Kevin Varekamp: Western Palearctic Life List IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 323 of 323 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 3 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 23/09/2017 Zalk Pending. 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus ssp. bewickii 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 15 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 20 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 22 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 25 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 03/04/2018 Texel 26 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 31 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 33 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus France 34 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 36 Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca France 37 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 38 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba France 39 Common Swift Apus apus 40 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus France 41 Great Bustard Otis tarda 30/12/2019 Brielle Not accepted by CDNA. 42 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 16/02/2019 Noordwijk 43 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius France 44 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 45 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata France 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 47 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 48 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur France 49 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 51 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 52 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 53 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio France 54 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla 55 Common Crane Grus grus 56 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 57 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 58 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 59 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 60 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 61 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus France 62 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Yes 25/07/2021 Camargue, France 63 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus France 64 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 65 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 66 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 67 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 68 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 69 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 71 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 72 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 73 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 74 Little Curlew Numenius minutus Yes 25/12/2019 Hollands Kroon 75 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 76 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 77 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 78 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 79 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 80 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 81 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 11/10/2020 Texel 82 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 11/10/2020 Texel 83 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 84 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 85 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 86 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 87 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 09/12/2020 Maastricht 88 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 89 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 90 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 91 Red Knot Calidris canutus 92 Ruff Calidris pugnax 93 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Netherlands 94 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 95 Sanderling Calidris alba 96 Dunlin Calidris alpina 97 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 98 Little Stint Calidris minuta 99 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 21/09/2020 Camperduin 100 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola France 101 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 102 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica France 103 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 104 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 105 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 106 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 107 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 108 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 109 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 23/06/2020 Camperduin 110 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 111 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 112 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 113 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei France 114 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 115 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 116 Common Gull Larus canus 117 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 118 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 119 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 120 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 121 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 122 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 123 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 124 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 125 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 126 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 127 Razorbill Alca torda 128 Common Murre Uria aalge 129 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 130 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 131 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 132 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 133 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea France 134 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 135 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan France 136 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 10/08/2022 Weerterbos, Limburg, The Netherlands 137 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 138 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 139 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 140 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 141 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 142 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 143 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 144 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 18/08/2020 Maarssen 145 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 146 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 147 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 27/08/2017 Eempolders 148 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis France 149 Great Egret Ardea alba 150 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 151 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 152 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 13/02/2020 Meppel 153 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 154 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus France 155 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus France 156 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 157 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Austria, France 158 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus France 159 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus France 160 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus France 161 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos France 162 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata France 163 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 164 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 165 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 166 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 167 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 168 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus France 169 Red Kite Milvus milvus 170 Black Kite Milvus migrans 171 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 172 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 173 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 174 Little Owl Athene noctua 175 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 176 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 177 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 21/04/2022 Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands 178 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 179 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 180 European Roller Coracias garrulus France 181 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 182 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 29/05/2021 Limburg, The Netherlands 183 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 184 Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Germany ssp. alpinus 185 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius 186 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 187 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 188 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 189 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 190 Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Czech Republic 191 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni France 192 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 193 Merlin Falco columbarius 194 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 195 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 196 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus France 197 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 21/01/2021 198 Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis France 199 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 200 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 201 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 202 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 203 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 204 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax France 205 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Germany 206 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 207 Rook Corvus frugilegus 208 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 209 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 Northern Raven Corvus corax 211 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 212 Coal Tit Periparus ater 213 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 214 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 215 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 216 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 217 Great Tit Parus major 218 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 219 Woodlark Lullula arborea 220 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 221 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 07/11/2019 Apeldoorn 222 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 11/03/2023 Netherlands 223 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla France 224 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra France 225 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 226 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris France 227 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 228 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 229 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 230 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 231 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 232 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 29/05/2021 Caitwickerzand, The Netherlands 233 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 16/02/2019 Katwijk 234 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 235 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 236 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 237 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 238 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon France 239 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 240 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 17/06/2020 Amsterdam 241 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 242 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 243 Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida 14/10/2019 Wormerland 244 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 245 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 246 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 247 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 248 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis France 249 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 250 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 251 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 252 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala France 253 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae France 254 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 255 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata France 256 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata France 257 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 258 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 259 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 260 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 261 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Czech Republic 262 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 263 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 12/10/2020 Texel 264 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 265 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 266 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 267 Redwing Turdus iliacus 268 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 269 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 270 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Germany ssp. alpestris 271 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 24/09/2016 Maasvlakte 272 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 273 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 274 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 275 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 276 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 27/09/2020 Maasvlakte 277 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 278 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 279 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 280 Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis France 281 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius France 282 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 283 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 284 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 285 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 11/10/2020 Texel 286 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica France 287 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Germany ssp. cinclus, aquaticus 288 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia France 289 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis France 290 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 291 Italian Sparrow Passer italiae Italy 292 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 293 Dunnock Prunella modularis 294 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 295 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 296 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 297 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris France 298 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 299 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 300 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 301 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 302 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 303 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 304 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 305 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 306 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 307 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 308 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 309 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 11/02/2018 Arnhem 310 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 11/03/2018 Zeist 311 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 312 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 313 Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella France 314 European Serin Serinus serinus 12/10/2020 Texel 315 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 316 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 317 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 318 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 319 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia France 320 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus France 321 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 25/09/2019 Noordwijkerhout 322 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 25/09/2019 Noordwijkerhout 323 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus