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Fylde Ranking

Page last updated March 2022

This page takes a light-hearted look at the Fylde birder's lists and the competitive aspect of Fylde birding.
​A spreadsheet with the complete lists of all submitted lists, can be downloaded from the link at the foot of this page.

To add your Fylde list to the ranking, download the Fylde Ranking Blank List above and then email the completed version. After your list has been added to the ranking, email any additions so the rankings stay up to date.

The Listers

The Blockers

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Maurice Jones
Frank Bird
Paul Slade
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Paul Ellis
Chris Batty
Barry Dyson
Alan Hinchliffe
Stuart Meredith
Frank Walsh
Dave Pitman *
Jim Clift
Stuart Piner
Dave McGrath
Jonathan Scragg
Monty Myerscough
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Pete Marsh
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Buff-bellied Pipit
Woodlark
Bonaparte's Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Baird's Sandpiper
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Cory's Shearwater
Montagu's Harrier
Rough-legged Buzzard
Wilson's Phalarope
Balearic Shearwater
Honey Buzzard
Corncrake
Bee-eater
Surf Scoter
Cackling Goose
Pallid Swift
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Whiskered Tern
Hawfinch
Sooty Shearwater
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Alpine Swift
Savi's Warbler
Woodchat Shrike
Red-breasted Flycatcher
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Profiles of the Top Ten Lists

​Len Blacow's most notable species are Lesser White-fronted Goose (Thurnham 1991*), Cory's Shearwater (Starr Gate 1991*), Montagu's Harrier (Marton Mere 1995*), Honey Buzzard (Marton Mere 2000*, Poulton Golf Course 2006*, and Lytham Moss 2008*), and Bee-eater (Bispham Marsh 1984). Len's most notable omissions are Ortolan Bunting, Alpine Swift, Caspian Tern, Surf Scoter, and Corncrake.

Maurice Jones's most notable species are Baird's Sandpiper (Freckleton Sewage Works 1963), Wilson's Phalarope (Freckleton Sewage Works 1973*), Honey Buzzard (Warton Marsh 2008*), Corncrake, and Surf Scoter (Starr Gate 2008*). Maurice's most notable omissions are Savi's Warbler, Elegant Tern, Whiskered Tern, Bee-eater, and Balearic Shearwater.

Frank Bird's most notable species are Gull-billed Tern (Little Singleton 2021*), Bee-eater (Bispham Marsh 1984), Surf Scoter (Starr Gate 2008), Whiskered Tern (Marton Mere 1983), and Elegant Tern (Knott End 2021). Frank's most notable omissions are Lesser Scaup, Little Auk, Savi's Warbler, Caspian Tern, and Hawfinch.

Paul Slade's most notable species are Pallid Swift (Knott End 2020), Balearic Shearwater (Starr Gate 2010*, at sea off Rossall Point 2011*, and Cleveleys 2011*), Bee-eater (Bispham Marsh 1984 and Todderstaffe Hall 2013*), Cackling Goose (Green Dick's Lane 1982 and Eagland Hill 2001*), and Whiskered Tern (Marton Mere 1983). Paul's most notable omissions are Goshawk, Little Bittern, Mealy Redpoll, Night Heron, and Woodchat Shrike.

Paul Ellis's most notable species are Bonaparte's Gull (Marton Mere 2008*), Pallid Swift ((Knott End 2020*, Cocker's Dyke 2022*, Pilling Lane 2022*, and The Mount 2022*), Balearic Shearwater (at sea off Rossall Point 2011*), Corncrake (Marton Mere 1996), and Bee-eater (Todderstaffe Hall 2013*). Paul's most notable omissions are Broad-billed Sandpiper, Black-throated Diver, Roseate Tern, Puffin, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, and Mealy Redpoll.

Chris Batty's most notable species are Woodlark (Knott End 2020*), Pallid Swift (Knott End 2020), Balearic Shearwater (at sea off Rossall Point 2011*), Surf Scoter (Starr Gate 2008), and Cackling Goose (Eagland Hill 2001). Chris's most notable omissions are Citrine Wagtail, Black-throated Diver, Pacific Golden Plover, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, and Little Bittern.

Bob Stinger's most notable species are Honey Buzzard (Marton Mere 2000* and Herons' Reach 2010*), Surf Scoter (Starr Gate 2008), Hawfinch (Marton Mere 2001* and Fairhaven Lake 2003*), Caspian Tern (Knott End 2007), and Elegant Tern (Knott End 2021). Bob's most notable omissions are Night Heron, Ortolan Bunting, Puffin, Woodchat Shrike, Savi's Warbler and Alpine Swift.

Barry Dyson's most notable species are Rough-legged Buzzard (Winmarleigh Moss 2009*), Whiskered Tern (Marton Mere 1983), Sooty Shearwater (Rossall Point 1978*), Caspian Tern (Knott End 2007), and Elegant Tern (Knott End 2021). Barry's most notable omissions are Lesser Scaup, Bluethroat, Pallid Harrier, Night Heron and Little Auk.

Alan Hinchliffe's most notable species are Bee-eater (Bispham Marsh 1984), Surf Scoter (Starr Gate 2008), Whiskered Tern (Marton Mere 1983), Alpine Swift (Pilling Marsh 2009*), and Savi's Warbler (Marton Mere 1995). Alan's most notable omissions are Chough, Great Reed Warbler, Lesser Scaup, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, and Purple Heron.

Stuart Meredith's most notable species are Corncrake, Savi's Warbler (Marton Mere 1995), Caspian Tern (Preesall Sands 2007), Night Heron (Marton Mere 1995), and Woodchat Shrike (Fairhaven Dunes 1987). Stuart's most notable omissions are Red-crested Pochard, Short-toed Lark, Long-tailed Skua, Bluethroat, and White Stork.

