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The Lothian List p.2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutes PV, WV, CAT A
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla SV, CAT A
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan SV, CAT A
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus PV, WV, CAT A
Mew Gull Larus canus CB, WV, PV, CAT A
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis SV, CAT A
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus MB, PV, WV, CAT A
Herring Gull Larus argentatus RB, WV, PV, CAT A
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis SV, CAT A
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans SV, CAT A
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides PV, SWV, CAT A
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus PV, SWV, CAT A
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus RB, WV, CAT A
Little Tern Sternula albifrons FMB, PV, CAT A
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia SV, CAT A
Black Tern Chlidonias niger PV, CAT A
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus SV, CAT A
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis FMB, PV, SWV, CAT A
Royal Tern Sterna maxima SV, CAT A
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis SV, CAT A
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri SV, CAT A
Common Tern Sterna hirundo MB, PV, CAT A
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii FMB, PV, CAT A
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea MB, PV, CAT A
Common Guillemot Uria aalge RB, MB, ,PV, WV CAT A
Brünnich’s Guillemot Uria lomvia SV, CAT A
Razorbill Alca torda RB, MB, PV, WV, CAT A
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle FB, SWV, PV, CAT A
Little Auk Alle alle WV, PV, CAT A
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica RB, MB, PV, WV, CAT A
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus SV, CAT A
Rock Pigeon Columba livia RB, CAT A, C4
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas RB, CAT A
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus RB, WV, CAT A
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto RB, PV, CAT A
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur PV, CAT A
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus MB, PV, CAT A
Barn Owl Tyto alba RB, CAT A
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus SV, CAT A
Little Owl Athene noctua IB, FB, CAT C1
Tawny Owl Strix aluco RB, CAT A
Long-eared Owl Asio otus RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus SV, CAT A
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus MB, FB, PV, CAT A
Common Swift Apus apus MB, PV, CAT A
Alpine Swift Apus melba SV, CAT A
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis RB, CAT A
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster SV, CAT A
European Roller Coracias garrulus SV, CAT A
Hoopoe Upupa epops SV, CAT A
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla SPV, CAT A
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis RB, CAT A
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major RB, PV, CAT A
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla SV, CAT A
Wood Lark Lullula arborea SV, CAT A
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris SWV, PV, CAT A
Sand Martin Riparia riparia MB, PV, CAT A
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica MB, PV, CAT A
House Martin Delichon urbicum MB, PV, CAT A
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica SV, CAT A
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi SV, CAT A
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris SV, CAT A
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni SV, CAT A
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis MB, PV, CAT A
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis RB, PV, CAT A
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus SV, CAT A
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta SPV, SWV, CAT A
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava MB, PV, CAT A
Motacilla f flava, Blue-headed Wagtail MB, PV
Motacilla f thunbergi, Grey-headed Wagtail PV
Motacilla f feldegg, Black-headed Wagtail SV
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola SV, CAT A
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea RB, PV, CAT A
White / Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba RB, MB, PV, CAT A
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulous WV, CAT A
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus RB, PV, CAT A
Cinclus c cinclus, Black-bellied Dipper SV
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes RB, CAT A
Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis RB, PV, CAT A
European Robin Erithacus rubecula RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia SV, CAT A
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos SV, CAT A
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica PV, CAT A
Luscinia S Cyanecula, White-spotted Bluethroat SV
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros CB, PV, WV, CAT A
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus MB, PV, CAT A
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra MB, PV, CAT A
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus RB, PV, CAT A
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe MB, PV, CAT A
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka SV, CAT A
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti SV, CAT A
White's Thrush Zoothera dauma SV, CAT A
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus MB, PV, CAT A
Common Blackbird Turdus merula RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis SV,CAT A
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris WV, PV, SSV, CAT A
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Redwing Turdus iliacus WV, PV, CAT A
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus RB, CAT A
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti SV, CAT A
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia MB, PV, CAT A
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus MB, PV, CAT A
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola SV, CAT A
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum SV, CAT A
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris SV, CAT A
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus SV, CAT A
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus SV, CAT A
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina SV, CAT A
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla MB, PV, WV, CAT A
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin MB, PV, CAT A
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria PV, CAT A
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca MB, PV, CAT A
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis MB, PV, CAT A
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans SV, CAT A
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides SV, CAT A
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis SV, CAT A
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus SV, CAT A
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus SV, CAT A
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei SV, CAT A
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi SV, CAT A
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus SV, CAT A
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix MB, PV, CAT A
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita MB, PV, WV, CAT A
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus SV, CAT A
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus MB, PV, CAT A
Goldcrest Regulus regulus RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla SV, CAT A
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata MB, PV, CAT A
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva SV, CAT A
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca MB, PV, CAT A
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus SV, CAT A
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus RB, PV, CAT A
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus RB, PV, CAT A
Great Tit Parus major RB, CAT A
Coal Tit Periparus ater RB, CAT A
Willow Tit Poecile montana SV, CAT A
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris FB, SV, CAT A
Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea RB, CAT A
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris RB, PV, CAT A
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus SV, CAT A
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus SV, CAT A
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio PV, CAT A
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor SV, CAT A
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor SV, CAT A
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator SV, CAT A
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius RB, PV, CAT A
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica RB, CAT A
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula RB, CAT A
Rook Corvus frugilegus RB, PV, CAT A
Carrion Crow Corvus corone RB, CAT A
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix SWV, CAT A
Common Raven Corvus corax RB, CAT A
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus SV, CAT A
House Sparrow Passer domesticus RB, CAT A
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus RB, CAT A
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus SV, CAT A
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs RB, WV, PV, CAT A
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla WV, PV, CAT A
European Serin Serinus serinus SV, CAT A
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris RB, CAT A
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis RB, CAT A
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus RB, PV, WV, CAT A
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina RB, PV, CAT A
Twite Carduelis flavirostris CB, WV, CAT A
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret RB, CAT A
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea WV, PV, CAT A
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni SV, CAT A
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra RB, MB, PV, CAT A
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus SV, CAT A
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus SV, CAT A
Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula RB, PV, CAT A
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes FB, PV, CAT A
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus PV, WV, CAT A
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis PV, WV, CAT A
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella RB, CAT A
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana SV, CAT A
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica SV, CAT A
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla SV, CAT A
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus RB, PV, CAT A
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala SV, CAT A
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra FB, SV, CAT A
Ross’s Goose Anser rossii SV, CAT D
Category E:
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea CAT B D E
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber roseus CAT D E
Unsubstantiated Species (not included in totals):
[American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus]
[Great Bustard Otis tarda]
[Sooty/Bridled Tern Onychoprion fuscata/anaethetus]
[Great Auk Pinguinus impennis]
[Barn Owl Tyto alba guttata]
[Crested Tit Lophopphanes cristatus]
[Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes]
[Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator]
[Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus]
Notes on the above square bracketed species:
In 2002, Andrews & Naylor reported on the following notes taken from respected authors, journals and Natural History Society’s of the time, these are further augmented with recent unsubstantiated sightings.
[Cape Gannet] 1831; a specimen of Cape Gannet taken from the Bass Rock in May 1831, was recently thoroughly reviewed by BOU and rejected by a majority decision.
[American Bittern] 1853, c1861; on the 30th January 1903, The Earl of Haddington addressed the Natural History Society of Scotland. In his talk on the “Birds of East Lothian”, he said “the specimen before you was shot by Sir David Baird at Newbyth by the Peffer Burn in 1853.” this is the only reference to this occurrence that can be found.
Gray (1871) quotes from the Field on the 4th March 1871 “ A remarkably fine specimen killed by John Kinkell, gamekeeper to Charles Cowan, Esq, of Logan House, about ten years ago, near Compensation Pond in the Pentland Hills, Mid-Lothian, … still forms one of the most interesting ornaments in Mr Cowan’s hall, in a case of rare birds and animals killed on the estate.” It is also mentioned in Yarrell (1885), Gladstone (1910) says this specimen “is stated by Mr. William Evans to be a Common Bittern (Saunders 1899),” but this reference is incorrect. Harting (1901) state’s “in the collection of Mr Cowan of Logan House; this is a Common Bittern.”
[Great Bustard] pre 1684; Sir Robert Sibbald (1684) was told of a bird that was seen in East not long before 1684, at that time this species had probably bred on the Merse in Berwickshire.
[Sooty/Bridled Tern] 2007; an Onychoprion species of tern that flew south past a total of four observers at Dunbar and Barns Ness on 18th August 2007 although thought most likely to be a Sooty Tern, could not be conclusively identified due to range but belonged to one of either species, no description was ever circulated, thus it was never accepted as such but the author feels it was worthy of inclusion here none the less.
[Great Auk]; recent archaeological excavations have uncovered bones of this species at a site in Dunbar (Smith 2000), The Birds of Scotland state “ it seems more likely that Great Auks were only non-breeding winter visitors, particularly where bones have been found on east coast mainland sites, easily accessible by predators. This may explain the presence of bones found at Dunbar” however the author feels that although this may be a likely scenario, there is no conclusive proof that this species ever existed in Lothian for it to be added to the Lothian List, as they may well have been harvested by hunters out-with Lothian, and transported to Dunbar. This species appears in square brackets until perhaps further archaeological work or perhaps a museum specimen comes to light in order to shed some light on the matter.
[Dark Breasted Barn Owl] 1896; Nash (1935) gives the following note by Mr W. Evans: “1896, April 11th - Mr Knight, bird-stuffer, Rose Street Lane, has an example of the dark form in just now, which was captured in a garden on the north side of Edinburgh”.Witherby et al (1938-41) included this as a probable.
[Crested Tit] pre1867; William Turnbull in his second edition of Birds of East Lothian (1867) mentions, “one was obtained in the vicinity of Edinburgh.”
[Spotted Nutcracker] 1876; Yarrell (1882) say’s “ the late Lord Tweeddale told the editor (A.Newton) of one supposed to have been seen at Yester in East Lothian in December, 1876”.
[Pine Grosbeak] c1808; this species is included in a catalogue of animals and plants of Esk Valley in Midlothian, possibly written by Patrick Neill in1808, however Gray (1871) suggested that this species was misidentified, with bright male Common Crossbills the main culprit.
[Cirl Bunting] pre 1816, 1837, pre 1863; at a meeting of the Wernian Society held in Edinburgh on 3rd February 1816 (memoirs of Wernian Society, vol 2, page 658) “the secretary read a communication from Mr James Wilson containing the remarks on the characters of the Cirl Bunting, and announcing of the fact of a specimen having been shot near Edinburgh, which specimen was preserved”.
William Turnbull mentions in his “Birds of East Lothian (1863” that “this species was shot in the vicinity of Edinburgh, in 1837”, with another “obtained once in East Lothian”, pre 1863.
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