The British List

The list of bird species recorded in Britain.

The latest list includes all species - 628 as of 14 June 2022 - recorded in a wild, or apparently wild, state in Britain, as recognised by the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).

See the BOU's latest (10th) edition of The Checklist of Birds of Britain.

Their list is divided into six categories: A, B, C, D, E and F.

The ABC category shows the species that have self-sustaining populations in Britain which may be either native to Britain, have been introduced to it or have colonised it.
Species in category D may belong to ABC, but it can't be proven yet.
Category E is a list of escaped birds.
Category F are fossilised species.

BTO supports the taxonomic listing recommended by the British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) in its British List and we use it in our work. We also use that list to create a bird species table of our own to help people access key parts of the British List and our own BirdFacts data.

The Irish Rare Birds Committee maintains a separate list of species occurring in Ireland.
The IOC maintains its own list of birds across the globe.

PLEASE NOTE: The table below is based on the BOU's 9th edition of the British List published in 2020.

In addition to the common and scientific names, the table indicates its status in Britain and BTO 2-letter and 5-letter codes. Population size is given for the breeding season (unless this is small, or the species only occurs in winter, in which case the winter or, where appropriate, passage population is given). All estimates are per year, except those where the total number of Records (since 1950) is indicated.

Clicking on the species name will take you through to the relevant BirdFacts species page for more information on the species.

View more information on the order of bird species used, and why it changes.
Chapter 17
Chapter 17 of the book Silent Summer also discusses some of the factors affecting our bird populations.

