Birmingham Ornithology Collections · Birmingham Ornithology Collections Part 4 – The General Collection of British Birds 5 1967Z13 P S Gray m 06.01.1967 Cambs Whittlesea 1924Z40.2

BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERY

Birmingham Ornithology

Collections Part 4 - The General Collection of British Birds

Phil Watson

© Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Version 1.0 February 2011

Birmingham Ornithology Collections Part 4 – The General Collection of British Birds

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Introduction

The general collection of British birds comprises just over a thousand specimens of mounted

birds and study skins. These were acquired over a period of eighty years from 1912 until

1992 although, apart from a collection transferred from Tamworth Museum in 1989, few

specimens were acquired after the early 1970s. They are made up of donations and purchases

from over one hundred and seventy sources ranging from the large collection purchased on

the closure of the premises of the Birmingham taxidermist Betteridge to individual examples

such as ones found dead in someone’s garden. The latter are in the majority by far and the

acquisitions from only ten of the sources reach double figures. Some of the sources were well

known members of the local and/or ornithological community and others were museum staff

but for the vast majority we will probably never know anything of them now other than their

names. A few of the more important or interesting figures will be considered below with the

exception of Walter Chamberlain and R A Dyott who both made greater contributions to the

foreign bird collection and so will be considered in Part 5 of the Checklist.

The general collection also includes a large number of specimens (over 250) which were

found unaccessioned during an audit of the collections in the 1990s and were re-numbered. It

is clear that the majority of these have become detached from their original labels over the

course of the years and belong to earlier collections such as Auden, Chase, Lysaght,

Chamberlain, Betteridge etc. but which can now never be re-united with their original

number and collector with any certainty.

The Betteridges

John Betteridge (1872-1951) was a well known Birmingham taxidermist. He was first listed

in Hulley’s trade directory in 1876 with premises at 294 Broad Street but by the time he

appeared in the Kelly’s directory of 1878 he had moved to 36 Suffolk Street. In both he is

listed under Bird and Animal Preservers. However, in both the Post Office and Kelly’s

directories of 1880 and in all subsequent Kelly’s up to and including 1915 he is listed under

Naturalists. From 1916 to 1937 he reverts to a listing under Bird and Animal Preservers and

from 1939 to 1941 (his last listing in Kelly’s) he is listed under Taxidermists. He had moved

across the road to 31 Suffolk Street by 1890, to 150 Great Colmore St. by 1916 and to 55A

Lee Crescent Edgbaston by 1935. He was joined by his son William in 1900 when the listing

in the directories changes to Betteridge, John and Son. William died in 1960 and his effects

were sold in 1959 via his apprentice, Warwick Egginton, who himself opened a shop in 1961

at 30 St Martin’s Street, Birmingham but this closed after just one year. Birmingham

Museum acquired many specimens at that time. There is one earlier acquisition from John

Betteridge himself in the collection and a few from both William and his wife, the latter

given in the early 1930s, but most specimens were purchased via Egginton in 1959. These

doubtless represent the work of both father and son as, although many are undated and are

listed below simply as “pre-1959”, those that do have associated information date from

between 1849 to 1927 though the majority of specimens (74%) fall in the decade 1894 to

1904. Whether these were simply unsold stock or formed a private Betteridge collection is

unknown but some of them have pedigrees back to the Gurney collection. In terms of

provenance there are specimens from most parts of England and Wales and a few from

Scotland. The English distribution shows distinct concentrations from East Anglia (Norfolk,

Suffolk and Cambridgeshire) and from the North West (Cumberland and Lancashire).


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C G Beale

Charles Gabriel Beale, 1843-1912, served on Birmingham City Council for twenty seven

years and was Lord Mayor on four occasions. In addition he was a partner in Beale and

Company, solicitors to the Midland Railway, was a director on the board of the London, City

and Midland Bank and was chairman of the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. His

spare time was spent studying birds and he was a member of the Birmingham Natural History

and Philosophical Society from 1876 but never served as an officer of the Society. After

retirement he moved to Dolgelly where he became Sheriff of Merioneth in 1907. A fund was

raised after his death, part of which went towards the endowment of a chair at Birmingham

University (of which he served as Vice-Chancellor), and part of which formed the Beale

Memorial collection of British birds which opened at the museum in May 1920. This

comprised at the time forty two habitat cases of birds and their nests. [c.f. Anon., British

Nesting Birds – A Catalogue of the Beale Collection in the City of Birmingham Museum and

Art Gallery (Birmingham, n.d.)].

G L Leigh

There are sixty mounted birds and skins “from the collection made by Lance Corporal Austin

Geoffrey Leigh, Royal Warwicks, 2nd

City Battalion. Killed in action 4th

June 1916. Presented

by his parents”. There are a couple with nineteenth century dates but the majority were

collected between 1910 and 1915 and especially between 1911 to 1913 (fifty specimens). The

majority were collected locally with forty three of them coming from Warwickshire. A note

in the inventory records that “Most of the specimens were collected with a view of compiling

a list of the Birds of Warwickshire”. More distant colleting areas include Merioneth, Norfolk,

Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

Provenances

Just over sixty per cent of the general collection has secure provenances and these are

presented below. The majority are from England with a reasonable spread from Wales but

relatively few from Scotland and Ireland. The high figures from the West Midlands counties

(43%) are hardly surprising given that the majority of small and individual donors lived

locally.

England Shropshire 31 Caernarvon 13

Bedford 2 Somerset 1 Cardigan 7

Berkshire 3 Staffordshire 28 Clwyd 45

Buckinghamshire 2 Suffolk 15 Dyfed 1

Cambridgeshire 32 Sussex 2 Gwent 1

Cumberland 32 Warwickshire 161 Gwyned 4

Derbyshire 1 Worcestershire 57 Merioneth 5

Devon 2 Yorkshire 3 Pembroke 22

Durham 1 Scotland Radnor 7

Gloucestershire 5 Angus 1 no detail 1

Herefordshire 4 Hebrides 4 Ireland

Hertfordshire 1 Orkney 5 Co Cork 3


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Kent 1 Ross 1 Co Donegal 1

Lancashire 18 Roxburgh 1 Co Mayo 8

Leicestershire 2 St Kilda 1 no detail 3

Lincolnshire 27 no detail 6

Norfolk 46 Wales

Northumberland 7 Anglesey 1

Scilly Isles 1 Brecons 1

Date of Specimens

Given that the general collection is made up of a miscellany of generally small acquisitions

there is little merit in doing a full breakdown of dates. However one or two general remarks

can be made which gives a reflection of the collection overall. Almost four hundred

specimens have field collection dates associated with them which range from 1849 to 1973.

Of these, some 26% fall within the period 1849-1899, 55% between 1900-1918, 11%

between 1919-1945 and 8% between 1946-1973. Thus the overall tenor of the collection is

clearly that of an antiquarian one.

The Checklist

The checklist which follows includes most of the information given for the specimens in the

museum inventories. The columns are arranged in the following order:

1. Birmingham accession number

2. The source from which the museum acquired the specimen

3. details of sex and maturity. The following abbreviations have been used: m = male, f =

female, imm = immature, juv = juvenile, nes = nestling.

4. date of collection (given in the format dd.mm.yyyy but where only the year is known this

is given as 00.00.yyyy and where no exact day is known it is given as 00.mm.yyyy). Where

there is no field data available but a clear terminus ante quem can be established (e.g. from

the acquisition date) this is given as pre yyyy.

5. county of origin

6. detailed provenance where known

An x in any column denotes that the information is not available in the inventory.

ORDER: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

1972Z21 Burgess Oil Co m juv 01.03.1972 Warks Kingsbury

1915Z49 Mayor of Bewdley m imm pre 1915 Shropshire R. Severn, Bewdley

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

1929Z22.1 Mrs W Betteridge x 01.03.1929 Norfolk Cley

1929Z22.2 Mrs W Betteridge x 01.03.1929 Norfolk Cley

Bean Goose (Anser fabilis)

1936Z2 A S Barking x pre 1936 Cumberland Solway Firth

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

1995Z325 re-numbered x x x x


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1995Z326 re-numbered x 20.06.1893 Norfolk x

Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

1912Z105.8 DJ and BW Harris x pre 1912 Cardigan x

1912Z105.9 DJ and BW Harris chick pre 1912 Cardigan x

1967Z240 T Ground m 07.02.1908 Norfolk x

1967Z235 T Ground f 08.01.1908 Cardigan x

1995Z249 re-numbered chick x x x

1965Z16 W W Greener x x x x


1915Z34.1 C G Beale x 00.00.1914 Cumberland x


1915Z34.3 C G Beale chick 00.00.1914 Cumberland x





1959Z278 Betteridge nest pre 1959 Cumberland x





1959Z289 Betteridge nest 00.06.1927 Cumberland x

Wigeon (Anas penelope)

1967Z34 P S Gray f 12.01.1967 Cambs Whittlesea

1995Z356 re-numbered m x x x

1961Z68 O Ratcliff m x x x

Teal (Anas crecca)

1967Z32 P S Gray m 12.01.1967 Cambs Whittlesea


1973Z37 Botanical Gardens m 00.03.1973 x x

1995Z334 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 Gloucs Bromesberrow


Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)


1968Z60 P S Gray chick 25.05.1968 Cambs Whittlesea

1996Z36 re-numbered f x x x





1915Z44 C G Beale m 00.00.1914 Norfolk x

1920Z11 Harlond juv pre 1920 Warks Sutton Park

1973Z52 E Mason m x Lincs Grimsby

1995Z248 re-numbered chick x x x

MallardxPintail? hybrid 1968Z170 P S Gray f 28.12.1968 Cambs Whittlesea

Pintail (Anas acuta)


Shoveler (Anas clypeata)


1995Z354 W Chamberlain f imm pre 1913 Shropshire Longnor

Pochard (Aythya ferina) 1924Z40.1 J S Elliott m 11.01.1901 Bedford Goldington, River Ouse


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1924Z40.2 J S Elliott f 11.01.1901 Bedford Goldington, River Ouse

1929Z21 R Bates x pre 1929 Worcs Droitwich, R. Salwarpe

1958Z61.6 Fleetwood x x x x

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

1959Z291 Betteridge nest pre 1959 x x


Eider (Somateria mollissima)

1916Z55.1 T Ground m 12.02.1913 Orkney Stromness

1920Z9.1 T Bayliss m pre 1920 x x


1920Z9.3 T Bayliss f pre 1920 x x

1920Z9.4 T Bayliss f pre 1920 x x

1913Z35.1 W B Gibbins m pre 1913 x x

1913Z35.2 W B Gibbins f pre 1913 x x



1959Z218 Betteridge m pre 1959 x x

1959Z219 Betteridge f pre 1959 x x

1959Z290 Betteridge nest 00.06.1897 Orkney x

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)

1916Z53.1 G L Leigh m juv 23.11.1911 Anglesey Malldraeth Bay (E F Spicer & Sons)


Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) 1935Z13 J H Freeman m pre 1935 Warks Shustoke

1967Z241 T Ground m 29.03.1912 Cardigan x

Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

1933Z80 J H Freeman m imm pre 1933 Warks Shustoke


1989Z26 Tamworth x x x x


Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1961Z57 O Ratcliff m x x x

1969Z34 P S Gray f 00.01.1969 Norfolk Nene estuary

Goosander (Mergus merganser)

1995Z331 Aston Hall x pre 1913 x x

ORDER: Galliformes Family: Tetraonidae Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)

1916Z53.2 G L Leigh m 30.06.1915 Yorks West Bolton Moor, Wensleydale

Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

1913Z33.1 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 Scotland x

1913Z33.2 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 Scotland x

1987Z38 E Westwood x x x x









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Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)

1913Z19.1 W Priestman x pre 1913 x x



Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) 1926Z29 S Martineau m pre 1926 Ross Novar, Evanton




ORDER: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)

1935Z60 F H Deakin x pre 1935 x x

1969Z47 Elder x old spec x x

1995Z381 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Herts Royston

1959Z217 Betteridge juv 09.08.1907 Suffolk Kessingland

1987Z5.4 x x Victorian x x



Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)

1956Z99.1 Guest x x x x


Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

1933Z65 W G Newey f 02.09.1933 Warks Stratford-on-Avon

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

1915Z2.3 A Edmonds x pre 1915 x x

1916Z53.3 G L Leigh juv 30.06.1915 Yorks West Bolton Moor, Wensleydale

1931Z1 J E Sheldon x pre 1913 Suffolk Frixton

1935Z21 E F Spicer & Sons x pre 1935 Warks x

1961Z88 O Ratcliff x x x x

1966Z41 C Belcher f 16.11.1966 Berkshire nr Wantage

1972Z19 Clark m x Worcs Bromsgrove, Ufton Fields

1973Z49 E Springthorpe m x Staffs Cannock Chase

1959Z314 Betteridge x pre 1959 x x




1995Z60.2 re-numbered x x x x





1925Z31 E Pippet x 07.11.1925 Warks Maxstoke








Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)


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1936Z65 anonymous x pre 1936 x x

1993Z10 S Rollason x x x x


ORDER: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)


1933Z94 J H Freeman x pre 1933 Warks Shustoke

Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)


1995Z262 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 x x

1959Z306.1 Betteridge m pre 1959 x x

1959Z306.2 Betteridge juv pre 1959 x x

ORDER: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

1937Z79.2 J Chance imm pre 1937 x x

1976Z14 anonymous f x x x




Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

1916Z55.4 T Ground m 12.02.1895 Norfolk Breydon Water

1995Z247 re-numbered chick 20.06.1888 Norfolk Ormesby Broad

1995Z261 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 x x

1997Z36 O Ratcliff x pre 1961 x x

1997Z37 re-numbered x x Norfolk Hickling Broad

1915Z43.1 C G Beale x 00.00.1914 Norfolk x


1959Z220 Betteridge x pre 1959 x Ex Gurney 226

Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

1916Z53.4 G L Leigh x c. 1880 Warks Earlswood

1961Z66 O Ratcliff m x x x

Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

1915Z1 W Richmond f pre 1915 Norfolk Ormesby Broad

1916Z33.1 G F E Allen m pre 1916 x x

1933Z60.4 W Betteridge x pre 1933 x x

ORDER: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

1997Z44 J S Elliott x pre 1912 St Kilda x

Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)


Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)

1913Z41 W B Gibbins f pre 1913 Britain x

1935Z77 R D Powell x pre 1935 Hereford Eardisland



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1996Z30 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 Pembroke Tenby

ORDER: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae

Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

1959Z153 Betteridge f 21.07.1908 Hebrides Flannan Island

Leach’s Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) 1959Z154 Betteridge x pre 1959 Hebrides Flannan Island


1912Z21.1 J S Elliot x pre 1912 St. Kilda Doon Island

1913Z89 T Ground 2 down 00.07.1913 Hebrides Eilean Mor, W Scotland

1915Z21.2 A B Holinsworth x pre 1915 Staffs Lichfield (found dead)

1926Z28 R Antrobus m 15.10.1926 Warks Sutton Coldfield, Wishaw

1928Z52 F G Laight m pre 1928 Warks Birmingham, Kings Heath

1929Z91 S W B Stephen x pre 1929 Shropshire Ludlow, Orleton

1952Z31 P Wood x 26.10.1952 Warks Birmingham, Bournebrook playground

1952Z32 P Wood x 27.10.1952 Worcs Bewdley

Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) 1959Z332 Betteridge x pre 1959 x x

ORDER: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae

Gannet (Morus bassanus)

1912Z109 W Littler x pre 1912 x x

1914Z20 W J Harrison f imm 07.05.1914 Warks Earlswood reservoir

1969Z30 E N B Jeffery f x Cumberland x

ORDER: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1912Z105.2 DJ and BW Harris x pre 1912 Cardigan x

1913Z61.1 H Lucas x pre 1913 x x

1921Z30 S Head f imm pre 1921 Warks Birmingham, Small Heath

1958Z5 Schulze x x x x


1915Z27.1 C G Beale x 00.00.1914 Pembroke x



1915Z27.4 C G Beale juv 00.00.1914 Pembroke x






Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) 1912Z105.1 DJ and BW Harris x pre 1912 x x


1920Z9.7 T Bayliss x pre 1920 x x



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1927Z17 G Williams f imm 00.08.1927 Warks Fillongley, River Bourne

1930Z57 Botanical Gardens f pre 1930 Warks Birmingham, Bell St.

ORDER: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ardeidae Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

1912Z105.3 DJ and BW Harris x pre 1912 x x

1915Z26.4 H Lucas m pre 1915 x x

1931Z91.23 H L Tangye x pre 1931 x x

1940Z4 E F Spicer & Sons m 15.02.1940 Warks near Sutton Park

1944Z2 anonymous x 00.00.1925 Shropshire Brampton Bryan

1966Z45 Yardley School x x x x

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)


1989Z29.1 Tamworth x x x x

Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)



Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

1913Z55.1 Biological Dept. f pre 1913 x x


1918Z27.1 C G Beale f pre 1918 N Britain x

1930Z93 S W Clift x pre 1930 Warks Sheldon


1964Z24.17 W W Greener x x x x


1918Z27.2 C G Beale x pre 1918 N Britain x

1918Z27.3 C G Beale x pre 1918 N Britain x

ORDER: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae

Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)



Black Kite (Milvus migrans) 1995Z312 re-numbered x x x x

Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

1995Z307 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 x x

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

1966Z42 Yardley School f old spec x x

1966Z43 Yardley School f x x x

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)


1931Z28.14 W Betteridge f 00.00.1930 Norfolk Cley



Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)


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1916Z53.5 G L Leigh m juv 25.01.1913 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1916Z53.6 G L Leigh f juv 18.02.1910 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1916Z53.7 G L Leigh m 09.11.1912 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1916Z53.8 G L Leigh f 19.05.1911 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1967Z57 Dyott 691 m juv 13.11.1920 Staffs Freeford, Lichfield

1975Z3 Whittaker f x Warks Sutton Coldfield

1976Z8 anonymous x x x x




1959Z252 Betteridge f 28.09.1901 Lancs Rainhill, Bold

1959Z254 Betteridge f pre 1959 x Ex Gurney 221



Buzzard (Buteo buteo)


1938Z68 J M James x pre 1938 Hereford Bacton, Golden Valley

1961Z83 O Ratcliff x x Co Mayo Pontoon

1967Z189 W Chamberlain juv 00.10.1883 Shropshire Longnor

1986Z12 anonymous x x Shropshire Clee Hill







Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)




Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

1969Z94 B M Boyd x old spec x x

1978Z5 Phillips x x x x

ORDER: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

1968Z39 E N D Jeffery m 02.05.1968 Cumberland Whicham Mill, nr Millom

1975Z1 Atkinson x x Warks Henley in Arden






1974Z10.1 Sutton Library x x x x

1974Z10.2 Sutton Library x x x x

1959Z248 Betteridge x 14.11.1895 Bucks Eton (Ex Gurney 342)




Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)



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Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)

1920Z32 J Jones x pre 1920 Radnor Rhayader




ORDER: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

1916Z53.19 G L Leigh m 04.11.1912 Worcs Erlshaw?


1931Z28.11 W Betteridge m 00.00.1897 Worcs Redditch



1996Z21 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 Shropshire Longnor



1959Z309.1 Betteridge x pre 1959 x x


Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)

1931Z51 E J Turner m 00.00.1893 Warks Sutton Park, Powell's Pool

1948Z26 Beeston x pre 1948 Worcs Cookley near Kidderminster

1961Z80 O Ratcliff x x Staffs Burton Sewage Farm

Corncrake (Crex crex)

1958Z2 M Branigan x 00.00.1928 Shropshire Church Stretton

1970Z60 Woolley x x x x

1973Z24 T Turner x c. 1910 x x

1973Z25 T Turner x c. 1910 x x





Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

1959Z201 Betteridge f 18.11.1892 Clwyd Towyn

1959Z202 Betteridge m 01.01.1901 Norfolk Attleborough




1916Z53.9 G L Leigh x pre 1916 x x

1916Z53.43 G L Leigh juv 10.08.1911 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1966Z18 P S Gray m imm x Norfolk Nene Estuary

