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The British List

The official list of bird species recorded in Great Britain

Category A, B, C species

Total no. of species on British List (cats A, B, C) 578

The list below includes both the vernacular name used by British birders (see here) and the now agreed international English name where these are different to the English vernacular name.

British (English)

Gill & Wright (2006) / IOC

Scientific name

Category

vernacular name

international English name

 

 

Mute Swan

 

Cygnus olor

AC2

Bewick’s Swan

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

A

Whooper Swan

 

Cygnus cygnus

A

Bean Goose

 

Anser fabalis

A

Pink-footed Goose

 

Anser brachyrhynchus

A

White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

A

Lesser White-fronted Goose

 

Anser erythropus

A

Greylag Goose

 

Anser anser

AC2C4E*

Snow Goose

 

Anser caerulescens

A

Canada Goose

 

Branta canadensis

C2E*

Barnacle Goose

 

Branta leucopsis

AC2E*

Brent Goose

Brant Goose

Branta bernicla

A

Red-breasted Goose

 

Branta ruficollis

A

Egyptian Goose

 

Alopochen aegyptiaca

C1E*

Ruddy Shelduck

 

Tadorna ferruginea

BDE*

Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

A

Mandarin Duck

 

Aix galericulata

C1E*

Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Anas penelope

A

American Wigeon

 

Anas americana

A

Gadwall

 

Anas strepera

A

Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

AC2

Green-winged Teal

 

Anas carolinensis

A

Mallard

 

Anas platyrhynchos

AC2C4E*

Black Duck

American Black Duck

Anas rubripes

A

Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

A

Garganey

 

Anas querquedula

A

Blue-winged Teal

 

Anas discors

A

Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

A

Red-crested Pochard

 

Netta rufina

AC2E*

Canvasback

 

Aythya valisineria

A

Pochard

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

A

Redhead

 

Aythya americana

A

Ring-necked Duck

 

Aythya collaris

A

Ferruginous Duck

 

Aythya nyroca

A

Tufted Duck

 

Aythya fuligula

A

Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

A

Lesser Scaup

 

Aythya affinis

A

Eider

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

A

King Eider

 

Somateria spectabilis

A

Steller’s Eider

 

Polysticta stelleri

A

Harlequin Duck

 

Histrionicus histrionicus

A

Long-tailed Duck

 

Clangula hyemalis

A

Common Scoter

Black Scoter

Melanitta nigra

A

Black Scoter

American Scoter

Melanitta americana

A

Surf Scoter

 

Melanitta perspicillata

A

Velvet Scoter

 

Melanitta fusca

A

Bufflehead

 

Bucephala albeola

A

Barrow’s Goldeneye

 

Bucephala islandica

A

Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

A

Smew

 

Mergellus albellus

A

Hooded Merganser

 

Lophodytes cucullatus

A

Red-breasted Merganser

 

Mergus serrator

A

Goosander

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

A

Ruddy Duck

 

Oxyura jamaicensis

C1E*

Red Grouse

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

A

Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

A

Black Grouse

 

Tetrao tetrix

A

Capercaillie

Western Capercaillie

Tetrao urogallus

BC3

Red-legged Partridge

 

Alectoris rufa

C1E*

Grey Partridge

 

Perdix perdix

AC2E

Quail

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

A

Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

C1E*

Golden Pheasant

 

Chrysolophus pictus

C1E*

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant

 

Chrysolophus amherstiae

C6E*

Red-throated Diver

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

A

Black-throated Diver

Black-throated Loon

Gavia arctica

A

Great Northern Diver

Great Northern Loon

Gavia immer

A

White-billed Diver

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii

A

Pied-billed Grebe

 

Podilymbus podiceps

A

Little Grebe

 

Tachybaptus ruficollis

A

Great Crested Grebe

 

Podiceps cristatus

A

Red-necked Grebe

 

Podiceps grisegena

A

Slavonian Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

A

Black-necked Grebe

 

Podiceps nigricollis

A

Black-browed Albatross

 

Thalassarche melanophris

A

Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

A

Fea’s Petrel

 

Pterodroma feae

A

Capped Petrel

Black-capped Petrel

Pterodroma hasitata

A

Cory’s Shearwater

 

Calonectris diomedea

A

Great Shearwater

 

Puffinus gravis

A

Sooty Shearwater

 

Puffinus griseus

A

Manx Shearwater

 

Puffinus puffinus

A

Balearic Shearwater

 

Puffinus mauretanicus

A

Macaronesian Shearwater

 

Puffinus baroli

A

Wilson’s Petrel

Wilson’s Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

A

White-faced Petrel

White-faced Storm Petrel

Pelagodroma marina

B

Storm Petrel

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

A

Leach’s Petrel

Leach’s Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

A

Swinhoe’s Petrel

Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma monorhis

A

Madeiran Petrel

Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma castro

B

Red-billed Tropicbird

 

Phaethon aethereus

A

Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

A

Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

A

Double-crested Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax auritus

A

Shag

European Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

A

Magnificent Frigatebird

 

Fregata magnificens

A

Ascension Frigatebird

 

Fregata aquila

A

Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

A

American Bittern

 

Botaurus lentiginosus

A

Little Bittern

 

Ixobrychus minutus

A

Night-heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

A

Green Heron

 

Butorides virescens

A

Squacco Heron

 

Ardeola ralloides

A

Cattle Egret

 

Bubulcus ibis

A

Snowy Egret

 

Egretta thula

A

Little Egret

 

Egretta garzetta

A

Great White Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba

A

Grey Heron

 

Ardea cinerea

A

Great Blue Heron

 

Ardea herodias

A

Purple Heron

 

Ardea purpurea

A

Black Stork

 

Ciconia nigra

A

White Stork

 

Ciconia ciconia

A

Glossy Ibis

 

Plegadis falcinellus

A

Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

A

Honey-buzzard

European Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

A

Black Kite

 

Milvus migrans

A

Red Kite

 

Milvus milvus

AC3

White-tailed Eagle

 

Haliaeetus albicilla

AC3E

Egyptian Vulture

 

Neophron percnopterus

B

Short-toed Eagle

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

A

Marsh Harrier

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

A

Hen Harrier

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

A

Pallid Harrier

 

Circus macrourus

A

Montagu’s Harrier

 

Circus pygargus

A

Goshawk

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

AC3E*

Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A

Buzzard

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

A

Rough-legged Buzzard

Roughleg

Buteo lagopus

A

Greater Spotted Eagle

 

Aquila clanga

B

Golden Eagle

 

Aquila chrysaetos

A

Osprey

 

Pandion haliaetus

A

Lesser Kestrel

 

Falco naumanni

A

Kestrel

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

A

American Kestrel

 

Falco sparverius

A

Red-footed Falcon

 

Falco vespertinus

A

Merlin

 

Falco columbarius

A

Hobby

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

A

Eleonora’s Falcon

 

Falco eleonorae

A

Gyr Falcon

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

A

Peregrine

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A

Water Rail

 

Rallus aquaticus

A

Spotted Crake

 

Porzana porzana

A

Sora

 

Porzana carolina

A

Little Crake

 

Porzana parva

A

Baillon’s Crake

 

Porzana pusilla

A

Corncrake

Corn Crake

Crex crex

A

Moorhen

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

A

Allen’s Gallinule

 

Porphyrio alleni

A

Purple Gallinule

 

Porphyrio martinica

A

Coot

Common Coot

Fulica atra

A

American Coot

 

Fulica americana

A

Crane

Common Crane

Grus grus

A

Sandhill Crane

 

Grus canadensis

A

Little Bustard

 

Tetrax tetrax

A

Macqueen’s Bustard

 

Chlamydotis macqueenii

A

Great Bustard

 

Otis tarda

A

Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

A

Black-winged Stilt

 

Himantopus himantopus

A

Avocet

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

A

Stone-curlew

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

A

Cream-coloured Courser

 

Cursorius cursor

A

Collared Pratincole

 

Glareola pratincola

A

Oriental Pratincole

 

Glareola maldivarum

A

Black-winged Pratincole

 

Glareola nordmanni

A

Little Ringed Plover

 

Charadrius dubius

A

Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

A

Semipalmated Plover

 

Charadrius semipalmatus

A

Killdeer

 

Charadrius vociferus

A

Kentish Plover

 

Charadrius alexandrinus

A

Lesser Sand Plover

 

Charadrius mongolus

A

Greater Sand Plover

 

Charadrius leschenaultii

A

Caspian Plover

 

Charadrius asiaticus

A

Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

A

American Golden Plover

 

Pluvialis dominica

A

Pacific Golden Plover

 

Pluvialis fulva

A

Golden Plover

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

A

Grey Plover

 

Pluvialis squatarola

A

Sociable Plover

Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius

A

White-tailed Plover

White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

A

Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

A

Great Knot

 

Calidris tenuirostris

A

Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

A

Sanderling

 

Calidris alba

A

Semipalmated Sandpiper

 

Calidris pusilla

A

Western Sandpiper

 

Calidris mauri

A

Red-necked Stint

 

Calidris ruficollis

A

Little Stint

 

Calidris minuta

A

Temminck’s Stint

 

Calidris temminckii

A

Long-toed Stint

 

Calidris subminuta

A

Least Sandpiper

 

Calidris minutilla

A

White-rumped Sandpiper

 

Calidris fuscicollis

A

Baird’s Sandpiper

 

Calidris bairdii

A

Pectoral Sandpiper

 

Calidris melanotos

A

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

 

Calidris acuminata

A

Curlew Sandpiper

 

Calidris ferruginea

A

Stilt Sandpiper

 

Calidris himantopus

A

Purple Sandpiper

 

Calidris maritima

A

Dunlin

 

Calidris alpina

A

Broad-billed Sandpiper

 

Limicola falcinellus

A

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

 

Tryngites subruficollis

A

Ruff

 

Philomachus pugnax

A

Jack Snipe

 

Lymnocryptes minimus

A

Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

A

Great Snipe

 

Gallinago media

A

Short-billed Dowitcher

 

Limnodromus griseus

A

Long-billed Dowitcher

 

Limnodromus scolopaceus

A

Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

A

Black-tailed Godwit

 

Limosa limosa

A

Hudsonian Godwit

 

Limosa haemastica

A

Bar-tailed Godwit

 

Limosa lapponica

A

Little Whimbrel

Little Curlew

Numenius minutus

A

Eskimo Curlew

 

Numenius borealis

B

Whimbrel

 

Numenius phaeopus

A

Slender-billed Curlew

 

Numenius tenuirostris

A

Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

A

Upland Sandpiper

 

Bartramia longicauda

A

Terek Sandpiper

 

Xenus cinereus

A

Common Sandpiper

 

Actitis hypoleucos

A

Spotted Sandpiper

 

Actitis macularius

A

Green Sandpiper

 

Tringa ochropus

A

Solitary Sandpiper

 

Tringa solitaria

A

Grey-tailed Tattler

 

Tringa brevipes

A

Spotted Redshank

 

Tringa erythropus

A

Greater Yellowlegs

 

Tringa melanoleuca

A

Greenshank

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

A

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

Tringa flavipes

A

Marsh Sandpiper

 

Tringa stagnatilis

A

Wood Sandpiper

 

Tringa glareola

A

Redshank

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

A

Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

A

Wilson’s Phalarope

 

Phalaropus tricolor

A

Red-necked Phalarope

 

Phalaropus lobatus

A

Grey Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

A

Pomarine Skua

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

A

Arctic Skua

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

A

Long-tailed Skua

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

A

Great Skua

 

Stercorarius skua

A

Ivory Gull

 

Pagophila eburnea

A

Sabine’s Gull

 

Xema sabini

A

Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

A

Slender-billed Gull

 

Chroicocephalus genei

A

Bonaparte’s Gull

 

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

A

Black-headed Gull

Common Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

A

Little Gull

 

Hydrocoloeus minutus

A

Ross’s Gull

 

Rhodostethia rosea

A

Laughing Gull

 

Larus atricilla

A

Franklin’s Gull

 

Larus pipixcan

A

Mediterranean Gull

 

Larus melanocephalus

A

Audouin’s Gull

 

Larus audouinii

A

Great Black-headed Gull

 

Larus ichthyaetus

B

Common Gull

Mew Gull

Larus canus

A

Ring-billed Gull

 

Larus delawarensis

A

Lesser Black-backed Gull

 

Larus fuscus

A

Herring Gull

 

Larus argentatus

A

Yellow-legged Gull

 

Larus michahellis

A

Caspian Gull

 

Larus cachinnans

A

American Herring Gull

 

Larus smithsonianus

A

Iceland Gull

 

Larus glaucoides

A

Glaucous Gull

 

Larus hyperboreus

A

Great Black-backed Gull

 

Larus marinus

A

Aleutian Tern

 

Onychoprion aleutica

A

Sooty Tern

 

Onychoprion fuscata

A

Bridled Tern

 

Onychoprion anaethetus

A

Little Tern

 

Sternula albifrons

A

Gull-billed Tern

 

Gelochelidon nilotica

A

Caspian Tern

 

Hydroprogne caspia

A

Whiskered Tern

 

Chlidonias hybrida

A

Black Tern

 

Chlidonias niger

A

White-winged Black Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

A

Sandwich Tern

 

Sterna sandvicensis

A

Royal Tern

 

Sterna maxima

A

Lesser Crested Tern

 

Sterna bengalensis

A

Forster’s Tern

 

Sterna forsteri

A

Common Tern

 

Sterna hirundo

A

Roseate Tern

 

Sterna dougallii

A

Arctic Tern

 

Sterna paradisaea

A

Guillemot

Common Murre

Uria aalge

A

Brünnich’s Guillemot

Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia

A

Razorbill

 

Alca torda

A

Great Auk 1

 

Pinguinus impennis

B

Black Guillemot

 

Cepphus grylle

A

Long-billed Murrelet

 

Brachyramphus perdix

A

Ancient Murrelet

 

Synthliboramphus antiquus

A

Little Auk

 

Alle alle

A

Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

A

Pallas’s Sandgrouse

 

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

A

Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon

Common Pigeon

Columba livia

AC4E*

Stock Dove

 

Columba oenas

A

Woodpigeon

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

A

Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

A

Turtle Dove

European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

A

Rufous Turtle Dove

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

A

Mourning Dove

 

Zenaida macroura

A

Ring-necked Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

C1E*

Great Spotted Cuckoo

 

Clamator glandarius

A

Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

A

Black-billed Cuckoo

 

Coccyzus erythrophthalmus

A

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

 

Coccyzus americanus

A

Barn Owl

 

Tyto alba

A

Scops Owl

Eurasian Scops Owl

Otus scops

A

Snowy Owl

 

Bubo scandiacus

A

Hawk Owl

Northern Hawk-owl

Surnia ulula

A

Little Owl

 

Athene noctua

C1

Tawny Owl

 

Strix aluco

A

Long-eared Owl

 

Asio otus

A

Short-eared Owl

 

Asio flammeus

A

Tengmalm’s Owl

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus

A

Nightjar

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

A

Red-necked Nightjar

 

Caprimulgus ruficollis

B

Egyptian Nightjar

 

Caprimulgus aegyptius

A

Common Nighthawk

 

Chordeiles minor

A

Chimney Swift

 

Chaetura pelagica

A

Needle-tailed Swift

White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

A

Swift

Common Swift

Apus apus

A

Pallid Swift

 

Apus pallidus

A

Pacific Swift

Fork-tailed Swift

Apus pacificus

A

Alpine Swift

 

Apus melba

A

Little Swift

 

Apus affinis

A

Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

A

Belted Kingfisher

 

Megaceryle alcyon

A

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

 

Merops persicus

A

Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

A

Roller

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

A

Hoopoe

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

A

Wryneck

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

A

Green Woodpecker

European Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

A

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

 

Sphyrapicus varius

A

Great Spotted Woodpecker

 

Dendrocopos major

A

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

 

Dendrocopos minor

A

Eastern Phoebe

 

Sayornis phoebe

A

Calandra Lark

 

Melanocorypha calandra

A

Bimaculated Lark

 

Melanocorypha bimaculata

A

White-winged Lark

 

Melanocorypha leucoptera

A

Black Lark

 

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis

A

Short-toed Lark

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

A

Lesser Short-toed Lark

 

Calandrella rufescens

A

Crested Lark

 

Galerida cristata

A

Woodlark

Wood Lark

Lullula arborea

A

Skylark

Sky Lark

Alauda arvensis

A

Shore Lark

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

A

Sand Martin

 

Riparia riparia

A

Tree Swallow

 

Tachycineta bicolor

A

Purple Martin

 

Progne subis

A

Crag Martin

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

A

Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

A

House Martin

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

A

Red-rumped Swallow

 

Cecropis daurica

A

Cliff Swallow

American Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

A

Richard’s Pipit

 

