Click on the link for an Microsoft Excel version of the Frodsham Marsh Birdlist for 2020
The Full list is listed below.
Species Scientific Name Current Status
1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common/migrant/breeds
2 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Passage/winter visitor
3 Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii Scarce migrant/winter
4 Bean Goose (Tundra/Taiga) Anser fabalis Very rare winter visitor
5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Passage migrant/winter
6 Eurasian White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Rare winter visitor
Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Rare winter visitor
7 Greylag Goose Anser anser Feral population/wild?
8 Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common, does breed
9 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Rare winter and/or feral
10 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Scarce winter visitor
Pale-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Rare winter visitor
11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rare feral visitor
12 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Rare/continental feral
13 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Common breeds/passage
14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rare feral visitor
15 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Winter/occasional Summer
16 American Wigeon Anas americana Rare migrant/winter visitor
17 Gadwall Anas strepera Common winter/breeds?
18 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Common winter/has bred
19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Very rare winter visitor
20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common resident/breeds
21 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Regular winter visitor
22 Garganey Anas querquedula Scarce migrant
23 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Common winter/breeds
24 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Rare/feral visitor
25 Common Pochard Aythya ferina Scarce
26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Very rare migrant
27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca The only record
28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common breeder/winter
29 Greater Scaup Aythya marila Very scarce/winter visitor
30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Very rare migrant
31 Common Eider Somateria mollissima Very rare winter visitor
32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemal Rare migrant/winter visitor
33 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Rare migrant
34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Very rare winter visitor
35 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Regular winter visitor
36 Smew Mergellus albellus Very rare winter visitor
37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Very scarce winter visitor
38 Goosander Mergus merganser Very scarce migrant
39 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Once common/now rare
40 Common Quail Coturnix coturni Rare summer visitor
41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Introduced/feral
42 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Now introduced
43 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced/feral
44 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Rare winter visitor
45 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Rare winter visitor
46 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Rare winter visitor
47 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Very rare visitor
48 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus The only record
49 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus The only record
50 Leach’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Very rare visitor
51 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Very rare visitor
52 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo Common/ has bred
Continental Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Scarce, has bred
53 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Rare visitor
54 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Very rare winter visitor
55 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Very rare summer visitor
56 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common/has bred
57 Great Egret Ardea alba Rare in small numbers
58 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common resident/breeds
59 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Rare migrant
60 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Common breeder/winter
61 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Passage/ common winter
62 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Rare migrant/winter
63 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Scarce migrant
64 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus The only record
65 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Very rare migrant
66 Red Kite Milvus milvus Very scarce migrant
67 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Scarce migrant/breeds
68 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Uncommon winter visitor
69 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus Very rare passage migrant
70 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Very rare visitor
71 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Resident and migrant
72 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Resident breeder
73 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Very rare winter visitor
74 Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Very scarce migrant
75 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunus Common/passage migrant
76 Merlin Falco columbarius Scarce migrant/winter
77 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Very scarce summer
78 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Resident
79 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Winter/does breed
80 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Very rare
81 Corncrake Crex crex Very rare
82 Common Moorhen Gallinulachloropus Common resident
83 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Common/breeds/winter
84 Common Crane Grus grus Very rare
85 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus The only record
86 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Rare/has bred
87 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Scarce/has bred
88 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Resident/migrant
89 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Common winter
90 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Passage/winter
91 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common/breeds
92 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Summer/breeds
93 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula ummer Common/migrant/breeds
Northern Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula tundrae Migrant
94 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus The only record
95 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Very rare migrant
96 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopu Scarce passage migrant
97 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Common migrant/winter
98 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa islandica Common summer/winter
99 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Scarce passage/winter
100 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Scarce passage migrant
101 Red Knot Calidris canutus Passage/winter
102 Ruff Philomachus pugnax Passage/winter
103 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Caldris acuminata The only record
104 Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Very rare passage migrant
105 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Passage/has winter
106 Stilt Sandpiper Micropalama himantopus The only record
107 Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii Rare passage migrant
108 Sanderling Calidris alba Passage/winter
109 Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii Passage/winter
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina Scarce passage
Dunlin Calidris alpina artica Scarce passage
110 Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Very rare migrant
111 Little Stint Calidris minuta Passage/scarce winter
112 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fusci Very rare migrant
113 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Very rare migrant
114 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare migrant
115 Semi-palmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla The only record
116 Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Very rare migrant
117 Red-necked Phalarope Phalarope phalaropus Very rare migrant
118 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Very rare migrant
119 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus The only record
120 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Summer/rare winter
121 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Passage migrant/winter
122 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Passage/rare winter
123 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Passage/rare winter
124 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Very rare migrant
125 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis The only record
126 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Scarce passage migrant
127 Common Redshank Tringa totanus Passage/winter/has bred
128 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Very scarce winter visitor
129 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Very rare migrant
130 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Very scarce winter visitor
131 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common/migrant/winter
132 Great Snipe Gallinago media The only record
133 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola The only record
134 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Very rare – two records
135 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Very rare migrant
136 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus The only record
137 Great Skua Stercorarius skua Very rare migrant
138 Razorbill Alca torda The only record
139 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Very rare summer visitor
140 Little Tern Sterna albifrons Very rare migrant
141 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Very rare – two records
142 Black Tern Chlidonias niger Rare/irregular migrant
143 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Very rare migrant
144 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Rare migrant
145 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Migrant/occasional
146 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Rare passage migrant
147 Sabine’s Gull Larus sabini Very rare – Two records
148 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Very scarce visitor
149 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common/has bred
150 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Scarce/migrant
151 Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan The only record
152 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Scarce passage/winter
153 Common Gull Larus canus Common passage/winter
154 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Rare – two records
155 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Resident, breeder/migrant
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius Common/breeds
156 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus argenteus Resident/breeds
Scandinavian Herring Gull Larus argentatus argentatus Scarce/winter
157 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Very scarce passage
158 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Rare winter visitor
159 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Rare winter visitor
160 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common, has bred
161 Stock Dove Columba oenas Passage migrant/winter
162 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Passage/winter/breeds
163 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Scarce/ breeder
164 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Now very rare
165 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Summer, has bred
166 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Local resident/winter
167 Little Owl Athene noctua Very Rare, has bred.
168 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rare – breeds locally
169 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Scarce/irregular/has bred
170 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Irregular spring/winter
171 Common Swift Apus apus Summer/breeds locally
172 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops The only record
173 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Resident/winter visitor
174 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Very rare irregular visitor
175 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Resident/migrant
176 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Very rare migrant
177 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Very rare migrant
178 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator The only record
179 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Common breeding resident
180 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Resident/passage
181 Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula Common/migrant
182 Rook Corvus frugilegus Breeds/locallymigrant
183 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Breeding resident
184 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Rare – two records
185 Northern Raven Corvus corax Common/migrant
186 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Migrant/winter
187 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Two records
188 Eurasian Blue Tit Parus caeruleus Breeding resident
189 Great Tit Parus major Breeding resident
190 Coal Tit Periparus ater Scarce migrant/winter
191 Willow Tit Poecile montana Rare irregular visitor
192 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Very rare
193 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Resident/migrant
194 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris The only record
195 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Migrant/has bred
196 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Summer/breeds
197 Common House Martin Delichon urbica Migrant/breeds
198 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropsis daurica The only record
199 Cettis Warbler Cettia cetti Rare resident – has bred
200 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos audatus Common resident
201 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita collybita Summer/scarce winter
Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis The only record
202 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common migrant, breeds?
203 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Migrant, breeds
204 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Passage migrant
205 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Scarce summer
206 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Migrant/breeder
207 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Summer breeder
208 Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides The only record
209 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Very rare
210 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Summer/breeds
211 Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Summer/breeds
212 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Rare – two records
213 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rare resident
214 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rare resident
215 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Resident
216 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Resident/breeds
217 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Passage migrant
218 Common Blackbird Turdus merula Resident/breeds
219 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common/winter
220 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Resident/winter
221 Redwing Turdus iliacus Migrant/winter
222 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Uncommon resident
223 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Scarce migrant
224 European Robin Erithacus rubecula Resident/migrant
225 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Two records
226 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica svecica One record
227 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca One record
228 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros One record
229 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Migrant
230 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Passage/has bred
231 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola hibernans Passage/ winter
232 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe Migrant,has bred
Greenland Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa Passage/has bred
233 Dunnock Prunella modularis Common resident
234 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Scarce visitor/local breeder
235 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Scarce passage migrant
236 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Summer/migrant,breeds
Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava flava Rare/has bred
Channel Wagtail Motacilla flava flava x flavissima Rare/has bred
237 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Passage/winter visitor
238 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrelli Common/migrant/breeds
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Scarce passage migrant
239 Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi Rare migrant/winter
240 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris One record
241 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Rare passage migrant
242 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common/breeds/passage
243 Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Rare migrant/winter
244 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Rare migrant/winter
245 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Resident/migrant/winter
246 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Scarce migrant/winter
247 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris Resident/migrant
248 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Resident/migrant/winter
249 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus Scarce passage migrant
250 Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina Common migrant/winter
251 Twite Carduelis flavirostris Scarce migrant/winter
252 Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret Scarce migrant/winter
253 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea flammea Rare migrant
254 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra One record
255 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata Scarce resident, breeds
256 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes One record
257 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Rare migrant/winter
258 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Rare migrant/winter
259 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Scarce migrant, has bred
260 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Resident/migrant
261 Corn Bunting Embiriza calandra Scarce migrant, has bred
262 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus One record
263 Barred Warbler Slyvia nisoria One record
The list stands at 263 as from 2018.
I’m keen to get in touch with Paul Ralston from Ellesmere Port about some bird sightings near Llangollen. He may be able to help with information that’s important to a study that I do.
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Hi Bill,Saw a Barn Owl in the field near the slip road up to no 6,landed in hawthorns and showed well about 7 this evening.
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Enjoyed looking through your blog. Lived and birded in Frodsham in my primary school days, esp Frodsham and Helsby Hills and Frodsham Marsh. This was 1964 – 1969 and remember Runcorn being built and the motorway being constructed behind our cub and scout hut. Good times and a great place to begin birding. My blog :http://littlehadhambirding.blogspot.co.uk shows I now live in land locked Hertfordshire and have nowhere near the list attainable to you lucky ones. Good blog, great stuff. Jono
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