200AD / see Meddens, B. (1987) and Hammon (2011), Roman Wroxter bones

1535–1543 Leland, J. The itinerary of John Leland

1634 Anon. Food and accommodation for a Lord visiting Shrewsbury, MS

1668 (published 1958) Wood, A.. (Ed.) The Continuation of the History of The Willoughby Family.

Early, 1668, record of what must have been a Nightjar near Ludlow.

1738? Anon. “Pickmore Poole” (now Burlington Pool, SJ780110)

1770 Pennant, T, British Zoology

1772+ Shrewsbury Chronicle – ongoing

1774+ Salopian Journal – various ongoing

1789 Walcot, J. Synopsis of British Birds

1802 Rodenhurst, T. Description of Hawkstone, p.20. A reference to Raven nesting

1803 Plymley, Archdeacon J.A. General Review of the Agriculture of Shropshire. Ch.11. Wastes. pp.221–27

1831 Montagu, G. & Rennie, J. Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds

1832 Slaney, R.A. Smaller British birds. London

1836 Leighton, W.A. A Guide through the Town of Shrewsbury, pp.149–52. A tiny volume about 10cm square, the copy in the Shropshire Archive being in a delicate state. The section Birds seen in the neighbourhood of Shrewsbury is to acknowledged to John FM Dovaston Esq. AM of Westfelton.

1836 Eyton, J.C. Rarer Biritish Birds. London

1836 Salway, T. A Notice of the discovery of the Skeletons of Swifts and Starlings in the Tower of the Church at Oswestry, Shropshire

1837 Hulbert, C. History & Description of the County of Salop. 1st end. (Appendix) Birds, wild animals, and reptiles of Shropshire

1838 Eyton, T.C. An attempt to ascertain the Fauna of Shropshire and North Wales in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History. No. II in Vol. II pp.285–293
Acknowledgement: This paper was obtained from the Biodiversity Heritage Library website online collection. Our thanks to the BHL and also to the Natural History Museum, London for making the material available for digitisation.

1839 Eyton, T.C. An attempt to ascertain the Fauna of Shropshire and North Wales in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History. No. III in Vol. 2 pp.52–56.
Acknowledgement: This paper was obtained from the Biodiversity Heritage Library website online collection. Our thanks to the BHL and also to the Natural History Museum, London for making the material available for digitisation.

1839 Dovaston, J.F.M. (1782–1854). Mr Dovaston’s lectures on natural history. Shrewsbury

1841 Ward, T.O. The Medical Topography of Shrewsbury and its Neighbourhood. pp.98–100, Appendix 2

1843+ The Zoologist , often abbreviated to Zoologist, began as a monthly journal in 1843 and continued into the early 20th century when it was superceded by British Birds which began publication, also monthly in 1907.

1843 Yarrell, W. Zoologist. Vol 1. Note on the occurrence of Birds lately ascertained to be British.
The first published reference to the Shropshire ‘Short-toed Lark, (Alauda brachydactyla, Temm.)’. I am indebted to Mark Adams of the British Museum, Tring, for drawing my attention to this paper. The specimen is not in the national collection at Tring.

1853+ The Field

1854+ Wellington Journal – ongoing

1854 Riddell, J. The Greater Spotted Woodpecker. Morris’s Nature. 1836. 4:235

1855 Cathrall, W. The History of Oswestry.
Cathrall acknowledges his source as Mr Cross of Oswestry. “The following list, (pp.206–07) formed more than twenty years ago … will show the neighbourhood has long abounded with fine specimens of the feathered creation.” Followed by (p.208) “Mr Cross’s specimens are of recent date, many … taken during the last twelve months”.

1864 Newton, A. On the Irruption of Pallas's Sand-Grouse (Syrraptes paradoxus) in 1832. Ibis

1865 More, A.G. On the distribution of birds in Great Britain in the nesting season

1865 & 1866 Rocke, J. Ornithological Notes from Shropshire in Zoologist in four parts;
Part 1 in 1865a Vol. 23: 9683–9688,
Part 2 in 1865b Vol. 23: 9775–9781
Part 3 in 1866a Vol. 24: 76–84
Part 4 in 1866b Vol. 24: 161–166.
Acknowledgements to Archive.org website for the material.

1866 Rocke, J. Catalogue of the bird collection at Clungunford House

1870 Woolhope Field Naturalists' Club (Herefordshire) Long Mynd and Black Grouse

1876 Forrest, H.E. Ornithological Visitors near Shrewsbury. Hardwicke’s Science-Gossip

1878 William E. Beckwith List of Birds found near Shrewsbury from Phillips, W (ed.): A guide to the Botany, Ornithology, and Geology of Shrewsbury and its vicinity

1878+ Midland Naturalist 1878, 1880 and 1884

1879 & 1881 William E. Beckwith Birds of Shropshire. It appeared in two parts:
Part 1. Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Series I. 1879 Vol. II pp.365–395 and
Part 2. ibid. 1881 Vol. IV pp.326–328

1883 Beckwith, W.E. Late Land Rail The Field

1884 Beckwith, W.E. Common Sandpipers in winter The Field

1884 Wright, C.H. Manx Shearwater Inland The Field

1885 & 1886 William E. Beckwith Notes on Shropshire Birds (2 parts)

1886 Payne-Gallwey, R. The book of duck decoys

1886a Beckwith, W.E. Sea Birds Inland The Field

1887 Benson, R.B. Manx Shearwater at Lutwitche The Field

1887 Beckwith, W.E. Manx Shearwater in Shropshire The Field

1887–1893 William E. Beckwith. His final contribution, Notes on the birds of Shropshire. Here Beckwith followed up his earlier papers with more detailed by-species accounts published, again in the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society and serialised between 1887 and 1893. The nine parts follow.
Beckwith died after a short illness on 1 July 1892. He was buried in Eaton Constantine (SJ5906).

1890 Paddock, H.E. Notes on some of the birds found in the neighbourhood of Newport, Salop. The first of several contributions by Paddock covering Newport and with observations from as far away as at Knighton.

1892+ The two-elements of the proceedings of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club published for the years 1892 to 1968. With acknowledgements to the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club.
1892+ The club’s annual Record of Bare Facts being a summary of reports of birds, plus other taxonomic groups.
1893+ The Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club being the account of club meetings, outings and formally published papers.

1892 Clive, M. Windsor Pied Flycatcher at Oakley Park

1892 Aplin, O.V. Distribution of Cirl Bunting The Zoologist

1892 Jebb, A.T. Birds of the Lake District about Ellesmere and Llansilin. Bye-gones pp.379–381 31 August with a response by Paddock, G.H. By-gones, 1

4 Sepember p.397. With acknowledgements to Shropshire Archive

1894 Blackmore, E.H. Oological notes from Ludlow The Naturalists’ Journal

1894 Tegetmeir, W.B. A chestnut Partridge Bull. B.O.C.

1896 Woolhope Field Naturalists’ Club Shropshire White-tailed Eagle

1896 Walcot Estate game killed MS

1897 Paddock, G.H. Catalogue of Shropshire Birds.
This is the first book devoted to Shropshire’s birds following his earlier Paddock (1890)

1898+ Church Stretton Advertiser Notes mostly about grouse

1899 Forrest, H.E. The Fauna of Shropshire
Chapter IV, The Birds of Shropshire pp.100–79 and
Chapter V, The Wild Birds Protection Acts pp.180–85.
NB: p.8, Errata, is here taken from the copy at the University of California, a late edition and containing some important amendments.
Acknowledgement. This material was obtained from the Biodiversity Heritage Library website online collection. Our thanks to the BHL and also to the University of California for making the material available for digitisation.

1900+(?) Naturalist

1900 Forrest, H.E. in Zoologist 1890.
1900 The movements of starlings pp.131–141, 479
1900 Great Tit nesting in active bee-hive p.143
1900 Nesting of the Hobby in Shropshire pp.143–144, 382
1900 Little Crake in Shropshire p.280
1900 Breeding of the Tufted Duck (Fuligula cristata) in Shropshire. pp.506–510
Acknowledgement. This material was obtained from the Biodiversity Heritage Library website online collection. Our thanks to the BHL and also to the University of California for making the material available for digitisation.

1901 Paddock, G.H. Red-billed Chough in Shropshire

1904 Paddock, G H. A catalogue of the birds met with in the district of Church Stretton in Campbell-Hyslop, CW & Cobbold, ES (1904) Church Stretton. Some results of Local Scientific Research Vol. II, pp.3–50

1905 Forrest, H.E. Museum lecture. CSVFC. Trans. 1905:43-47

1907 Forrest, H.E. Peplow Hall Museum. Catalogue

1907+ British Birds

1908 Forrest, H.E. Three items. British Birds. 1908. Vol. 2. pp.59, 60 & 204

1908 Forrest, H.E. Victoria County History of Shropshire. Vol. I. A list of birds.
Originals are available in the Shropshire Archive in Shrewsbury

1908 Forrest, H.E. Shooting in Victoria County History of Shropshire

1908 Phillips, E.C. Victoria County History of the County of Hereford Note on Dartford Warbler

1909 Clark-Maxwell, W.G. A short history of the Town and Neighbourhood of Clun. Page 26, Birds

1909 Forrest, H.E. Shropshire names of animals. CVSFV. Trans. 1909 pp.74-83

1909 Forrest, H.E. Velvet Scoter in Salop and Red variety of Common Partridge. British Birds. 2:345-6

1909 Forrest, H.E. Additions to the Shropshire avifauna. British Birds. 1909. 3:165

1909 Forrest, H.E. Osprey in Shropshire. British Birds. 1909. 3:165

1910 The Smethcote Collection. CRB & WRB

1910 Forrest, H.E. Two old Shropshire Naturalists. CSVFC. Trans. pp.125-135

1911 Gatten Estate Game and Fishing Book

1911 Ticehurst, N.F. & Jourdain, F.C.R. Nighingale in Great Britain

1914 Park Hall Estate Sale Particulars

1918 Whittaker, J. British duck decoys of today, 1918

1918 Forrest, H.E. & Pitt, F. Bitterns & pied Redwing

1920 Mullens, W.H., Kirke Swann, H. & Jourdain, F.C.R.
A geographical bibliography of British ornithology from the earliest time to the end of 1918, arranged under counties, being a record of printed books, published articles, notes and records relating to local avifauna

1926+ The North-western Naturalist

1926a Forrest, H.E. Arrival of migrants 1926:81
1926b Forrest, H.E. Arrival of migrants 1926:145–146
1926c Forrest, H.E. Moorhen and pigeon chums 1926:210–211

1928 Forrest, H.E. Shrewsbury rooks and rookeries 1928:36–37

1930a Forrest, H.E. Bird migrant notes 1930:107
1930b Forrest, H.E. Crossbills in Shropshire 1930:248

1932 Dalman, A.A. Starling roost 7:126–127

1935a Potts, G. Migration of Swallows 10:353
1935b Wenner, M.V. Dotterel, Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper in Shropshire 10:355

1934 Alexander, W.B. The Woodcock in the British Isles

1935 Middleton, A.D. Factors controlling the population of the Partridge (Perdix perdix) in Great Britain

1936 Pitt, F. Waterfowl at Walcot Hall Country Life

1936+ Shrewsbury School Ornithological Society, Annual Report 1936/37 No. 41.4.1

1937 Downton Hall Game Books esp. Red & Black Grouse MS

1938 The Curator Waterfowl at Walcot. Avicultural Magazine: 104–106

1939 Lloyd, L.C. Rookeries around Shrewsbury North-western Naturalist . 1939:76–93

1940 Potts, G. The winter of 1940 and bird life. North-western Naturalist. 15:225

1943 Lloyd, L.C. Shrewsbury Rookeries in 1944. The North Western Naturalist. Trans. CSVFC. 12:71

1943 “The Old Bell House, Ludford”. Plan view, text and coloured drawing.

