SOMERSET LIST & STATUS OF SPECIES at 31 Dec. 2008
Total spp. recorded since 1750: 352. Add about 29 to 31 other races (trinomials used only where other races are in question)
Apart from dates and numbers (added for website), status identical to entries in A History of the Birds of Somerset, but with additions for increases and declines. N.B.: "record" means an occurrence of one OR MORE birds on certain date(s), so there may be more individuals than records. Except where "records" and "birds" differ in number, the word "record" has been generally avoided in this List, the numbers being those of individuals unless otherwise stated.
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Fairly common resident breeder; non-breeding summer and winter visitor.
Bewick's Swan C. columbianus bewickii
Uncommon winter visitor. Declining.
Tundra Swan C. c. columbianus
Accidental (many records of one, 1986-90).
Whooper Swan C. cygnus
Scarce winter visitor.
[Taiga] Bean Goose Anser fabalis fabalis [or undetermined race]
Very rare winter visitor (26 records [about 54 birds], 1868-2005).
Tundra Bean Goose A. f. rossicus .
Very rare winter visitor (six records [39 birds], 1996-2008).
Pink-footed Goose A. brachyrhynchus
Rare winter visitor (32 records [about 164 birds], 1905-2007).
White-fronted Goose A. albifrons albifrons
Scarce winter visitor and passage-migrant, now irregular.
Greenland White-fronted Goose A. a. flavirostris
Very rare winter visitor (11 records [14 birds],1951-2007)
Greylag Goose A. anser
Uncommon feral resident breeder (since about 1982); rare winter visitor and passage- migrant.
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Common resident breeder (since 1969) and irregular visitor. Increasing.
Barnacle Goose B. leucopsis
Rare winter visitor; most records probably of escaped or feral birds.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose B. bernicla bernicla
Uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Light-bellied Brent Goose B. b. hrota
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (1953-2008).
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Scarce or rare visitor. Has bred (1982-86).
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Rare feral or accidental wild visitor (1915; 1928; 1977-2007).
Common Shelduck T. tadorna
Uncommon resident breeder. Common summer, autumn and winter visitor, and passage-migrant.
Mandarin Duck Aix galericaudata
Scarce feral resident (bred 1985, 2002-03, 2006, 2008 & perhaps other years) or escapee.
Wigeon Anas penelope
Common (or locally abundant) winter visitor and passage-migrant. Breeding unconfirmed.
American Wigeon A. americana
Very rare visitor (nine to 11, 1946-2003).
Gadwall A. strepera
Locally fairly common breeder (since 1968), autumn and winter visitor, and passage- migrant. Increasing.
Teal A. crecca
Scarce breeder; common (or locally abundant) winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Green-winged Teal A. carolinensis
Very rare visitor (about 15, 1951-2007).
Mallard A. platyrhynchos
Common resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Pintail A. acuta
Locally fairly common winter visitor; also passage-migrant. Has bred (1951/52).
Garganey A. querquedula
Scarce and very local migrant breeder; uncommon passage-migrant, chiefly in spring.
Blue-winged Teal A. discors
Accidental (two, 1981-82).
Shoveler A. clypeata
Scarce breeder; locally fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Scarce feral visitor (since 1950).
Pochard Aythya ferina
Scarce and very local breeder (since 1954); fairly common winter visitor.
Ring-necked Duck A. collaris
Rare visitor, chiefly in winter (ca 41 birds, 1972-2007).
Ferruginous Duck A. nyroca
Very rare visitor (24 records [28 birds], 1929-2008).
Tufted Duck A. fuligula
Uncommon breeder (since 1923); fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Greater Scaup A. marila
Uncommon and irregular winter visitor.
Lesser Scaup A. affinis
Accidental (two record[s?], 2007).
Eider Somateria mollissima
Scarce and irregular winter and spring visitor and passage-migrant.
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Scarce and irregular winter visitor.
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Uncommon visitor, chiefly offshore.
Velvet Scoter M. fusca
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (39, 1949-2008).
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Smew Mergellus albellus
Scarce and irregular winter visitor.
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Scarce and irregular, chiefly as winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Goosander M. merganser
Scarce and very local breeder (since 1993); locally fairly common winter visitor; uncommon passage-migrant. Increasing.
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Rare breeder (since 1994) but perhaps now extinct; uncommon visitor, chiefly in winter. Threatened and almost eliminated by culls.
Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus
Introduced in 1916; now (2010) almost or entirely extinct, at least in Somerset .
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
Former resident breeder (extinct 1981).
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Resident breeder, originally introduced; uncommon as self-sustaining species, but now locally abundant through releases.
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Scarce and very local resident breeder. Decreasing.
Quail Coturnix coturnix
Scarce and erratic migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Common resident breeder, locally abundant through releases.
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
Unsuccessfully introduced (1973-77); occasional escapee.
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
Uncommon winter-visitor and passage-migrant.
Black-throated Diver G. arctica
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Great Northern Diver G. immer
Scarce winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Accidental (one, 2007).
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Scarce migrant breeder (from ca 1981); as offshore visitor, fairly common in spring and summer, but scarce in winter.
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Very rare visitor (nine records [12 birds], 1983-2008).
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Accidental (two, 2002 & 2005).
Sooty Shearwater P. griseus
Very rare visitor (15 records [22 birds], 1971-2007).
Manx Shearwater P. puffinus
Common offshore summer visitor and occasional autumn storm-vagrant.
Balearic Shearwater P. mauretanicus
Very rare visitor (13 records [17 birds], 1958-2007).
North Atlantic Little Shearwater P. baroli
Accidental (one, 1988).
Wilson 's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Accidental (one, 1999).
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Scarce offshore summer visitor, storm-vagrant and passage-migrant.
Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Rare visitor, chiefly as storm-vagrant in autumn.
Gannet Morus bassanus
Fairly common offshore visitor, chiefly in summer. Probably increasing.
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo
Scarce breeder (since 2007); fairly common winter visitor, passage-migrant and non- breeding summer visitor. Increasing, but threatened by culls.
Southern Cormorant Ph. c. sinensis
Status uncertain (eight late-winter or spring birds claimed).
Shag Ph. aristotelis
Uncommon offshore visitor, chiefly in autumn; rare storm-vagrant inland.
Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Scarce and local resident or breeding summer visitor; scarce winter visitor. Bred before 1970 and again from 2008.
American Bittern B. lentiginosus
Accidental (two, 1898 and 1928).
Little Bittern B. Ixobrychus minutus
Accidental (at most 13, 1860-1997). Has summered.
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Very rare visitor (ten records [12 birds], 1804-2007).
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Very rare visitor (five, 1825, 1997, 2005, 2006 and 2008).
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Very rare visitor (five, 1985-2006).
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Scarce and very local resident breeder; irregular but increasing year-round visitor.
Great White Egret Ardea alba
Very rare summer and autumn visitor (nine records [ten birds], 1992-2005).
Grey Heron A. cinerea
Fairly common resident breeder; also passage-migrant and occasional winter visitor.
Purple Heron A. purpurea
Very rare spring and summer visitor (12, 1977-2006).
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Accidental (three, 1814 and two in 1993).
White Stork C. ciconia
Very rare visitor (about 26 records [at least 25 birds], 1971-2006).
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Accidental (five, 1860-1996).
Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Rare passage-migrant.
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Fairly common resident or migrant breeder; perhaps passage-migrant.
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Fairly common resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Red-necked Grebe P. grisegena
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Slavonian Grebe P. auritus
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Black-necked Grebe P. nigricollis
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has bred (1931-32).
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Rare passage-migrant or summer visitor. Has bred (last in 1899).
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Very rare visitor (four, 1986, 1995, 2006, 2007).
Red Kite M. milvus
Scarce, but increasing, summer and winter visitor and passage-migrant. Formerly bred (last in 1880), and has recently attempted to do so (2004).
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Former winter visitor (last in 1945).
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Accidental (one, 1825).
