Birds of Hesketh Out Marsh (updated 23/7/12).

Latest addition: MONTAGU'S HARRIER May 2012.

The location of Hesketh Out Marsh Recording Area (between Hundred End and Hesketh Bank south of the Ribble).

HOM recording area bordered by the River Douglas to the east.

Here's a preliminary list of the birds of the Hesketh Out Marsh RSPB recording area. The HOM recording area is the RSPB reserve, surrounding land west to Hundred End and east to the River Douglas (including inland fields to Shore Road).The list has been compiled with the help of local birders and reference to the excellent "Birds of Lancashire". It includes historical records prior to the RSPB reserve being established and officially opened in October 2009.

Birds of the Hesketh Out Marsh Recording Area.

Mute Swan
Bewick's Swan
Whooper Swan
Bean Goose
Pink-footed Goose
White-fronted Goose
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Brent Goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
Gadwall
Teal
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Pintail
Garganey
Shoveler
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Scaup
Eider
Common Scoter
Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
Smew
Ruddy Duck
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge
Quail
Pheasant
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Leach's Petrel
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Little Egret
Great White Egret
Grey Heron
Spoonbill
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Rough-legged Buzzard
Osprey
Kestrel
Merlin
Hobby
Peregrine
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Common Crane
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Temminck's Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Dunlin
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff
Jack Snipe
Snipe
Woodcock
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Curlew
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Redshank
Turnstone
Wilson's Phalarope
Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black Tern
Little Tern
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Roseate Tern
Arctic Tern
Guillemot
Feral Pigeon
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Tawny Owl
Short-eared Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Shorelark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit
Tree Pipit
Rock Pipit
Water Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Waxwing
Dunnock
Robin
Whinchat
Stonechat
Wheatear
Ring Ouzel
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Twite
Lesser Redpoll
Bullfinch
Lapland Bunting
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
Snow Bunting
Corn Bunting

Escapes or of Unknown Origin
Black Swan
Ross's Goose




Acknowledgements


Many birders gave up free time to help with the compilation of the HOM recording area list; particular thanks go to the following individuals, groups, clubs and societies (in no particular order):


Alan Porter, Ken Abram, Graham Clarkson, Tony Baker, Kim Neal, Dave Bickerton, John Bannon, Ron Jackson, Andy Bate, Maurice Jones, Jim Clift, Stephen Halliwell, The Preston Society, RSPB, Fylde Bird Club, Paul Ellis, Chris Batty, Stephen Dunstan, Charlie Ligget, Vera Marsden, Carl Partington, Robin Shenton, Colin Bushell.


References


The Birds of Lancashire and North Merseyside; White, McCarthy & Jones (Eds) 2008. Lancashire & Cheshire Fauna Society.