The British List

Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus	Re-introduced Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Adults	CP	CAPER
Black Grouse	Lyrurus tetrix	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Males	BK	BLAGR
Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	PM	PTARM
Red Grouse	Lagopus lagopus	Resident Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	RG	REDGR
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Introduced Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	RL	RELPA
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	Resident/Introduced Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	P.	GREPA
Quail	Coturnix coturnix	Migrant Breeder	500 - 1000 Males	Q.	QUAIL
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Introduced Breeder	4 million Birds	PH	PHEAS
Golden Pheasant	Chrysolophus pictus	Introduced Breeder	100-500 Pairs	GF	GOLPH
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant	Chrysolophus amherstiae	Introduced Breeder	1-10 Males	LM	LAAPH
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	BG	BREGO
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	EB	REBGO
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Introduced Breeder, Accidental	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CG	CANGO
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	LQ
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Escaped Breeder, Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	BY	BARGO
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	SJ	SNOGO
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Introduced/Resident Breeder, Winter Migrant	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	GJ	GREGO
Taiga Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	Winter Migrant	100-500 Birds	XF
Tundra Bean Goose	Anser serrirostris	Winter Migrant	100-500 Birds	XR
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Winter Migrant	500,000 - 1 million Birds	PG	PIFGO
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Winter Migrant	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	WG	WHFGO
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	Accidental	100-500 Records	LC	LWFGO
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Resident/Introduced Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	MS	MUTSW
Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Winter Migrant	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	BS	BEWSW
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Scarce Breeder, Winter Migrant	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	WS	WHOSW
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Introduced Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	EG	EGYGO
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	SU	SHELD
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Escaped, Former Visitor (Last Record 1946)	1-10 Records	UD	RUDSH
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	Introduced Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	MN	MANDA
Baikal Teal	Sibirionetta formosa	Accidental	1-10 Records	IK	BAITE
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100-500 Pairs	GY	GARGA
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Records	TB	BLWTE
Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	SV	SHOVE
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	GA	GADWA
Falcated Duck	Mareca falcata	Accidental	1-10 Records
Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	WN	WIGEO
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	AW	AMEWI
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Introduced/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	MA	MALLA
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	BD	BLADU
Pintail	Anas acuta	Resident/Migrant Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	PT	PINTA
Teal	Anas crecca	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	T.	TEAL.
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	TA	GRWTE
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Escaped Breeder, Scarce Visitor	500 - 1000 Birds	RQ	RECPO
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Accidental	1-10 Records	VB
Redhead	Aythya americana	Accidental	1-10 Records	AZ
Pochard	Aythya ferina	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	PO	POCHA
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Accidental	1-10 Birds	FD	FERDU
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	NG	RINDU
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	TU	TUFDU
Scaup	Aythya marila	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	SP	SCAUP
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Scarce Visitor	1-10 Birds	AY
Steller’s Eider	Polysticta stelleri	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	ES	STEEI
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Accidental	100-500 Records	KE	KINEI
Eider	Somateria mollissima	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	E.	EIDER
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	HQ	HARDU
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	FS	SURSC
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	VS	VELSC
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta deglandi	Accidental	1-10 Records
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Resident/Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	CX	COMSC
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	DX	BLASC
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Scarce Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	LN	LOTDU
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	VH	BUFFL
Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100-500 Females	GN	GOLDE
Barrow’s Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	Accidental	1-10 Records	VG	BRWGO
Smew	Mergellus albellus	Winter Visitor	100-500 Birds	SY	SMEW.
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Goosander	Mergus merganser	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	GD	GOOSA
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	RM	REBME
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Introduced Breeder	10 - 100 Birds	RY	RUDDU
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		COMNI
Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis	Not Recorded since 1856			RENNI
Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Males	NJ	NIJAR
Egyptian Nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius	Accidental	1-10 Records		EGYNI
White-throated Needletail	Hirundapus caudacutus	Accidental	1-10 Records	NI	NETSW
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		CHISW
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	AI	ALPSW
Swift	Apus apus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	SI	SWIFT
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	II	PALSW
Pacific Swift	Apus pacificus	Accidental	1-10 Records		PACSW
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		LITSW
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer	Accidental	1-10 Records
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Reported, but does not occur	0 Records		RUTHU
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	Re-introduced Breeder, Accidental	10 - 100 Records	US	GREBU
Macqueen’s Bustard	Chlamydotis macqueenii	Accidental	1-10 Records
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		LITBS
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	UK	GRSCU
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		YEBCU
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		BLBCU
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CK	CUCKO
Pallas’s Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	Accidental, Has Bred	1-10 Records		PALSA
Rock Dove	Columba livia	Resident Breeder	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	DV	ROCDO
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	SD	STODO
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	5.3 million Pairs	WP	WOODP
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	TD	TURDO
Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		RUTDO
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident Breeder	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	CD	COLDO
