Chris Seaton: Western Palearctic Life List AERC, All records Record(s) 1 to 446 of 446 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor start list 2 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 29/01/1990 Amberley Wildbrooks, Sussex 3 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 15/05/1996 Insh Marshes, Highland 4 Bean Goose Anser fabalis 09/02/1994 Sidlesham, Sussex 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 26/11/1998 Martin Mere, Lancashire 6 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/1991 Shellness, Kent 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 09/12/1989 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 8 Canada Goose Branta canadensis start list 9 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 27/12/1990 Dell Quay, Sussex 10 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 11/10/1989 Pagham Harbour, Sussex 11 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 28/02/1997 Keyhaven, Hampshire 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/05/1991 Holkham House, Norfolk 13 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 24/05/2015 Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos 14 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 21/07/1989 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/06/1989 Arundel WFT, Sussex 16 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 17/11/1989 Selsey East Beach, Sussex 17 American Wigeon Anas americana 04/01/1997 Fen Drayton GP, Cambridgeshire 18 Gadwall Anas strepera 18/12/1989 Timsbury GP, Hampshire 19 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 11/10/1989 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 28/04/2006 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos start list 22 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 25/11/1989 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire 23 Garganey Anas querquedula 27/04/1992 Fairburn Ings (West Yorkshire) 24 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 25/11/1989 Farlington Marshes (Hampshire) 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 16/02/1990 Pagham North Wall (Sussex) 26 Common Pochard Aythya ferina start list 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 18/12/1989 Timsbury GP, Hampshire 28 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 04/01/1997 Bray GP, Berkshire 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula start list 30 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 02/01/1991 Dungeness RSPB Reserve, Kent 31 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 14/11/2013 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 32 Common Eider Somateria mollissima start list 33 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 12/06/2006 Irvine Harbour, Ayrshire 34 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 18/12/1990 Chichester GP, Sussex 35 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 02/10/1989 English Channel 36 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 17/11/2013 Studland's Bay NNR, Dorset 37 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 09/04/1990 Selsey Bill (Sussex) 38 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 25/11/1989 Farlington Marshes (Hampshire) 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 26/12/1989 Pool GP (North Yorkshire) 40 Hooded Merganser Mergus cucullatus Yes 09/11/2012 Pagham Harbour, Sussex female White's Creek sluice 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 17/11/1989 Church Norton (Sussex) 42 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 15/12/1989 Wraysbury GP (Berkshire) 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 29/05/1989 Whyke Lake (Sussex) 44 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 23/10/2012 Laguna de Medina (Spain) 45 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus start list 46 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 14/05/1996 Cairn Gorm (Highland) 47 Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 14/05/1996 Abernethy Forest (Highland) 48 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 14/05/1996 Abernethy Forest (Highland) 49 Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar 20/08/1999 Samaria Gorge (Greece) 50 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17/02/1990 Stoke Down (Sussex) 51 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 17/02/1990 West Stoke, Sussex 52 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus start list 53 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 17/02/1990 Kingley Vale, Sussex 54 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 22/04/1993 Woburn, Bedfordshire 55 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 17/11/1989 Selsey East Beach, Sussex 56 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 05/12/1990 Pagham Lagoon, Sussex 57 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 17/11/2013 Pendower Beach, Cornwall 58 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 07/12/1991 Stone (Kent) 59 Yellow-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 11/10/2007 Selsey Bill (Sussex) 60 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 29/01/1997 South Norwood Lake (Greater London) 61 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis start list 62 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus start list 63 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 18/12/1989 Pagham Harbour (Sussex) 64 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 18/12/1989 Pagham Harbour (Sussex) 65 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 23/09/1992 Staines Reservoir (Surrey) 66 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 28/09/1989 English Channel 67 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 02/05/1998 Portland Bill, Dorset, England 68 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 08/08/2004 Scillonian Crossing, Cornwall, England 69 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/08/1990 Mourne Coast, County Down, Ireland 70 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 25/05/2015 Kavaki, Lesvos, Greece 71 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 12/08/2005 Trevose Head, Cornwall, England 72 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 08/08/2004 Scillonian III Pelagic, Cornwall, England 73 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11/06/2004 near Boca de Rio, Algarve, Portugal 74 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 28/09/1989 English Channel 75 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo start list 76 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 07/12/1989 Portland Bill (Dorset) 77 Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus 05/07/1993 Karavasta Lagoon (Albania) 78 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 05/07/1993 Karavasta Lagoon (Albania) 79 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 10/01/1997 Lea Valley Park, Essex, England 80 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 27/05/2015 Tsiknias River, Lesvos, Greece 81 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 26/05/1997 Holkham, Norfolk, England 82 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 13/08/1999 Lake Kournes, Crete, Greece 83 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12/04/1993 Rutland Water (Leicestershire) 84 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 10/05/1989 Praia da Luz (Portugal) 85 Great Egret Egretta alba 05/07/1993 Karavasta Lagoon (Albania) 86 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea start list 87 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 24/05/1990 Albufereta Marsh (Spain) 88 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 07/03/2008 Bet She'an (Israel) 89 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 08/05/1989 Lagos (Portugal) 90 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 14/08/1999 Lake Georgeopolis (Greece) 91 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 30/05/1992 Cley NNT Reserve (Norfolk) 92 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 25/05/1990 Albufera Marshes (Spain) 93 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 22/05/1993 Acres Down (Hampshire) 94 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 30/06/2009 Piçarras (Portugal) 95 Black Kite Milvus migrans 25/07/1998 near Reims (France) 96 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/09/1991 Carn Penrhiwllwydog (Dyfed) 97 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 19/02/2000 Wrentham (Suffolk) 98 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 13/08/1999 Megalopotamos Valley (Greece) 99 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 26/05/1990 Cuber Reservoir, Mallorca 100 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 28/06/2009 Figuera Valley, Algarve 101 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 28/05/1990 Albufera Marshes, Mallorca 102 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 07/12/1991 Stodmarsh, Kent 103 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 20/09/2011 Burpham, West Sussex 104 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 26/05/1997 North Wooton, Norfolk 105 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 09/05/1991 Acres Down, Hampshire 106 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 26/09/1989 Lagness, West Sussex 107 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo start list 108 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 23/05/2015 Haramida Marsh, Lesvos 109 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 16/02/2009 Isle of Sheppey, Kent 110 Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 12/03/2008 En Gedi, Israel 111 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos start list 112 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata 13/11/2004 Sargacal, Portugal 113 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 06/03/2008 Har Ravid, Israel 114 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 24/05/1990 Albufereta Marsh (Spain) 115 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 30/06/2009 Vale Gonçalinho (Portugal) 116 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus start list 117 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 16/07/2006 Moor Green Lakes LNR (Berks.) 118 Merlin Falco columbarius 17/11/1989 Selsey Bill (Sussex) 119 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 18/06/1992 Thursley Common (Surrey) 120 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 25/05/1990 Caan Picafort (Spain) 121 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 02/08/1990 Slieve Donard (County Down) 122 Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides 11/03/2008 Mount of Olives (Palestine) 123 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 19/12/1989 Sidlesham Lagoon (Sussex) 124 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 01/09/1996 Farlington Marshes (Hampshire) 125 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus start list 126 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 16/11/2004 Pera Marshes (Portugal) 127 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra start list 128 Common Crane Grus grus 30/05/1992 Horsey (Norfolk) 129 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 30/06/2009 Vale Gonçalinho (Portugal) 130 Great Bustard Otis tarda 30/06/2009 Castro Verde (Portugal) 131 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus start list 132 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 02/05/1990 Farlington Marshes (Hampshire) 133 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 30/06/1990 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 134 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 04/05/1991 Weeting Heath (Norfolk) 135 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 05/07/1993 Karavasta Lagoon (Albania) 136 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 28/05/2009 Pagham Harbour (Sussex) 137 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 06/03/1990 Dell Quay (Sussex) 138 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 07/06/1989 Church Norton (Sussex) 139 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 25/10/2013 Hayling Island (Hampshire) 1st winter; Sandy Point 140 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 23/05/1990 El Arenal (Mallorca) 141 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Yes 18/08/1997 Church Norton (Sussex) 142 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 11/08/1992 East Tilbury (Essex) 143 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 03/05/1992 Swinefleet (Humberside) 144 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Yes 26/05/2005 Cemlyn (Anglesey) 145 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/09/1989 Church Norton (Sussex) 146 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 07/06/1989 Church Norton (Sussex) 147 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 05/03/2008 nr. Bethsaida (Israel) 148 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus start list 149 Red Knot Calidris canutus 11/10/1989 Church Norton (Sussex) 150 Sanderling Calidris alba 20/11/1989 Middleton-on-Sea (Sussex) 151 Little Stint Calidris minuta 06/09/1989 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 152 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 29/08/1993 