Birds in Lincolnshire

Part 9. Status of the Birds of the Grantham Area

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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

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