Stefano Miceli: Malta Year List 2019 BirdLife Malta, All records Record(s) 1 to 169 of 169 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2019 Salina 2 Gadwall Anas strepera 16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 2 flocks 3 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 20/01/2019 Simar NR 2 males 4 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 2 birds 5 Pintail Anas acuta 16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 6 Garganey Anas querquedula  16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 7 Shoveler Anas clypeata  16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 8 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 10/11/2019 Simar 9 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca  17/03/2019 Ahrax flock of 26 10 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator  24/11/2019 Salina 11 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix  02/09/2019 Buskett 12 Little Grebe Tachybaptus  ruficollis   12/01/2019 Ghadira NR 13 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 2 birds 14 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis   01/01/2019 Salina 15 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 16 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan   26/01/2019 Xghajra 17 European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus   25/08/2019 offshore 18 Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Yes 25/08/2019 off Marsascala 1st for Malta 19 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus   01/01/2019 Pembroke 20 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo   01/01/2019 Salina 21 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax   07/04/2019 Marsaskala 22 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides   05/05/2019 Xrobb l-Ghagin 23 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis   Yes 06/04/2019 Ghadira NR 24 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 19/03/2019 Cirkewwa 25 Great White Egret Ardea alba 14/04/2019 Marsaskala 26 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  27/03/2019 Malta International Airport 3 flocks 27 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea  11/04/2019 Buskett 28 Black Stork Ciconia nigra  Yes 17/09/2019 Buskett 29 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus  27/04/2019 Salina 30 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 21/08/2019 Tas-Safra 31 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 27/04/2019 Fawwara 32 Black Kite Milvus migrans  15/03/2019 Malta International Airport single individual 33 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus  19/09/2019 Buskett 34 Short-Toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus  03/11/2019 Girgenti 35 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus  15/03/2019 Malta International Airport 36 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  23/03/2019 Ghajn Rihana 37 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus  01/04/2019 Gianpula 38 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus  12/09/2019 Buskett 39 Osprey Pandion halieatus 02/04/2019 Salina 40 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni  15/03/2019 Malta International Airport 2 birds 41 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus  08/01/2019 Majjistral 42 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus  22/09/2019 Buskett 43 Merlin Falco columbarius  14/10/2019 Buskett 44 Hobby Falco subbuteo 11/04/2019 Buskett 45 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae  25/08/2019 Buskett 46 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 05/05/2019 Xrobb l-Ghagin 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus  12/01/2019 Ghadira NR 48 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana  03/03/2019 Ghajn Rihana 49 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla  01/04/2019 Ghajn Rihana 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus  12/01/2019 Ghadira NR 51 Common Coot Fulica atra  12/01/2019 Ghadira NR 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  04/08/2019 Ghadira NR 53 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus  10/03/2019 Ghadira NR 54 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta  Yes 22/03/2019 Salina 55 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 30/03/2019 Ghadira NR 56 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 27/04/2019 Salina 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola  04/08/2019 Ghadira NR 58 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus  24/10/2019 Comino 59 Little Stint Calidris minuta  27/04/2019 Salina 60 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii  01/05/2019 Salina 61 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea  03/05/2019 Salina 62 Dunlin Calidris alpina 03/08/2019 Salina 63 Ruff Philomachus pugnax  30/03/2019 Ghadira NR 64 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago  16/02/2019 Ghajn Rihana 65 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 14/04/2019 Salina 66 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 04/08/2019 Ghadira NR 67 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus  18/03/2019 Wied is-Sewda 68 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola  30/03/2019 Ghadira NR 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos  01/01/2019 Salina 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres  14/08/2019 Qawra 71 Great Skua Stercorarius skua  03/03/2019 Cirkewwa 72 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanochephalus  01/01/2019 Salina 73 Little Gull Larus minutus  01/01/2019 Pembroke 1st winter bird. Later relocated at Salina. 