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 153 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 21/07/1995 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 154 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 23/08/1990 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 155 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 30/09/2005 Keyhaven Marshes (Hampshire) 156 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 14/08/1990 Farlington Marshes (Hampshire) 157 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 24/08/1990 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 158 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 05/05/1990 Portland Bill (Dorset) 159 Dunlin Calidris alpina 20/07/1989 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 160 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 28/07/2002 Pennington Marshes (Hampshire) 161 Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 02/05/1993 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 162 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 20/09/1993 Selsey West Fields (Sussex) 163 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 11/10/1989 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 164 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 13/03/2000 Thorney Deeps, Sussex 165 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 06/09/1989 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 166 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 22/05/1992 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 167 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 09/02/1991 Hotham Park, Sussex, England 168 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 07/06/1989 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex, England 169 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 02/05/2015 Meare Heath, Somerset, England female 170 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 30/04/1990 Selsey Bill, Sussex, England 171 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 30/04/1990 Selsey Bill, Sussex, England 172 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata start list 173 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 21/06/2015 Church Norton, Sussex, England 174 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos start list 175 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 05/01/2008 Lisvane Reservoir, Glamorgan, England 176 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 14/08/1990 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire, England 177 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 19/10/1989 Sidlesham Lagoon, Sussex, England 178 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 11/01/2015 Titchfield Haven NR, Hampshire, England along canal path 179 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 06/09/1989 Pagham Harbour, Sussex, England 180 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 30/12/1998 Tilbury Fort, Essex, England 181 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 30/06/1990 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex, England 182 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 03/08/1992 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex, England 183 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 02/06/1989 Arundel WFT, Sussex, England 184 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 05/09/1989 Church Norton, Sussex, England 185 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 22/08/2005 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire 186 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 02/09/1992 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 187 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 15/09/1992 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire 188 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 30/04/1990 Selsey Bill, Sussex 189 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 05/05/1990 Portland Bill, Dorset 190 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 12/08/2014 Church Norton, Sussex 191 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 28/09/1989 English Channel 192 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 03/03/1991 Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire 193 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Yes 12/11/2005 Gosport, Hampshire 194 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Yes 05/05/2007 Farmoor Reservoir (Oxfordshire) 195 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus start list 196 Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii 23/05/1990 El Arenal (Mallorca) 197 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 13/01/1992 Rockingham Recreation Ground (London) 198 Mew Gull Larus canus 12/07/1989 Felpham Seafront (Sussex) 199 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus start list 200 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus start list 201 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 05/07/1993 Karavasta Lagoon (Albania) 202 Armenian Gull Larus armenicus 05/03/2008 Lake Galilee (Israel) 203 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 26/12/1989 Pool GP (North Yorkshire) 204 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 01/01/1990 Felpham Seafront (Sussex) 205 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus start list 206 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 04/05/2008 Granny's Point, Lytham St. Annes (Lancs.) 207 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/05/1990 Portland Bill (Dorset) 208 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 09/09/1998 Thamesmead (Greater London) 209 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 24/02/1990 Sidlesham Ferry (Sussex) 210 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 29/05/2005 Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex) 211 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 23/10/2012 Bonanza Salt Pans (Spain) 212 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 07/06/1989 Selsey Bill (Sussex) 213 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 11/08/2004 Hill Head (Hampshire) 214 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 07/06/1989 Church Norton (Sussex) 215 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 26/09/1991 Selsey Bill (Sussex) 216 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 30/05/1989 North Wall Pagham, Sussex 217 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 22/05/2005 Staines, Surrey 218 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 02/05/1990 Chichester GP, Sussex 219 