Northern Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 (11, 25)
Photo © Jukka A. Lång, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sub-species
STATUS
North and eastern Europe. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
This is the current situation (December 2021) with a number of records yet to be submitted.
BBRC RECORDS
1). 1859 Shetland Halligarth, Unst, killed by cat, September.
(Saxby, 1874; Witherby et al., 1940-52; Pennington et al., 2004).
2). 1882 Shetland Bressay, obtained, 12th October.
(Evans & Buckley, 1899; Pennington et al., 2004).
4). 1899 Borders Duns, Berwickshire, September.
(T. Russell Goddard, British Birds 31: 309; Witherby, 1952; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953).
5). 1906 Fair Isle No locality, male, exhausted, 27th December.
(W. E. Clarke, Annals of Scottish Natural History 1907: 72; Witherby et al., 1940-52; Pennington et al., 2004).
6). 1913 Fair Isle No locality, female, 14th April.
(W. E. Clarke, Scottish Naturalist 1914: 54; Witherby et al., 1940-52; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; Pennington et al., 2004).
7). 1928 Shetland Lerwick, Mainland, April.
(Pennington et al., 2004).
8). 1937 Shetland Lerwick, Mainland, shot, 6th November.
(Witherby, 1952; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; Pennington et al., 2004).
9). 1941 Orkney Kirkwall, Mainland, caught, 10th October.
(Witherby, 1952; Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; Groundwater, 1974).
10). 1947 Lincolnshire North Cotes, male, shot, 13th March.
(J. M. Harrison, British Birds 40: 344; Smith & Cornwallis, 1955; Lorand & Atkin, 1989).
11). 1949 Outer Hebrides Rodel, Harris, 29th October.
(Baxter & Rintoul, 1953; BOU, 1971).
12). 1998 Fair Isle Easter Lother, 1CY+, 1st October.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 112: 604).
13). 2001 Yorkshire Spurn, 1CY+, trapped, 19th to 20th September, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 110: 606).
14). 2005 Suffolk Orfordness, 1CY, trapped, 15th October.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 113: 632).
15). 2010 Suffolk Orfordness, 1CY+, trapped, 10th October, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 113: 632).
16). 2013 Yorkshire Warren, Spurn, two, 1CY+, 11th to 14th October, both trapped, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 110: 606).
18). 2013 Yorkshire Buckton, 1CY, trapped, 12th October, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 608).
19). 2013 Lincolnshire Theddlethorpe Dunes, 1CY, trapped, 15th to 18th October, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 608).
20). 2014 Yorkshire Flamborough Head, 2CY+, 12th January to 30th March, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 602).
21). 2014 Co. Durham Whitburn Coastal Park, 1CY, trapped, 13th to 20th October, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 112: 604).
22). 2015 Lincolnshire Theddlethorpe Dunes, 1CY, trapped, 17th to 21st October, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 608).
23). 2016 Shetland Scousburgh, Mainland, 1CY+, trapped, 23rd October, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 110: 606).
24). 2016 Shetland Kergord, Mainland, 1CY+, trapped, 24th October to 2nd January 2017, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 110: 606; C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 602).
25). 2016 Norfolk Burnham Deepdale, 1CY+, trapped, 11th November, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 110: 606).
26). 2017 Shetland Bruray, Out Skerries, 1CY+, 20th to 24th October, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 602).
27). 2017 Shetland Vidlin, Mainland, 1CY+, 22nd to 29th October, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 602).
28). 2017 Fair Isle Troila Geo, 1CY+, 24th October, photo.
(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 602).
29). 2018 Shetland St Ninian's Isle, Mainland, 2CY+, 31st March, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 112: 604).
30). 2018 Shetland Daal, Bressay, 1CY+, 23rd October, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 112: 604).
31). 2019 Fair Isle Skadan then South Raeva, 2CY+, 9th to 12th April, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 113: 632).
32). 2019 Sussex Patching, 1CY, 28th December to 7th January 2020, photo, sound recording.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 113: 632; C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 608).
33). 2020 Yorkshire Hawsker Bottoms, Whitby, 1CY+, 28th September, photo.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 608).
34). 2020 Northumberland Holy Island, 1CY+, 5th October.
(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 608).
35). 2023 Fair Isle Tineside, 20th October.
(BBRC - Web-WIP-11-3-24).
36). 2023 Highland Tarbat Ness, 29th to 30th October.
(BBRC - Web-WIP-11-3-24).
