David Kelly: Western Palearctic Life List AERC, All records Record(s) 1 to 447 of 447 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Black Swan Cygnus atratus 2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 3 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 4 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 5 Bean Goose Anser fabalis 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Greylag Goose Anser anser 9 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 10 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 10/03/1991 Lossiemouth 11 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 12 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 13 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 14 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 15 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 16 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 17 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 18 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 20 American Wigeon Anas americana 21 Gadwall Anas strepera 22 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 23 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 24 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 25 American Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 08/12/1990 Lochwinnoch 26 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 27 Garganey Anas querquedula 28 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Yes 09/09/1987 Cley 29 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 30 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 31 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 32 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 33 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 34 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 35 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 36 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 12/01/1991 Auchencreoch Loch 37 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 38 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 39 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 40 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 41 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 42 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 43 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 44 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 25/03/2018 Nusselburgh 45 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 46 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 47 Smew Mergellus albellus 48 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 49 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 50 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 51 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 20/04/2013 El Hondo, Alicante Province 52 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 53 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 54 Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 55 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 56 Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar 07/05/2017 Asprokemmos Dam 57 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 58 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 59 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 60 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 61 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 62 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 63 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 64 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 65 Yellow-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 66 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 17/01/1992 Druridge 67 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 68 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 69 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 70 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 71 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 72 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 73 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 01/06/2016 Los Cristianos to La Gomera ferry 74 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 75 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 76 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 77 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 02/05/2015 Thassos 78 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 79 Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli 01/06/2016 Los Cristianos to La Gomera ferry 80 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 81 Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 20/10/2023 Port Seton 82 Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro 11/09/2018 Fuerteventura 83 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yes 08/09/2018 El Cotillo, Fuerteventura 84 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 85 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 86 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Yes 01/03/1989 Stockton-on-Tees 87 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 88 Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus 27/04/2015 Lake Kerkini 89 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 27/04/2015 Lake Kerkini 90 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 27/04/2015 Lake Kerkini 91 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 92 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 93 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 94 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 95 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 97 Great Egret Egretta alba 98 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 99 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 100 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 27/04/2015 Greece, near Kerkini 101 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 102 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 103 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 104 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 105 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 106 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 107 Black Kite Milvus migrans 108 Red Kite Milvus milvus 109 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 110 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 111 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 112 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 16/08/2011 Mallorca 113 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 114 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 115 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 04/05/2023 Aberlady Bay LNR 116 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 117 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 118 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 119 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 120 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 121 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 122 Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti 05/12/2016 Alentejo 123 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 124 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata 125 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 126 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 127 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 128 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 129 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 130 Merlin Falco columbarius 131 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 132 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 133 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 134 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 135 Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides 136 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 137 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 138 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 139 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 140 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 141 Common Crane Grus grus 142 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 143 Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata 144 Great Bustard Otis tarda 05/12/2016 Alentejo 145 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 146 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 147 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 148 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 149 Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor 150 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 151 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 152 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 153 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 154 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 155 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 156 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 17/06/2023 Musselburgh 157 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Yes 07/10/1990 Troon 158 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 159 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 160 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 03/05/2015 Keramoti 161 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 162 Red Knot Calidris canutus 163 Sanderling Calidris alba 164 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 29/08/2010 Tyninghame 165 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 10/08/1997 Musselburgh 166 Little Stint Calidris minuta 167 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 168 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 169 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 06/09/2003 Threipmuir 170 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 171 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 172 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 173 Dunlin Calidris alpina 174 Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 10/06/2020 Musselburgh 175 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 176 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 177 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 178 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 179 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 15/09/1999 Rosehearty 180 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 12/05/1991 Aberlady 181 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 182 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 183 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 184 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 185 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 186 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 187 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 188 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 23/05/1992 Loch Rannoch 189 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 190 Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Yes 02/12/1992 Burghead 191 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 192 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 19/10/1994 Rockcliffe 193 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 194 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 14/08/1999 Menie 195 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 196 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 197 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 198 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 199 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 15/11/2009 Musselburgh 200 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 201 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 202 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 203 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 204 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 205 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 206 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 207 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Yes 04/06/1992 Musselburgh 208 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Yes 15/02/2013 Eastbourne 209 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 210 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 211 Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii 212 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 213 Mew Gull Larus canus 214 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 215 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 216 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 217 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 218 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 219 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 220 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 221 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 23/01/1993 Fraserburgh 