1944a Lloyd, L.C. Winter Blackcaps in Shropshire. North-western Naturalist. 19:58

1944b Lloyd, L.C. Waxwings in Shropshire. North-western Naturalist. 19:59

1947 Timperley, H.W. Shropshire Hills. pp.141–142

1948 Owen, J.H. Larder of the Red-backed Shrike. British Birds

1949. Diaries of C.S. & D.H. Meares 1892 to 1949 Vol. 1 & 2.

1950 Adams, G.D. Birds on a Forest. Clun Forest. Birds and Country Magazine p.83–85. Acknowledgements to Birds and Country Magazine

1950 Anon. Mallard at Oakley duck decoy. Waterfowl and Wetland Trust

1951 Owen, J.H. Flights of the Red-backed Shrike. British Birds

1952 Savage, C. The Mandarin Duck. A & C Black

1953 Stevens, R. Laggard. Long Mynd & Walcot Estate

1956 Lack, D. Torpid Swifts at Longnor Chapel, Shrewsbury in 1776

1955+ Annual Bird Reports of the Shropshire Ornithological Society

1957 Clayton Jones, H. Many good companions … in my Shropshire garden. Shropshire Magazine Jun. pp.19–20

1959 Fitter, R.S.R. The ark in our midst

1960 Hopton estate game records. Red & Black Grouse MS

1961 Symonds, A.E.J. The counting of starlings at county roosts. Bird Study 8(4):185–193

1961 Wilson, W. The Old Men at the Zoo

1962 Linley Hill and Honey Buzzard South Manchester Field Group Bird report July 1962

1962 Hardy, E. The lakes and hills of Shropshire. Shropshire Magazine Sep. pp.21–22

1964 Rutter, E.M., Gribble, F.C. & Pemberton, T.W. A Handlist of the Birds of Shropshire. Published by the SOS

1964 Birds recorded at Monkmoor Sewage Farm 1964

1967 Allen, D.E. Dovaston, an overlooked pioneer of field ornithology

1969 Yapp, W.B. The bird population of an oakwood (Wyre Forest) over eighteen years. Proceedings of the Birmingham Natural History Society. 1969 21(3):199–216. With acknowledgements to Birmingham Natural History Society and the estate of W.B. Yapp.
NOTE: Refers to 'Wyre' which is contiguous into Worcestershire

1969 Allen, D.E. Reviewing account of letters Bewick to Dovaston

1970 Gandy, I. An idler on the Shropshire Borders

1970 Ransford, K. Record Bag Shooting Times and Countryside Magazine 22 August 1970 p.15.
Per William Ransford, son of K Ransford, at the prompting of Tom Wall.
With acknowledgements and thanks to Shooting Times

1970 Hardy, E. Return of the Peregrine. Shropshire Magazine. December 1970

1971 Hickin, N.E. The Natural History of and English Forest – The wildlife of Wyre. Birds: 215–237. With acknowledgements to Hutchinson & Co. and the estate of N.E. Hickin

1975 Walker, C.W. & Smith, A.J. Herefordshire Birds. Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club

1979 Merry, J. The Rock. Reminiscences to share with those who enjoy the Stiperstones. Onny Press. pp.22–23. With acknowledgements and thanks to Tom Wall for locating and loaning the work. Onny Press no longer exisits

1980 Foxall, H.D.G. Shropshire field-names Shropshire Archaeological and History Society

1981 Leach, M. in Wassall, D. Wildlife in Telford Birds pp.46–47. Telford Development Corporation. With acknowledgements to Shropshire Archive

1984 Mead, C. Sand Martins slump. BTO News

1985 Bishton, G. The diet of nestling Dunnocks Prunella modularis. Bird Study 32:113–115. Study undertaken near Telford

1986 Bishton, G. The diet and foraging behaviour of the Dunnock Prunella modularis in a hedgerow habitat. Ibis 128:526–539. Study undertaken near Telford

1903–1986 Gatten Estate Game and Fishing Book MS

1987 Meddens, B. Assessment of the Animal Bone Work from Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire

1987 Sinker, C. (Ed.) Hilda Murrell's Nature Diaries. Collins, London. With acknowledgements to Collins

1988 Soper, T. A Passion for Birds. Guillemot in Shropshire

1989 Horan, M.B. The birds and mammals of Shrewsbury. 84pp, spiral-bound and published privately

1990 Hardy, E. Cormorants on the cover. Shropshire Magazine. Feb. Cover & p.1

1992 Deans, P. Sankey, J. Smith, L. Tucker, J. Whittles, C. & Wright, C. An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Shropshire. SOS
Part 1. Front cover to page 73
Part 2. Pages 74–153
Part 3. Page 154 to back cover

1992 Shropshire Naturalist
1992 Wright, C. Focus on Herons. 1(1):33-36
1992 Wall, T. The Red Grouse in Shropshire. 1(2):18-23
1992 Law, A. Barn Owls. 1(3):35-40
1992 Sitters, H. Book Review: An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Shropshire 1(3):41

1993 Shropshire Naturalist (in its second and final year)
Simpson, B. Wildlife Poisoning: Shropshire's shameful problem. 2(1):32–35

1994+ Tucker, J. Shropshire-related reports relating to birds, under contract as Lanius

1995 Bulletin of Shropshire Naturalists’ Union (its single volume). With acknowledgements to Shropshire Naturalists’ Union and Shropshire Archive.
1995a Jordan, G.J. et al. Breeding birds of Plymouth Estate Gravel Pits, Bromfield, 1993. pp.1–6
1995b Jordan, G.J. et al. Breeding Birds of Brown Clee 1994. pp.15–21
1995c Blunt, A.G. Diurnal migration over Brown Clee, Autumn 1994. pp.22–28
1995d Blunt, A.G. & Smith, M.S. Abnormally low water levels at Chelmarsh Nature Reserve. 1994. pp.34–35
1995e Smith M.S. Birds of Chelmarsh Nature Reserve, 1994. p.36

1996 Berry, A.Q., Gale, F., Daniels, J.L. & Allmark, B. Fenn's and Whixall Mosses. Clwyd County Council. With acknowledgements to the authors

1996 Holloway, S. The Historical Atlas of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland 1875–1900. T & AD Poyser. With acknowledgements to S.H. and T & AD Poyser

1998 Tucker, J. The Peregrine Falcon in Shropshire – whatever next? British Wildlife 9(4):227–231

1998 Currie (Ed). Suggested Red Grouse introduction to the Long Mynd,

2000+ Wyre Forest Study Group Reviews. Annual since 2000

2000 Ballance, D. K. Birds in Counties. With Supplements of 2002, 2009 and 2016

2000 Edwards, B. Thirty-seven years of Comon Bird Census at The Old Racecourse near Oswestry. 1964-2000

2000 Ellis, P. (Ed.) The Roman Baths and Macellum at Wroxeter. Excavations by Graham Webster 1955–85

2001 Bishton, G. Social structure, habitat use and breeding biology of hedgerow Dunnocks Prunella modularis. Bird Study 48:188–193. Study undertaken near Telford

2001 Heaton, A. Duck Decoys

2003 Wall, T. Shropshire Ravens on a roll. British Wildlife 14(1):160–166

2004 Bishton, G. Birdwatching in and around the Severn Gorge Ironbridge

2004 Tuer, B. A Prince among Poachers. CC Publishing. With acknowledgements to CC Publishing

2004 Wallace, M. Severn flood plain wetland bird survey MSc MS

2006 Collingwood, R. The Ancient Custom on Keeping the ‘Land Bird’. (Mute Swan). Salopian Recorder

2007 Smith, L., Carty, P. & Uff, C. Wild Mynd Birds and wildlife of the Long Mynd. Hobby Publications for the National Trust

