Hickling's 1978 Checklist

of

Leicestershire and Rutland

Below you find a checklist of birds in Leicesterchire and Rutland. It is merely the list of species that are listed in Ronald Hicklings monograph on Birds in Leicesterchire and Rutland, which has been published in 1978 by the Leicesterchire and Rutland Ornithological Society (ISBN 0 901041 08 4).

1. Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
2. Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica
3. Great Northern Diver Gavia immer
4. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
5. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
6. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
7. Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
8. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
9. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
10. Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
11. European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
12. Leach’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
13. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
14. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
15. European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
16. Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
17. Little Bittern* Ixobrychus minutus
18. Black-crowned Night Heron* Nycticorax nycticorax
19. Squacco Heron* Ardeola ralloides
20. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
21. White Stork Ciconia ciconia
22. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
23. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
24. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
25. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
26. Bean Goose Anser fabalis
27. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
28. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
29. Lesser White-fronted Goose* Anser erythropus
30. Greylag Goose Anser anser
31. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
32. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
33. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
34. Brent Goose Branta bernicla
35. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
36. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
37. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
38. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
39. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
40. American Wigeon* Anas americana
41. Gadwall Anas strepera
42. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
43. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
44. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
45. Garganey Anas querquedula
46. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
47. Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
48. Common Pochard Aythya ferina
49. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
50. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
51. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
52. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
53. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
54. Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
55. Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
56. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
57. Smew Mergellus albellus
58. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
59. Goosander Mergus merganser
60. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
61. European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
62. Red Kite Milvus milvus
63. White-tailed Eagle* Haliaeetus albicilla
64. Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
65. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
66. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
67. Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
68. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
69. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
70. Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
71. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
72. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
73. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
74. Red-footed Falcon* Falco vespertinus
75. Merlin Falco columbarius
76. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
77. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
78. Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse) Lagopus lagopus
79. Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
80. Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
81. Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
82. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
83. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
84. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
85. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
86. Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
87. Little Crake* Porzana parva
88. Baillon’s Crake* Porzana pusilla
89. Corn Crake Crex crex
90. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
91. Common Coot Fulica atra
92. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
93. Black-winged Stilt* Himantopus himantopus
94. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
95. Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
96. Cream-coloured Courser* Cursorius cursor
97. Collared Pratincole* Glareola pratincola
98. Black-winged Pratincole* Glareola nordmanni
99. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
100. Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
101. Killdeer* Charadrius vociferus
102. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
103. Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
104. European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
105. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
106. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
107. Red Knot Calidris canutus
108. Sanderling Calidris alba
109. Little Stint Calidris minuta
110. Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
111. Baird’s Sandpiper* Calidris bairdii
112. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
113. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
114. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
115. Dunlin Calidris alpina
116. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
117. Ruff Philomachus pugnax
118. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
119. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
120. Great Snipe* Gallinago media
121. Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
122. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
123. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
124. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
125. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
126. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
127. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
128. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
129. Lesser Yellowlegs* Tringa flavipes
130. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
131. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
132. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
133. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
134. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
135. Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
136. Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
137. Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
138. Great Skua Catharacta skua
139. Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
140. Little Gull Larus minutus
141. Sabine’s Gull Larus sabini
142. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
143. Mew Gull Larus canus
144. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
145. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
146. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
147. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
148. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
149. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
150. Caspian Tern* Sterna caspia
151. Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
152. Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
153. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
154. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
155. Little Tern Sterna albifrons
156. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
157. White-winged Tern* Chlidonias leucopterus
158. Common Guillemot Uria aalge
159. Razorbill Alca torda
160. Little Auk Alle alle
161. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
162. Pallas’s Sandgrouse* Syrrhaptes paradoxus
163. Stock Pigeon Columba oenas
164. Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
165. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
166. European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
167. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
168. Barn Owl Tyto alba
169. Little Owl Athene noctua
170. Tawny Owl Strix aluco
171. Long-eared Owl Asio otus
172. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
173. European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
174. Common Swift Apus apus
175. Alpine Swift* Apus melba
176. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
177. European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
178. European Roller* Coracias garrulus
179. Hoopoe Upupa epops
180. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
181. Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
182. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
183. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
184. Wood Lark Lullula arborea
185. Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
186. Sand Martin Riparia riparia
187. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
188. House Martin Delichon urbica
189. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
190. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
191. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
192. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
193. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
194. White / Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba
195. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
196. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
197. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
198. Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis
199. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
200. Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
201. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
202. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
203. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
204. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
205. Stonechat Saxicola torquata
206. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
207. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
208. Common Blackbird Turdus merula
209. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
210. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
211. Redwing Turdus iliacus
212. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
213. Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti
214. Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
215. Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
216. Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
217. Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
218. Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
219. Great Reed Warbler* Acrocephalus arundinaceus
220. Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
221. Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
222. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
223. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
224. Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
225. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
226. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
227. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
228. Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus
229. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
230. Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
231. Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus
232. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
233. Marsh Tit Parus palustris
234. Willow Tit Parus montanus
235. Coal Tit Parus ater
236. Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
237. Great Tit Parus major
238. Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea
239. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
240. Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
241. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
242. Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
243. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
244. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
245. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
246. Spotted Nutcracker* Nucifraga caryocatactes
247. Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
248. Rook Corvus frugilegus
249. Carrion / Hooded Crow Corvus corone
250. Common Raven Corvus corax
251. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
252. Rosy Starling* Sturnus roseus
253. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
254. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
255. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
256. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
257. European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
258. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
259. Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
260. Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
261. Twite Carduelis flavirostris
262. Mealy Redpoll Carduelis flammea
263. Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
264. Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
265. Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
266. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
267. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
268. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
269. Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
270. Black-headed Bunting* Emberiza melanocephala
271. Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra

Nomenclature follows Voous’s List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species (BOU 1977, revised edition). English names are as in BOU Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland (6th Edition, 1992)