1967Z46 Dyott 119 m 22.02.1912 Staffs Freeford, Lichfield

1967Z197 P Hanney juv x Warks Stratford-on-Avon

1970Z17 P Hanney f x Warks Loxley






1972Z8 Rawlins x x Worcs Rowney Green

1958Z61.4 Mrs Fleetwood x x x x


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Coot (Fulica atra)

1959Z204 Betteridge juv pre 1959 x x






ORDER: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae Crane (Grus grus) 1916Z7 Botanical Gardens x pre 1916 x x




ORDER: Gruiformes Family: Otididae Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)

1913Z23.1.1 Aston Hall m pre 1913 x x

1913Z23.1.2 Aston Hall f pre 1913 x x

1928Z28.2.1 R C Gibbins m pre 1928 x x

1928Z28.2.2 R C Gibbins f pre 1928 x x


Great Bustard (Otis tarda)





ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)



1915Z32.2 C G Beale f 00.00.1914 Cumberland x

1915Z32.3 C G Beale juv 00.00.1914 Cumberland x


1915Z32.1 C G Beale m 00.00.1914 Cumberland x

ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)



ORDER: Charadriiformes


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Family: Charadriidae Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)









1959Z165 Betteridge m 25.07.1901 Clwyd Towyn




Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)

1959Z200 Betteridge m 28.03.1901 Lancs Rainhill

1920Z29 A Carlett x pre 1920 Orkney Kirkwall


1961Z61 O Ratcliff x x Orkney Graemshall

1966Z13 P S Gray m x Cambs nr Wisbech


1966Z17 P S Gray f x Norfolk Nene estuary

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

1966Z23 P S Gray m x Norfolk Nene estuary


Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

1966Z50 P S Gray m x Cambs Whittlesea

1972Z15 E Mason x x Lincs Grimsby

1916Z19.2 C G Beale x 00.04.1905 Shropshire x


1959Z300 Betteridge nest 00.06.1926 Warks Northfield

ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae

Knot (Calidris canutus)

1916Z53.44 G L Leigh m 23.09.1912 Lincs Frieslow

1971Z27 E Mason f x Lincs Grimsby

1959Z187 Betteridge x 00.08.1893 Gwynedd Aberdovey



1959Z194 Betteridge x 23.09.1912 Lincs Frieston

Sanderling (Calidris alba)



1916Z53.91 G L Leigh m 06.05.1914 Norfolk Blakeney Point


Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)




Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)



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1959Z191 Betteridge m 00.00.1907 Pembroke St. Dagmaels

1968Z5 Newman x x x x

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)




1959Z169 Betteridge f 13.05.1895 Pembroke St. Dagmaels


1959Z171 Betteridge x 06.01.1900 Lincs Holbeach Marsh

1959Z172 Betteridge x pre 1959 Clwyd Towyn

1959Z173 Betteridge f pre 1959 x Ex Gurney 299

1959Z174 Betteridge f 01.08.1894 Norfolk Breydon

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

1913Z23.2 Aston Hall m pre 1913 x x







1996Z77 Aston Hall m pre 1913 x x

1996Z78 Aston Hall m pre 1913 x x






Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

1920Z51 A Jordan m pre 1920 Leics Thornton

1923Z6.2 Birkett-Barker x pre 1923 x x

1967Z4 Dyott 125 f 19.11.1912 Co Cork Buttevant



1959Z175 Betteridge x 27.01.1894 Cambs Cambridge

Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)


1967Z2 Dyott 123 f 11.11.1912 Co Cork Buttevant

1967Z3 Dyott 124 x 01.11.1912 Co Cork Buttevant





Great Snipe (Gallinago media)



1913Z98 C G Beale m 23.08.1906 Merioneth Dolgelley

Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

1924Z38 A J Smallwood f 27.11.1924 Warks Umberslade Hall

1967Z70 J S Elliott m 07.04.1894 Worcs Wyre Forest



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1969Z39 Shipp x old spec x x




1913Z43 W B Gibbins m pre 1913 Warks Ettington



Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

1959Z229 Betteridge m 05.02.1902 x Market

1961Z56 O Ratcliff x x Co Mayo Killalla Bay


1930Z89 R Antrobus f pre 1930 Warks Curdworth

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)


1966Z16 P S Gray x x Cambs Whittlesea

1966Z22 P S Gray m x Norfolk Nene estuary

1959Z230 Betteridge x 17.08.1888 Norfolk Breydon


1959Z232 Betteridge x pre 1959 Pembroke x

1959Z233 Betteridge m 31.01.1907 Pembroke St. Dagmaels

1959Z234 Betteridge x 01.02.1902 x Market

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

1916Z53.11 G L Leigh f 16.05.1895 Co Mayo Achill Island (ex Bayliss 570)

1966Z11 P S Gray f x Cambs Whittlesea, Terrington Marsh

Curlew (Numenius arquata)




1976Z10 P Hanney m x x x






1920Z18.1 C G Beale x 00.05.1919 Lancs x




Upland (Bartram's) Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) 1996Z84 re-numbered x x x x

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

1914Z55 Betteridge m pre 1959 Norfolk Cley

1916Z53.12 G L Leigh f 15.06.1913 Merioneth Tan-y-Gwlch

1959Z176 Betteridge f 01.08.1903 Norfolk East Dereham


1967Z217 Menzies-Kitchen x 15.07.1967 Warks Leamington Spa



Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)


Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)

1929Z62 H P Bell f 03.09.1929 Warks Middleton


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Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)


1959Z235 Betteridge f 08.11.1900 x St John's Market

Redshank (Tringa totanus)













Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

1916Z53.10 G L Leigh m 22.09.1912 Lincs Frieston Shore

1959Z185 Betteridge x 22.08.1899 Clwyd Towyn




1966Z39 P Hillcox f 15.11.1966 Lancs Holt Estuary, Liverpool


Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)


Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

1929Z2.1 W Betteridge m 00.09.1893 Warks Birmingham, Cannon Hill

ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae

Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)


1967Z183 T Ground x 04.11.1898 Orkney Stromness Harbour

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

1959Z225 Betteridge m 00.09.1876 Northumb Holy Island

1959Z226 Betteridge x pre 1959 Yorks Bridlington (ex Jones)



Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) 1996Z67 Hollingsworth x x x x

ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

1913Z37 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 x x

1913Z61.13 H Lucas x pre 1913 x x

1916Z53.17 G L Leigh juv 19.07.1912 Warks Kenilworth, Oaks Farm

1923Z10 x x pre 1923 x x


1971Z57 Cambridge x c. 1890 x x


17






1973Z28 E Mason f imm x Lincs Grimsby


1988Z6 Severn-Trent? x x Worcs Birmingham, Frankley Waterworks





1959Z295 Betteridge nest 00.06.1927 Cumberland x



Common Gull (Larus canus)