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 04/08/1995 Chichester GP, Sussex 220 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 05/05/1990 Portland Bill, Dorset 221 Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia 30/12/2013 Portland Harbour, Dorset 222 Razorbill Alca torda 05/05/1990 Portland Bill, Dorset 223 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 21/02/1996 Brighton Marina, Sussex 224 Little Auk Alle alle 17/01/1994 IBM Cosham, Hampshire 225 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 05/05/1990 Portland Bill, Dorset 226 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 30/06/2009 Vale Gonçalinho, Portugal 227 Rock Dove Columba livia start list 228 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/07/1989 Pagham Village, Sussex 229 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus start list 230 Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii 11/04/2014 Mirador el Lance, Spain 231 Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae 11/04/2014 Mirador la Grimona, Spain 232 African Collared Dove Streptopelia risoria Yes 11/04/2014 Los Cristianos, Spain Group of 'Barbary Dove' (Streptopelia roseogrisea risoria i well observed sheltering from rain in the port town in Tenerife 233 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto start list 234 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 07/08/1989 Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex 235 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 05/03/2008 Nazareth, Israel 236 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 23/04/1995 Wraysbury, Berkshire 237 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 22/10/2012 Cadiz (Spain) 238 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 04/04/1990 Shoreham-by-Sea Airport (Sussex) 239 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 15/06/1989 Arundel Watermeadows (Sussex) 240 Barn Owl Tyto alba start list 241 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops 16/08/1999 Vamos (Crete) 242 Little Owl Athene noctua 07/06/1989 Sidlesham (Sussex) 243 Tawny Owl Strix aluco start list 244 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 20/02/1991 Marton Mere (Lancashire) 245 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 02/11/1990 Sidlesham Lagoon, Sussex 246 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 15/05/1992 Binsted Woods, Sussex 247 Plain Swift Apus unicolor 11/04/2014 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain 248 Common Swift Apus apus start list 249 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 29/06/2009 Cape St. Vincent, Portugal 250 Alpine Swift Apus melba 10/09/1993 Dalmatian coast, Croatia 251 Little Swift Apus affinis 22/07/2007 Mohammed V International Airport, Morocco 252 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 07/03/2008 Taysir, Palestine 253 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 29/09/1989 Grand Vey, France 254 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 05/03/2008 River Jordan, Israel 255 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 12/03/2008 En Gedi, Israel 256 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 27/05/1990 Albufera Sandpits, Mallorca 257 European Roller Coracias garrulus 30/06/2009 Castro Verde, Alentejo 258 Hoopoe Upupa epops 23/05/1990 Albufera Marsh, Mallorca 259 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 24/05/1990 Bocquer Valley, Mallorca 260 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 09/08/1998 Allschwill, Switzerland 261 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 24/10/1989 Kingley Vale, Sussex 262 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 20/08/1989 Göteborg, Sweden 263 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 27/08/1989 Jönköping, Sweden 264 Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus 27/06/1993 Tirana, Albania 265 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius 31/07/2013 Le Clos, France 266 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 14/04/1990 Hotham Park, Sussex 267 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 30/06/2009 Vale Gonçalinho, Portugal 268 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 23/05/1990 Albufera Marsh, Mallorca 269 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 05/07/1993 Mucijas, Albania 270 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae 24/10/2012 Llanos de Libar, Spain 271 Woodlark Lullula arborea 04/05/1991 Mayday Farm, Norfolk 272 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis start list 273 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 26/12/1991 Climping Beach, Sussex 274 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 05/09/1989 Chichester GP, Sussex 275 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 24/05/1990 Formentor area, Mallorca 276 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula 12/03/2008 En Gedi, Israel 277 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica start list 278 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum start list 279 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 27/06/1993 Tirana, Albania 280 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 26/05/1990 Cuber Reservoir, Spain 281 Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii 12/04/2014 Punta de la Rasca, Spain 282 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 23/04/1990 East Anstey Common, Devon 283 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 06/09/1989 Sidlesham Ferry Field, Sussex 284 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 25/11/1993 Apuldram Sewage Works, Sussex 285 Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/10/1989 Courseuilles-sur-Mer, France 286 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 06/09/1989 Sidlesham Ferry Field, Sussex 287 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 31/08/1993 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire 288 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea start list 289 White Wagtail Motacilla alba start list 290 White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos 22/10/1993 Side, Turkey Originally wrongly noted as P. barbatus, therefore this bird was a lifer not just a WP tick when seen 291 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 06/03/1996 East Grinstead, Sussex, England 292 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus start list 293 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes start list 294 Dunnock Prunella modularis start list 295 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 28/05/2015 Tsiknias River, Lesvos, Greece 296 European Robin Erithacus rubecula start list 297 