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Rare and irregular migrant breeder (from 1986); uncommon summer and winter visitor, and passage-migrant.
Hen Harrier C. cyaneus
Uncommon, but increasing, winter visitor and passage-migrant. Formerly bred (last proved in 1906).
Montagu's Harrier C. pygargus
Rare summer visitor or passage-migrant. Formerly bred (last in 1920).
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Probably rare resident breeder (from about 1982); scarce visitor or passage-migrant.
Sparrowhawk A. nisus
Common resident breeder; also passage-migrant and winter visitor.
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common resident breeder; also passage-migrant and perhaps winter visitor.
Rough-legged Buzzard B. lagopus
Very rare visitor (21 or 22, 1839-1987).
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Scarce passage-migrant. Has summered.
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Common resident breeder; also passage-migrant and probably winter visitor.
Red-footed Falcon F. vespertinus
Rare spring or summer visitor (about 18, 1860-2008).
Merlin F. columbarius
Scarce and very local breeder, probably now irregular; uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Hobby F. subbuteo
Scarce, but increasing, migrant breeder; uncommon passage-migrant, but locally numerous in spring.
Gyr Falcon F. rusticolus
Accidental (one Greenland bird, F. r. candicans , 1926).
Peregrine F. peregrinus
Uncommon, but increasing, resident breeder; fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Fairly common but very local resident breeder; more widespread as winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Rare passage-migrant or winter visitor (34, 1936-2008). Formerly occasional (or perhaps regular) breeder (last in 1933, but has summered recently).
Little Crake P. parva
Accidental (two records [three birds], 1824 and before 1858).
Baillon's Crake P. pusilla
Accidental (six, 1859-1912)
Corn Crake Crex crex
Very rare passage-migrant (last in 2006).
Formerly bred (last proved 1964, but probably continued to 1970).
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common resident breeder; occasional winter visitor.
Coot Fulica atra
Locally common resident breeder and winter visitor.
Common Crane Grus grus
Very rare passage-migrant (about 21 records [about 124 birds], 1865-2007).
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Accidental (three, 1872-1914).
Great Bustard Otis tarda
Accidental (one, 1870); feral birds from Salisbury Plain from 2006.
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Scarce breeder; fairly common winter visitor, non-breeding summer visitor and passage-migrant.
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Very rare visitor (eight, 1858-2008).
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Scarce and very local winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Formerly occasional passage-migrant; now very rare visitor (18 or more records [at least 19 birds], 1828-2001).
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor
Accidental (one, 1941).
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Accidental (one, before 1858).
Black-winged Pratincole G. nordmanni
Accidental (two, 1957 and 1968).
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Rare migrant breeder (since 1995); uncommon passage-migrant.
Ringed Plover Ch. hiaticula hiaticula
Scarce breeder; fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Arctic Ringed Plover Ch. h. tundrae
Winter visitor of uncertain status (identified since 1923).
Kentish Plover Ch. alexandrinus
Very rare passage-migrant and winter visitor (16 records [about 17 birds], before 1893-2006).
Dotterel Ch. morinellus
Scarce passage-migrant.
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Accidental (three, 1973-2003).
Golden Plover P. apricaria
Locally common winter visitor and passage-migrant. Formerly bred (last in 1914).
Grey Plover P. squatarola
Fairly common, but very local, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Fairly common local breeder; abundant winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has greatly decreased.
Knot Calidris canutus
Locally common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Sanderling C. alba
Locally fairly common passage-migrant; uncommon winter visitor.
Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla
Accidental (two, 1982 and 2000; also one in 1973 which was either this or Western Sandpiper C. mauri ).
Little Stint C. minuta
Uncommon autumn passage-migrant; rare in spring and as winter visitor.
Temminck's Stint C. temminckii
Very rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn (23 records [ca 33 birds], 1805-2006)..
White-rumped Sandpiper C. fuscicollis
Very rare autumn visitor (five, 1976-2007).
Baird's Sandpiper C. bairdii
Accidental (three, 1973, 1974 & 2008).
