| Table 30. Birds that could use Independent Quarry on migration | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species: | Portland status: (ref. 21) | ||
| Freshwater areas: | |||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | rare visitor throughout the year; currently increasing | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | scarce visitor throughout the year | |
| Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | rare migrant | |
| Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Hobby | Falco subbuteo | scarce spring and autumn migrant | |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | scarce migrant and winter visitor | |
| Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | rare migrant and winter visitor | |
| Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | regular throughout the year, and scarce migrant | |
| Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | rare migrant | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | scarce migrant | |
| Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | scarce breeding bird on Chesil Beach; common spring and autumn migrant | |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | rare migrant at Ferrybridge; has over-wintered | |
| Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | regular migrant and hard-weather winter visitor | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | scarce winter visitor and migrant | |
| Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | regular migrant and hard-weather winter visitor | |
| Knot | Calidris canutus | scarce spring and autumn migrant, occasional in winter | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | regular spring and autumn migrant, occasional in winter | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | rare migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | common winter visitor and migrant | |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax | scarce migrant | |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | rare migrant and winter visitor | |
| Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | regular migrant and hard-weather winter visitor | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | regular spring migrant, rare in autumn | |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Curlew | Numenius arquata | uncommon visitor, mainly in spring and autumn | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | rare migrant | |
| Redshank | Tringa totanus | scarce visitor, mainly in spring and autumn | |
| Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | scarce spring and autumn migrant | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | rare migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | rare autumn migrant | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | regular spring and autumn migrant; has over-wintered | |
| Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | regular throughout the year | |
| Mediterranean Gull | Larus melanocephalus | scarce migrant and winter visitor | |
| Little Gull | Larus minutus | scarce migrant and winter visitor | |
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus | frequent throughout the year | |
| Common Gull | Larus canus | common migrant and winter visitor | |
| Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | scarce visitor | |
| Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides | rare winter visitor and spring migrant | |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | rare winter visitor and migrant | |
| Sandwich Tern | Sterna sandvicensis | frequent spring and autumn migrant | |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | rare migrant, mainly in spring | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | sporadic breeder; frequent spring and autumn migrant | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | frequent spring and autumn migrant | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | scarce migrant, mainly in spring | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | frequent spring and autumn migrant | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | regular migrant and winter visitor | |
| Aquatic Warbler | Acrocephalus paludicola | rare autumn migrant | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | rare migrant, mainly in spring | |
| Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti | rare visitor | |
| Bearded Tit | Panurus biarmicus | rare autumn migrant | |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | uncommon autumn migrant, less frequent in spring | |
| Open grassland: | |||
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | rare spring and autumn migrant, and occasional winter visitor | |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | scarce migrant and winter visitor | |
| Red-legged Partridge | Alectoris rufa | rare visitor | |
| Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix | rare visitor | |
| Quail | Coturnix coturnix | scarce migrant; occasionally summers | |
| Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | rare visitor | |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | rare migrant | |
| Stone Curlew | Burhinnus oedicnemus | rare migrant | |
| Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | scarce migrant; winter visitor in hard-weather | |
| Dotterel | Charadrius morinellus | rare migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | regular migrant and winter visitor | |
| Alpine Swift | Apus melba | rare migrant | |
| Hoopoe | Upupa epops | rare migrant | |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea | scarce mainly autumn migrant | |
| Richard's Pipit | Anthus novaeseelandiae | rare mainly autumn migrant | |
| Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | rare mainly autumn migrant | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Whinchat | Saxicola ruberta | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Ring Ouzel | Turdus torquatus | scarce spring and autumn migrant | |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | regular spring, autumn and hard-weather winter migrant | |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | regular spring, autumn and hard-weather winter migrant | |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn, and winter visitor | |
| Twite | Carduelis flavirostris | rare autumn visitor | |
| Lapland Bunting | Calcarius lapponicus | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn, occasional in winter | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn, and winter visitor | |
| Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus | rare migrant | |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Corn Bunting | Miliaria calandra | scarce spring and autumn migrant; formerly bred | |
| Bushes and small trees: | |||
| Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | scarce migrant and winter visitor | |
| Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | rare migrant | |
| Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | scarce mainly autumn migrant | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | uncommon spring and autumn migrant | |
| Dartford Warbler | Sylvia undata | scarce spring and autumn migrant | |
| Barred Warbler | Sylvia nisoria | rare autumn migrant | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | uncommon spring and autumn migrant; occasionally in winter | |
| Serin | Serinus serinus | scarce migrant, mainly in spring | |
| Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus | rare migrant | |
| Mature trees: | |||
| Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | rare migrant | |
| Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | rare migrant; mainly in autumn | |
| Melodious Warbler | Hippolais polyglotta | rare autumn migrant; has occurred in spring | |
| Pallas's Warbler | Phylloscopus proregulus | rare autumn migrant | |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | rare autumn migrant | |
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | scarce spring and autumn migrant | |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilis | common spring and autumn migrant | |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | common spring and autumn migrant; occasionally over-winters | |
| Firecrest | Regulus ignicapillus | regular spring and autumn migrant; a few over-winter | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | regular spring and autumn migrant | |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | rare autumn migrant; has occurred in spring | |
| Coal Tit | Parus ater | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris | scarce visitor | |
| Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | rare migrant, mainly in spring | |
| Jay | Garrulus glandarius | rare spring and autumn migrant | |
| Siskin | Carduelis spinus | regular migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Redpoll | Carduelis flammea | regular migrant, mainly in autumn | |
| Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | scarce migrant, mainly in autumn | |