74 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus  01/01/2019 Salina 75 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei  04/01/2019 Tas-Safra 76 Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii  05/01/2019 Tas-Safra 77 Common Gull Larus canus  Yes 05/01/2019 Salina adult 78 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2019 Salina 79 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 01/01/2019 Salina 80 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yes 05/01/2019 Salina 81 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica  03/05/2019 Salina 82 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 14/04/2019 Marsaskala 83 Black Tern Chlidonias niger  25/08/2019 offshore 84 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis  01/01/2019 Pembroke 85 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto  03/01/2019 Qormi 86 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur  11/04/2019 Fawwara 87 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus  11/04/2019 Buskett 88 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus  16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 3 birds 89 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus  05/05/2019 Salina 90 Alpine Swift Apus melba  31/03/2019 Marsaskala 91 Common Swift Apus apus  03/03/2019 Ghadira NR 92 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus  31/03/2019 Marsaskala 93 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  26/01/2019 Pembroke 94 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster  07/04/2019 Marsaskala 95 European Roller Coracias garrulus  09/09/2019 Buskett 96 Hoopoe Upupa epops  24/03/2019 Paradise Bay 97 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 04/01/2019 Buskett 98 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla  11/04/2019 Fawwara 99 Sky Lark Alauda arvensis  08/01/2019 Majjistral 100 Sand Martin Riparia riparia  23/03/2019 Majjstral 101 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  23/02/2019 Cirkewwa 102 House Martin Delichon urbicum 12/01/2019 Ghadira NR 103 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica  22/03/2019 Majjstral 104 Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae  15/03/2019 Malta International Airport probably 2 birds 105 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris  23/03/2019 Majjstral 106 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni  Yes 19/11/2019 Ta' Qali 107 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis  19/03/2019 Fawwara 108 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis  01/01/2019 Pembroke 109 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus  28/03/2019 Malta International Airport 110 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta  08/12/2019 Salina 111 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava  15/03/2019 Malta International Airport 112 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 22/12/2019 Salina 113 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 27/04/2019 Burmarrad 114 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  17/01/2019 Marsa 115 White Wagtail Motacilla alba  01/01/2019 Salina 116 Dunnock Prunella modularis  04/01/2019 Buskett 117 Robin Erithacus rubecula  04/01/2019 Buskett 118 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos  06/04/2019 Salina 119 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros  01/01/2019 Pembroke 120 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus  28/03/2019 Malta International Airport 121 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 06/04/2019 Majjstral 122 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 06/01/2019 Pembroke 123 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina  23/03/2019 Majjstral 124 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe  22/03/2019 Majjstral 125 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica  24/03/2019 Majjstral 126 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarus 04/01/2019 Dingli Cliffs 127 Blackbird Turdus merula 04/01/2019 Buskett 128 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos  04/01/2019 Buskett 129 Redwing Turdus iliacus  15/02/2019 Buskett 130 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus  09/11/2019 Salina 131 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti  20/01/2019 Simar NR 132 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis  06/01/2019 Pembroke 133 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus  18/03/2019 Wied is-Sewda 134 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus  27/04/2019 Salina 135 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 06/04/2019 Salina 136 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina  05/05/2019 Salina 137 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 04/01/2019 Buskett 138 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin  17/04/2019 Buskett 139 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis  06/04/2019 Salina 140 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata  08/01/2019 Majjistral 141 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans  27/03/2019 Malta International Airport 142 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala  04/01/2019 Buskett 143 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus  Yes 02/01/2019 Spencer Gardens, Marsa 144 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix  30/03/2019 Ghadira NR 145 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita  04/01/2019 Buskett 146 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus  30/03/2019 Salina 147 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 23/11/2019 Buskett 148 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 19/10/2019 Salina 149 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata  27/04/2019 Burmarrad 150 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis  01/04/2019 Ghajn Rihana 151 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca  31/03/2019 Buskett 152 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus  Yes 20/01/2019 Simar NR 2 individuals 153 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus  17/04/2019 Buskett 154 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator  17/04/2019 Buskett 155 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Yes 16/03/2019 Cirkewwa 156 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  01/01/2019 Salina 157 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis  01/01/2019 Pembroke 158 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus  04/01/2019 Buskett 159 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs  04/01/2019 Buskett 160 European Serin Serinus serinus  07/01/2019 Buskett 161 Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 04/01/2019 Buskett 162 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 17/10/2019 Buskett 163 Siskin Carduelis spinus 24/10/2019 Comino 164 Linnet Carduelis cannabina 17/03/2019 Ahrax 165 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes  24/10/2019 Comino 166 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis  Yes ********** ********** 167 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana  Yes 01/05/2019 Fawwara 168 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus  10/11/2019 Salina 169 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra  09/03/2019 Majjstral