Anthus richardi

A

Blyth’s Pipit

 

Anthus godlewskii

A

Tawny Pipit

 

Anthus campestris

A

Olive-backed Pipit

 

Anthus hodgsoni

A

Tree Pipit

 

Anthus trivialis

A

Pechora Pipit

 

Anthus gustavi

A

Meadow Pipit

 

Anthus pratensis

A

Red-throated Pipit

 

Anthus cervinus

A

Rock Pipit

Eurasian Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

A

Water Pipit

 

Anthus spinoletta

A

Buff-bellied Pipit

 

Anthus rubescens

A

Yellow Wagtail

 

Motacilla flava

A

Citrine Wagtail

 

Motacilla citreola

A

Grey Wagtail

 

Motacilla cinerea

A

Pied Wagtail

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

A

Cedar Waxwing

 

Bombycilla cedrorum

A

Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

A

Dipper

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

A

Wren

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

A

Northern Mockingbird

 

Mimus polyglottos

A

Brown Thrasher

 

Toxostoma rufum

A

Grey Catbird

 

Dumetella carolinensis

A

Dunnock

 

Prunella modularis

A

Alpine Accentor

 

Prunella collaris

A

Rufous Bush Chat

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes

A

Robin

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

A

Rufous-tailed Robin

 

Luscinia sibilans

A

Thrush Nightingale

 

Luscinia luscinia

A

Nightingale

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

A

Siberian Rubythroat

 

Luscinia calliope

A

Bluethroat

 

Luscinia svecica

A

Siberian Blue Robin

 

Luscinia cyane

A

Red-flanked Bluetail

 

Tarsiger cyanurus

A

White-throated Robin

 

Irania gutturalis

A

Black Redstart

 

Phoenicurus ochruros

A

Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

A

Moussier’s Redstart

 

Phoenicurus moussieri

A

Whinchat

 

Saxicola rubetra

A

Stonechat

Eurasian Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

A

Isabelline Wheatear

 

Oenanthe isabellina

A

Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

A

Pied Wheatear

 

Oenanthe pleschanka

A

Black-eared Wheatear

 

Oenanthe hispanica

A

Desert Wheatear

 

Oenanthe deserti

A

White-crowned Black Wheatear

White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

A

Rock Thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

A

Blue Rock Thrush

 

Monticola solitarius

A

White’s Thrush

Scaly Thrush

Zoothera dauma

A

Siberian Thrush

 

Zoothera sibirica

A

Varied Thrush

 

Ixoreus naevius

A

Wood Thrush

 

Hylocichla mustelina

A

Hermit Thrush

 

Catharus guttatus

A

Swainson’s Thrush

 

Catharus ustulatus

A

Grey-cheeked Thrush

 

Catharus minimus

A

Veery

 

Catharus fuscescens

A

Ring Ouzel

 

Turdus torquatus

A

Blackbird

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

A

Eyebrowed Thrush

 

Turdus obscurus

A

Dusky Thrush

Naumann’s Thrush

Turdus naumanni

A

Dark-throated Thrush

 

Turdus ruficollis

A

Fieldfare

 

Turdus pilaris

A

Song Thrush

 

Turdus philomelos

A

Redwing

 

Turdus iliacus

A

Mistle Thrush

 

Turdus viscivorus

A

American Robin

 

Turdus migratorius

A

Cetti’s Warbler

 

Cettia cetti

A

Fan-tailed Warbler

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

A

Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler

 

Locustella certhiola

A

Lanceolated Warbler

 

Locustella lanceolata

A

Grasshopper Warbler

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

A

River Warbler

 

Locustella fluviatilis

A

Savi’s Warbler

 

Locustella luscinioides

A

Aquatic Warbler

 

Acrocephalus paludicola

A

Sedge Warbler

 

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

A

Paddyfield Warbler

 

Acrocephalus agricola

A

Blyth’s Reed Warbler

 

Acrocephalus dumetorum

A

Marsh Warbler

 

Acrocephalus palustris

A

Reed Warbler

Eurasian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

A

Great Reed Warbler

 

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

A

Thick-billed Warbler

 

Acrocephalus aedon

A

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

 

Hippolais pallida

A

Booted Warbler

 

Hippolais caligata

A

Sykes’s Warbler

 

