Bird List
This page lists the birds I have seen within the British Isles. The last year each bird was recorded is indicated, with birds recorded this year highlighted in bold and birds first recorded this year in red1.
Out of the 252 taxa we have so far seen 125 taxa, 73 taxa seen this year
| 2009 | Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) |
| Cygnus columbianus (Bewick's Swan) | |
| Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan) | |
| Anser fabalis (Bean Goose) | |
| Anser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed Goose) | |
| Anser albifrons (White-fronted Goose) | |
| Anser erythropus (Lesser White-fronted Goose) | |
| 2009 | Anser anser (Greylag Goose) |
| 2008 | Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) |
| 2008 | Branta leucopsis (Barnacle Goose) |
| 2009 | Branta bernicla (Brent Goose) |
| 2009 | Tadorna tadorna (Shelduck) |
| 2009 | Anas penelope (Wigeon) |
| 2008 | Anas strepera (Gadwall) |
| 2008 | Anas crecca (Teal) |
| 2009 | Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) |
| Anas acuta (Pintail) | |
| Anas querquedula (Garganey) | |
| 2008 | Anas clypeata (Shoveler) |
| 2008 | Aythya farina (Pochard) |
| 2008 | Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) |
| Aythya marila (Scaup) | |
| 2009 | Somateria mollissima (Eider) |
| Clangula hyemalis (Long-tailed Duck) | |
| Melanitta nigra (Common Scoter) | |
| Bucephala clangula (Goldeneye) | |
| Mergellus albellus (Smew) | |
| 2009 | Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser) |
| Mergus merganser (Goosander) | |
| 2008 | Oxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy Duck) |
| Lagopus lagopus (Red Grouse) | |
| Lagopus muta (Ptarmigan) | |
| Tetrao tetrix (Black Grouse) | |
| Tetrao urogallus (Capercaillie) | |
| 2009 | Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Partridge) |
| Perdix perdix (Grey Partridge) | |
| Coturnix coturnix (Quail) | |
| 2009 | Phasianus colchicus (Pheasant) |
| Gavia stellata (Red-throated Diver) | |
| Gavia arctica (Black-throated Diver) | |
| Gavia immer (Great Northern Diver) | |
| 2009 | Tachybaptus ruficollis (Little Grebe) |
| 2009 | Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) |
| Podiceps grisegena (Red-necked Grebe) | |
| Podiceps auritus (Slavonian Grebe) | |
| Podiceps nigricollis (Black-necked Grebe) | |
| 2009 | Fulmarus glacialis (Fulmar) |
| Puffinus griseus (Sooty Shearwater) | |
| 2009 | Puffinus puffinus (Manx Shearwater) |
| Oceanites oceanicus (Wilson 's Petrel) | |
| Hydrobates pelagicus (Storm Petrel) | |
| Oceanodroma leucorhoa (Leach's Petrel) | |
| 2009 | Morus bassanus (Gannet) |
| 2009 | Phalacrocorax carbo (Cormorant) |
| Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Shag) | |
| 2008 | Botaurus stellaris (Bittern) |
| Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret) | |
| 2009 | Egretta garzetta (Little Egret) |
| 2009 | Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) |
| 2008 | Platalea leucorodia (Spoonbill) |
| Pernis apivorus (Honey-buzzard) | |
| 2008 | Milvus milvus (Red Kite) |
| Haliaeetus albicilla (White-tailed Eagle) | |
| 2009 | Circus aeruginosus (Marsh Harrier) |
| Circus cyaneus (Hen Harrier) | |
| Circus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier) | |
| Accipiter gentilis (Goshawk) | |
| 2008 | Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk) |
| 2009 | Buteo buteo (Buzzard) |
| Buteo lagopus (Rough-legged Buzzard) | |
| Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) | |
| 2008 | Pandion haliaetus (Osprey) |
| 2009 | Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel) |
| Falco columbarius (Merlin) | |
| 2008 | Falco subbuteo (Hobby) |
| Falco peregrinus (Peregrine) | |
| Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail) | |
| Porzana porzana (Spotted Crake) | |
| Crex crex (Corncrake) | |
| 2009 | Gallinula chloropus (Moorhen) |
| 2009 | Fulica atra (Coot) |
| 2008 | Grus grus (Crane) |
| 2008 | Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher) |
| 2009 | Recurvirostra avosetta (Avocet) |
| Burhinus oedicnemus (Stone-curlew) | |
| Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover) | |
| 2008 | Charadrius hiaticula (Ringed Plover) |
| Charadrius morinellus (Dotterel) | |
| Pluvialis apricaria (Golden Plover) | |
| Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover) | |
| 2009 | Vanellus vanellus (Lapwing) |
| 2008 | Calidris canutus (Knot) |
| Calidris alba (Sanderling) | |
| Calidris minuta (Little Stint) | |
| Calidris temminckii (Temminck's Stint) | |
| Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) | |
| Calidris ferruginea (Curlew Sandpiper) | |
| Calidris maritime (Purple Sandpiper) | |
| 2008 | Calidris alpine (Dunlin) |
| Philomachus pugnax (Ruff) | |
| Lymnocryptes minimus (Jack Snipe) | |
| 2009 | Gallinago gallinago (Snipe) |
| 2008 | Scolopax rusticola (Woodcock) |
| 2008 | Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit) |
| Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit) | |
| Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel) | |
| 2009 | Numenius arquata (Curlew) |
| 2009 | Actitis hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) |
| Tringa ochropus (Green Sandpiper) | |
| Tringa erythropus (Spotted Redshank) | |
| Tringa nebularia (Greenshank) | |
| Tringa glareola (Wood Sandpiper) | |
| 2009 | Tringa totanus (Redshank) |
| 2008 | Arenaria interpres (Turnstone) |
| Phalaropus lobatus (Red-necked Phalarope) | |
| Phalaropus fulicarius (Grey Phalarope) | |
| Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic Skua) | |
| Stercorarius longicaudus (Long-tailed Skua) | |
| 2009 | Stercorarius skua (Great Skua) |
| Rissa tridactyla (Kittiwake) | |
| 2009 | Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull) |
| Hydrocoloeus minutus (Little Gull) | |
| 2008 | Larus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull) |
| Larus ichthyaetus (Great Black-headed Gull) | |
| 2009 | Larus canus (Common Gull) |
| 2008 | Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull) |
| 2009 | Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) |
| Larus glaucoides (Iceland Gull) | |
| Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull) | |
| Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull) | |
| 2008 | Sternula albifrons (Little Tern) |
| Chlidonias niger (Black Tern) | |
| 2008 | Sterna sandvicensis (Sandwich Tern) |
| 2008 | Sterna hirundo (Common Tern) |
| Sterna dougallii (Roseate Tern) | |
| Sterna paradisaea (Arctic Tern) | |
| Uria aalge (Guillemot) | |
| 2009 | Alca torda (Razorbill) |
| 2009 | Cepphus grylle (Black Guillemot) |
| Alle alle (Little Auk) | |
| 2009 | Fratercula arctica (Puffin) |
| Columba livia (Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon) | |
| 2009 | Columba oenas (Stock Dove) |
| 2009 | Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon) |
| 2009 | Streptopelia decaocto (Collared Dove) |
| 2008 | Streptopelia turtur (Turtle Dove) |
| Psittacula krameri (Ring-necked Parakeet) | |
| 2009 | Cuculus canorus (Cuckoo) |
| 2009 | Tyto alba (Barn Owl) |
| Athene noctua (Little Owl) | |
| Strix aluco (Tawny Owl) | |
| Asio otus (Long-eared Owl) | |
| Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl) | |
| Caprimulgus europaeus (Nightjar) | |
| 2009 | Apus apus (Swift) |
| 2009 | Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) |
| Jynx torquilla (Wryneck) | |
| 2009 | Picus viridis (Green Woodpecker) |
| 2008 | Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker) |
| Dendrocopos minor (Lesser Spotted Woodpecker) | |
| 2009 | Lullula arborea (Woodlark) |
| 2009 | Alauda arvensis (Skylark) |
| Eremophila alpestris (Shore Lark) | |
| 2008 | Riparia riparia (Sand Martin) |
| 2009 | Hirundo rustica (Swallow) |
| 2009 | Delichon urbicum (House Martin) |
