by Alexander C. Lees, Centre for Ecology, Evolution & Conservation, University of East Anglia
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Part 9 - Warblers, Tits, Sparrows, Crows and Finches
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Uncommon summer visitor
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common summer visitor
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Vagrant, 1 record
1 trapped Ancaster GP 1st August 1967
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Locally common summer visitor
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Common summer visitor
Lesser Whitethroat, Marston STW May 1997 (photo A. Lees)
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Common summer visitor
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Common summer visitor
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Common summer visitor, scarce in winter
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Scarce passage migrant
1 South Witham 5th August 1985
1 Grimsthorpe 9th August 1985
1 Grimsthorpe 27th April 1986
1 Morkery Wood 4th May 1986
1 Ancaster GP 6th August 1994
1 Belton Park 29th April 1990
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Common summer visitor, uncommon in winter, two records of birds showing characteristics of eastern forms:
1 Marston STW 30th December 2001-5th January 2002 (T. Lee, A. Lees et al .)
1 Marston STW 24th December 2003-20th January 2004 (A. Lees et al .)
“Eastern Chiffchaff” tristis/eastern abietinis December 2003 (photo A. Lees)
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common summer visitor
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Common resident
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Rare passage migrant/winter visitor
1 South Witham 17th November 1993
1 Ancaster GP November 1992 - February 1993
1 Ancaster GP 9th -10th April 1994
1 Fulbeck 13th December 2001
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Uncommon summer visitor
Spotted Flycatcher, Foston, August 1996 (photo A. Lees)
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Scarce passage migrant, less than annual
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Common resident
Marsh Tit Parus palustris
Common resident
Willow Tit Parus montanus
Scarce resident
Coal Tit Parus ater
Common resident
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
Common resident
Great Tit Parus major
Common resident
Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Common resident
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Common resident
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Vagrant, 1 record
1 Aswardby 27th May 1994
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Scarce winter visitor, 8 records
1 Ropsley 10th April 1954
1 Marston STW 2nd March 1968
1 Temple Wood 19th October 1980
1 Kirkby Underwood 6th November 1983
1 Rauceby Warren , every winter November 1985 - March 1991
1 Ancaster December 1990 - March 1991
1 Stoke Rochford 23rd January - 23rd February 2003
1 Belvoir 8th March 2003
Great Grey Shrike, Stoke Rochford January 2003 (photo S. Botham)
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Common resident
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
Common resident
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Common resident
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Common resident
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Common resident
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Formerly scarce winter visitor, rare since 1975
Common Raven Corvus corax
Rare resident
2 Belton Area 2 nd November 2003 - Jan 2006 at least, 2 juveniles fledged in spring 2005, first breeding in the county since the end of the 18th Century (T. Lee et al .)
Common Raven, Belton, January 2006 (photo A. Lees)
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Common resident
Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus
Rare visitor, 4 records
1 shot "near" Grantham "prior to" 1783
1 adult Rauceby Warren 21st June 1984 (A. Simms, K. Durose, D. Jenkins)
1 juv. South Witham 3rd August 1987 (E. Simms)
1 1st win. Cranwell 12th February - 23rd March 2004 (A. Chick, B. Johnson et al. )
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Common resident
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Resident, has declined
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Common resident
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Regular passage migrant and winter visitor
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Common resident
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Common resident
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
Winter visitor and passage migrant
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Common resident
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Rare passage migrant, 3 records of 11 individuals
2 Marston STW 19th January 1958
8 Marston STW 2nd March 1968
1 Marston STW 1st January 1997
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret
Declining resident, more abundant in winter
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Scarce winter visitor, less than annual
Common (left) and Lesser Redpolls, Marston STW December 2005 (photo A. Lees)
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Irruptive visitor, has bred
Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common resident
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Rare resident, status uncertain, formerly bred at Belton, may still persist around Belvoir, one Dec-Jan 2005 Temple Wood (I. Misselbrook) associated with influx of Continental birds into the UK .
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Vagrant, 1 record
1 Marston STW 21st November 1999 (A. Lees)
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Common resident
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Common resident
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Uncommon resident
Birds of Grantham Part 1 - Divers to Herons
Birds of Grantham Part 2 - Swans, Geese and other Wildlfowl
Birds of Grantham Part 3 - Wildfowl cont...
Birds of Grantham Part 4 - Birds of Prey
Birds of Grantham Part 5 - Game Birds and Waders
Birds of Grantham Part 6 - Gulls and Terns
Birds of Grantham Part 7 - Owls and Woodpeckers
Birds of Grantham Part 8 - Larks, Pipits, Wagtails and Trushes
Birds of Grantham Part 9 - Warblers, Tits, Sparrows, Crows and Finches