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The Most-wanted Species on the Fylde List

​Of the 334 species on the Fylde list there are nineteen that have not yet been seen by anyone on the ranking. Twelve of those have not been recorded on the Fylde for over thirty years: Tawny Pipit (1985), Roller (1982), Melodious Warbler (1972), Nutcracker (1968), Nightingale (1965), Crested Tit (1964), Black-winged Stilt (1928), Great Snipe (1917), Red Grouse (c1899), Pallas's Sandgrouse (1888), Sociable Lapwing (1860s), and Little Bustard (1858). Olive-backed Pipit (2020), Serin (2019), and Red-throated Pipit (2018) have only been recorded on the Fylde by autonomous sound recording. The remaining four species that have eluded all the Fylde birders on the ranking are White-tailed Eagle (last seen in 2020), Golden Oriole (2013), Nightjar (2013), and Icterine Warbler (1998).

Recent additions to the Fylde List

Since the year 2000 36 species have been added to the Fylde List:

    species    location    date    finder(s) and notes
334    Elegant Tern    Knott End    20/08/2021    Chris Batty
333    Pallid Swift    Pilling Lane    14/11/2020    Paul Ellis
332    Olive-backed Pipit    Knott End    14/10/2020    sound recording only (Chris Batty)
331    Blyth's Reed Warbler    Knott End    01/06/2020    Chris Batty
330    Eastern Black-eared Wheatear    Fluke Hall    01/09/2019    Paul Ellis and Paul Slade (previously a record of unidentified Black-eared Wheatear species at Lytham in 1940)
329    Serin    Knott End    13/04/2019    sound recording only (Chris Batty)
328    Woodlark    Knott End    20/10/2018    Chris Batty (sound recording only although a further individual there on 10/04/2020 was seen, and sound recorded)
327    Red-throated Pipit    Knott End    11/10/2018    sound recording only (Chris Batty)
326    Pallid Harrier    Cockersand    16/09/2018    Ian Hartley
325    Buff-bellied Pipit    Cockersand    04/05/2014    Stuart Piner
324    Semipalmated Sandpiper    Knott End    12/11/2013    Chris Batty
323    Solitary Sandpiper    Humblescough Farm    02/10/2011    Stuart Piner
322    Iberian Chiffchaff    Devonshire Rock Gardens    03/05/2011    Dave McGrath
321    Short-toed Lark    Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park    24/04/2011    Ian Gardner
320    Red-breasted Goose    Fluke Hall Lane    24/10/2010    Bob Danson
319    Balearic Shearwater    Starr Gate    08/08/2010    Stephen Dunstan and Paul Slade
318    Caspian Gull    Knott End    05/01/2010    Chris Batty
317    Ring-necked Duck    Thornton ICI Reservoir    29/12/2009    Ian Gardner
316    Alpine Swift    Pilling Marsh    15/04/2009    Frank Bird and Alan Hinchliffe
315    Cattle Egret    Agglebys Pit    30/11/2008    Ian Latham
314    Bonaparte's Gull    Marton Mere    03/05/2008    Paul Ellis
313    Caspian Tern    Rossall Point    02/07/2007    Chris Batty and Ian Gardner
312    Common Rosefinch    Pilling Lane    30/05/2007    Peter Rhind
311    Great White Egret    Warton Marsh    17/02/2007    Nick Patel
310    Laughing Gull    Marton Mere    09/04/2006    Maurice Jones, Mike McGough, and Pauline McGough
309    Lesser Scaup    Myerscough Quarry    06/10/2005    Chris Batty
308    Chough    Cocker's Dyke    12/08/2005    Chris Batty and Bob Danson
307    Great Knot    Skippool Creek    31/07/2004    Chris Batty
306    Red-rumped Swallow    Marton Mere    18/04/2004    Maurice Jones
305    Dusky Warbler    Fairhaven Dunes    23/10/2003    Maurice Jones
304    Great Reed Warbler    Marton Mere    21/05/2003    Len Blacow
303    Bluethroat    Ingol    15/04/2003    unknown
302    Ross's Goose    Eagland Hill    04/02/2003    Bob Danson
301    Ivory Gull    Granny's Bay    13/02/2002    Keith Sharrock and Peter Smith
300    Rose-coloured Starling    St Annes    06/07/2001    G Ashworth and P Ashworth
299    American Wigeon    Pilling Marsh    19/09/2000    Chris Batty
298    Golden Oriole    Marton Mere    14/05/2000    Tony Sharples


Hypothetical species

Species that have been suspected on the Fylde in recent decades but are yet to be submitted to the relevant committees for assessment comprise Black-browed Albatross (Starr Gate 2019), Black Scoter (Starr Gate 2018), Baillon's Crake (Knott End 2016 sound recording only), Black-headed Bunting (Rossall Point 2005), and Oriental Pratincole (Pilling Marsh 1997; currently accepted as Collared Pratincole).


What's next?

With up to four species a year being added to the Fylde List so far during this millennium we hope that at least Blue-winged Teal (Marton Mere?), Spotted Sandpiper (Shard Bridge?), Franklin's Gull (Skippool Creek?), Black Kite (Cockerham?), Penduline Tit (Thornton Marsh Farm?), Western Bonelli's Warbler (Lowther Gardens?), Hume's Warbler (Blackpool Pleasure Beach Railway Bushes?), Greenish Warbler (Fairhaven Lake?), Marsh Warbler (Rossall School?), Dartford Warbler (Lytham St Annes Nature Reserve?), Red-flanked Bluetail (Fleetwood Cemetery?), Pied Wheatear (St Annes Beach?), and Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Knott End sound recording only?) will be recorded on the Fylde soon. We will keep looking.


The ranking follows the BOU British List. LINK https://bou.org.uk/the-british-list/​

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