Bird Record

The birds listed here are Miss Davis' record of sightings at Middleton Hall. Only the Great White Egret is not independently confirmed. The sightings were made over a period of 20 years from 1980.

Wherever possible our own photographs have been used. Otherwise reference is made to illustrations available on the web. If there was an illustration of the bird in Willughby's Ornithology this is shown by using the Willughby hyperlink.

Birds

Slavonian Grebe
Cormorant
Grey heron
Bewicks Swan
Greylag Goose
Shelduck
Gadwall
Wigeon
Pochard
Velvet Scoter
Ruddy duck
Sparrowhawk
Hobby   Willughby
Red Legged Partridge   Willughby
Pheasant (Colchicus variety)
Moorhen
Little Ringed Plover
Lapwing   Willughby
Wood Sandpiper
Redshank   Willughby
Snipe
Ruff   Willughby
Herring gulls
Common tern
Stock dove
Turtle dove
Long-eared owl   Willughby
Little owl   Willughby
Green woodpecker
Skylark
House martins
Yellow wagtail (flavissima)
Wren
Wheatear
Mistle thrush
Garden warbler
Whitethroat
Reed warbler
Goldcrest
Great tit
Marsh tit   Willughby
Nuthatch
Jay
Crow
Tree sparrow
Linnet
Greenfinch
Crossbill   Willughby

Dabchick
Little egret
Mute swan
White Fronted Goose
Canada goose
Egyptian goose
Pintail duck
Teal
Tufted duck
Long Tailed Duck
Osprey
Goshawk   Willughby
Peregrine   Willughby
Grey partridge
Water rail
Coot
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Common sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Jack Snipe
Black headed gull
Lesser black backed gull
Arctic tern
Wood pigeon
Cuckoo   Willughby
Short-eared owl   Willughby
Swift
Great spotted woodpecker
Sand martin   Willughby
Meadow pipit
Yellow wagtail (flava)
Dunnock
Song thrush
Fieldfare   Willughby
Blackcap
Sedge warbler
Willow warbler
Spotted flycatcher
Coal tit
Willowtit
Tree creeper
Jackdaw
Starling
Chaffinch
Redpoll
Siskin
Reed bunting