222 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 223 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 30/12/2001 Montrose 224 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 225 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 226 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 07/10/2016 Lago de Salgados 227 Royal Tern Sterna maxima Yes 09/08/1999 Musselburgh 228 Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis 229 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 230 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 231 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 232 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 233 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 17/12/1994 Musselburgh 234 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 235 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 07/06/2011 Empuriabrava 236 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 237 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 238 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 239 Razorbill Alca torda 240 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 241 Little Auk Alle alle 242 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 243 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 30/09/2015 Los Molinos, Fuerteventura 244 Rock Dove Columba livia 245 Stock Dove Columba oenas 246 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 247 Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii 15/02/2019 Espina, La Gomera 248 Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae 15/02/2019 Espina, La Gomera 249 African Collared Dove Streptopelia risoria Yes 25/09/2017 Los christianos 250 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 251 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 252 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 253 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 254 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 255 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 256 Barn Owl Tyto alba 257 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops 258 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 259 Little Owl Athene noctua 260 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 261 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 262 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 263 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 264 Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis 265 Plain Swift Apus unicolor 266 Common Swift Apus apus 267 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 268 Alpine Swift Apus melba 269 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 270 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 271 European Roller Coracias garrulus 272 Hoopoe Upupa epops 273 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 274 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 275 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 276 Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus 28/04/2015 Lake Kerkini 277 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 30/03/2019 Alcochete, Portugal 278 Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes 279 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 280 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 281 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 282 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 283 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae 284 Woodlark Lullula arborea 285 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 286 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 287 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 288 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 289 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 290 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 291 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 292 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 293 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 294 Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii 295 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 296 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 297 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 298 Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 299 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 300 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 301 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 302 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 303 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 304 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 305 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 306 Dunnock Prunella modularis 307 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 308 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 309 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 310 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 21/10/2022 Barns Ness 311 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 312 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri 314 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 315 Canary Islands Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae 316 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 317 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 05/05/2017 Paphos Archaeology Park 318 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 319 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 320 Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca 07/05/2017 Asprokemmos Dam 321 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 322 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 323 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 324 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 325 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 25/12/1989 Prestongrange 326 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 327 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 328 Redwing Turdus iliacus 329 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 330 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 331 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 332 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 333 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 334 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca 08/08/2019 Malaga 335 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 336 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 337 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 338 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 339 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 340 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Torness 341 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 14/06/2021 Dunbar Cement Works Singing male 342 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 343 Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 344 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 345 Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda 346 Balearic Warbler Sylvia balearica 347 Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 348 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 349 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 350 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 351 Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 352 Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis 353 Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris 28/04/2015 Lake Kerkini 354 Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 355 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 356 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 357 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 358 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 359 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 08/06/2014 Hedderwick Burn 360 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 361 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 362 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 23/10/1988 St Abbs Head 363 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 12/11/1995 Barns Ness 364 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 365 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis 13/05/2019 Argostoli, Kefalonia 366 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 367 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 368 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 30/03/2019 Monte de Pancas, Portugal 369 Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis 370 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 371 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 372 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 373 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 374 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 375 Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 13/09/2014 Corfu 376 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 377 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 378 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 379 Marsh Tit Parus palustris 380 Willow Tit Parus montanus 381 European Crested Tit Parus cristatus 382 Coal Tit Parus ater 383 Eurasian Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 384 African Blue Tit Parus teneriffae 385 Great Tit Parus major 386 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 387 Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer 29/04/2015 Sidirokastro 388 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 389 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 390 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 391 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 392 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 393 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 394 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 395 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 396 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 397 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 398 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 399 Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus 400 Common Magpie Pica pica 401 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 402 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 403 Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula 404 Rook Corvus frugilegus 405 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 406 Northern Raven Corvus corax 407 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 408 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 409 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 410 Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus Yes 27/11/2013 Belem 411 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 412 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 413 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 414 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 11/11/2014 Tagus Estuary 415 Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Yes 14/09/2013 Paul de Lagos 416 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer Yes 25/11/2013 Barraocca de Alcochete 417 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 418 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 419 Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea 31/05/2016 Las Lajas, Tenerife 420 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 421 European Serin Serinus serinus 422 Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria 423 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 424 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 425 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 426 Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina 427 Twite Carduelis flavirostris 428 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 429 Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 430 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 431 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 432 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 433 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 434 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 436 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 04/05/1992 Hamilton 437 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 438 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 439 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 440 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 441 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 442 Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea 04/05/2017 Paphos Archaeology Park 443 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia 444 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 445 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 446 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 447 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra