A list of the 84 species I saw on a quick whirlwind trip around southwest England, 17 June to 28 June 2002. Most time was spent with family and birding was very limited. Those marked with an "x" were new (9 species) and reflect a bias towards summer breeders, this being my first trip at this time of year. The awkward amalgam of European and North American nomenclature is James Clements, 4th edition.
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Frampton, Gloucestershire
Northern
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), Seaford
Head, Sussex
Great
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
Mute
Swan (Cygnus olor), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Greylag
Goose (Anser anser), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Canada
Goose (Branta canadensis), Chew Valley
Lake, Somerset
Common
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Mandarin
Duck (Aix galericulata), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Gadwall
(Anas strepera), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Eurasian
Teal (Anas crecca), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Common
Pochard (Aythya ferina), Chew Valley
Lake, Somerset
Tufted
Duck (Aythya fuligula), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Little
Egret (Egretta garzetta), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Gray
Heron (Ardea cinerea), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Common
Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Tadham Moor,
Somerset
Eurasian
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Peregrine
Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Seaford
Head, Sussex
Common
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Eurasian
Coot (Fulica atra), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Eurasian
Curlew (Numenius arquata), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Common
Redshank (Tringa totanus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Green
Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Eurasian
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
Northern
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Mew
Gull (Larus canus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Great
Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
Herring
Gull (Larus argentatus), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Lesser
Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Black-headed
Gull (Larus ridibundus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Black-legged
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Seaford
Head, Sussex
Common
Tern (Sterna hirundo) Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Rock
Dove (Columba livia) Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Stock
Pigeon (Columba oenas) Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Common
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
European
Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur),
Abbots Wood, Sussex
Eurasian
Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Common
Swift (Apus apus), Reading, Berkshire,
X
Great
Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major),
Nagshead RSPB reserve, Glos.
Eurasian
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), Abbots Wood, Sussex
Eurasian
Jay (Garrulus glandarius), ),
Nagshead RSPB reserve, Glos.
Black-billed
Magpie (Pica pica), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Eurasian
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), Blakeney,
Gloucestershire
Rook
(Corvus frugilegus), Cuckmere Valley,
Sussex
Carrion
Crow (Corvus corone), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Eurasian
Blackbird (Turdus merula), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Song
Thrush (Turdus philomelos), Nagshead
RSPB reserve, Gloucestershire
Mistle
Thrush (Turdus viscivorus),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
European
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Spotted
Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
European
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca),
Nagshead RSPB reserve, Glos. X
European
Robin (Erithacus rubecula),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Common
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus),
Ashdown Forest, Sussex, X
Common
Stonechat (Saxicola torquata), Seaford
Head, Sussex
Eurasian
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea), Nagshead
RSPB reserve, Gloucestershire
Winter
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes),
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Long-tailed
Tit (Aegithalos caudatus), Meare
Heath, Somerset
Barn
Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Nagshead
RSPB reserve, Gloucestershire
House
Martin (Delichon urbica), Blakeney,
Gloucestershire
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus), Nagshead RSPB
reserve, Gloucestershire
Sedge
Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus),
Tadham Moore, Somerset, X
Eurasian
Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus),
Frampton, Gloucestershire,
X
Willow
Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Frampton, Gloucestershire, X
Common
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita),
Highnam Woods, Gloucestershire
Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla), Nagshead RSPB
reserve, Gloucestershire, X
Garden
Warbler (Sylvia borin) Abbots Wood,
Sussex, X
Greater
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Frampton, Gloucestershire, X
Dartford
Warbler (Sylvia undata), Ashdown
Forest, Sussex
Coal
Tit (Parus ater), Highnam Woods,
Gloucestershire
Great
Tit (Parus major), Nagshead RSPB
reserve, Gloucestershire
Blue
Tit (Parus caeruleus), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Sky
Lark (Alauda arvensis), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
House
Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
White
Wagtail (Motacilla alba), Frampton,
Gloucestershire
Meadow
Pipit (Anthus pratensis), Seaford
Head, Sussex
Dunnock
(Prunella modularis), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs), Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
European
Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
European
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
Common
Redpoll (Carduelis flammea), Ashdown
Forest, Sussex
Eurasian
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), Ashdown
Forest, Sussex
Eurasian
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Chew
Magna, Somerset
Yellowhammer
(Emberiza citrinella), Cuckmere
Valley, Sussex
Reed
Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus),
Frampton, Gloucestershire
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