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Accidental	1-10 Records
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Territories	WA	WATRA
Corncrake	Crex crex	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Males	CE	CORNC
Little Crake	Porzana parva	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	JC	LITCR
Baillon’s Crake	Porzana pusilla	Occasional Breeder, Accidental	10 - 100 Records	VC	BAICR
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Males	AK	SPOCR
Sora	Porzana carolina	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	JR	SORA.
Western Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Accidental	1-10 Records		PURSW
Allen’s Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Accidental	1-10 Records		ALLGA
American Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Accidental	1-10 Records		AMPGA
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	MH	MOORH
Coot	Fulica atra	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CO	COOT.
American Coot	Fulica americana	Accidental	1-10 Records	AO	AMECO
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis	Accidental	1-10 Records		SANCR
Crane	Grus grus	Resident/Re-introduced Breeder, Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	AN	CRANE
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	LG	LITGR
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	PJ	PIBGR
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Scarce Breeder, Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	RX	RENGR
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	GG	GRCGR
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	SZ	SLAGR
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	BN	BLNGR
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	Migrant Breeder	100-500 Pairs	TN	STOCU
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	OC	OYSTE
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	100-500 Records	IT	BLWST
Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	AV	AVOCE
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	L.	LAPWI
Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	IP	SOCPL
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	Accidental	1-10 Records		WHTPL
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	GP	GOLPL
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	IF	PAGPL
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	ID	AMGPL
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	GV	GREPL
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	RP	RINPL
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Accidental	1-10 Records	TV	SEMPL
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	LP	LIRPL
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	KL	KILLD
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Former Breeder, Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	KP	KENPL
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	Accidental	1-10 Records	DQ
Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	DP	GRSPL
Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	Accidental	1-10 Records		CASPL
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	500 - 1000 Males	DO	DOTTE
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	UP	UPLSA
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	WM	WHIMB
Little Curlew	Numenius minutus	Accidental	1-10 Records		LITWH
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Extinct (1963), Last Record 1887			ESKCU
Curlew	Numenius arquata	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CU	CURLE
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	BA	BATGO
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100-500 Pairs	BW	BLTGO
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Accidental	1-10 Records	HU	HUDGO
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	TT	TURNS
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	Accidental	1-10 Records	KO
Knot	Calidris canutus	Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	KN	KNOT.
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Birds	RU	RUFF.
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	Accidental	100-500 Records	OA	BRBSA
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	VV	SHTSA
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	MI	STISA
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Passage Visitor	500 - 1000 Birds	CV	CURSA
Temminck’s Stint	Calidris temminckii	Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor	100-500 Birds	TK	TEMST
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	Accidental	1-10 Records		LOTST
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	SS	SANDE
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	DN	DUNLI
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	PS	PURSA
Baird’s Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Accidental	100-500 Records	BP	BAISA
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Passage Visitor	500 - 1000 Birds	LX	LITST
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	EP	LEASA
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	WU	WHRSA
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	BQ	BUBSA
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Scarce Visitor, Has probably bred	100-500 Birds	PP	PECSA
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Records	PZ	SEMSA
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Accidental	1-10 Records	ER	WESSA
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Accidental	100-500 Records	LD	LOBDO
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Accidental	1-10 Records		SHBDO
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Males	WK	WOODC
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	JS	JACSN
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Accidental	100-500 Records	DS	GRESN
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	SN	SNIPE
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Accidental	1-10 Records
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	TR	TERSA
Wilson’s Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Accidental	100-500 Records	WF	WILPH
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Males	NK	RENPH
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Passage Visitor	100-500 Birds	PL	GREPH
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CS	COMSA
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Accidental, Has Bred	100-500 Records	PQ	SPOSA
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor		GE	GRESA
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	I.	SOLSA
Grey-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	Accidental	1-10 Records	YT
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Accidental	100-500 Records	LY	LESYE
Redshank	Tringa totanus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	RK	REDSH
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Accidental	100-500 Records	MD	MARSA
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor		OD	WOOSA
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Passage/Winter Visitor	100-500 Birds	DR	SPORE
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	GK	GRESH
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	LZ	GREYE
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	Accidental	1-10 Records		CRCCO
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Records	KM	COLPR
Oriental Pratincole	Glareola maldivarum	Accidental	1-10 Records	GM
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	KW	BLWPR
Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	KI	KITTI
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	IV	IVOGU
Sabine’s Gull	Xema sabini	Passage Visitor	100-500 Birds	AB	SABGU
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	EI	SLEGU
Bonaparte’s Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Accidental	100-500 Records	ON	BONGU
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	BH	BLHGU
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor		LU	LITGU
Ross’s Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	QG	ROSGU
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Accidental	100-500 Records	LF	LAUGU
Franklin’s Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	FG	FRAGU
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	Accidental	1-10 Records
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	MU	MEDGU
Great Black-headed Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	Not Recorded since 1859			GBHGU
Common Gull	Larus canus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CM	COMGU
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	IN	RIBGU
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	GB	GBBGU
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Accidental	1-10 Records		GLWGU
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Winter Visitor	100-500 Birds	GZ	GLAGU
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Winter Visitor	100-500 Birds	IG	ICEGU
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	HG	HERGU
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Birds	YC	CASGU
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Birds	YG	YELGU
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	LB	LBBGU
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	100-500 Records	TG	GUBTE
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Accidental	100-500 Records	CJ	CASTE
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Accidental	1-10 Records	QT	ROYTE
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis	Accidental	1-10 Records	TF	LECTE
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	TE	SANTE
Cabot's Tern	Thalasseus acuflavidus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Elegant Tern	Thalasseus elegans	Accidental	1-10 Records		ELETE
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	AF	LITTE
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Accidental	1-10 Records
Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleuticus	Accidental	1-10 Records		ALETE
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		BRITE
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		SOOTE
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	RS	ROSTE
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CN	COMTE
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	AE	ARCTE
Forster’s Tern	Sterna forsteri	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	FO	FORTE
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Accidental	100-500 Records	WD	WHKTE
White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	WJ	WWBTE
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Former Breeder, Passage Visitor		BJ	BLATE
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	NX	GRESK
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Passage Visitor		PK	POMSK
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	AC	ARCSK
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	Passage Visitor, Has Bred		OG	LOTSK
Little Auk	Alle alle	Passage/Winter Visitor		LK	LITAU
Brünnich’s Guillemot	Uria lomvia	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	TZ	BRUGU
Guillemot	Uria aalge	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	GU	GUILL
Razorbill	Alca torda	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	RA	RAZOR
Great Auk	Pinguinus impennis	Extinct (1844) Former Breeder, Last recorded 1840
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	TY	BLAGU
Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	Accidental	1-10 Records
Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	PU	PUFFI
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Accidental	1-10 Records
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Ascension Frigatebird	Fregata aquila	Accidental	1-10 Records
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	RH	RETDI
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	100-500 Pairs	BV	BLTDI
Pacific Diver	Gavia pacifica	Accidental	1-10 Records	KD
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Scarce Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	ND	GRNDI
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	WV	WHBDI
Wilson’s Storm Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds		WILPE
White-faced Storm Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Not Recorded since 1897			WHFPE
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	AA	BLBAL
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Accidental	1-10 Records		YENAL
Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	Migrant Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Nests	TM	STOPE
Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma monorhis	Accidental	1-10 Records		SWSPE
Leach’s Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	TL	LEAPE
Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	F.	FULMA
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Accidental	1-10 Records		BLCPE
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Accidental	1-10 Records
Cory’s Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Scarce Migrant	500 - 1000 Birds	CQ	CORSH
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Passage Visitor		OT	SOOSH
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Scarce Migrant		GQ	GRTSH
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Migrant Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	MX	MANSH
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	Accidental	1-10 Records
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	YQ	BALSH
Barolo Shearwater	Puffinus baroli	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	MV	LITSH
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Accidental	100-500 Records	OS	BLAST
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Former Breeder, Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	OR	WHIST
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Accidental	1-10 Records
Gannet	Morus bassanus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Nests	GX	GANNE
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Accidental	1-10 Records
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	SA	SHAG.
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	CA	CORMO
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	IB	GLOIB
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Former, but now Scarce, Breeder, Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	NB	SPOON
Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Males	BI	BITTE
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Accidental	1-10 Records	AM	AMEBI
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Accidental, Has Bred	100-500 Records	LL	LITBI
Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Escaped Breeder, Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	NT	NIGHE
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Accidental	1-10 Records	HR	GRBHE
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	QH	SQUHE
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	10 - 100 Birds	EC	CATEG
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	H.	GREHE
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Accidental	1-10 Records
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	10 - 100 Birds	UR	PURHE
Great White Egret	Ardea alba	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	10 - 100 Birds	HW	GRWEG
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Accidental	1-10 Records	NY
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	ET	LITEG
Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100-500 Pairs	OP	OSPRE
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Not Recorded since 1868			EGYVU
Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100-500 Pairs	HZ	HONBU
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	Accidental	1-10 Records		SHTEA
Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga	Not Recorded since 1915			SPOEA
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Resident Breeder	100-500 Pairs	EA	GOLEA
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	SH	SPARR
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Re-introduced Breeder	100-500 Pairs	GI	GOSHA
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	100-500 Pairs	MR	MARHA
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	HH	HENHA
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Accidental	1-10 Records
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	HI	PALHA
Montagu’s Harrier	Circus pygargus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	MO	MONHA
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Resident/Introduced Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	KT	REDKI
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	KB	BLAKI
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Re-introduced Breeder, Accidental	10 - 100 Pairs	WE	WHTEA
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	Passage/Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	RF	ROLBU
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	BZ	BUZZA
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	BO	BAROW
Scops Owl	Otus scops	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	IQ	SCOOW
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Accidental, Former Breeder	100-500 Records	SO	SNOOW
Eurasian Eagle-Owl	Bubo bubo	Escaped (?) Breeder		EO	EAGOW
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	TO	TAWOW
Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	Accidental	1-10 Records		HAWOW
Little Owl	Athene noctua	Introduced Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	LO	LITOW
Tengmalm’s Owl	Aegolius funereus	Accidental	1-10 Records		TENOW
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	LE	LOEOW
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	SE	SHEOW
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	100-500 Birds	HP	HOOPO
Roller	Coracias garrulus	Accidental	100-500 Records		ROLLE
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Migrant/Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	KF	KINGF
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Accidental	1-10 Records		BELKI
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	Accidental	1-10 Records		BLCBE
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	Scarce Visitor, Has Bred	10 - 100 Birds	MZ	BEEEA
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Former Breeder, Scarce Visitor	100-500 Birds	WY	WRYNE
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Accidental	1-10 Records		YEBSA
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dryobates minor	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	LS	LESWO
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Resident Breeder, Scarce Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	GS	GRSWO
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	G.	GREWO
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		LESKE
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	K.	KESTR
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Accidental	1-10 Records		AMEKE
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	FV	REFFA
Amur Falcon	Falco amurensis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Eleonora’s Falcon	Falco eleonorae	Accidental	1-10 Records		ELEFA
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	ML	MERLI
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	HY	HOBBY
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Accidental	100-500 Records	YF	GYRFA
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	PE	PEREG
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	RI	RINPA
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Accidental	1-10 Records
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	Accidental	1-10 Records
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Accidental	1-10 Records
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Former Breeder, Scarce Visitor	100-500 Birds	ED	REBSH
Daurian Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	Accidental	100-500 Records	IL	ISASH
Turkestan Shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides	Accidental	1-10 Records
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	Accidental	1-10 Records
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	Accidental	100-500 Records		LEGSH
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	Passage/Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	SR	GRGSH
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	OO	WOOSH
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus	Accidental	1-10 Records		MASSH
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Accidental	1-10 Records
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Accidental	1-10 Records		PHIVI
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Accidental	100-500 Records	EV	REEVI
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor	1-10 Pairs	OL	GOLOR
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Resident Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	J.	JAY..
Magpie	Pica pica	Resident Breeder	500,000 - 1 million Territories	MG	MAGPI
Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes	Accidental		NC	NUTCR
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Resident Breeder	100-500 Pairs	CF	CHOUG
Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1.3 million Pairs	JD	JACKD
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	RO	ROOK.
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1 million Territories	C.	CARCR
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	HC	HOOCR
Raven	Corvus corax	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	RN	RAVEN
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Birds	WX	WAXWI
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Accidental	1-10 Records
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Resident Breeder	500,000 - 1 million Territories	CT	COATI
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	CI	CRETI
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	MT	MARTI
Willow Tit	Poecile montanus	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	WT	WILTI
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	3.4 million Territories	BT	BLUTI
Great Tit	Parus major	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	2.5 million Territories	GT	GRETI
Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	DT	PENTI
Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	BR	BEATI
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	Resident/Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	WL	WOODL
White-winged Lark	Alauda leucoptera	Accidental	1-10 Records		WHWLA
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1.4 million Territories	S.	SKYLA
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		CRELA
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Scarce Breeder, Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	SX	SHOLA
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	VL	SHTLA
Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	Accidental	1-10 Records		BIMLA
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		CALLA
Black Lark	Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Alaudala rufescens	Accidental	1-10 Records		LSTLA
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Nests	SM	SANMA
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Accidental	1-10 Records
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Territories	SL	SWALL
Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		CRAMA
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Pairs	HM	HOUMA
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	VR	RERSW
American Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Accidental	1-10 Records		CLISW
Cetti’s Warbler	Cettia cetti	Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Males	CW	CETWA
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Resident Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	LT	LOTTI
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Males	WO	WOOWA
Western Bonelli’s Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli	Accidental	100-500 Records	IW	BONWA
Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler	Phylloscopus orientalis	Accidental	1-10 Records		EABWA
Hume’s Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	Accidental	100-500 Records		HULWA
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Passage/Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Birds	YB	YEBWA
Pallas’s Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	PA	PALWA