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos start list 298 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Titchfield Haven NR, Hampshire. England 299 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 06/11/1993 Winspit, Dorset, England 300 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 18/03/1991 Selsey Bill, Sussex, England 301 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 23/04/1990 East Anstey Common, Devon, England 302 Blackstart Cercomela melanura 12/03/2008 En Gedi, Israel 303 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 06/09/1989 Pagham Harbour LNR, Sussex, England 304 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 19/10/2014 Titchfield Haven NNR, Hampshire, England 305 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola start list 306 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 27/05/2015 Eresos Antissa, Lesvos, Greece 307 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe start list 308 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 13/08/1999 Moni Preveli, Crete, Greece 309 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 04/11/1989 Selsey Bill, Sussex, England 310 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 24/10/2012 Llanos de Libar, Malaga, Spain 311 Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 05/08/1998 Alpe Tom, Italy 312 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 02/06/1990 Bocquer Valley, Spain 313 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 22/11/2005 Northaw Great Wood CP, Hertfordshire 314 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 04/05/1991 Holkham House, Norfolk 315 Common Blackbird Turdus merula start list 316 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 10/03/1996 Werrington, Cambridgeshire 317 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 27/08/1989 Jönköping, Sweden 318 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos start list 319 Redwing Turdus iliacus start list 320 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 24/10/1989 Kingley Vale, Sussex 321 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 16/04/1990 Arundel, Sussex 322 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 23/05/1990 Albufera Marsh (Mallorca) 323 Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 05/03/2008 Nazareth (Israel) 324 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 05/09/1990 Arundel, Sussex 325 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 29/09/1996 Pagham Harbour LNR, Sussex, England 326 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca 28/06/2009 Figueira, Algarve, Portugal 327 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 13/08/1999 Lake Georgeopolis, Crete, Greece 328 Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum 27/05/2015 Potamia Valley, Lesvos, Greece 329 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 26/07/2013 St. Clair, France 330 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 23/05/1990 Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Spain 331 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/06/1989 Arundel (Sussex) 332 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 01/02/2012 Pagham (Sussex) 333 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 07/07/1999 Sidlesham, Sussex, England 334 Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/06/1989 Arundel, Sussex, England 335 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 27/05/1990 Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Spain 336 Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 07/05/1991 Beaulieu Road Station, Hampshire, England 337 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 15/04/2014 Los Rodeos, Tenerife, Spain 338 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 25/05/2015 Kavaki, Lesvos, Greece Eastern 339 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 23/05/1990 Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Spain 340 Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia ruppeli 29/05/2015 Kavaki, Lesvos, Greece 341 Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis 28/06/2009 Figueira, Algarve, Portugal 342 Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris 25/05/2015 Kavaki, Lesvos, Greece 343 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 01/09/1989 Felpham GC, Sussex, England 344 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 12/06/1989 Oving, Sussex, England 345 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 05/09/1990 Arundel, Sussex, England 346 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 15/06/1989 Arundel, Sussex, England 347 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 15/03/1992 Aldwick, Sussex, England 348 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 04/10/1992 Wells Wood, Norfolk, England 349 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 06/01/2008 Beachy Head, Sussex, England 350 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 07/10/2005 Climping, Sussex, England 351 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 04/08/1997 les Prescles, Morbihan 352 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis 05/03/2008 Zomit Ziwa, Israel 353 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 05/05/1990 Denny Wood, Hampshire 354 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 03/09/1989 Bognor Regis GC, Sussex Also P. collybita tristis (Siberian Chiffchaff) seen at Steyning WTW (Sussex) on 30/12/2014 355 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 05/05/2007 Colney, Norfolk 356 Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis 11/04/2014 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain 357 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus start list 358 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 24/10/1989 Kingley Vale (Sussex) 359 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 01/06/1990 Caan Picafort (Mallorca) 360 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 21/07/1989 New Forest (Hampshire) 361 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 29/10/1993 St. Margaret's Bay (Kent) 362 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 02/05/2009 Southwell (Dorset) 363 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca start list 364 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 05/05/1990 Lodmoor NR (Dorset) 365 Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps 12/03/2008 En Gedi (Israel) 366 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus start list 367 Marsh Tit Parus palustris 24/10/1989 Kingley Vale, Sussex 368 Sombre Tit Parus lugubris 06/12/1993 Crikvenica, Croatia 369 Willow Tit Parus montanus 23/10/1990 