| This is a list of 167 birds reported from Fens Pools. Those up until 2005 have been
taken from the West Midland Bird Club Annual Report, with later reports from
various sources. Only more recent reports of the commoner species are given.
I would be grateful if you would let me know of any errors or omissions.
MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor
Breeding resident.
BEWICK'S SWAN Cygnus columbianus
Three on January 26th 1998 flew out to the north-east.
WHOOPER SWAN Cygnus cygnus
Two adults and one immature flew over on March 25th 1993.
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Anser brachyrhynchus
Forty flew over in a northerly direction on December 26th 1997.
GREYLAG GOOSE Anser anser
Seen in 1998.
CANADA GOOSE Branta canadensis
Breeding resident. Maxima of 260 in September 1998.
BARNACLE GOOSE Branta leucopsis
One on August 11th 1993.
BRENT GOOSE Branta bernicla
One from March 2nd to 22nd 1993.
EGYPTIAN GOOSE Alopochen aegyptiacus
One flew over north on April 13th 1996, presumably the same bird present for
a few hours next day before leaving to the east.
SHELDUCK Tadorna tadorna
Three November 16th 1996. Two flew over on April 30th 1998.
MANDARIN Aix galericulata
A pair on March 18th 1987.
WIGEON Anas penelope
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
GADWALL Anas strepera
Long-staying male throughout 1996 (except for May). Three on February 3rd 2005.
TEAL Anas crecca
Peak of ten in January 1998.
MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos
Breeding resident. Maxima of 72 in July 1994.
PINTAIL Anas acuta
A female on February 5th 1985.
SHOVELER Anas clypeata
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
- | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
POCHARD Aythya farina
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2005 | 16 | 20 | 2 | - | - | - |
- | - | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
FERRUGINOUS DUCK Aythya nyroca
A male from March 2nd to 17th 1991.
TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2005 | 39 | 69 | 39 | 16 | - | - |
11 | 2 | - | 45 | 70 | 79 |
SCAUP Aythya marila
One from January 14th to March 8th 1997.
LONG-TAILED DUCK Clangula hyemalis
Four (thought to be two immatures and two females) on November 2nd 1991.
COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra
Female/immature on July 20th 1998.
GOLDENEYE Bucephala clangula
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2005 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
SMEW Mergellus albellus
A redhead on December 2nd 2005.
GOOSANDER Mergus merganser
Singles on January 16th and December 7th 1998. Winter 2000.
RUDDY DUCK Oxyura jamaicensis
Bred 1998 and 2000.
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE Alectoris rufa
Two on April 25th 1995.
GREY PARTRIDGE Perdix perdix
Two on October 16th 1990.
PHEASANT Phasianus colchicus
Single bird in 2005.
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER Gavia immer
First winter bird 2nd 1985 to January 6th 1986.
LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis
Bred in 2005.
GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus
Breeding resident.
RED-NECKED GREBE Podiceps grisegena
Juvenile from October 10th to 12th 1991.
CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
Maxima of 11 on November 28th 1998.
SHAG Phalacrocorax aristotelis
One on February 16th 2002.
BITTERN Botaurus stellaris
One on January 7th and November 30th 1993. One on November 29th 1995.
GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
Seen outside the breeding season in 2008.
MARSH HARRIER Circus aeruginosus
One flew over east on August 17th 1996. Another flew over southwards on April
3rd 2005.
GOSHAWK Accipter gentilis
A female was circling on April 13th 1996. One flew over on April 7th 1998.
SPARROWHAWK Accipter nisus
Bred in 1999 and 2000.
BUZZARD Buteo buteo
Singles seen on ten dates in 1998.
OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
One flew over on July 19th 1996.
KESTREL Falco tinnunculus
Breeding resident.
MERLIN Falco columbarius
A female on October 7th 1993.
HOBBY Falco subbuteo
Seen on two dates in spring 1998 and two dates in the autumn (maximum of
two). Also seen in the spring in 2000, 2001 and 2005.
PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus
One on January 3rd and February 2nd 2005, with two on February 12th.
WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus
Seen in both winter periods in 2005.
MOORHEN Gallinula chloropus
Breeding resident. Maxima of 75 in 1998 and 1999.
COOT Fulica atra
Breeding resident. Maxima of 180 on December 26th 1999.
OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus
One on March 20th 1996. One on April 4th 1999. One on March 7th 2005, with
two on April 26th.
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius
In 1996, two on April 11th, with singles on June 21st, 27th and 30th. Spring
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RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula
One on March 20th 1996.
GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
Thirty five flew over on January 2nd 1996.
LAPWING Vanellus vanellus
Thirty seven over on November 21st 1998.
LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta>
One on September 9th 1995. One on September 20th 1996.
DUNLIN Calidris alpina
In 1996, two on January 27th, singles on March 17th and May 19th, and two on
December 20th. One on October 18th 2005.
JACK SNIPE Lymnocryptes minimus
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 1996 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
- | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
Twenty on January 12th 1996. 1997. Second winter period in 2005.
WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola
1996. Seen outside the breeding season in 1998. Winter 2000.
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
One flew over on March 24th 1996.
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus
One on May 17th 1998. One on July 22nd 2005.
CURLEW Numenius arquata
Six flew over north on March 24th 1998.
SPOTTED REDSHANK Tringa erythropus
Adult in winter plumage from September 5th to 6th 1996.
REDSHANK Tringa totanus
Single birds on March 14th and 29th and September 4th 1998. One on March 18th
2005.
GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
1996. One on August 25th 1998. Spring 2000.
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
One on April 5th 1997. Autumn 2000.
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
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Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
One on August 22nd 1993. One on May 23rd 1994.
GREY PHALAROPE Phalaropus fulicarius
One on November 8th 2005.
LONG-TAILED SKUA Stercorarius longicaudus
Pale phase adult, complete with tail streamers, paid a very brief visit on
October 21st 1991.
GREAT SKUA Catharacta skua
One on January 3rd 1998.
MEDITERRANEAN GULL Larus melanocephalus
A first winter bird on February 14th 1996.
LITTLE GULL Larus minutus
An adult flew east on March 25th 1996.
BLACK-HEADED GULL Larus ridibundus
Annual winter visitor.
RING-BILLED GULL Larus delawarensis
An adult on January 3rd 1996.
COMMON GULL Larus canus
Seen in November and December 2005.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus fuscus
Winter visitor.
HERRING GULL Larus argentatus
Winter visitor.
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
Singles on January 17th 1998 and in autumn 2000.
ICELAND GULL Larus glaucoides
An adult on January 22nd 1996 and a first winter on December 22nd.
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus marinus
Up to seven seen in January 2005.
KITTIWAKE Rissa tridactyla
Adults on March 12th and 18th 1996.
SANDWICH TERN Sterna sandvicensis
Five for five minutes on August 22nd 1993.
COMMON TERN Sterna hirunda
Maxima of twenty on August 20th 1997.
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Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
ARCTIC TERN Sterna paradisaea
Two on April 16th 1996, with a single from October 18th to 19th.
LITTLE TERN Sterna albifrons
Singles on May 15th and July 12th 1994.
BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger
Two on June 30th 1996. One on August 7th 1997. Two on May 11th 2000.
STOCK DOVE Columba oenas
Seen in the breeding season in 2005.
WOODPIGEON Columba palumbus
Breeding resident.
COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocto
Breeding resident.
TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia turtur
One on May 18th 1996.
CUCKOO Cuculus canorus
Heard calling in 1996.
BARN OWL Tyto alba
One present in the area for around ten days in the middle of March 1990.
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
1987.
TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
Heard calling in 1996 and 1997.
LONG-EARED OWL Asia otus
One roosted on December 12th and 16th 1984.
SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
One on April 25th 1993.
SWIFT Apus apus
Maxima of 100 in May and June 1998.
KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis
Present during the breeding season 2005.
HOOPOE Upupa epops
One seen briefly on April 19th 1994.
GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis
Bred in 2005.
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos major
Seen in March 2008.
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos minor
Winter 2000.
SKYLARK Alauda arvensis
Seen outside the breeding season in 2005.
SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia
Maxima of twenty on May 5th 1998.
SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
Maxima of 30 on May 9th 1997.
HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbica
Passage migrant.
TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis
One on August 24th 1996.
MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis
Passage migrant. Five hundred over on October 1st 1996.
ROCK PIPIT Anthus petrosus
Singles in 1996 on February 21st, March 18th and 24th, and October 19th.
YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
Ten on April 26th 1997. Seen on passage in 1998.
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
Winter visitor. Bred 1999.
PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba
Breeding resident.
WAXWING Bombycilla garrulus
Two on March 24th 1996.
WREN Troglodytes troglodytes
Breeding resident.
DUNNOCK Prunella modularis
Breeding resident.
ROBIN Erithacus rubecula
Breeding resident.
BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros
One on April 27th 2002.
REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Singles in 1997 on April 12th and 19th-20th, May 4th, July 27th and 29th, and
September 28th. Spring 2001.
WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra
Spring passage and September 1996.
STONECHAT Saxicola torquata
Singles on March 2nd and 26th 1996.
WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
Nine dates in spring 1996 (inc. five on March 25th, twenty on the 26th, six
on the 27th, and six on April 20th). 1997. A male on March 25th 2001.
RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus
Spring 1996 - March 24th (2), 25th (4), 26th (3), April 2nd, 3rd-9th (2),
13th (3), 14th. One on April 14th 2005.
BLACKBIRD Turdus merula
Breeding resident.
FIELDFARE Turdus torquatus
In excess of 250 on November 2nd 1998.
SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelos
Four pairs bred 1997.
REDWING Turdus iliacus
300 on November 1st 1997.
MISTLE THRUSH Turdus viscivorus
Breeding resident.
SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Spring and autumn migrant in 1998. Two on April 23rd 2005, with singles on 26th
and May 13th and 15th.
REED WARBLER Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Spring and autumn migrant in 2005.
BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
Four pairs in 1997. Present in the breeding season in 2005.
GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin
Singing in 2005.
LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca
Singing in 2005.
WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis
Three pairs in 1997. Present in the breeding season in 2005.
WOOD WARBLER Phylloscopus sibilatrix
One on August 30th 1989.
CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita
Summer visitor. Seen on November 26th 1998.
WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus
Fifteen pairs in 1998.
GOLDCREST Regulus regulus
Seen in the breeding season in 2005.
FIRECREST Regulus ignicapillus
One on March 16th 1997.
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata
Two on passage in May 1998. Spring 2001.
PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hypoleuca
Singles on August 24th and September 4th 1996.
LONG-TAILED TIT Aegithalos caudatus
Breeding resident.
WILLOW TIT Parus montanus
Present in the breeding season 1997. Seen outside the breeding season in 2005.
BLUE TIT Parus caeruleus
Breeding resident.
GREAT TIT Parus major
Breeding resident.
TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris
1989.
JAY Garrulus glandarius
Noted in the breeding season in 2000. Seen outside the breeding season in
2008.
MAGPIE Pica pica
Breeding resident.
JACKDAW Corvus monedula
Seen in the breeding season in 2005.
CARRION CROW Corvus corone
Breeding resident.
RAVEN Corvus corax
Single bird flying over in March 2008.
STARLING Sturnus vulgaris
Breeding resident.
HOUSE SPARROW Passer domesticus
Breeding resident.
CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs
Breeding resident.
BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla
Nine on October 27th 1995. One on January 16th 1996.
GREENFINCH Carduelis chloris
Breeding resident.
GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis
40 in August 1997. 25 on November 21st 1998. Noted in the breeding season in 2000.
SISKIN Carduelis spinus
In excess of thirty on January 2nd 1998. Winter 2000.
LINNET Carduelis cannabina
Flocks of forty in February and November 1997.
LESSER REDPOLL Carduelis cabaret
Twenty on October 1st 1996. Winter 2000.
COMMON CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra
One flew over calling on July 28th 1995.
BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Two pairs in 1999. Noted in the breeding season in 2000.
SNOW BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis
Two on November 1st 1987.
YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella
Two or three pairs in 1993. Seen in 1997.
REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus
Singing in 1997, with eight in the winter. Seen in the breeding season in 2005.
CORN BUNTING Emberiza calandra
Three on January 15th 1987.
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