1959Z223 Betteridge f 20.02.1892 Norfolk Breydon

1959Z224 Betteridge f x x x

1913Z7.1 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 x x

1937Z21 C W K Wallis x pre 1937 x x

1969Z31 E Broadhurst f x Hebrides x

1971Z40 Worcester Co Mus x wint 1895 Warks R. Avon, found dead in


1972Z35 E Mason f imm x Lincs Grimsby

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)



Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)


1913Z7.3 W Chamberlain x 00.00.1868 x x

1914Z7 W M Dodd x pre 1914 Anglesey South Stack Island

1930Z35 A Walker m 00.05.1901 Gwynedd Llandudno





Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

1919Z1 T Ground f imm 01.01.1919 Angus Dundee

1979Z1.1 J Cohen x x Northumb Farne Islands



Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)


1919Z5 Lancaster f pre 1919 Scilly Isles x

1930Z55 A Harvey x 1885-1890 Gwent near Chepstow

1931Z36 C Draper m 12.02.1916 Warks Birmingham, Selly Oak


1915Z29 C G Beale x 00.00.1914 Pembroke x


Unidentified Gulls





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ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)




Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)

1959Z210 Betteridge x 02.08.1882 Northumb Farne Island


Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

1959Z292 Betteridge nest 00.06.1927 Norfolk Cley





Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) 1912Z21.2 J S Elliot x pre 1912 Co Donegal Innisbarnock

1933Z40 F Wells m pre 1933 Warks Birmingham, Monument Lane Wharf



Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) 1995Z275 re-numbered x x x x




Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

1918Z15 Chase x pre 1918 Warks Bartley Green



Unidentified Tern 1997Z9 re-numbered x x x x

ORDER: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae

Guillemot (Uria aalge)



1913Z61.11 H Lucas x pre 1913 x x



1913Z61.12 H Lucas x pre 1913 x x

Razorbill (Alca torda)

1913Z7.5 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Devon Exmouth

1913Z7.6 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 Devon Exmouth

1929Z3.3 Barrow Cadbury x pre 1929 x x






19

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)

1966Z51 P S Gray imm x x x


Little Auk (Alle alle)

1913Z7.7 W Chamberlain x 00.00.1873 Warks Birmingham, Coventry Road


1915Z21.3 A B Holinsworth f pre 1915 x Northern coast of Britain

1916Z53.13 G L Leigh m 03.02.1912 Warks Birmingham, Small Heath

1916Z59 P Taylor x pre 1916 Warks Arrow

1917Z11 x x pre 1917 x x




1913Z34 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 x x

1959Z157 Betteridge f 29.11.1909 Hebrides Flannan Island

1959Z158 Betteridge nest pre 1959 Hebrides Flannan Island





Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

1916Z12 T Evans f pre 1916 Pembroke x

1994Z1 V Hall x x x x

2008.1407 C G Beale x pre 1915 Pembroke x






ORDER: Pteroclidiformes Family: Pteroclididae

Pallas’s Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)


ORDER: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae

Rock Dove (Columba livia)

1985Z10.19 M Winston-Smith x x x x


Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

1913Z7.8 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 Shropshire Longnor

1959Z212 Betteridge m 00.08.1894 Norfolk Sprowston


Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

1916Z55.2 T Ground m 21.03.1912 Warks Kenilworth

1970Z38 C Belcher m x Warks Sheldon


1930Z12 R S Harbond m pre 1930 Warks Sutton Park

Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 1969Z71 C Belcher x x Warks Elmdon


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1970Z36 C Belcher f x Warks Sheldon



1970Z13 C Belcher f x Berks x



Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) 1996Z102 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 Shropshire Longnor

1919Z23 Veitch juv pre 1919 Staffs Kingswinford




1920Z16 C G Beale x 00.06.1917 Worcs x

1959Z213 Betteridge x 07.08.1904 Suffolk Kessingland

1959Z215 Betteridge x pre 1959 x Ex Gurney 297

Pigeon 1995Z270 re-numbered x x x x


1955Z8 Gerrard x x x x

ORDER: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

1913Z7.9 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 Shropshire Longnor

1918Z23 Chase x pre 1918 Shropshire Bewdley

1938Z56 J F Audry Ball x pre 1938 x x






ORDER: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

1956Z99 Guest x x x x

1959Z242 Betteridge x 00.11.1892 x Risely

1959Z244 Betteridge f pre 1959 Suffolk Kessingland

1970Z19 A Green m x Warks Knowle


1976Z11 Playbick f x Staffs Stoke

1977Z4.1 A Swingler x c. 1850 x x

1982Z4 Davies x c. 1886 x x





ORDER: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae


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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)


1992Z21 Southall x x x x

Little Owl (Athene noctua)


1967Z83 Dyott 692 f 00.04.1921 Staffs Lichfield, Freeford


1992Z23 customs x x x x


Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

1916Z17.1 C G Beale x 00.00.1915 Caernarvon x



1919Z37 E H Ekins x pre 1919 Warks Studley

1932Z104 J Parker x pre 1932 Warks Sutton Coldfield

1959Z239 Betteridge x 15.01.1894 x Risely


1961Z54 O Ratcliff x x Derbys x

1966Z40 Wardell f 17.11.1966 Staffs Wombourn

1969Z33 Matthews m x x x

1969Z51 Watson m x Warks Birmingham, Camp Hill

1971Z4 Davies m x Hereford Leominster






Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)


Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)



ORDER: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

1969Z50 A Taylor x x Worcs Oldbury







1920Z19.3 C G Beale juv 00.06.1916 Shropshire x

1920Z19.4 C G Beale juv 00.06.1916 Shropshire x



ORDER: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae Swift (Apus apus)


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1930Z74 T Broadbent f imm pre 1930 Warks Birmingham

1973Z36 Saunders juv x Staffs Penn

1930Z73 A L Browne m pre 1930 Worcs Northfield



1969Z87 anonymous f x Warks Birmingham



Alpine Swift (Apus melba) 1971Z77 E Mason m x Lincs Healing nr Grimsby

ORDER: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

1932Z32 R Price x pre 1932 x x

1958Z8 Schulze x x x x


1969Z48 P S Gray f x Cambs Whittlesea


1976Z12 Palybick m x Worcs West Hagley









ORDER: Piciformes Family: Picidae Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

1916Z53.14 G L Leigh f 24.05.1912 Worcs Evesham

1967Z271 P O'Connor x x x x


Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

1913Z36 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 Warks Ettington

1967Z84 Dyott 84 f 00.02.1911 Staffs Freeford, Lichfield

1967Z85 re-numbered? x x x x

1968Z120 Leicester Mus f imm 17.07.1968 Worcs Longbridge Works


1915Z39.1 C G Beale x 00.00.1913 Worcs x





Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

1927Z25 Sneyd f 01.11.1927 Warks Edgbaston allotments, found in rat trap




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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

1932Z92 J S Elliot f pre 1932 Worcs Dowles

1931Z7 R Antrobus m pre 1931 Staffs Weeford

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae

Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

1931Z28.1 W Betteridge m 00.00.1896 Worcs Kings Norton

1937Z39 D G Vaughton f pre 1937 Warks Castle Bromwich, York's Wood










Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

1959Z373 Betteridge x pre 1959 Norfolk Yarmouth

1959Z374 Betteridge x pre 1959 Norfolk Cley





1916Z53.16 G L Leigh m 03.11.1913 Norfolk Blakeney Point

1916Z53.18 G L Leigh f 03.11.1913 Norfolk Blakeney Point

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)

1935Z66.10 W Betteridge f pre 1935 Worcs Barnt Green


1916Z25 C G Beale eleven 00.07.1915 Warks x

Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

1920Z26 C G Beale four 00.06.1916 Shropshire x

1959Z84 Betteridge f 00.08.1898 Norfolk Sprouston (Ex Gurney 494)



House Martin (Delichon urbicum)

1959Z88 Betteridge m 24.08.1904 Suffolk Kessingland


ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae

Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)




Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)




1931Z28.2 W Betteridge f 00.00.1895 Warks Kenilworth


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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)


1959Z144 Betteridge f 03.01.1883 Sussex Brighton

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)




Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

1912Z21.3 J S Elliot m pre 1912 Warks Sutton Coldfield


1916Z53.56 G L Leigh f 25.06.1913 Merioneth Tan-y-Gwlch

1916Z53.57 G L Leigh m 19.06.1913 Merioneth Tan-y-Gwlch



1976Z1 Twist f x Warks Birmingham, city centre

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

1916Z53.26 G L Leigh juv m 29.09.1912 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1916Z53.25 G L Leigh m 26.12.1911 Warks Kenilworth



ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

1932Z38 L Faulkner m pre 1932 Herts Hemel Hempstead

1971Z3 B Chase m 12.01.1971 Warks Chelmsley Wood

1956Z105 A K Ward m 16.11.1941 Northumb Newcastle-on-Tyne

1959Z65 Betteridge m 21.11.1903 Suffolk Kessingford

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

1914Z54 J Betteridge f imm pre 1914 Worcs Wyre Forest

1935Z66 W Betteridge m pre 1935 Worcs Bewdley

1915Z36 C G Beale m 00.00.1914 Worcs x




ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae

Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

1929Z2.2 W Betteridge m pre 1929 Worcs Cofton


1971Z65 A Davis m x Brecons Llancammarch



ORDER: Passeriformes


25

Family: Prunellidae Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

1923Z6.1 J Birkett-Barker x pre 1923 x x


1967Z155 Bolton College juv 13.07.1960 Lancs Bolton

1967Z156 re-numbered f 00.00.1886 Worcs Worcester

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae

Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

1966Z60 P Hanney m x x x

1971Z47 B R Dean m juv 26.05.1971 Warks Solihull



1966Z53 Clare m x Warks Stratford-on-Avon




Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) 1959Z129 Betteridge x 00.05.1894 Cambs Cambridge


Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)



1915Z40 C G Beale m 00.00.1913 Warks x

Bluethroat (White-spotted) (Luscinia svecica)


Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

1967Z114 re-numbered f 09.12.1920 x x


Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

1959Z133 Betteridge f 00.09.1888 Norfolk Horsey



Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

1959Z126 Betteridge m 00.05.1895 Pembroke St. Dogmaels

1959Z127 Betteridge m 00.05.1895 Cambs Cambridge

1959Z128 Betteridge x pre 1959 Bucks Eton (Ex Gurney 78)



1959Z435 Betteridge x 00.04.1894 Worcs Kings Norton


1913Z42 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 Warks Stratford-on-Avon

1967Z115 W Chamberlain f 00.06.1883 Shropshire Longnor

Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)


1916Z21.1 C G Beale m 00.04.1915 Shropshire x

1916Z21.2 C G Beale f 00.04.1915 Shropshire x



Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)


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1915Z2.4 A Edmonds m pre 1915 x x

1916Z53.53 G L Leigh m 05.05.1912 Warks Cubbington


1993Z6 G L Leigh m 05.05.1912 Warks Cubbington

1933Z70 E F Spicer & Sons m pre 1933 Warks Water Orton

1931Z28.3 W Betteridge m 00.00.1893 Warks Birmingham, Moor Green

White’s Thrush (Zoothera dauma) 1995Z234 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 x x


Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

1959Z125 Betteridge f pre 1959 Shropshire Shrewsbury



Blackbird (Turdus merula)





1959Z110 Betteridge m 23.01.1894 Cambridge Cambridge

1959Z111 Betteridge juv 07.10.1903 Clwyd East Dereham





1959Z116 Betteridge juv 25.05.1880 Durham Ebchester



1938Z85 M Gerroni x pre 1938 x x


1967Z182 B Stroud juv x Warks Birmingham, Yardley

1967Z302 R Green m x Warks Solihull

1970Z31 P Hillcox m x Staffs Great Barr

1971Z35 P Sewell m x Warks Edgbaston








1915Z71 A Waite f pre 1915 Staffs Cannock



1925Z12 E G Bradfield f pre 1925 Warks Birmingham

1928Z49 H W Gibbs x 00.05.1924 Worcs Northfield

1969Z88 re-numbered? m x x x

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

1916Z53.22 G L Leigh f 15.01.1912 Warks Kenilworth



1914Z50 Betteridge m pre 1959 Warks Kenilworth

1934Z86 M Baker f 00.00.1934 Warks Castle Bromwich


1959Z124 Betteridge x 01.12.1892 Lancs Liverpool


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Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)




1933Z46 G L'E Burges x pre 1933 Worcs Pershore Green near Droitwich

1967Z89 J B Williams x 00.00.1886 Worcs x

1969Z78 J Hole m x Warks Harborne

1970Z34 P Hillcox m x Staffs Great Barr

1971Z42 S Hancock m x Warks Birmingham

1971Z62 Thacker f x Warks Dorridge

1971Z67 P Hillcox x x Staffs Great Barr

1929Z74 A Harbond f pre 1929 Warks Sutton Park

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) 1922Z17 A P Evans f pre 1922 Warks Erdington

1967Z90 J B Williams x 00.00.1866 Worcs Worcester


1921Z8.1 H Birch m pre 1921 Worcs Kings Norton, Wast Hills

1921Z8.2 H Birch f pre 1921 Worcs Kings Norton, Wast Hills

1959Z122 Betteridge f 26.11.1904 Suffolk Kessingland

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)




ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

1933Z60 W Betteridge m pre 1933 Worcs Cofton





Marsh

Warbler

(Acrocephalus

palustris) 1971Z63 H Southern m 13.09.1971 Shropshire Much Wenlock

Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)





Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) 1939Z31 C W K Wallis x pre 1939 x x

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

1913Z7.13 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 Warks Birmingham, Moor Green

1920Z21.1 C G Beale m 00.06.1917 Worcs x

1920Z21.2 C G Beale f 00.06.1917 Worcs x


Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)




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Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)



Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis) 1967Z163 Franklin f 00.05.1874 x Mon green

Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

1916Z47 Robinson m 28.08.1916 Worcs Langley Green, nr Birmingham

1931Z28.9 W Betteridge m 00.00.1894 Worcs Salford Prior

1959Z134 Betteridge f 03.09.1896 Norfolk Cley (Ex Gurney 400)



1959Z143 Betteridge x 06.08.1896 Roxburgh Sprouston (Ex Gurney 336)




Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

1913Z7.15 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Warks Birmingham, Moor Green

1913Z7.16 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 Worcs x


1967Z106 re-numbered x 00.00.1866 Worcs Worcester

1971Z36 S E Brown f x Worcs Wyre Forest


Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 1925Z14 A Harland f pre 1925 Staffs Weeford


Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

1967Z108 J B Williams f 24.04.1896 Warks Harborne Hall






1959Z150 Betteridge f 08.05.1907 x Skerrgrove




Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)


1995Z223 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Gloucs Bromesberrow


1916Z53.78 G L Leigh m 08.11.1913 Warks Packington

1916Z53.79 G L Leigh m 04.02.1912 Warks Honiley, Fernhill Wood

1936Z3 E F Spicer & Sons m pre 1936 Warks Birmingham, Stechford

1960Z2 anonymous x x Warks Edgbaston



ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae


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Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

1931Z28.8 W Betteridge m 00.00.1894 Warks Preston Bagot

1968Z59 A J Martin x 00.05.1968 Warks Coleshill (ringed 71178)



1959Z68 Betteridge x 21.09.1899 Lancs Rainhill


Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) 1959Z145 Betteridge x pre 1959 x x


Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)




ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae

Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)

1913Z7.17 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Britain x

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

1913Z7.18 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Warks Birmingham, Moor Green




1916Z53.62 G L Leigh x pre 1016 x x



1959Z63 Betteridge m 17.02.1903 Clwyd Towyn, Dolgoch


ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Paridae

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

1970Z3 M F Butler m x Warks Solihull







1969Z5 Amanda Harris m x Warks Stratford-on-Avon




Great Tit (Parus major)




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1920Z24 C G Beale 5 juv 00.06.1917 Worcs x

Coal Tit (Periparus ater)





1916Z53.63 G L Leigh imm 17.06.1913 Merioneth Tan-y-Gwlch


1969Z70 M F Butler m x Warks Solihull





Willow Tit (Poecile montana) 1916Z53.23 G L Leigh m 25.12.1911 Warks Kenilworth





Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)




ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae

Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)


1916Z53.39 G L Leigh x 19.06.1912 Warks Kenilworth

1959Z131 Betteridge m 00.03.1873 Kent Faversham (Ex Gurney 576)

1997Z56 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 Gloucs Bromesberrow

1969Z10 Bromley m x Shropshire Church Stretton

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae

Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

1967Z94 re-numbered x 00.00.1866 Worcs x

1959Z76 Betteridge m 03.02.1903 Gwynedd Penmaenmawr

1959Z77 Betteridge m 28.01.1893 Gwynedd Penmaenmawr


ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae

Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

1923Z32.2 Aston Hall x pre 1913 x x




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ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)






1995Z206 Tamworth? x x x x





1959Z148 Betteridge m juv 06.08.1897 x Sutton (Ex Gurney 454)




Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)



Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) 1940Z21 C W K Wallis x pre 1940 x x


ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae

Jay (Garrulus glandarius)



1932Z83 J Parkes x pre 1932 Warks Sutton Park

1972Z18 Adams x x x x

1976Z13 N Minton m x Warks Four Oaks




1992Z24 R Glydon x x x x


1966Z36 S D Marsh x x x x



1967Z12 P S Gray m x Cambs Whittlesea, Peterborough

1969Z73 re-numbered x old spec x x


1959Z259 Betteridge f 07.02.1891 x Hailebury



Magpie (Pica pica)

1987Z5.2

x Victorian x x


1945Z3 J H Whiteside x pre 1945 Staffs Armitage near Rugeley


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Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

1912Z106 J S Elliot x pre 1912 x x

1932Z36.1 A H Duncuff x pre 1932 x x


1959Z265 Betteridge f 03.12.1902 Ireland west coast

1959Z266 Betteridge x pre 1959 Dyfed Aberystwyth

1959Z267 Betteridge m 03.12.1902 Ireland west coast

1959Z268 Betteridge m 03.12.1902 Ireland west coast


Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)



1915Z17 W H Waring x pre 1915 Warks Berkswell

1932Z36.2 A H Duncroft m pre 1932 x x



1992Z29 R Glydon x x x x


Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

1913Z7.19 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 Worcs x

1923Z6.3 J Birkett-Barker f pre 1923 x x

1932Z36.3 A H Duncroft x pre 1932 x x

1967Z64 Franklin x 00.00.1869 Worcs Worcester






Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)




1913Z56 S Wilson x pre 1913 Warks Edgbaston

1923Z6.4 J Birkett-Barker x pre 1923 x x


1967Z62 W Chamberlain 40 x 1885 Shropshire Longnor

1986Z13 anonymous x x Warks Henley-in-Arden

Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)





1933Z81 E F Spicer & Sons f pre 1933 Worcs Northfield

1959Z272 Betteridge m 19.10.1895 Norfolk East Dereham

1959Z273 Betteridge m 05.02.1901 Lincs Mareham-le-Fen



Raven (Corvus corax) 1913Z7.22 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 x x


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1928Z28.1 R C Gibbins x pre 1928 x x


1961Z89 J B Shaw x x x x



2008.0864 re-numbered x x x x

1918Z26.3 C G Beale juv pre 1918 Radnorshire x




1918Z26.1 C G Beale m pre 1918 Radnorshire x

1918Z26.2 C G Beale f pre 1918 Radnorshire x

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

1916Z53.35 G L Leigh m pre 1916 Warks Kenilworth

1920Z4 P J Deakin x 29.02.1920 Worcs Kings Norton

1924Z3 J P Stevenson x pre 1924 Leics near Leicester

1929Z45 A Harland x 00.07.1929 Staffs Kings Standing Hill

1930Z44 A Harland f imm pre 1930 Warks Sutton Park

1934Z6 E F Spicer & Sons m pre 1934 Warks Billesley

1954Z4 M A Arnold f 11.02.1953 Warks Dordon nr. Tamworth

1959Z98 Betteridge m 13.02.1903 Clwyd Towyn, Rhydyronen

1959Z99 Betteridge m 09.01.1849 x x






1959Z105 Betteridge f 05.09.1900 Lancs Rainhill

1967Z130 J B Williams f 22.04.1896 Warks Grove, Harborne

1967Z131 J B Williams f 23.04.1896 Warks Grove, Harborne

1967Z198 G Harrison juv x Warks Stratford-on-Avon

1968Z148 anonymous imm x Warks Birmingham

1969Z84 anonymous f x Warks Birmingham






ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

1913Z49 W B Gibbins x pre 1913 Warks Ettington

1919Z18 E F Spicer & Sons x pre 1919 Warks Edgbaston, Birmingham

1921Z14 C Arton f pre 1921 Warks Marston Green

1929Z47 W E Rooker x pre 1929 Warks Shirley

1959Z47 Betteridge m 26.02.1920 Somerset Lympsham

1959Z49 Betteridge x 01.03.1920 Somerset Lympsham



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1959Z51 Betteridge m pre 1959 Worcs Bromsgrove