Hippolais rama

A

Olive-tree Warbler

 

Hippolais olivetorum

A

Icterine Warbler

 

Hippolais icterina

A

Melodious Warbler

 

Hippolais polyglotta

A

Blackcap

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

A

Garden Warbler

 

Sylvia borin

A

Barred Warbler

 

Sylvia nisoria

A

Lesser Whitethroat

 

Sylvia curruca

A

Orphean Warbler

 

Sylvia hortensis

A

Asian Desert Warbler

Desert Warbler

Sylvia nana

A

Whitethroat

Common Whitethroat

Sylvia communis

A

Spectacled Warbler

 

Sylvia conspicillata

A

Dartford Warbler

 

Sylvia undata

A

Marmora’s Warbler

 

Sylvia sarda

A

Rüppell’s Warbler

 

Sylvia rueppelli

A

Subalpine Warbler

 

Sylvia cantillans

A

Sardinian Warbler

 

Sylvia melanocephala

A

Greenish Warbler

 

Phylloscopus trochiloides

A

Arctic Warbler

 

Phylloscopus borealis

A

Pallas’s Warbler

Pallas’s Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

A

Yellow-browed Warbler

 

Phylloscopus inornatus

A

Hume’s Warbler

Hume’s Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

A

Radde’s Warbler

 

Phylloscopus schwarzi

A

Dusky Warbler

 

Phylloscopus fuscatus

A

Western Bonelli’s Warbler

 

Phylloscopus bonelli

A

Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler

 

Phylloscopus orientalis

A

Wood Warbler

 

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

A

Chiffchaff

 

Phylloscopus collybita

A

Iberian Chiffchaff

 

Phylloscopus ibericus

A

Willow Warbler

 

Phylloscopus trochilus

A

Goldcrest

 

Regulus regulus

A

Firecrest

 

Regulus ignicapilla

A

Spotted Flycatcher

 

Muscicapa striata

A

Red-breasted Flycatcher

 

Ficedula parva

A

Taiga Flycatcher

 

Ficedula albicilla

A

Collared Flycatcher

 

Ficedula albicollis

A

Pied Flycatcher

Eurasian Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

A

Bearded Tit

Bearded Reedling

Panurus biarmicus

A

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Bushtit

Aegithalos caudatus

A

Blue Tit

 

Cyanistes caeruleus

A

Great Tit

 

Parus major

A

Crested Tit

European Crested Tit

Lophophanes cristatus

A

Coal Tit

 

Periparus ater

A

Willow Tit

 

Poecile montana

A

Marsh Tit

 

Poecile palustris

A

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 

Sitta canadensis

A

Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

A

Wallcreeper

 

Tichodroma muraria

A

Treecreeper

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

A

Short-toed Treecreeper

 

Certhia brachydactyla

A

Penduline Tit

Eurasian Penduline Tit

Remiz pendulinus

A

Golden Oriole

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

A

Brown Shrike

 

Lanius cristatus

A

Isabelline Shrike

 

Lanius isabellinus

A

Red-backed Shrike

 

Lanius collurio

A

Long-tailed Shrike

 

Lanius schach

A

Lesser Grey Shrike

 

Lanius minor

A

Great Grey Shrike

 

Lanius excubitor

A

Southern Grey Shrike

 

Lanius meridionalis

A

Woodchat Shrike

 

Lanius senator

A

Masked Shrike

 

Lanius nubicus

A

Jay

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

A

Magpie

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

A

Nutcracker

Spotted Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

A

Chough

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

A

Jackdaw

Western Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

A

Rook

 

Corvus frugilegus

A

Carrion Crow

 

Corvus corone

A

Hooded Crow

 

Corvus cornix

A

Raven

Northern Raven

Corvus corax

A

Starling

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

A

Rose-coloured Starling

Rosy Starling

Sturnus roseus

A

House Sparrow

 

Passer domesticus

A

Spanish Sparrow

 

Passer hispaniolensis

A

Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

A

Rock Sparrow

 

Petronia petronia

A

Yellow-throated Vireo

 

Vireo flavifrons

A

Philadelphia Vireo

 

Vireo philadelphicus

A

Red-eyed Vireo

 

Vireo olivaceus

A

Chaffinch

 

Fringilla coelebs

A

Brambling

 

Fringilla montifringilla

A

Serin

European Serin

Serinus serinus

A

Greenfinch

European Greenfinch

Carduelis chloris

A

Goldfinch

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

A

Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Carduelis spinus

A

Linnet

Common Linnet

Carduelis cannabina

A

Twite

 

Carduelis flavirostris

A

Lesser Redpoll

 

Carduelis cabaret

A

Mealy Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Carduelis flammea

A

Arctic Redpoll

 

Carduelis hornemanni

A

Two-barred Crossbill

 

Loxia leucoptera

A

Common Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

A

Scottish Crossbill

 

Loxia scotica

A

Parrot Crossbill

 

Loxia pytyopsittacus

A

Trumpeter Finch

 

Bucanetes githagineus

A

Common Rosefinch

 

Carpodacus erythrinus

A

Pine Grosbeak

 

Pinicola enucleator

A

Bullfinch

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

A

Hawfinch

 

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

A

Evening Grosbeak

 

Hesperiphona vespertina

A

Black-and-white Warbler

 

Mniotilta varia

A

Golden-winged Warbler

 

Vermivora chrysoptera

A

Tennessee Warbler

 

Vermivora peregrina

A

Northern Parula

 

Parula americana

A

Yellow Warbler

American Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechia

A

Chestnut-sided Warbler

 

Dendroica pensylvanica

A

Blackburnian Warbler

 

Dendroica fusca

A

Cape May Warbler

 

Dendroica tigrina

A

Magnolia Warbler

 

Dendroica magnolia

A

Yellow-rumped Warbler

 

Dendroica coronata

A

Blackpoll Warbler

 

Dendroica striata

A

Bay-breasted Warbler

 

Dendroica castanea

A

American Redstart

 

Setophaga ruticilla

A

Ovenbird

 

Seiurus aurocapilla

A

Northern Waterthrush

 

Seiurus noveboracensis

A

Common Yellowthroat

 

Geothlypis trichas

A

Hooded Warbler

 

Wilsonia citrina

A

Wilson’s Warbler

 

Wilsonia pusilla

A

Summer Tanager

 

Piranga rubra

A

Scarlet Tanager

 

Piranga olivacea

A

Eastern Towhee

 

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

A

Lark Sparrow

 

Chondestes grammacus

A

Savannah Sparrow

 

Passerculus sandwichensis

A

Song Sparrow

 

Melospiza melodia

A

White-crowned Sparrow

 

Zonotrichia leucophrys

A

White-throated Sparrow

 

Zonotrichia albicollis

A

Dark-eyed Junco

 

Junco hyemalis

A

Lapland Bunting

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

A

Snow Bunting

 

Plectrophenax nivalis

A

Black-faced Bunting

 

Emberiza spodocephala

A

Pine Bunting

 

Emberiza leucocephalos

A

Yellowhammer

 

Emberiza citrinella

A

Cirl Bunting

 

Emberiza cirlus

A

Rock Bunting

 

Emberiza cia

A

Ortolan Bunting

 

Emberiza hortulana

A

Cretzschmar’s Bunting

 

Emberiza caesia

A

Yellow-browed Bunting

 

Emberiza chrysophrys

A

Rustic Bunting

 

Emberiza rustica

A

Chestnut-eared Bunting

 

Emberiza fucata

A

Little Bunting

 

Emberiza pusilla

A

Yellow-breasted Bunting

 

Emberiza aureola

A

Reed Bunting

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

A

Pallas’s Reed Bunting

 

Emberiza pallasi

A

Black-headed Bunting

 

Emberiza melanocephala

A

Corn Bunting

 

Emberiza calandra

A

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

 

Pheucticus ludovicianus

A

Indigo Bunting

 

Passerina cyanea

A

Bobolink

 

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

A

Brown-headed Cowbird

 

Molothrus ater

A

Baltimore Oriole

 

Icterus galbula

A

For subspecies recorded in Britain click here.

Total no. of species on British List (cats A, B, C) 579

Category A 559 • Category B 10 • Category C 10

For species for which descriptions are required by the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC) see www.bbrc.org.uk .

1 Extinct

Nomenclature follows - Knox, A.G., Collinson, M., Helbig, A.J., Parkin, D.P. and Sangster, G. 2002. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds. Ibis 144 : 707-710. View press release.

Updated 13/06/08

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