Radde’s Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds		RADWA
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	UY	DUSWA
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	2.2 million Territories	WW	WILWA
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1.1 million Territories	CC	CHIFF
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	Accidental, Has Bred	10 - 100 Records	IR	IBECH
Eastern Crowned Warbler	Phylloscopus coronatus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Green Warbler	Phylloscopus nitidus	Accidental	1-10 Records		GRNWA
Two-barred Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds		GSHWA
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus tenellipes	Accidental	1-10 Records
Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Records	AP	ARCWA
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Accidental	100-500 Records	QW	GRRWA
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	AQ	AQUWA
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	SW	SEDWA
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	Accidental	100-500 Records	PY	PADWA
Blyth’s Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	DU	BLRWA
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	RW	REEWA
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	Scarce Visitor, Scarce Breeder	10 - 100 Birds	MW	MARWA
Thick-billed Warbler	Arundinax aedon	Accidental	1-10 Records		THBWA
Booted Warbler	Iduna caligata	Accidental	100-500 Records	DM	BOOWA
Sykes’s Warbler	Iduna rama	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		SYKWA
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		EAOWA
Olive-tree Warbler	Hippolais olivetorum	Accidental	1-10 Records
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	ME	MELWA
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	Scarce Visitor, Scarce Breeder	10 - 100 Birds	IC	ICTWA
Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler	Helopsaltes certhiola	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		PAGWA
Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	Accidental	100-500 Records		LANWA
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	GH	GRAWA
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	VW	RIVWA
Savi’s Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	Scarce Visitor, Scarce Breeder	500 - 1000 Records	VI	SAVWA
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	Accidental	1-10 Records	FZ	FATWA
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1.1 million Territories	BC	BLACA
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	GW	GARWA
Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Birds	RR	BARWA
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	LW	LESWH
Western Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis	Accidental	1-10 Records		ORPWA
Eastern Orphean Warbler	Sylvia crassirostris	Accidental	1-10 Records
Asian Desert Warbler	Sylvia nana	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	DA	DESWA
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1.1 million Territories	WH	WHITE
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	DW	DARWA
Marmora’s Warbler	Sylvia sarda	Accidental	1-10 Records		MAMWA
Spectacled Warbler	Sylvia conspicillata	Accidental	1-10 Records	VY	SPEWA
Western Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	VZ	SUBWA
Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia subalpina	Accidental	1-10 Records
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	VX	SARWA
Rüppell’s Warbler	Sylvia ruppeli	Accidental	1-10 Records		RUPWA
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Territories	FC	FIREC
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Territories	GC	GOLDC
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	7.7 million Territories	WR	WREN.
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Resident Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	NH	NUTHA
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria	Accidental	1-10 Records		WALLC
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Resident Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	TC	TREEC
Short-toed Treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	TH	SHTTR
Grey Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Accidental	1-10 Records
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Accidental	1-10 Records		BROTH
Rose-coloured Starling	Pastor roseus	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	OE	ROCST
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1.8 million Pairs	SG	STARL
Siberian Thrush	Geokichla sibirica	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		SIBTH
White’s Thrush	Zoothera aurea	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		WHITH
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Accidental	1-10 Records	VT
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		VEERY
Grey-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		GRATH
Swainson’s Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		SWATH
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		HERTH
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Accidental	1-10 Records
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Territories	RZ	RINOU
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	4.9 million Pairs	B.	BLABI
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		EYBTH
Black-throated Thrush	Turdus atrogularis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	XC	BLTTH
Red-throated Thrush	Turdus ruficollis	Accidental	1-10 Records		RETTH
Naumann's Thrush	Turdus naumanni	Accidental	1-10 Records
Dusky Thrush	Turdus eunomus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		DUSTH
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Birds	FF	FIELD
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Birds	RE	REDWI
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1.1 million Territories	ST	SONTH
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	M.	MISTH
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	AR	AMERO
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	Accidental	1-10 Records		RUBRO
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	SF	SPOFL
Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica	Accidental	1-10 Records
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	6 million Territories	R.	ROBIN
Siberian Blue Robin	Larvivora cyane	Accidental	1-10 Records
Rufous-tailed Robin	Larvivora sibilans	Accidental	1-10 Records		RUTRO
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	BU	BLUTH
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	Accidental	100-500 Records	FN	THRNI
Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Males	N.	NIGAL
White-throated Robin	Irania gutturalis	Accidental	1-10 Records		WHTRO
Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		SIBRU
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Records		REFBL
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	PF	PIEFL
Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		COLFL
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Birds	FY	REBFL
Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	Accidental	1-10 Records		TAIFL
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	BX	BLARE
Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	RT	REDST
Moussier’s Redstart	Phoenicurus moussieri	Accidental	1-10 Records		MOURE
Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	OH	ROCTH
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	Accidental	1-10 Records		BLRTH
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	WC	WHINC
Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Migrant/Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	SC	STOCH
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Accidental	100-500 Records
Stejneger's Stonechat	Saxicola stejnegeri	Accidental	1-10 Records
Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	W.	WHEAT
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		ISAWH
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Accidental	100-500 Records		DESWH
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Records		BLEWH
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	PI	PIEWH
