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The Twentieth The Twenty Eighth ARGYLL BIRD REPORT With Systematic List for the year 2016 Edited by Jim Dickson Assisted by John Bowler and David Jardine Systematic List by John Bowler, Malcolm Chattwood, Jim Dickson, Bob Furness, Mike Harrison, Robin Harvey, David Jardine, Andy Robinson and Nigel Scriven ISSN 1363-4386 Copyright: Argyll Bird Club Jan 2018 Argyll Bird Club Officials and Committee as at 1st Jan. 2018 Chairman Nigel Scriven, 14 Taylor Ave., Kilbarchan, Johnstone PA10 2LS Vice-Chairman David Jardine, The Old Schoolhouse, 26 Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RN Secretary Anne Archer, Springbank, Tighnabruaich PA21 2EJ. Treasurer Prof. Bob Furness, The Cnoc, Tarbet, Loch Lomondside G83 7DG Committee Malcolm Chattwood, Jim Dickson, Neil Hammatt, Gordon Holm, Katie Pendreigh, Dr. Steve Petty, Andy Robinson and Blair Urquhart. Membership Sue Furness, The Cnoc, Tarbet, Loch Lomondside G83 7DG Secretary Argyll Bird Dr John Bowler, Dr Stuart Crutchfield, Jim Dickson (Secretary), Records Committee David Jardine, Dr Malcolm Ogilvie and Andy Robinson Editor of The Eider Dr Steve Petty, Cluaran Cottage, Ardentinny, Dunoon, Argyll PA23 (newsletter) 8TR S.O.C. Recorder for Argyll and Editor of the Argyll Bird Report: Jim Dickson, 11 Pipers Road, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8UF E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Recorder: Malcolm Chattwood, 1 The Stances, Kilmichael Glassary, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8QA E-mail: [email protected] Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Organisers: for Argyll mainland & Mull: Nigel Scriven, 14 Taylor Ave., Kilbarchan, Johnstone PA10 2LS E-mail: [email protected] For Tiree and Coll: John Bowler, Pairc na Coille, Balephuil, Isle of Tiree, Argyll, PA77 6UE E-mail: [email protected] For Islay, Jura and Colonsay: David Wood, Kinnabus, The Oa. Islay, Argyll. E-mail: [email protected] B.T.O. Representatives: For North Argyll, Mull, Coll, Tiree & Morvern: Geoff Small, E-mail: [email protected] For Islay, Jura and Colonsay: David Wood, E-mail: [email protected] For Argyll Mainland, Bute and Gigha: Nigel Scriven, E-mail: [email protected] R.S.P.B. Conservation Officer: For Argyll & Bute: Andy Robinson, RSPB S&W Scotland RO, 10 Park Quadrant, Glasgow, G3 6BS E-mail: [email protected] Argyll Raptor Study Group: David Warden (Chair) Tweedhill Garden, Paxton, Berwick upon Tweed TD15 1XQ E-mail: [email protected] 2 Contents Introduction 4 Bird Recording in Argyll 5 -7 Sighting Highlights in 2016 7 - 10 Systematic List for 2016 Swans 19 - 20 Geese 21 - 26 Ducks 26 - 38 Game birds 38 - 40 Divers 40 - 42 Fulmar, shearwaters, petrels 42 - 45 Gannet, cormorants, egrets, herons 45 - 50 Grebes 49 - 50 Raptors 50 - 56 Rails, crakes & crane 56 - 59 Waders 59 - 76 Skuas, gulls, terns 76 - 92 Auks 78 - 81 Pigeons & doves 92 - 93 Cuckoos & owls 93 - 95 Nightjar, swifts, kingfisher, woodpeckers, falcons 95 - 99 Vireo, oriole, shrikes 99 - 100 Crows 100 - 104 Goldcrest, tits 104 - 106 Larks 106 - 107 Swallows & long-tailed tit 107 - 108 Warblers 108 - 113 Nuthatch, treecreeper, wren, starlings 113 - 116 Dipper & thrushes 116 - 119 Flycatchers, robin, nightingale, chats 119 - 122 Dunnock & sparrows 122 - 123 Wagtails & pipits 123 - 126 Finches 126 - 131 Buntings etc. 131 - 133 Escapes & Introductions 120 Rejected and Pending records 121 - 122 Getting Involved 122 Papers & Articles 123 Argyll Ringing Recoveries 145 - 149 Recent Literature on Argyll Birds 150 - 152 Acknowledgements & Contributors 153 - 155 Species Index 156 - 159 3 Introduction Welcome to the 28th Argyll Bird Report which we hope you will enjoy and perhaps encourage you to become more involved with the birdlife of our region, from simply enjoying observing the species we have, to perhaps taking part in survey work or other studies. 2016 was an interesting year for bird-watching in Argyll with 231 species recorded, of which two were new – Swainson’s Thrush and Isabelline Wheatear. A record of Thayer’s Gull from Islay in 2014 was recently accepted by the BBRC as a first for Scotland and Argyll. Under new taxanomic changes however the British Ornithologists’ Union now adopt the International Ornithological Congress list, therefore from 1st January 2018 the ‘Thayer’s’ reverts back to a sub-species of Iceland Gull. Northern race Long-tailed Tits on Mull were also new for Argyll. Other good finds during the year included - Black Kite, Pacific Golden Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Snowy Owl, Icterine Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, White-throated Sparrow and a returning Pied-billed Grebe. Accounts of the new species for Argyll are fully documented in this report as well as papers on the history of Storm Petrels in Kintyre and a write up of the Argyll Rookery survey carried out in 2017, organised by members of the Argyll Bird Club. In general many species had a poor breeding season in 2016 with numbers down in part due to the wet spring and summer. Recent trends, as shown by the BTO Breeding Bird Survey, indicate that decreases continue for breeding waders, particularly Lapwing, Curlew and Redshank. Other declines in species such as Kestrel, Skylark and Greenfinch as well as trans African-Eurasian migrants relevant to Argyll such as Wood Warbler, Garden Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher and Whinchat have been noted in the UK. The latter group being adversely affected for a variety of largely human related issues, such as degradation and fragmentation of habitats. Some other species are doing relatively well and include - Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Nuthatch, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Goldfinch and Siskin. To get a more accurate picture of trends in Argyll more BBS study squares would be required and many are still available for interested volunteers. Some regions in Argyll, such as parts of Islay, Mid-Argyll, Mull and Tiree have reasonably good levels of observer cover resulting in a good number and quality of bird records. Other areas such as Cowal, Kintyre and North Argyll, although having small pockets of good coverage, the number of reports received does not always reflect their potential. As such we actively encourage you to be aware of any shortfalls and welcome your records. Often concentrating on a local patch can give rise to exciting discoveries and good quality information as well as being very enjoyable. Records of species where the distribution is very sparse or numbers are decreasing are paticularlly sought for under reported species such as Goshawk, Green Woodpecker, Nightjar, Ptarmigan and Ring Ouzel. Jim Dickson (Jan 2018) 4 Bird Recording in Argyll Submitting your bird records The Argyll bird recorders maintain the Argyll bird database on behalf of the Scottish Ornitholgists’ Club and the Argyll Bird Club and in recent years have been receiving in excess of 30,000 records per year. We welcome all bird records however please look at the guidance sheet on the Argyll Bird Club website under Bird Recording which gives threshold guidelines on what to report. The recorders are happy to input casual reports however when larger volumes of records are submitted we recommend that these are sent in Excel spread sheet format compatible with the Argyll bird database. We can send you a template or for regular record providers we can send an automated input form. Please email [email protected] for more details. Records sent to the BTO’s BirdTrack and WeBS can be accessed by the recorders as well as records sent to Birdguides. Rare birds Details and photographs of all rare bird sightings should be sent in (preferably emailed) as soon as possible after the sighting to Jim Dickson, 11 Pipers Road, Cairnbaan, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8UF. Tel: 01546 603967 E-mail: [email protected] Please use the standard form (available from Jim). These will be judged locally by the Argyll Bird Records Committee (ABRC) whose members are listed on p. 2, sent on to the Scottish Birds Records Committee (SBRC), or passed to the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), depending on the species/level of rarity. The list below is made up of the ABRC list of Argyll rarities and the SBRC list of Scottish rarities (those marked #) details rare species whose occurrence in Argyll needs to be fully documented i.e. details of the circumstances surrounding the sighting and a detailed description of the bird and if possible photographs and field notes. Records of rarities in the systematic list are accompanied by the names of the observers, starting with the finder(s)/identifier(s), (or, in the absence of this information, the person who first reported the bird to the recorder), followed by the observer(s) who submitted details of the record, if different. Species for which descriptions are required by the Argyll BRC and the Scottish BRC (#). A full list of BBRC species can be found at www.bbrc.org.uk Bewick’s Swan White-billed Diver # Bean Goose Cory's Shearwater # European White-fronted Goose Great Shearwater # (race albifrons) Balearic Shearwater Egyptian Goose Great Cormorant (race sinensis) American Wigeon Eurasian Bittern Green-winged Teal Night-heron # Garganey (lone females/juveniles) Cattle Egret # Red-crested Pochard Great White Egret Ring-necked Duck Purple Heron # Ferruginous Duck White Stork Lesser Scaup # Glossy Ibis Surf Scoter (except adult males) Eurasian Spoonbill Smew Red-necked Grebe Ruddy Duck Black-necked Grebe 5 Honey-buzzard Short-toed Lark # Black Kite # Wood Lark # Montagu's Harrier # Shore Lark Goshawk Red-rumped Swallow # Rough-legged Buzzard
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