1959Z52 Betteridge m 23.06.1894 Lancs Neston











1967Z35 P S Gray x x Cambs Whittlesea

1967Z151 re-numbered m 15.09.1956 Lancs West Houghton


1967Z153 J B Williams f 23.04.0000 Warks Harborne Hall

1967Z154 Bolton juv 13.07.1960 Lancs nr Bolton

1971Z37 J Underwood f x Gloucs Tewkesbury

1971Z43 MAFF f x Worcs Worcester

1971Z44 MAFF m x Worcs Worcester

1971Z45 MAFF m x Worcs Worcester


1972Z30 Wood m x Warks Birmingham

1985Z10.7 M Winston-Smith f x x x









Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

1913Z7.23 W Chamberlain m pre 1913 Warks Moor Green, Birmingham

1959Z43 Betteridge x 04.01.1900 x Moulton

1959Z44 Betteridge x 04.01.1900 x Moulton

1959Z45 Betteridge x 26.12.1910 Norfolk Attleborough







ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

1916Z53.27 G L Leigh f 29.10.1912 Warks Kenilworth

1967Z138 J B Williams f 23.04.1896 Warks Kenilworth






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1959Z25 Betteridge m pre 1959 Clwyd Towyn

1959Z26 Betteridge f 13.02.1903 Clwyd Towyn, Rhydyronen

1959Z27 Betteridge f 13.02.1903 Clwyd Towyn, Rhydyronen


Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)








1966Z4 G D H Wainwright m 25.04.1966 Gloucs Moreton-in-Marsh










Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

1921Z5.1 P A Harland m pre 1921 Warks Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Park

1921Z5.2 P A Harland f pre 1921 Warks Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Park

1967Z133 J B Williams x 00.04.1896 Warks Harborne Hall



1968Z35 P Whitehouse f x Warks Birmingham

1969Z26 Bramley m x Warks Birmingham

1970Z33 D Walker f x Staffs Aldridge

1970Z35 Thacker m x Warks Dorridge

1971Z61 S Hancock f 00.08.1971 Staffs Great Barr

1971Z64 Thacker m x Warks Dorridge

1971Z73 R Brain m x x x




1967Z193 Peters f x Warks Birmingham, Erdington

1959Z12 Betteridge f 17.02.1903 Clwyd Towyn, Bryncrug

1959Z13 Betteridge x 04.09.1900 Lancs Rainhill






Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)



1916Z53.88 G L Leigh juv f 26.01.1913 Warks Hampton-in-Arden


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1930Z81 A Harbond f imm pre 1930 Warks Sutton Park

Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

1924Z8.10 D W Crompton m pre 1924 x x

1967Z135 W Chamberlain x 00.00.1866 Worcs Worcester





Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)

1959Z33 Betteridge m 04.04.1904 Suffolk Kissingland

1959Z34 Betteridge x 06.11.1903 Norfolk East Dereham

1959Z35 Betteridge m pre 1959 Clwyd Towyn



Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)

1916Z53.34 G L Leigh f 24.11.1912 Warks Kenilworth Common

1931Z28.10 W Betteridge f 00.00.1900 Warks Lapworth

1967Z149 Betteridge juv 24.07.1880 Northumb Blaydon

Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)

1959Z41 Betteridge x 05.01.1901 x x





1959Z501 H F Hollins x x x x

Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) 1913Z7.24 W Chamberlain f pre 1913 x x

Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)


1935Z56 E F Spicer & Sons m pre 1935 Worcs Northfield

1935Z62 H R Munro f pre 1935 Worcs Northfield


1993Z1.637 J B Williams m 00.12.1872 x x



1930Z99 J S Elliot m pre 1930 Berks Rowans Warren


Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)


1916Z53.36 G L Leigh f 06.10.1912 Warks Packington











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1972Z26 Adams f x Warks Birmingham, Northfield

1972Z38 Southern m x Shropshire Much Wenlock






Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

1916Z53.29 G L Leigh m pre 1916 Warks Hampton-in-Arden

1919Z4 R H Rowland m pre 1919 Worcs Evesham


1935Z37 A Haynes m pre 1935 Hereford Ross-on-Wye




1967Z136 Dyott 686 m 00.01.1914 x Died in his aviary

ORDER: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae

Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)

1959Z37 Betteridge m 00.04.1893 Sussex Brighton

1959Z38 Betteridge x 12.11.1894 Norfolk Yarmouth

1959Z367 Betteridge f 00.00.1925 Norfolk Cley

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)




1959Z10 Betteridge x pre 1959 Suffolk Kessingland

1959Z249 Betteridge x 20.12.1925 Norfolk Cley





1959Z354 Betteridge f pre 1959 Norfolk x


1923Z6.7 T Birkett-Barker f pre 1923 x x

1923Z6.8 T Birkett-Barker m pre 1923 x x

1967Z143 J B Williams x 00.01.1873 x x


Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos) 1959Z447 Betteridge x pre 1959 x x

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)



1959Z21 Betteridge f 13.03.1903 x East Dereham


1915Z21.5 A B Holinsworth m pre 1915 Worcs Kings Norton (ex Coburn coll)

1916Z53.24 G L Leigh x 04.03.1912 Warks Kenilworth

1920Z23.1 C G Beale m 00.06.1916 Staffs x

1920Z23.2 C G Beale f 00.06.1916 Staffs x

Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia) 1967Z145 re-numbered x x x x


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Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)


Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)





1913Z7.25 W Chamberlain x pre 1913 Warks Birmingham, Harborne

1915Z26.3 H Lucas m pre 1915 x x


1967Z140 J B Williams x 23.04.1896 Warks Harborne Hall


1970Z20 P Hanney m x Cumberland Silecroft


Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) 1959Z28 Betteridge f 00.00.1903 Clwyd Towyn

1959Z29 Betteridge f 26.01.1894 Cambs Cambridge

Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)



Documents

Birmingham Ornithology Collections · Birmingham Ornithology Collections Part 4 – The General Collection of British Birds 5 1967Z13 P S Gray m 06.01.1967 Cambs Whittlesea 1924Z40.2