White-crowned Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga	Accidental	1-10 Records		WHCBL
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Resident Breeder	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	DI	DIPPE
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Resident Breeder	5.1 million Pairs	HS	HOUSP
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		SPASP
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	TS	TRESP
Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	Accidental	1-10 Records		ROCSP
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		ALPAC
Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella	Accidental	10 - 100 Records
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	2.3 million Territories	D.	DUNNO
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	YW	YELWA
Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis	Accidental	1-10 Records
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	IZ	CITWA
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	GL	GREWA
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	PW	PIEWA
Richard’s Pipit	Anthus richardi	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Birds	PR	RICPI
Blyth’s Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		BLYPI
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	Accidental	10 - 100 Birds	TI	TAWPI
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	1.9 million Pairs	MP	MEAPI
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	TP	TREPI
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	OV	OLBPI
Pechora Pipit	Anthus gustavi	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Records		PECPI
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Accidental	500 - 1000 Records	VP	RETPI
Buff-bellied Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		AMEPI
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Passage/Winter Visitor	100-500 Birds	WI	WATPI
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	RC	ROCPI
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	5.8 million Territories	CH	CHAFF
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Birds	BL	BRAMB
Evening Grosbeak	Hesperiphona vespertina	Accidental	1-10 Records		EVEGR
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	500 - 1000 Pairs	HF	HAWFI
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Accidental	1-10 Records		PINGR
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Resident Breeder, Scarce Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	BF	BULLF
Trumpeter Finch	Bucanetes githagineus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		TRUFI
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor	100-500 Birds	SQ	SCARO
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1.7 million Pairs	GR	GREFI
Twite	Linaria flavirostris	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	TW	TWITE
Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	LI	LINNE
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100-500 Birds	FR	COMRE
Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret	Migrant/Resident Breeder	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	LR	LESRE
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	AL	ARCRE
Parrot Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	Scarce Visitor, Occasional Breeder	100-500 Records	PC	PARCR
Scottish Crossbill	Loxia scotica	Endemic Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Pairs	CY	SCOCR
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Pairs	CR	CROSS
Two-barred Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Scarce Visitor	100-500 Records	PD	TWBCR
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Migrant/Resident Breeder	1.2 million Pairs	GO	GOLDF
Citril Finch	Carduelis citrinella	Accidental	1-10 Records		CITFI
Serin	Serinus serinus	Scarce Visitor, Has bred	10 - 100 Birds	NS	SERIN
Siskin	Spinus spinus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Pairs	SK	SISKI
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	Scarce Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500 - 1000 Birds	LA	LAPBU
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	10 - 100 Pairs	SB	SNOBU
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Resident Breeder, Passage Visitor	10,000 - 100,000 Territories	CB	CORBU
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	500,000 - 1 million Territories	Y.	YELHA
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	EL	PINBU
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Accidental	1-10 Records		ROCBU
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	OB	ORTBU
Cretzschmar’s Bunting	Emberiza caesia	Accidental	1-10 Records		CREBU
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Resident Breeder	1,000 - 10,000 Territories	CL	CIRBU
Chestnut-eared Bunting	Emberiza fucata	Accidental	1-10 Records		CHABU
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Scarce Visitor	10 - 100 Birds	LJ	LITBU
Yellow-browed Bunting	Emberiza chrysophrys	Accidental	1-10 Records		YEBBU
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	Accidental	500 - 1000 Records		RUSBU
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	Accidental	100-500 Records	YO	YBSBU
Chestnut Bunting	Emberiza rutila	Accidental	1-10 Records
Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	Accidental	100-500 Records		BLHBU
Black-faced Bunting	Emberiza spodocephala	Accidental	1-10 Records
Pallas’s Reed Bunting	Emberiza pallasi	Accidental	1-10 Records		PARBU
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor	100,000 - 500,000 Territories	RB	REEBU
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Accidental	1-10 Records		SONSP
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	Accidental	1-10 Records		WHCSP
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		WHTSP
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Accidental	10 - 100 Records	JU	DAEJU
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	Accidental	1-10 Records		SAVSP
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Accidental	1-10 Records		LARSP
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Accidental	1-10 Records		RUSTO
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		BOBOL
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		NOROR
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Accidental	1-10 Records
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Accidental	1-10 Records
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Accidental	1-10 Records		OVENB
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Accidental	1-10 Records		NORWA
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Accidental	1-10 Records
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		BAWWA
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Accidental	1-10 Records		TENWA
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		COMYE
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Accidental	1-10 Records		HOOWA
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Accidental	1-10 Records	AD	AMERE
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Accidental	1-10 Records		CAMWA
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		NORPA
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Accidental	1-10 Records		MAGWA
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Accidental	1-10 Records
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Accidental	1-10 Records
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga aestiva	Accidental	1-10 Records		YLWWA
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Accidental	1-10 Records
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		BLAWA
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		YERWA
Wilson’s Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	Accidental	1-10 Records
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Accidental	1-10 Records		SUMTA
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Accidental	1-10 Records		SCATA
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Accidental	10 - 100 Records		ROBGR
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Accidental	1-10 Records		INDBU

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