2007 Lovegrove, R. Silent Fields. Oxford University Press

2008 Evans, P. Foul deeds or fair prey? The Guardian

2008 Swift, K. Mute Swan incident (road casualty) Morville garden

2009 Sharpe, N. Apley Hall – the Golden years of a Sporting Estate. Merlin Unwin Books. With acknowledgements to Merlin Unwin Books

2009 Yalden, D. W. & Albarella, U. History of British Birds. Roman Wroxeter bones

2010 Thomas, G. Swan nest rescue; floods of 2007, Ludlow

2011 Whittles, C. Pied Flycatcher ringing data analysis

2011 Hammon, A. Understanding the Romano-BritishÐEarly Medieval Transition: A Zooarchaeological Perspective from Wroxeter (Viroconium Cornoviorum). Britania

2012 Collingwood, R.W. ‘Noyfull Fowles’ and vermin: The statutory control of wildlife in Shropshire, 1532–1861. Shrop. Archaeo. & Hist. Soc. 87:47-80.

2012 Tucker, J. Quest to discover Black Grouse story. The Shropshire Magazine. September 2012, pp.118–119

2012 Potts G.R. Partridges

2012 Lees, A.C., Newton, I. & Balmford, A. Pheasants, buzzards, and trophic cascades. Conservation Letters

2013 Anon. The Historical Ornithology of Shropshire. British Birds. A review on the ‘News and comment’ page

2013 BTO Woodcock survey 2003 & 2013. Summary

2013 Cygnet stoned, Ludlow. Shropshire Star

2013 Lever, C. The Mandarin Duck. T & AD Poyser

2013 Pattison, A. Big story behind little street. Shrewsbury Chronicle

2013 Gallery Oldham website. Catalogue of material in the collection at Gallery Oldham, skins and eggs.

2013 Raynor, B. The Long Mynd: Its History and Wildlife

2014 Collingwood, R.W. Control of vermin after the repeal of the 1566 Act in 1861

2014 Wall, T. Hopton Estate Game Books MS

2014+ Buzzard. The quarterly members’ newsletter of the Shropshire Ornithological Society. From Issue 235 onwards

2014 Tucker, J. Musgrove, A. & Rees, A. The ability to hear Goldcrest song and the implications for bird surveys. British Birds

2014 Wall, T. The Singular Stiperstones. Birds

2015 Lawley, M. Wildlife in the Marches

2015 Tucker, J. Breeding Swallows, House Martins and Swifts. Hopesay Parish 2015. Published on Histo only. 9pp.

2015 Dawes, A. On 1976 Chough records MS

2016 Tucker, J. & Reese, A. Shropshire Migrant Arrivals Database. (SMAD)

2016a Heaton, A. Duck Decoys. British Wildlife

2016b Heaton, A. Decoys in Shropshire MS

2017 Gone: Betton Moss. Bell, P.

2017 Beckwith’s Birds of Nineteenth Century Shropshire, Tucker, J.J. & Tucker, P.G.

2017 Peters, A.F. Upland: Shropshire’s Long Mynd and the Stiperstones

2018 Ornithological Field Journal of Charles Gawen, Vol.2. 1888 to 1911.

2018 Wilson, E.A. Ramblings of a Shropshire Naturalist.

2018 A note in Bird Guides Newsletter of 14.12.18

2018 Tom Wall. River Clun Waterways Bird Survey 2018

2018 Brown, P. Shropshire Duck Decoys. Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society. 93:7-20

2019 Leighton, Sir M. Loton Park Estate. 1: Specimens and 2: Species list.

2019 Smith, L. The Birds of Shropshire.

2018 Tucker, J. (Ed.). Journal of Field Ornithology Volume II 1888–1911 of Charles Gawen Roberts Gawen, 12 x 18cm. pp 376 Published privately.

2020 Reese, R. Allan & Tucker, John J. Descriptive models for first-arrival dates of migrants in an inland UK county. Ringing and Migration. 34(1):1-7

2021 Tucker, J. (2021). Lead article BBeye. British Birds 114(3):127–28

2022 1844–(1909). Old newspaper cuttings.

2022 John Tucker in The Buzzard, 2014–2022