Pectoral Sandpiper : C. melanotos
Rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn.
Curlew Sandpiper C. ferruginea
Uncommon passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn; rare winter visitor.
Purple Sandpiper C. maritima
Scarce and very local winter visitor; rare passage-migrant.
Dunlin C. alpina schinzii
Common passage-migrant; perhaps also winter visitor. Has bred (last, and only proved, nest in 1914).
Northern Dunlin C. a. alpina
Common passage-migrant and abundant winter visitor.
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Accidental (one, 1973).
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Very rare autumn visitor (13 records [14 birds], 1966-2006).
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant. Decreasing.
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Uncommon and probably still decreasing resident or migrant breeder; common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Great Snipe G. media
Accidental (about four, before 1900-1949).
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Very rare visitor, chiefly in autumn (seven, of which at least four were this species, not Short-billed, 1810-1990).
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Rare or scarce breeder; fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa
Locally common winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 1991; suspected 2007).
Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit L. l. islandica
Winter visitor (five identified, but probably most wintering birds are of this race).
Bar-tailed Godwit L. lapponica
Scarce winter visitor and erratic passage-migrant.
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Passage-migrant, commoner in spring than autumn.
Curlew N. arquata
Uncommon breeder; common winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has decreased in uplands.
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Accidental (one, before 1847).
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Accidental (two, 1974 and 1987).
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Fairly common passage-migrant; rare in winter. Has bred (last in 1970).
Spotted Sandpiper A. macularius
Accidental (four or five, 1968-2006).
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Locally fairly common passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn; uncommon in winter and spring.
Spotted Redshank T. erythropus
Scarce winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Greenshank T. nebularia
Locally fairly common passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn; rare winter visitor.
Lesser Yellowlegs T. flavipes
Accidental (two, 1996 and 2006).
Marsh Sandpiper T. stagnatilis
Accidental (one, 1984).
Wood Sandpiper T. glareola
Uncommon passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn.
Common Redshank T. totanus totanus
Uncommon breeder; fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Icelandic Redshank T. t. robusta
Presumably winter visitor.
Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Locally common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Wilson 's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Very rare visitor, chiefly in autumn (eight, 1967-94).
Red-necked Phalarope Ph. lobatus
Very rare autumn visitor (16, 1952-2006).
Grey Phalarope Ph. fulicarius
Rare passage-migrant or storm-vagrant, nearly always in autumn.
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
Scarce offshore passage-migrant or storm-vagrant; rare winter visitor.
Arctic Skua S. parasiticus
Uncommon offshore passage-migrant or storm-vagrant; occasional in summer; rare winter visitor.
Long-tailed Skua S. longicaudus
Rare offshore passage-migrant or storm-vagrant, chiefly in autumn.
Great Skua S. skua
Uncommon offshore passage-migrant; occasional in summer; rare winter visitor.
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
Accidental (one, about 1839).
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Rare offshore storm-vagrant in autumn; accidental in spring.
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Fairly common offshore, as summer and winter visitor, storm-vagrant and passage-migrant.
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Very rare visitor (three, 2001, 2006 & 2008).
Black-headed Gull Ch. ridibundus
Abundant winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 1983).
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Uncommon passage-migrant or storm-vagrant; scarce winter visitor.
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Very rare visitor (three, 1980, 1988 & 2005).
Franklin's Gull L. pipixcan
Very rare visitor (three, 1990, 2000 &2008).
Mediterranean Gull L. melanocephalus
Uncommon but increasing winter visitor and passage-migrant (since 1956).
Common Gull L. canus
Locally common winter visitor and passage-migrant. Probably decreasing.
Ring-billed Gull L. delawarensis
Rare visitor, chiefly in winter (about 23, 1982-2007).
Lesser Black-backed Gull L. fuscus graelsii
Fairly common migrant or resident breeder; common winter visitor and passage- migrant. Increasing in towns.
Scandinavian Lesser Black-backed Gull L. f. intermedius .
Uncommon passage-migrant. [Baltic Gull L. f. fuscus Three records claimed, 1956-89.]
Herring Gull L. argentatus argenteus
Fairly common resident breeder, increasing in towns; also winter visitor and passage- migrant.
North European Herring Gull L. a. argentatus
Rare winter visitor (nine, 1985-92).
Caspian Gull L. cachinnans
Accidental (two, 2007 & 2008).
Yellow-legged Gull L. michahellis
Uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant (since 1979).
Iceland Gull L. glaucoides
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (about 35, 1881-2008).
Glaucous Gull L. hyperboreus
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (about 25, 1951-2007).
Great Black-backed Gull L. marinus
Rare and irregular resident breeder; regular visitor, chiefly to coasts.
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Uncommon passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 1930).
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Accidental (two, 1997 and 2004).
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Accidental (two, 1977 and 1995).
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Very rare visitor (five, 1973-2008).
Black Tern Ch. niger niger
Uncommon passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn.
American Black Tern Ch. n. surinamensis
Accidental (1999).
White-winged Black Tern Ch. leucopterus
Rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn (25, 1968-2006).
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Uncommon passage-migrant or storm-vagrant.
Forster's Tern S. forsteri
Accidental (one, 1987).
Common Tern S. hirundo
Rare and local migrant breeder (attempted, 2005; successful from 2007). Fairly common passage-migrant or storm-vagrant, and occasional summer visitor
Roseate Tern S. dougallii
Very rare passage-migrant or storm-vagrant (ten records [11 birds], 1954-2008).
Arctic Tern S. paradisaea
Fairly common passage-migrant or storm-vagrant.
Guillemot Uria aalge albionis
Fairly common offshore visitor or storm-vagrant. May have formerly bred (up to 1912).
Northern Guillemot U. a. aalge
Status uncertain; beach victims September to April.
Razorbill Alca torda
Fairly common offshore visitor or storm-vagrant.
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Accidental (four, before 1869-2002).
Little Auk Alle alle
Rare offshore winter visitor or storm-vagrant.
Puffin Fratercula arctica
Rare offshore visitor, chiefly as storm-vagrant.
Pallas's Sand-grouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Accidental (about 42, 1872 and 1888).
Rock Dove Columba livia
Fairly common feral resident breeder.
Stock Dove C. oenas
Fairly common resident breeder; also winter visitor and presumably passage-migrant. Probably decreasing.
Woodpigeon C. palumbus
Abundant resident breeder; also winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Common resident breeder and occasional passage-migrant (since 1963).
Turtle Dove S. turtur
Rare migrant breeder and passage-migrant, perhaps now extinct (single sites possible in 2004, 2005 & 2008).
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Rare feral visitor or escapee (about 18, 1978-2006).
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Locally fairly common migrant breeder and passage-migrant, chiefly in spring. Greatly decreased in lowland farmland.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Accidental (one, 1901, [and perhaps another, 1899]).
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Uncommon and now very local resident breeder.
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Accidental (four or five, 1876-1945).
Little Owl Athene noctua
Uncommon and increasingly local resident breeder.
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Common resident breeder.
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Rare resident breeder; scarce winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Short-eared Owl A. flammeus
Uncommon and irregular winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 1977).
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Locally fairly common migrant breeder; occasional passage-migrant.
Alpine Swift Apus melba
Very rare visitor (seven, 1851-2002).
Swift A. apus
Common migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Uncommon resident breeder; perhaps winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Very rare visitor (14, before 1858-2008).
Roller Coracias garrulus
Accidental (four, before 1869-1989)
Hoopoe Upupa epops
Scarce passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 1977).
Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn. Formerly migrant breeder (last in 1944).
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Common resident breeder
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Common resident breeder; scarce passage-migrant. Probably increasing.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker D. minor
Uncommon resident breeder. Decreasing.
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Rare summer visitor and spring passage migrant. Has bred (last in 1991).
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Accidental (two of Turkestan race L. i. phoenicuroides), 1989 & 2003).
Red-backed Shrike L. collurio
Very rare summer visitor and passage-migrant (17, 1967-2008, excluding last breeders). Formerly bred (last in 1975).
Lesser Grey Shrike L. minor
Accidental (three, 1977-89).
Great Grey Shrike L. excubitor
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (about 106 records [at least 107 birds], 1862-2008, including three in summer).
Woodchat Shrike L. senator
Very rare visitor (eight, about 1860-2007; either L. s. senator or unspecified race)
West Mediterranean Woodchat Shrike L.s. badius
Accidental (one, 2008).
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Very rare visitor (about 18 records [30 birds], 1869-2007).
Formerly bred (last about 1869).
Magpie Pica pica
Very common resident breeder. Has increased.
Jay Garrulus glandarius rufitergum
Fairly common resident breeder; occasional passage-migrant.
Scandinavian Jay G. g. glandarius
Presumably occurrred in 1983 influx.
Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Accidental (at least eight, 1805-1968).
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Very common and increasing resident breeder; scarce passage-migrant.
Rook. C. frugilegus
Abundant resident breeder.
Carrion Crow C. corone
Abundant resident breeder.
Hooded Crow C. cornix
Very rare visitor (26 records [28 birds], 1921-2008).
Raven. C. corax
Locally common and increasing resident breeder.
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Fairly common resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Firecrest R. ignicapilla
Rare migrant breeder (from 1985); scarce winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Very rare visitor (four records [11 birds], 1997-2004).
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Abundant resident breeder; occasional winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Great Tit Parus major newtoni
Abundant resident breeder; occasional winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Continental Great Tit P. m. major
Probable passage-migrant in autumn.
Coal Tit Periparus ater britannicus
Common resident breeder; occasional passage-migrant, and presumably winter visitor.
Continental Coal Tit P. a. ater
Probable winter visitor (one, 1996).
Willow Tit Poecile montana
Rare resident breeder, apparently on the verge of extinction; recorded to 2003 and again in 2008.
Marsh Tit P. palustris
Uncommon resident breeder. Decreasing.
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus
Scarce and very local resident breeder (from 1974), winter visitor and passage- migrant.
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Accidental (three, 1973-93).
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Accidental (one, 1972).
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn. Formerly bred (at least to 1969, perhaps to 1989).
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Locally common resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has decreased in many areas.
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Uncommon migrant breeder; common passage-migrant.
Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
House Martin Delichon urbicum
Common migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Accidental (two, 1987 & 2004).
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Locally fairly common resident breeder (from 1982); rare passage-migrant.
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus
Common resident breeder; occasional passage-migrant in autumn.
Northern Long-tailed Tit A. c. caudatus
Accidental (one, 1871).
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Accidental (one, 2000).
Yellow-browed Warbler Ph. inornatus
Rare passage-migrant and winter visitor (about 38, 1970-2008).
Dusky Warbler Ph. fuscatus
Accidental (one, 2004).
Wood Warbler Ph. sibilatrix
Locally fairly common migrant breeder; uncommon passage-migrant. Has decreased.
Chiffchaff Ph. collybita collybita
Common migrant breeder and passage-migrant; uncommon winter visitor.
Scandinavian Chiffchaff Ph. c. abietinus
Rare passage-migrant and winter visitor (about 19 from 1925).
Siberian Chiffchaff Ph. c. tristis
Rare passage-migrant and winter visitor (about 49 from 1984).
A further 80 may have been of either race.
Willow Warbler Ph. trochilus trochilus
Common migrant breeder and passage-migrant. Has decreased or disappeared in lowlands.
Northern Willow Warbler Ph. t. acredula
Rare (?) passage-migrant (two in spring, 1926 & 2003).
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Common and probably increasing migrant breeder and passage-migrant; uncommon winter visitor.
Garden Warbler S. borin
Locally fairly common migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
Barred Warbler S. nisoria
Very rare passage-migrant in autumn (five, 1969-2008).
Lesser Whitethroat S. curruca curruca
Locally fairly common migrant breeder; uncommon passage-migrant.
