glaucoides kumlieni breeds arctic NE Canada; vagrant to R w [V] kumlieni NW Europe Rock Pipit, ssp. littoralis Anthus petrosus littoralis Nordic and Russian variation S ‘Blue-headed’ (Yellow) Wagtail, ssp. Motacilla flava flava the nominate continental European S flava sub-species White Wagtail, ssp. alba Motacilla alba alba the nominate sub-species of mainly O W and S Europe ‘Greenland’ Wheatear, ssp. leucorhoa Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa the Greenland and Canadian S breeders, wintering in N Africa ‘Northern’ Bullfinch, ssp. pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula # #-Debate rages over nomenclature of R w ‘trumpeting’! † - Bean geese have now been split by the IOC (version 6.1 – January 2016; see http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waterfowl/) but not by the BOU. ‘Taiga’ Bean Goose in 2010 was accepted by the HDNSRBC but rejected by YNURBC.

Escaped and Feral Vernacular Species Status Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus F Snow goose Anser caerulescens S Ross’s Goose Anser rossii R Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii V Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis S * Black Swan Cygnus atratus R Upland Goose (Magellan Goose) Chloephaga picta R Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea R Wood Duck Aix sponsa R Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys V Chiloe Wigeon Anas sibilatrix V Chestnut Teal Anas castanea V Speckled (Yellow-billed ) Teal Anas flavifostris V Tufted x Pochard Aythya hybrid V Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca V Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae V White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus V Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus V Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis V Saker Falcon Falco cherrug V (known escape) Gyr Falcon (or hybrid) Falco rusticolus (or hybrid) V Red-tailed Hawk Buteo Jamaicensis V Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo V *=Red-breasted Goose bred