Craig Reed: Western Palearctic Life List IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 441 of 441 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 8 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 13 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 08/12/2013 Marshside RSPB 17 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 04/01/2020 Mansands, Devon 19 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 20 Gadwall Mareca strepera 21 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 22 American Wigeon Mareca americana Yes 23 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 24 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 25 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 26 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 27 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 29 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 33 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 35 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 04/11/2018 Sheringham, Norfolk 36 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 37 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 39 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 06/03/2020 Fisherrow. Scotland 40 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 41 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 42 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 43 Smew Mergellus albellus 44 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 12/10/2019 Titchwell RSPB Pending acceptance 45 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 46 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 47 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 48 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 49 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 50 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 51 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 52 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 53 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 54 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 55 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 29/01/2018 Fuerteventura 56 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 57 Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis 58 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 59 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 60 Common Swift Apus apus 61 Plain Swift Apus unicolor 26/01/2018 Fuerteventura 62 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 63 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Yes 15/06/2013 Trimley Marshes 64 Little Swift Apus affinis 65 Great Bustard Otis tarda 66 Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata 27/01/2018 Tindaya, Fuerteventura 67 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 68 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 69 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 70 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata 71 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 72 Rock Dove Columba livia 73 Stock Dove Columba oenas 74 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 75 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 76 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 77 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 78 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 79 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 80 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 81 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 82 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 83 Common Crane Grus grus 84 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 85 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 02/05/2018 Lagoa Azul, Sao Miguel, Azores 86 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 87 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 88 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 89 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 90 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 91 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 92 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 93 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 94 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 95 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 96 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 97 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 98 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 99 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 100 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 101 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 102 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 103 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 104 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 105 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Pagham Harbour, UK 106 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 107 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 108 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 109 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 02/05/2015 Shapwick Heath 110 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 111 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 112 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 113 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 114 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 115 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 116 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 117 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 118 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 119 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 120 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 121 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 122 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 123 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 124 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 125 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 12/05/2015 Titchfield Haven 126 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 127 Red Knot Calidris canutus 128 Ruff Calidris pugnax 129 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 130 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 09/02/2018 Stanpit Marsh, Dorset 131 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 132 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 133 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 134 Sanderling Calidris alba 135 Dunlin Calidris alpina 136 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 137 Little Stint Calidris minuta 138 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 15/09/2017 Lodmoor RSPB 139 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 140 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 141 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 142 Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor 27/01/2018 Tindaya, Fuerteventura 143 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 144 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 145 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 146 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 147 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 148 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 149 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 150 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 151 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 152 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 29/04/2018 Sao Miguel, Azores 153 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 154 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 11/06/2017 Pagham Harbour 155 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 156 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 14/03/2020 River Plym, Plymouth 157 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 158 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 159 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 160 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 161 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 162 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 163 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 164 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii 165 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 166 Common Gull Larus canus 167 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 09/02/2018 Blashford Lakes, Hampshire 168 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 169 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 170 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 171 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 172 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 173 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 174 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 175 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 176 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 177 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 178 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 179 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 180 Razorbill Alca torda 181 Little Auk Alle alle 182 Common Murre Uria aalge 183 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 184 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 185 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 186 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 187 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 188 Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 189 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 190 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 191 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 192 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 193 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 194 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 195 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli 02/05/2018 Sao Miguel, Azores 196 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 197 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 198 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 199 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 200 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 201 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 202 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 203 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 204 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 21/04/2018 Carlton Marshes, Suffolk 205 Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Yes 26/01/2018 Barranco de rio Cabras, Fuerteventura 206 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 207 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 208 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 209 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 210 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 211 Great Egret Ardea alba 212 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 213 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 214 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 215 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 216 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 04/02/2019 Nueano, Spain 217 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 218 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 219 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 220 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 221 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 222 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 223 Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti 224 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 225 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 226 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 227 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 228 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 229 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 230 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 231 Red Kite Milvus milvus 232 Black Kite Milvus migrans 233 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 234 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 235 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 236 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 237 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 238 Little Owl Athene noctua 239 Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum 240 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 241 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 242 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 10/03/2018 Thornham Point, Norfolk 243 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 244 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 245 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 246 European Roller Coracias garrulus 247 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 248 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 249 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 250 Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 251 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 252 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 253 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 254 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 255 Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei 256 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 257 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 258 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 259 Merlin Falco columbarius 260 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 261 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Also Barbary Falcon (pelegrinoides): 28 Jan 2018; Fuerteventura 262 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 263 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 264 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 265 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 266 Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 267 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 268 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 269 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 16/10/2015 Beeston Common 270 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 271 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 20/09/2020 Warham Greens, Norfolk 272 Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus 273 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 274 Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki 275 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 276 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 16/09/2018 Gnadenwald, Austria 277 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 278 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 18/09/2018 Hafelekarspitze, Austria 279 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 280 Rook Corvus frugilegus 281 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 282 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 283 Northern Raven Corvus corax 284 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 285 Coal Tit Periparus ater 286 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 287 Grey-headed Chickadee Poecile cinctus 288 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 289 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 290 African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae 27/01/2018 Fuerteventura 291 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 292 Great Tit Parus major 293 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 294 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 295 Woodlark Lullula arborea 296 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 297 Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae 298 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 299 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 300 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 301 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 302 Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti El Planeron, Spain 303 Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens 304 White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos 305 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 306 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 307 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 308 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 309 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 310 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 311 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 312 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 313 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 314 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis 315 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 316 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 317 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 318 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 319 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 320 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 321 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 322 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 323 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 324 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 325 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 326 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 327 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 328 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 329 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 17/08/2020 Spurn, Yorks 330 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 331 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 332 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 333 Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida 334 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 335 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 336 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 337 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 338 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis 339 Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola 26/01/2018 Barranco de la Torre , Fuerteventura 340 Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli 341 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala 342 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 343 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 344 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 345 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata 346 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 347 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 348 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 349 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 350 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 351 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 04/02/2019 352 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 353 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 354 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 27/10/2018 Lands End, Cornwall,UK 355 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 356 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 357 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 358 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 359 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 360 Redwing Turdus iliacus 361 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 362 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 363 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 364 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 22/12/2016 Beeley 365 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 366 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 367 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 368 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 369 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 20/09/2020 Wells Wood 370 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 371 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 372 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 373 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 374 Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 375 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 376 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 377 Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 05/11/2018 Salthouse, Norfolk, UK 378 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 379 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 380 Canary Islands Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae 26/01/2018 Fuerteventura 381 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 382 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 383 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 384 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Spain 385 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 386 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Turkey 387 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 388 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 389 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 390 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 391 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 392 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 393 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 394 Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Yes 30/08/2016 Villamoura, portugal 395 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Yes 30/08/2016 Villamoura, portugal 396 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 397 Dunnock Prunella modularis 398 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 399 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 11/01/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 400 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 401 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 402 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 403 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 14/12/2014 Pugneys CP 404 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 405 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 406 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 407 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 408 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 409 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 28/01/2014 Burton marsh 410 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 411 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 412 Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii 26/01/2018 Fuerteventura 413 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 414 Azores Chaffinch Fringilla moreletti 415 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 416 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 417 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 418 Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina 29/04/2018 Sao Miguel, Azores 419 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 26/01/2018 Fuerteventura 420 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 421 Twite Linaria flavirostris 422 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 423 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 424 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 425 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 426 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 427 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 428 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 429 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 430 European Serin Serinus serinus 431 Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria 27/01/2018 Fuerteventura 432 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 433 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 434 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 435 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 436 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 437 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 438 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 439 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 440 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 441 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus