Christopher Elmer: Western Palearctic Life List IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 146 of 146 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla &w 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis &w 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis &w 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser W 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus W 7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 12/02/2024 Scot 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor W 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna W 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata W 12 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata W 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera W 14 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope W 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wj 16 Northern Pintail Anas acuta W 17 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca W 18 Common Pochard Aythya ferina W 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris march 2022 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 10/02/2024 Lochindorb 21 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 22 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 23 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 24 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 25 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 27 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 28 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29 Smew Mergellus albellus 12/02/2024 Spynny RSPB. Loch. 30 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 31 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 32 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 33 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 34 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 36 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 37 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 38 Common Swift Apus apus 39 Rock Dove Columba livia 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 41 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 42 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 44 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 45 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 46 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 47 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 49 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 51 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 52 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 53 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 54 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 55 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 56 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 59 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 61 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 62 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 63 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 64 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 65 Red Knot Calidris canutus 66 Ruff Calidris pugnax 67 Sanderling Calidris alba 68 Dunlin Calidris alpina 69 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 70 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 71 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 72 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 73 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 74 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 75 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 76 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 77 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 78 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 79 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 80 Common Gull Larus canus 81 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis march holyrood pk edinburgh 82 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 83 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 84 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus march 2022 85 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 86 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides march 2022 87 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 88 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 89 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 90 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 91 Razorbill Alca torda 92 Little Auk Alle alle 93 Common Murre Uria aalge 94 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 95 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 2021 96 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 97 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 98 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 99 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 100 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 101 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 102 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 103 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 104 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 105 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 106 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 107 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 108 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 109 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 110 Red Kite Milvus milvus 111 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 112 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 113 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 114 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 115 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 116 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 10/02/2024 H/ Lea Lochindorb 117 Merlin Falco columbarius 10/02/2024 H/ Lea. Also inner Hebrides 2023. 118 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 12/02/2024 Lossiemouth. 119 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 12/02/2024 Scotland. 120 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 121 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 122 Rook Corvus frugilegus 123 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 124 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 125 Northern Raven Corvus corax 126 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 09/02/2024 127 Coal Tit Periparus ater 128 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 129 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 130 Great Tit Parus major 131 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 132 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 133 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 134 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus 136 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 138 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 139 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 140 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 141 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 142 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Feb 2024. 143 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 144 Dunnock Prunella modularis 145 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nethy bridge Feb 2023 146 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs