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The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands 2014 The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands 2014 West Midland Bird Club Annual Report No. 81 The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands 2014 Annual Report 81 Editor D.W. Emley BEM Published by West Midland Bird Club 2017 Published by West Midland Bird Club © West Midland Bird Club All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission of the copyright owners. The West Midland Bird Club is a registered charity No. 213311. Web site: http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/ ISSN 1476-2862 Printed by Swallowtail Print, Drayton Industrial Park, Taverham Road Drayton, Norwich, NRB 6RL www.swallowtailprint.co.uk 2 The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands 2014 Annual Report 81 Contents 4 Editorial 5 Submission of Records 6 Birds and Weather 13 Systematic List 243 Ringing Report 257 Apparent Siberian Chiffchaffs with Common Chiffchaff call and ‘mixed’ song 263 County Lists 271 Gazetteer 280 List of Contributors 286 Index of Species Front Cover Photograph: Sedge Warbler, Marsh Lane NR, John Oates 3 Editorial This year, the Report sees a few changes. Jim Winsper has redesigned the Birds and Weather section to make clearer the link between weather patterns and the occurrence of many of our species. Recent genetic work has altered greatly the order of species in the report. This particularly involves the finches and buntings but also the waders and gulls and falcons which now find themselves after woodpeckers! Some scientific name changes have occurred too. There are also a few cosmetic changes. This year I am pleased to be able to include work by 15 photographers and one artist. Their work really enhances the Report. Acknowledgements I would like to thank all those who helped with this year’s report. I am especially grateful to all those who contributed records, especially those sending in valuable census data; to Jim Winsper for his Birds and Weather report; to Andy Lawrence for the interesting Ringing Report and for his help with the front cover; to Alan Dean for his article and to artists and photographers Terry Davies, Alan Dean, Steve Edwards, Dave Hutton, Steve Gibson, Bill Goldstraw, Pete Hackett, Phil Jones, Hughie King, Peter Lichfield, Tim Marlow, John Oates, Steve Seal, Nigel Talbot and Andy Warr for making their work available; and above all to the County Recorders and their teams: Warwickshire: Report Writers: Steve Haynes and John Oates with thanks to Jonathan Bowley; Records Committee: Matt Griffiths, Steve Haynes, John Judge, Tim Marlow and Simon Roper. Worcestershire: Report Writers: Steven Payne and Andy Warr; Rarities Committee: Terry Hinett, Gavin Peplow, Rob Prudden and Andy Warr. Staffordshire: Report Writers: Nick Pomiankowski, Andy Lawrence, Holly Sissons, Matthew Sissons, Nick Smith; Rarities Committee: Steve Nuttall, Bernard Smith, Mark Sutton, Steve Turner; Site Report Compilers: Peter Betts, Mike Boote, Graham Evans, Pete Jordan, Steve Nuttall; Data Input; NDP, Holly Sissons, Matthew Sissons. West Midlands: Report Writer: Kevin Clements; Rarities Committee: Gareth Clements, John Oates, Steve Nuttall. I would like to thank Mike Dawson of Swallowtail Print and my wife Sue, for their support and help during the compilation of this report. David Emley 4 Submission of Records All contributors are asked to follow the guidelines set out in the booklet A Checklist of the Birds of the Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands and Guide to Status and Record Submission (third edition 2011). A copy of these can be found on our website http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com. All records should be sent to the relevant County Recorder as soon as possible after observation. Concise, though adequate, field descriptions (including how the species was identified, the circumstances of the sighting and the observer’s experience of the species) should accompany records of all species – marked as A in the Details column of the checklist. In addition, descriptions are required for all out- of-season migrants, unusual hybrids and scarce sub-species, including Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Blue-headed and other flava race wagtails, White Wagtail (autumn only), Black-bellied Dipper, Greenland Wheatear and Chiffchaff races. The lack of an acceptable description may lead to records being rejected. Records should be sent to the appropriate County recorder: Warwickshire Steve Haynes 4 Spinney Close, Arley, Warwickshire, CV7 8PD [email protected] Worcestershire Steven Payne 6 Norbury Close, Redditch, B98 8RP [email protected] Staffordshire Nick Pomiankowski 22 The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5AQ [email protected] West Midlands Kevin Clements 26 Hambrook Close, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0XA [email protected] Records can be sent electronically as Excel, Word, CSV or RTF files or on record slips. These are available from the Club Secretary (address inside back cover) at indoor meetings or a copy can be downloaded from our web site: http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/. Another alternative that is proving very popular is the BTO’s BirdTrack website http://www. bto.org.uk/birdtrack/. Data entered here can be accessed, with permission, by the County Recorder, thus obviating the need to send in slips etc. D. W. Emley, 23 Leacroft, Stone, Staffs, ST15 8GF [email protected] 5 Birds and Weather A total of 229 bird species recorded in the Region during 2014 is considered low against a previous running ten-year average of 234. This rather disappointing figure is offset by the fact that three species were recorded during the year as firsts, either at county or Regional level. A Pacific Golden Plover recorded at Middleton Lakes, Staffordshire, is a first for this species for the entire Region while a Bonaparte’s Gull found at Marsh Lane NR is a county first for West Midlands and a Hume’s Warbler at Hams Hall is a first for Warwickshire. Additionally, two Bean Geese Anser fabilis fabalis constituted a second Regional record for this race. In taking a comprehensive and detailed look at the weather in 2014 we can, in some instances, understand the effect that this can have on our wildlife and habitat. Perhaps the greatest impact is imparted by extreme conditions, particularly if these are prolonged. Such conditions may have long-term effects upon populations when they occur at critical times of year. Migrating birds especially, are influenced by a whole range of strong weather patterns and such influences can be extreme in determining whether the bird completes its’ migratory journey. It soon becomes clear that the diversity in our annual weather, which may change from region to region in a comparatively short space of time, will have differing impacts upon our birdlife, whether these are resident or migratory species. The following information is applicable to our Region while providing overall summaries from a UK overview provided by the Met Office. The averaging period used for the following weather assessment was 1981 – 2010. January A succession of weather systems tracking across the UK from the Atlantic brought high winds, at times gale force, and persistent rain to the country. This extended a sequence of deep lows that began in mid-December 2013. The worst of these were over by the 7th to give some brief respite but rain continued through the remainder of the month with very few dry days. For the period from 12th December to the end of January, some stations in the south of England had recorded over five month’s-worth of rainfall (see rainfall chart below). The dominance of the unsettled weather resulted in January being a very mild month with relatively few air frosts and an absence of snowfall in our Region. Temperatures for the month overall were above normal, with the mean temperature 1.3°C above the 1981 – 2010 average. The UK overall received 155% of average rainfall making it the third wettest in the series. In a saturated landscape, ground-feeding birds were restricted to a limited area of suitable land. Winter thrushes, Fieldfare and Redwing in search of food, were forced into a more nomadic lifestyle than would normally be expected and where feeding was good the birds were concentrated. Likewise, Brambling and Linnet flocks failed to materialise in any significant numbers in the Region. The plateau of Black Hill was favourable land for a flock of 1000 European Golden Plovers that was recorded there on 25th. A Hume’s Warbler, the first of the Region’s event birds and a first for Warwickshire, was also discovered on 25th; at Hams Hall. February was another stormy, very unsettled and wet month. During the first half, the weather was dominated by a succession of major winter storms, continuing a sequence from 6 Rainfall chart for January 2014 late January, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and significant weather impacts, including extensive flooding across the Somerset Levels and from the River Thames. Huge waves also made conditions extremely dangerous around the coastline of Wales and southern England. Although the exceptionally stormy weather ended on the 15th, the rest of the month remained very unsettled. However, conditions were mild with any snow confined to the Scottish mountains. It was a mild month with the UK mean temperature 5.2°C, which is 1.5°C above the 1981–2010 long-term average and the number of air frosts among the 7 lowest in the last 50 years. The UK overall received 191% of average rainfall, making it the third wettest February in the historical series. The continuing deluge saw an extension to wetland areas with flood-meadows becoming favoured haunts for some species.
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