| Anthus trivialis (Tree Pipit) | |
| 2008 | Anthus pratensis (Meadow Pipit) |
| Anthus petrosus (Rock Pipit) | |
| Anthus spinoletta (Water Pipit) | |
| Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail) | |
| 2009 | Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail) |
| 2009 | Motacilla alba (Pied Wagtail) |
| Bombycilla garrulus (Waxwing) | |
| 2009 | Cinclus cinclus (Dipper) |
| 2008 | Troglodytes troglodytes (Wren) |
| 2009 | Prunella modularis (Dunnock) |
| 2009 | Erithacus rubecula (Robin) |
| 2008 | Luscinia megarhynchos (Nightingale) |
| Phoenicurus ochruros (Black Redstart) | |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Redstart) | |
| Saxicola rubetra (Whinchat) | |
| 2008 | Saxicola torquatus (Stonechat) |
| 2009 | Oenanthe oenanthe (Wheatear) |
| Turdus torquatus (Ring Ouzel) | |
| 2009 | Turdus merula (Blackbird) |
| 2009 | Turdus pilaris (Fieldfare) |
| 2009 | Turdus philomelos (Song Thrush) |
| 2008 | Turdus iliacus (Redwing) |
| 2008 | Turdus viscivorus (Mistle Thrush) |
| 2008 | Cettia cetti (Cetti's Warbler) |
| 2008 | Locustella naevia (Grasshopper Warbler) |
| Locustella luscinioides (Savi's Warbler) | |
| 2008 | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Sedge Warbler) |
| Acrocephalus palustris (Marsh Warbler) | |
| 2008 | Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Reed Warbler) |
| 2009 | Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap) |
| Sylvia borin (Garden Warbler) | |
| Sylvia curruca (Lesser Whitethroat) | |
| 2008 | Sylvia communis (Whitethroat) |
| Sylvia undata (Dartford Warbler) | |
| Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Wood Warbler) | |
| 2009 | Phylloscopus collybita (Chiffchaff) |
| 2009 | Phylloscopus trochilus (Willow Warbler) |
| 2008 | Regulus regulus (Goldcrest) |
| Regulus ignicapilla (Firecrest) | |
| Muscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher) | |
| Ficedula hypoleuca (Pied Flycatcher) | |
| 2008 | Panurus biarmicus (Bearded Tit) |
| 2009 | Aegithalos caudatus (Long-tailed Tit) |
| 2009 | Cyanistes caeruleus (Blue Tit) |
| 2009 | Parus major (Great Tit) |
| Lophophanes cristatus (Crested Tit) | |
| 2009 | Periparus ater (Coal Tit) |
| Poecile montana (Willow Tit) | |
| 2008 | Poecile palustris (Marsh Tit) |
| 2009 | Sitta europaea (Nuthatch) |
| 2009 | Certhia familiaris (Treecreeper) |
| Oriolus oriolus (Golden Oriole) | |
| Lanius collurio (Red-backed Shrike) | |
| Lanius minor (Lesser Grey Shrike) | |
| Lanius excubitor (Great Grey Shrike) | |
| Lanius senator (Woodchat Shrike) | |
| 2009 | Garrulus glandarius (Jay) |
| 2009 | Pica pica (Magpie) |
| Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Chough) | |
| 2009 | Corvus monedula (Jackdaw) |
| 2008 | Corvus frugilegus (Rook) |
| 2009 | Corvus corone (Carrion Crow) |
| Corvus cornix (Hooded Crow) | |
| 2008 | Corvus corax (Raven) |
| 2008 | Sturnus vulgaris (Starling) |
| 2008 | Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) |
| Passer montanus (Tree Sparrow) | |
| 2009 | Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) |
| Fringilla montifringilla (Brambling) | |
| Serinus serinus (Serin) | |
| 2009 | Carduelis chloris (Greenfinch) |
| 2009 | Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch) |
| 2008 | Carduelis spinus (Siskin) |
| 2008 | Carduelis cannabina (Linnet) |
| Carduelis flavirostris (Twite) | |
| Carduelis cabaret (Lesser Redpoll) | |
| Loxia curvirostra (Common Crossbill) | |
| Loxia scotica (Scottish Crossbill) | |
| Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Bullfinch) | |
| Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Hawfinch) | |
| Plectrophenax nivalis (Snow Bunting) | |
| 2008 | Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer) |
| Emberiza cirlus (Cirl Bunting) | |
| 2008 | Emberiza schoeniclus (Reed Bunting) |
| Miliaria calandra (Corn Bunting) |
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