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat S. c. blythi
Accidental (one, 2000/01).
Common Whitethroat S. communis
Common migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
Dartford Warbler S. undata
Locally fairly common resident breeder (from about 1989, spreading widely to 2008); rare passage-migrant and perhaps winter visitor. Severely affected by snowfalls, 2009/10, and now (2010) scarce or rare, and absent from higher sites.
Sardinian Warbler S. melanocephala
Accidental (one, 2001).
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Uncommon and irregular migrant breeder, sometimes locally common; also passage- migrant, chiefly in spring.
Savi's Warbler L. luscinioides
Very rare visitor (11 records [12 birds], 1970-95, 2005-2007).
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Accidental (one, 1984).
Melodious Warbler H. polyglotta
Very rare passage-migrant (four, 1981-94). Also five Icterine/Melodious, 1971-85.
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
Rare passage-migrant in autumn (83, 1963-2008).
Sedge Warbler A. schoenobaenus
Locally common migrant breeder and passage-migrant.
Marsh Warbler A. palustris
Very rare summer visitor (five records [six birds], 1984-99). Formerly bred (1852- 1969).
Reed Warbler A. scirpaceus
Locally common migrant breeder and passage-migrant. Has increased.
Great Reed Warbler A. arundinaceus
Accidental (one, 1969).
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Rare and erratic winter visitor; of some 600 birds, about 450 were in 2005.
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
Accidental (two, 1901 & 1976-78).
Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Fairly common resident breeder.
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Fairly common resident breeder.
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Abundant resident breeder.
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Very common, but decreasing, resident breeder; abundant winter visitor and passage- migrant.
Rose-coloured Starling S. roseus
Very rare visitor (21 records at most [about 23 birds], 1835-2008).
Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Locally fairly common resident breeder. Decreasing in lowlands and perhaps elsewhere.
White's Thrush Zoothera dauma
Accidental (one, 1870).
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Rare migrant breeder, very local and possibly now extinct (last proved, 2002); scarce passage-migrant.
Blackbird T. merula
Abundant resident breeder; common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Dark-throated Thrush T. atrogularis atrogularis
Accidental (one, 2005). This race is known as the Black-throated Thrush.
Fieldfare T. pilaris
Common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Song Thrush T. philomelos clarkei
Common resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has decreased except in woodland.
Continental Song Thrush T. ph. philomelos
Winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Redwing T. iliacus iliacus
Common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Iceland Redwing T. i. coburni
Presumably winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Mistle Thrush T. viscivorus
Fairly common, but local, resident breeder; scarce and irregular passage-migrant.
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Uncommon migrant breeder and passage-migrant. Probably still decreasing.
Robin Erithacus rubecula
Abundant resident breeder; also passage-migrant and winter visitor.
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Uncommon migrant breeder, and passage-migrant in spring. Has recently decreased.
Bluethroat L. svecica
Accidental (14, 1856-2002, but only two since 1971; two were White-throated L. s. cyanecula and two Red-spotted L. s. svecica the remainder being indeterminate).
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Uncommon passage-migrant and winter visitor. Has bred at least once (1996).
Common Redstart Ph. phoenicurus
Locally common migrant breeder; also passage-migrant.
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Locally fairly common migrant breeder; uncommon passage-migrant. Now almost entirely limited to uplands.
Stonechat S. torquata
Locally common resident or migrant breeder; fairly common winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has increased.
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
Uncommon and local migrant breeder; common passage-migrant.
Greenland Wheatear O. o. leucorhoa
Fairly common passage-migrant.
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Accidental (one, 2000; earlier record for 1978 now rejected).
Pied Flycatcher F. hypoleuca
Locally fairly common migrant breeder; uncommon passage-migrant.
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Common resident breeder.
Alpine Accentor P. collaris
Accidental (one, 1833).
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Abundant resident breeder; occasional passage-migrant. Has decreased, especially in towns.
Tree Sparrow P. montanus
Uncommon and very local resident breeder and winter visitor; rare passage-migrant. Increasing in east.
