Chris Griffin: Western Palearctic Year List 2024 IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 334 of 334 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 5 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 7 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 8 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula [Georgia] 10 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata [Morocco] 11 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 13 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 14 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 15 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris [Morocco] 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 18 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 20 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 21 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 22 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 23 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 24 Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi [Georgia] 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 26 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 27 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus [Georgia] 28 Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus [Georgia] 29 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix [Morocco] 30 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara [Morocco] 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 32 Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar [Georgia] 33 Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis 34 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius 35 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 36 Common Swift Apus apus 37 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 38 Little Swift Apus affinis 39 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius [Morocco] 40 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 41 Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus 42 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 43 Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus 44 Rock Dove Columba livia 45 Stock Dove Columba oenas 46 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 47 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur [Morocco] 48 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 49 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 51 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana [Morocco] 52 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 53 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 54 Common Crane Grus grus 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 56 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 57 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 58 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 59 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 60 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 61 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta [Morocco] 62 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 63 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 64 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 65 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 66 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 67 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 69 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 72 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 73 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 74 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus [Georgia] 75 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 76 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 77 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis [Georgia] 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola [Georgia] 79 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 80 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus [Morocco] 81 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 82 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 83 Red Knot Calidris canutus [Morocco] 84 Ruff Calidris pugnax 85 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea [Morocco] 86 Sanderling Calidris alba 87 Dunlin Calidris alpina 88 Little Stint Calidris minuta [Morocco] 89 Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor 90 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola [Morocco] 91 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica [Morocco] 92 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia [Morocco] 93 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida [Georgia] 94 Black Tern Chlidonias niger [Georgia] 95 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus [Georgia] 96 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 97 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 98 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 99 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii 100 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 101 Common Gull Larus canus 102 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 103 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 104 Armenian Gull Larus armenicus [Georgia] 105 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 106 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 16/01/2024 Lossiemouth 107 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 108 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 109 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus [Morocco] 110 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 111 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 112 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis [Morocco] 113 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 114 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 115 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 116 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus Yes [Morocco] 117 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 118 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 119 Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita 120 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 121 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 122 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax [Morocco] 123 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 124 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 125 Great Egret Ardea alba 126 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 127 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea [Georgia] 128 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 129 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 130 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 131 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus [Georgia] 132 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus [Georgia] 133 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus [Georgia] 134 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 135 Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina [Georgia] 136 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus [Morocco] 137 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis [Georgia] 138 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca [Georgia] 139 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 140 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 141 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 142 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 143 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 144 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 145 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus [Georgia] 146 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus [Morocco] 147 Red Kite Milvus milvus 148 Black Kite Milvus migrans 149 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 150 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 151 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 152 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 153 Little Owl Athene noctua 154 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops [Morocco] 155 Long-eared Owl Asio otus [Georgia] 156 Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus Yes 25/02/2024 Imiter, Morocco 157 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 158 Maghreb Owl Strix mauritanica [Morocco] 159 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 160 European Roller Coracias garrulus [Morocco] 161 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 162 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus [Morocco] 163 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster [Morocco] 164 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla [Morocco] 165 Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 166 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius [Georgia] 167 Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus [Georgia] 168 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 169 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis [Georgia] 170 Levaillant's Woodpecker Picus vaillantii 171 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 172 Merlin Falco columbarius [Georgia] 173 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo [Georgia] 174 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 175 Saker Falcon Falco cherrug [Georgia] 176 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 177 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus [Morocco] 178 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 179 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor [Georgia] 180 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 181 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio [Georgia] 182 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 183 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 184 Maghreb Magpie Pica mauritanica 185 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 186 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 187 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 188 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 189 Rook Corvus frugilegus 190 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 191 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 192 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 193 Northern Raven Corvus corax 194 Coal Tit Periparus ater 195 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 196 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 197 African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae 198 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 199 Great Tit Parus major 200 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus [Georgia] 201 Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes 202 Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey [Morocco] 203 Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti 204 Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura 205 Woodlark Lullula arborea [Georgia] 206 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 207 Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae 208 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 209 Maghreb Lark Galerida macrorhyncha Yes 26/02/2024 Erfoud, Morocco 210 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris [Georgia] 211 Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha 212 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 213 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra [Morocco] 214 Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens 215 Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei [Georgia] 216 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 217 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola 218 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 219 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 220 Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta 221 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 222 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 223 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 224 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 225 Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta 226 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 227 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli [Morocco] 228 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus [Morocco] 229 Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus [Georgia] 230 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 231 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 232 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus [Georgia] 233 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 234 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 235 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida [Morocco] 236 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca 237 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta [Morocco] 238 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis [Morocco] 239 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 240 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca [Georgia] 241 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis [Morocco] 242 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris [Georgia] 243 African Desert Warbler Curruca deserti Yes 26/02/2024 Erfoud, Morocco 244 Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola 245 Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea [Georgia] 246 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala 247 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 248 Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina Yes [Morocco] 249 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis [Morocco] 250 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata 251 Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva 252 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 253 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 254 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 255 Krüper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi [Georgia] 256 Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer [Georgia] 257 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 258 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria [Georgia] 259 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 260 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 261 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 262 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 263 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 264 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 265 Redwing Turdus iliacus 266 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 267 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 268 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus [Georgia] 269 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes [Morocco] 270 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata [Morocco] 271 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 272 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos [Morocco] 273 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica [Morocco] 274 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva [Georgia] 275 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 276 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 277 Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri 278 Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Yes [Georgia] 279 Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis [Georgia] 280 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 281 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra [Georgia] 282 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 283 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 284 Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi 285 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina [Georgia] 286 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 287 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 288 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka [Georgia] 289 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca [Georgia] 290 Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta 291 Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii [Georgia] 292 Maghreb Wheatear Oenanthe halophila 293 White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga 294 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 295 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 296 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia [Morocco] 297 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 298 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 299 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 300 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 301 Desert Sparrow Passer simplex 302 Dunnock Prunella modularis 303 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 304 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 305 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 306 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris [Morocco] 307 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 308 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis [Morocco] 309 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus [Morocco] 310 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 311 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 312 African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys 313 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 314 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 315 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 316 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 317 Twite Linaria flavirostris [Georgia] 318 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 319 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 320 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 16/01/2024 321 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 322 Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus [Georgia] 323 European Serin Serinus serinus 324 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 325 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 326 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 327 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 328 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 329 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana [Georgia] 330 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 331 House Bunting Emberiza sahari 332 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala [Georgia] 333 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 334 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 05/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex