Patch Lists

BIRDS 

British (English) Name	Scientific name	Status	Comments
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	R	Two fly over Gradwell  Lane 1/2/2015
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	R	One over Desmond Paddocks 10/20/2012
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	R	50+ over Shrave 17/9/2012
Mallard Tufted Duck	Anas platyrhynchos Aythyia Fuligula	C R	Male SWH Pond winter 2020/21
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	C
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	UC	Rotherfield Estate
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	C
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	R	Two 23/03/2012 over Kitwood north
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	R	Two heading west over garden 2008
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	UC
Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	R	One over Gradwell 20/9/2013
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	UC
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	R	One 28/9/2016 over Badger Close
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	R	One 3/10/2012 Charlwood
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	C
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	C
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	R	Two over garden 29/05/2012
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	C
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	UC
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	UC	seen almost every year
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	C
Coot	Fulica atra	R	One Swellinghill Pond 24/4 - 10/5 2015
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	UC
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	UC
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	UC
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	R	8 flyover Weathermore Lane 26/10/2014
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	R	Single Swellighill Pond 22/4/2017
Redshank	Tringa totanus	R	Single over Plain Farm 30/8/2012
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	W
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	R	Seen early spring & late summer at the West End
Common Gull	Larus canus	C
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	UC
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	UC
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	UC
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	C
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	UC
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	C
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	C
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	UC
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	UC
Little Owl	Athene noctua	UC
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	C
Swift	Apus apus	UC
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	C
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	C
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	R	One Calling Lye Way Bridleway 11/3/2012
Magpie	Pica pica	C
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	C
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	C
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	C
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	C
Raven	Corvus corax	UC	A pair around since 2012
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	C
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	UC	Several pairs from 2013
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	C
Great Tit	Parus major	C
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	C
Willow Tit	Poecile montana	R	Last one seen in ODW was 22/1/2012
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	UC
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	C
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	R	Usually with autumn gatherings of hirundines
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	S
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	S
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	C
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	S
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	UC
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	C
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	UC
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	UC
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	R	One reeling Kitwood 20/4/2011
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	R	Nine behind petrol station in Four \marks 22/12/2010
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	C
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	C
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	C
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	C
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	R	Male in paddocks at Andrew Lane 15/4/2014
Blackbird	Turdus merula	C
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	W
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	C
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	W
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	C
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	UC
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	C
Redstart Black Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus Phoenicurus Ochruros	R R	Singles Lyeway and Plain Farm F type Chalk Close 17/2/21
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	R	Seen on autumn passage
Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	R	Occaisional in the winter
Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	R
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	C
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	C
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	R	Flyover Lords Wood 1/9/2015
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	R	Winter visitor to pond and along Brislands
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	C
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	UC	Singing male at Rotherfield for three summers 2014 to 2016
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	UC
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	C
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	UC
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	C
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	C
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	W
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	C
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret	W
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	UC
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	C
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	C
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	R

BUTTERFLIES

British (English)	Status	Location
		28
White Admiral	UC	Old Down Wood
Painted Lady	UC	Garden and on passage
Small Tortoiseshell	R	Has become rare since 2012
Red Admiral	C	All over
Peacock	C	All over
Comma	C	All over
Dark Green Fritillary	R	Brislands waste ground now built on
Silver-washed Fritillary	UC	Old Down Wood
Green-veined White	C	All over
Orange Tip	C	All over
Small White	C	All over
Brimstone	C	All over
Large White	C	All over
Clouded Yellow	R	On passage intermittant
Speckled Wood	C	All over
Gatekeeper	C	All over
Meadow Brown	C	Commonest Butterfly
Marbled White	C	Fields
Ringlet	C	All over
Small Heath	UC	Waste ground near Newtown Farm
Green Hairstreak	UC	Old Down Wood
Small Copper	UC	Field edges with Common Blue
Common Blue	C	Field edges
Brown Argus	UC	Field edges with Common Blue
Holly Blue	C	Around gardens
Large Skipper	C	Grass meadows and Old Down Wood
Small Skipper	C	Grass Meadows
Essex Skipper	R	Grass Meadows