The list of species below has been seen on Puddletown Water Meadows since I moved to Dorset in October 2020. There are other species that have been recorded by the landowner Hugo and other observers prior to my arrival.
I will update the list when I have obtained the relevant
data and invite anyone who has data please contact me and I will add your records.
All photographs are subject to copyright and may
not be reproduced without prior permission of the owner.
Species List:-
(All photographs by K.Guest unless otherwise stated).
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Greylag Goose (Anser anser) - Common
Winter visitor  |
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser
albifrons) - 2 records since October 2010.  28/12/2021 Four birds.  25/12/2020 Single bird. |
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Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) - Rare Winter visitor - One record since October 2020.  |
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - Resident.  |
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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - Resident. |
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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen
aegyptiaca) - Resident. .JPG) |
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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Uncommon Winter visitor. |
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Gadwall (Mareca strepera) - Uncommon Winter visitor. |
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Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Common Winter visitor. |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Resident.  |
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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Uncommon Winter visitor.  |
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Common Teal (Anas crecca) - Common
Winter Visitor |
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Goosander (Mergus merganser
merganser/orientalis) - Uncommon Winter visitor. Two records in 2022.   21/04/2022 |
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Common Pheasant (Phasianus
colchicus) - Resident. Introduced gamebird. |
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Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris
rufa) - Resident. Introduced gamebird.  |
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Little Grebe (Tachybaptus
ruficollis) - Uncommon visitor.  |
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia 'feral') - Uncommon visitor. |
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Stock Dove (Columba oenas) - Resident. |
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Common Wood Pigeon (Columba
palumbus) - Resident. |
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European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia
turtur) - Rare migrant. One record since October 2020 on 26/05/2021 |
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Eurasian Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto) - Resident.  |
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Common Swift (Apus apus) - Spring to Autumn migrant. |
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Common Moorhen (Gallinula
chloropus) - Resident. |
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Common Coot (Fulica atra) - Uncommon visitor. |
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Northern Lapwing (Vanellus
vanellus) - Common Winter Visitor  |
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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa
limosa) - Rare visitor. One record since October 2020.  |
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Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Common Winter visitor. |
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Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) -
Common Winter visitor. |
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus
ridibundus) - Common visitor.  |
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Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus
melanocephalus) - Uncommon visitor. |
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Common Gull (Larus canus) - Common Winter visitor. |
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) - Common visitor. |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus
fuscus) - Uncommon visitor. |
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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus
marinus) - Uncommon visitor. |
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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax
carbo) - Common visitor. |
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Resident.  |
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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Resident.  |
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Very Rare. First record for Dorchester area viz DBR.  |
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Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - Uncommon likely on passage.  |
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Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Resident |
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Goshawk (Accipiter
gentilis) - Very Rare.  |
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Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - Uncommon visitor. Fourteen records in 2022  |
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Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Resident.  |
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Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Resident. |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major) - Resident. |
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Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) - Resident.  |
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Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Uncommon visitor. Two records since October 2010. |
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco
peregrinus) - Uncommon visitor.  |
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Jay (Garrulus glandarius) - Resident.  |
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Magpie (Pica pica) - Resident. |
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Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) - Resident. |
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Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - Resident. |
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Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Resident. |
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Raven (Corvus corax) - Uncommon visitor. .JPG) |
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Coal Tit (Periparus ater) - Resident.  |
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Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) - Uncommon visitor.  |
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Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) - Resident. |
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Great Tit (Parus major) - Resident. |
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Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) - Rare visitor. |
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Skylark (Alauda arvensis) - Common visitor. |
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Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus
scirpaceus) - Uncommon Summer visitor. |
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Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) - Spring and Autumn migrant. |
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Spring and Autumn migrant. |
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House Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Resident Spring to Autumn. |
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Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus
collybita) - Summer visitor. Occasional Wintering bird. .JPG) |
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Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) - Resident. |
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Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos
caudatus) - Resident.  |
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Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) - Common Spring to Autumn migrant.  |
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Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca
curruca) - Uncommon migrant.  21-28+/04/2022 |
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Common Whitethroat (Curruca
communis) - Uncommon Spring to Autumn migrant. |
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Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) - Resident. |
 Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - Resident.  |
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Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) - Resident |
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Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) - Resident |
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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Resident. |
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Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) - Resident.  |
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Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) - Resident |
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Redwing (Turdus iliacus) - Common Winter visitor. |
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Blackbird (Turdus merula) - Resident.  |
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Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) - Uncommon Winter visitor.  |
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Robin (Erithacus rubecula) - Resident.  |
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Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) - Uncommon Winter visitor. |
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Dunnock (Prunella modularis) - Resident. |
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Resident. |
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Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Uncommon visitor.  |
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Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba
yarrellii) - Resident.  |
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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) - Uncommon Winter visitor.  |
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Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) - Resident. |
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Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) - Resident.  |
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Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) - Resident. |
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Linnet (Linaria cannabina) - Uncommon visitor. |
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Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - Resident. |
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Siskin (Spinus spinus) - Common visitor.  |
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Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) - Resident.  |
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Reed Bunting (Emberiza
schoeniclus) - Rare visitor. One record since October 2020. |