Dover Woods, Sussex 370 European Crested Tit Parus cristatus 07/07/1993 near Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia 371 Coal Tit Parus ater 24/10/1989 Kingley Vale, Sussex, England 372 Eurasian Blue Tit Parus caeruleus start list 373 African Blue Tit Parus teneriffae 11/04/2014 Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain 374 Great Tit Parus major start list 375 Krüper’s Nuthatch Sitta krueperi 24/05/2015 Akladeri Forest, Lesvos, Greece 376 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea start list 377 Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer 25/05/2015 Metochi Lake, Lesvos, Greece 378 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 28/07/1998 Stechelberg, Switzerland 379 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris start list 380 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 12/07/1992 La Greve de Lecq, Jersey, GB&I 381 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 05/02/1991 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire, England 382 Palestine Sunbird Nectarinia osea 05/03/2008 Nazareth, Israel 383 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 30/05/1992 Fordham, Norfolk, England 384 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 13/10/2009 Staines Moor, Surrey, England 385 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 29/10/1993 Worth, Kent, England 386 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 07/07/1993 near Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia 387 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 24/10/1997 Sidlesham, Sussex, England 388 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 15/12/1989 Frensham Common, Surrey, England 389 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 05/03/2008 nr. Bethsaida, Israel 390 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 23/05/1990 El Arenal, Mallorca, Spain 391 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 26/05/2015 Kremasti Bridge, Lesvos, Greece 392 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius start list 393 Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus 11/06/2004 Sargacal, Algarve, Portugal 394 Common Magpie Pica pica start list 395 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 25/10/1991 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England 396 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 13/09/1993 Basho Voda, Croatia 397 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 22/08/1998 South Stack, Anglesey, Wales 398 Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula start list 399 Rook Corvus frugilegus start list 400 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 401 Northern Raven Corvus corax start list 402 Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus 12/03/2008 En Gedi, Israel 403 Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii 12/03/2008 En Gedi, Israel 404 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 16/11/2004 Alvor Estuary, Algarve 405 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris start list 406 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 07/12/1989 Portland, Dorset 407 House Sparrow Passer domesticus start list 408 Italian Sparrow Passer italiae Yes 10/08/1999 Chania Airport, Greece 409 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 27/06/1993 Tirana, Albania 410 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 15/06/1989 Climping, Sussex 411 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 01/08/1998 St. Gotthard, Switzerland 412 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 28/06/2009 Figueira (Portugal) 413 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs start list 414 Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea 13/04/2014 El Portillo, Spain 415 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 30/03/1990 Pagham Village, Sussex 416 European Serin Serinus serinus 22/05/1990 Alcudia Beach, Spain 417 Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria 11/04/2014 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain 418 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris start list 419 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis start list 420 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 22/10/1991 Point of Ayr, Clwyd 421 Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina 12/07/1989 Felpham Seafront, Sussex 422 Twite Carduelis flavirostris 29/12/1995 Pagham Spit (Sussex) 423 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 09/03/1990 Arundel (Sussex) 424 Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 01/01/2005 Titchwell NR (Norfolk) 425 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 01/10/1990 Dover Woods (Sussex) 426 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 15/05/1996 Loch Morlich (Highland) 427 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 06/06/2008 Telscombe Cliffs 428 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula start list 429 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 30/12/1992 Bedgebury Pinetum (Kent) 430 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 11/03/2012 Rhiwderin, Gwent 431 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 13/04/2009 Old Winchester Hill, Hants., England 432 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 07/12/1989 Portland, Dorset, England 433 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 06/02/2008 Selsey Bill, Sussex, England 434 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 09/01/1991 Lancing Beach, Sussex, England 435 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 19/02/1992 Dagenham Chase, London, England 436 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella start list 437 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Bocquer Valley, Mallorca, Spain 438 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 24/10/2012 Llanos de Libar, Malaga, Spain 439 Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea 26/05/2015 Parakila, Lesvos, Greece 440 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 26/08/1993 PHLNR Sidlesham, Sussex, England 441 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia 24/05/2015 Napi Valley, Lesvos, Spain 442 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 09/02/1994 Ifield, Sussex, England 443 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus start list 444 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 16/07/2003 Sidlesham Common, Sussex, England 445 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 31/05/1989 Oving, Sussex, England 446 Northern Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 01/01/2004 Headington, Oxfordshire, England