The following species are currently rarities in Shropshire and, as such, they require some documentation before they will be published in the Shropshire Bird Report. This might take the form of photographs (these must include at least some background information saying where, when and by whom the pictures were taken), sound recordings (note some species recorded by ‘noc miggers’ are still county rarities) or written descriptions. The latter should show how the species was identified and describe the individual bird.
Documentation in support of a rarity record should be sent to the County Recorder, John Martin, by email or to the postal address 39 Sandygate Avenue, Shrewsbury SY2 6TF.
| Tundra Swan |
| Taiga Bean Goose |
| Tundra Bean Goose |
| Red-breasted Goose |
| Brent Goose |
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
| Ruddy Shelduck |
| American Wigeon |
| Green-winged Teal |
Garganey
non-breeding plumaged males |
| Smew |
| Scaup |
| Red-crested Pochard |
| Ring-necked Duck |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Lesser Scaup |
| Eider |
| Common Scoter |
| Velvet Scoter |
| Surf Scoter |
| Long-tailed Duck |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
| Ptarmigan |
| Black Grouse |
| Capercaillie |
| Red-throated Diver |
| Black-throated Diver |
| Great Northern Diver |
| White-billed Diver |
| Fulmar |
| Manx Shearwater |
| Great shearwater |
| Cory’s Shearwater |
| Leach’s Storm Petrel |
| European Storm Petrel |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel |
| Gannet |
| European Shag |
| Bittern |
| Cattle Egret |
| Purple Heron |
| White Stork |
| Glossy Ibis |
| Eurasian Spoonbill |
| Red-necked Grebe |
| Slavonian Grebe |
| Black-necked Grebe |
| Black Kite |
| European Honey Buzzard |
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
away from Whixall |
Hen Harrier
descriptions not be required for birds seen in the winter months outside May to Sept |
| Montagu’s Harrier |
| Rough-legged Buzzard |
| Golden Eagle |
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| White-tailed Eagle |
| Common Crane |
| Spotted Crake |
| Stone Curlew |
| Black-winged Stilt |
| Pied Avocet |
| Eurasian Dotterel |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
| White-rumped Sandpiper |
| American Golden Plover |
| Grey Plover |
| Red Knot |
| Little Stint |
| Temminck’s Stint |
| Whimbrel |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
| Purple Sandpiper |
| Curlew Sandpiper |
| Bar-tailed Godwit |
| Spotted Redshank |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
| Wood Sandpiper |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
| Sanderling |
| Red-necked Phalarope |
| Grey Phalarope |
| Kentish Plover |
| Pomarine Skua |
| Arctic Skua |
| Long-tailed Skua |
| Great Skua |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Iceland Gull |
| Caspian Gull |
| Little Gull |
| Kittiwake |
| Glaucous Gull |
| Puffin |
| Razorbill |
| Guillemot |
| Black Guillemot |
| Little Auk |
Black Tern
autumn birds/non-breeding plumage |
| Sandwich Tern |
| Little Tern |
| White-winged Black Tern |
| Roseate Tern |
| European Turtle Dove |
| Rock Dove |
| Long-eared Owl |
Short-eared Owl
away from Whixall and Long Mynd |
European Nightjar
may require description based on location |
| European Bee-eater |
| Alpine Swift |
| Hoopoe |
| Eurasian Wryneck |
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| Red-footed Falcon |
| Red-backed Shrike |
| Great Grey Shrike |
| Woodchat Shrike |
| Hooded Crow |
| Chough |
| Crested Tit |
| Bearded Tit |
| Penduline Tit |
| Shorelark |
| Wood Lark |
| Red-rumped Swallow |
| Citrine Wagtail |
| Common Nightingale |
| Bluethroat |
| Red-flanked Bluetail |
| Black Redstart |
| Barred Warbler |
| Dartford Warbler |
| Marsh Warbler |
| Blyth’s Reed Warbler |
| Icterine Warbler |
| Melodious Warbler |
| Siberian Chiffchaff |
| Dusky Warbler |
| Radde’s Warbler |
| Greenish Warbler |
| Yellow-browed Warbler |
| Firecrest |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher |
| Rosy Starling |
| Golden Oriole |
| Common Rosefinch |
| Twite |
| Water Pipit |
| Rock Pipit |
| Richard’s Pipit |
| Serin |
| Hawfinch |
| Common Redpoll |
| Coue’s Arctic Redpoll |
| Parrot Crossbill |
| Scottish Crossbill |
| Snow Bunting |
| Ortolan Bunting |
| Lapland Bunting |
| Little Bunting |
| Corn Crake |
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