Shalford historic list

No doubt there are many species missing here, but I've only included those that I've recorded myself or those for which there are documented or anecdotal records.

1. Mute Swan
2. Bewick's Swan - Records from 1956 and 1966. There were 12 present on 17th March 1963, towards the end of the famously severe winter that year.
3. Whooper Swan - Coinciding with the aforementioned Bewick's record, up to 12 were present from the 8th to the 23rd March 1963
4. Greylag Goose
5. Canada Goose
6. Barnacle Goose - Almost certainly of feral origin, single birds were recorded in 2001 (E Stubbs) then on 7th and 9th September 2007 at Broadford Bridge.
7. Brent Goose - One was on Broadford Marsh on 29th May 2016 (M Phelps)
8. Egyptian Goose
9. Ruddy Shelduck - One, presumably an escape, was present on 23rd March 2009
10. Mandarin Duck
11. Wigeon
12. Gadwall
13. Teal
14. Mallard
15. Pintail - One record from 1963, no further details
16. Garganey - One record referenced in Birds of Surrey (Wheatley) on an unspecified date between 1955 and 2007(!). Pair present on St Catherine's Pool from at least 20th March to 3rd April 2017 (M Phelps).
17. Shoveler
18. Tufted Duck
19. Goldeneye - One record, a female, at St Catherine's Lock circa January 1988 (R Stride)
20. Goosander - 4 were present on 19th January 2014 (C Gray)
21. Red-legged Partridge - Only two documented records, in 2004 and 2007
22. Grey Partridge - One was at St Catherine's Lock on 24th June 2006
23. Pheasant
24. Cormorant
25. Bittern - One record in 1979, no further details. Lengthsman Rob Craig has reported more recent sightings, but dates not specified.
26. Little Egret
27. Grey Heron
28. Little Grebe
29. Great Crested Grebe
30. Red Kite
31. Harrier sp. - One high over on 30th September 2015 ('Birding Vicar' on Twitter)
32. Sparrowhawk
33. Buzzard
34. Osprey
35. Kestrel
36. Hobby
37. Peregrine
38. Water Rail
39. Moorhen
40. Coot
41. Stone-curlew - One was on Broadford Marsh in July 1944 (Birds of Surrey, Wheatley)
42. Golden Plover
43. Lapwing
44. Little Ringed Plover
45. Whimbrel - One record from 1993 is referenced in Birds of Surrey (Wheatley), no further details.
46. Curlew - Two flyover records in 2016
47. Ruff
48. Common Sandpiper
49. Green Sandpiper
50. Wood Sandpiper - Two in 1967 (Birds of Surrey, Wheatley), no further details
51. Jack Snipe
52. Woodcock
53. Snipe
54. Razorbill - One apparently shot at Shalford was in the Charterhouse Collection "in Bucknill's time" (Wheatley)
55. Black Tern - One record from November 1895 (Bucknill)
56. Common Tern
57. Black-headed Gull
58. Mediterranean Gull - My flyover adult on 7th March 2016 is the only documented record
59. Common Gull
60. Lesser Black-backed Gull
61. Herring Gull
62. Great Black-backed Gull
63. Feral Rock Dove
64. Stock Dove
65. Woodpigeon
66. Collared Dove
67. Turtle Dove - Anecdotal records from John Austin but no precise details. Another species that was, presumably, reasonably common in the area once upon a time.
68. Ring-necked Parakeet
69. Cuckoo
70. Barn Owl
71. Little Owl
72. Tawny Owl
73. Swift
74. Kingfisher
75. Wryneck - One was recorded at Shalford Common on 31st March 1923, a notably early arrival date for this species which presumably bred locally at one stage.
76. Green Woodpecker
77. Great Spotted Woodpecker
78. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Once a relatively common sight along the river, as was the case in many places. There was a record of 5 together in 2007.
79. Chough - Bucknill refers to one shot at St Catherine's Hill on an unspecified date in the 1800s. The origin of the bird in question was never determined although most other records from this time involved escaped birds.
80. Magpie
81. Jay
82. Jackdaw
83. Rook
84. Carrion Crow
85. Raven
86. Goldcrest
87. Firecrest
88. Blue Tit
89. Great Tit
90. Coal Tit
91. Skylark
92. Sand Martin
93. Swallow
94. House Martin
95. Cetti's Warbler - One was at 'Shalford Weir' on 27th April 2010
96. Long-tailed Tit

97. Wood Warbler
98. Chiffchaff
99. Willow Warbler
100. Blackcap
101. Garden Warbler
102. Lesser Whitethroat
103. Whitethroat
104. Dartford Warbler - One near St Catherine's Lock on 10th December 2015 (J Gates)
105. Grasshopper Warbler
106. Sedge Warbler
107. Reed Warbler
108. Waxwing
109. Nuthatch
110. Treecreeper
111. Wren
112. Starling
113. Siberian Thrush - An intriguing one this as it remains the only Surrey record - just a shame it's never been proven! Bucknill dedicates two pages of his Birds of Surrey to the record of a female of this species apparently shot by a Mr Drewitt at St Catherine's Hill in February 1855, during an exceptionally bad winter. There are some discrepancies in the account though and the record has never been formally accepted.

114. Blackbird
115. Fieldfare
116. Song Thrush
117. Redwing
118. Mistle Thrush
119. Spotted Flycatcher

120. Robin
121. Nightingale - One singing male present on 18th April 2017 (M Phelps)
122. Pied Flycatcher - One record from 1983, no further details. Female just north of Broadford Bridge, on east side of river, on 28th April 2018
123. Redstart - My two records in spring 2016 appear to be the only documented records of this species on the patch.
124. Stonechat
125. Dunnock
126. House Sparrow
127. Tree Sparrow - As with many species this once numerous breeder has now virtually disappeared from Surrey. In 1965 there were 30 pairs recorded at Shalford alone!
128. Yellow Wagtail - It seems that Shalford remained a breeding stronghold for this species until at least the 1920s but now is only recorded as a passage migrant.
129. Grey Wagtail
130. Pied Wagtail
131. Meadow Pipit
132. Chaffinch
133. Brambling
134. Greenfinch
135. Goldfinch
136. Siskin
137. Linnet
138. Lesser Redpoll
139. Crossbill
140. Bullfinch
141. Reed Bunting
142. Corn Bunting - One breeding season record from 1970 (Birds of Surrey, Wheatley), no further details.