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima
Uncommon migrant breeder and passage-migrant. Now apparently increasing.
Blue-headed Wagtail M. f. flava
Scarce summer visitor and passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 2002).
Ashy-headed Wagtail M. f. cinereocapilla
Accidental (one record [two birds], 2006).
Black-headed Wagtail M. f. feldegg
Accidental (one, 2006).
Grey-headed Wagtail M. f. thunbergi
Accidental (one, 1981). Also recorded but possibly hybrids:
Sykes's Yellow Wagtail M. f. beema
Very rare passage-migrant (eight, 1978-2001).
[unnamed race] M. f. lutea
Accidental (two records [three birds], 1983-85).
Spanish Yellow Wagtail M. f. iberiae
Very rare passage-migrant (three, 1978-91).
Grey Wagtail M. cinerea
Fairly common resident or migrant breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Pied Wagtail M. alba yarrellii
Common resident or migrant breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
White Wagtail M. a. alba
Fairly common passage-migrant. May have bred.
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn; very rare winter visitor.
Tawny Pipit A. campestris
Very rare passage-migrant (17, 1947-2005).
Tree Pipit A. trivialis
Uncommon migrant breeder; also passage-migrant. Has decreased.
Meadow Pipit A. pratensis
Locally common resident or migrant breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Red-throated Pipit A. cervinus
Very rare passage-migrant (three, 1979-1996).
Rock Pipit A. petrosus petrosus
Uncommon resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Scandinavian Rock Pipit A. p. littoralis
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (nine records, 1969-2004).
Water Pipit A. spinoletta
Uncommon winter visitor and passage-migrant (from 1939).
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Abundant resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Brambling F. montifringilla
Uncommon and erratic winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Serin Serinus serinus
Very rare visitor (eight records [nine birds], 1866 & 1965-2008).
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Common, but recently decreased resident breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Goldfinch C. carduelis
Common resident and migrant breeder, and passage migrant; probably winter visitor. Has probably increased.
Siskin C. spinus
Uncommon, but increasing, resident or migrant breeder; locally common winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Linnet C. cannabina
Fairly common resident and migrant breeder, winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has decreased.
Twite C. flavirostris
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Lesser Redpoll C. cabaret
Uncommon resident breeder and passage-migrant; fairly common winter visitor.
Common (or Mealy) Redpoll C. flammea
Accidental (five records [seven or eight birds], 1960, 1996 & 2005).
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Accidental (one, 1990).
Common Crossbill L. curvirostra
Locally common visitor following irruptions; intermittent breeder (proved in about 16 years since 1914).
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Accidental (three, 1952-88).
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula nesa
Fairly common resident breeder and occasional passage-migrant.
[Northern Bullfinch P. p. pyrrhula
Accidental? (two probably this race, 2006)
Hawfinch Coccthraustes coccothraustes
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant. Has bred (last in 1960s).
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Scarce winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus
Rare winter visitor and passage-migrant (first in 1956).
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Accidental (two, 1983 & 2008).
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Locally common resident breeder; perhaps also passage-migrant. Decreasing in some areas.
Cirl Bunting E. cirlus
Apparently extinct (last record, 2001). Formerly local resident breeder (last about 1990, perhaps 1997).
Ortolan Bunting E. hortulana
Very rare passage-migrant, chiefly in autumn (12 or 13, 1961-2003).
Little Bunting E. pusilla
Very rare winter visitor or passage-migrant (six, 1976-2003).
Yellow-breasted Bunting E. aureola
Accidental (one, 1980).
Reed Bunting E. schoeniclus
Locally common resident breeder and vertical migrant; also winter visitor and passage-migrant.
Black-headed Bunting E. melanocephala
Accidental (one, 1992).
Corn Bunting E. calandra
Apparently extinct as resident (last recorded in winter, 2006). Formerly bred (last in 2000).
CATEGORY "D" SPECIES
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Accidental (two, 1984 and 1994).
Booted Eagle Aquila pennata
Accidental (one, 2000).
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
Accidental (one, 2003).