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The Sussex List 2026

Species on the Sussex List: January 2026

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NameTaxon nameSussex status
1Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Rare introduced resident and winter visitor; subject to culling to reduce numbers.
2Mute Swan Cygnus olor Fairly common resident.
3Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus Scarce winter visitor and very scarce passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
4Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
5Brent Goose Branta bernicla Very common winter visitor and passage migrant; very scarce non-breeder in summer. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Section 41 species.
6Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
7Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common introduced resident and partial migrant.
8Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Very scarce winter visitor; often in severe weather; increasingly common naturalised resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
9Greylag Goose Anser anser Increasingly common introduced resident and winter visitor; scarce passage migrant. (Native population in UK is Amber listed species of medium conservation concern).
10White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. European race (A. a. albifrons) is a Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
11Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
12Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
13Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis Rare winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
14Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Scarce introduced resident.
15Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Scarce introduced resident; bred for first time in 2000.
16Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Fairly common winter visitor and scarce passage migrant; scarce breeding species. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
17Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Breeds in SE Europe and across central and east Asia with naturalised populations in central Europe. Rare vagrant from wild or naturalised populations or escape from captivity. Annex 1 species.
18Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Very scarce to scarce passage migrant and winter visitor; rare non-breeder in summer. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
19King Eider Somateria spectabilis Rare vagrant
20Common Eider Somateria mollissima Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; very scarce non-breeder in summer. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
21Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Common spring passage migrant and fairly common winter visitor; usually scarce in summer and autumn. Very scarce inland. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species.
22Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Very rare vagrant.
23Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor along the coast; rare inland. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
24Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Scarce winter visitor; rare non-breeder in summer. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
25Smew Mergellus albellus Very scarce winter visitor mainly to the east of the county. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
26Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Very rare vagrant.
27Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant along the coast; rare non-breeder in summer. Rare inland. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
28Goosander Mergus merganser Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. First bred 2023
29Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Possibly a rare winter visitor and passage migrant although most records probably relate to escaped or naturalised birds.
30Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
31Common Pochard Aythya ferina Very scarce breeder; scarce summer non-breeder and fairly common winter visitor. Very scarce on observed passage. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
32Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Rare vagrant.
33Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fairly common resident although scarce breeder; fairly common winter visitor and scarce on observed passage.
34Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Very rare vagrant.
35Greater Scaup Aythya marila Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; rare non-breeder in summer. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species.
36Garganey Spatula querquedula Scarce passage migrant; very scarce summer non-breeder and rare breeder. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
37Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Very rare vagrant.
38Shoveler Spatula clypeata Very scarce breeder and scarce summer non-breeder; common winter visitor; scarce on observed passage. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
39Gadwall Mareca strepera Very scarce breeder and scarce summer non-breeder; fairly common winter visitor; scarce on observed passage. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
40Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Very common winter visitor; scarce on observed passage.Very scarce in summer; does not breed. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
41American Wigeon Mareca americana Very rare vagrant.
42Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common resident and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
43Pintail Anas acuta Fairly common winter visitor; scarce on observed passage; occasionally summers and has bred. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
44Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Rare breeder and and scarce summering non-breeder; common winter visitor and fairly common on observed passage. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
45Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Formerly resident but became extinct by mid 19th century. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
46Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Scarce resident; much declined but benefiting locally through conservation effort. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
47Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus Formerly very scarce introduced resident; probably now extinct in the county.
48Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Very common introduced resident. Population augmented annually by captive bred stock.
49Quail Coturnix coturnix Scarce summer visitor; recorded in variable numbers from year to year. Formerly occasional in winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
50Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Common introduced resident. Population augmented annually by captive bred stock.
51Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Scarce resident; passage migrant and fairly common winter visitor.
52Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
53Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
54Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Fairly common resident; passage migrant and winter visitor.
55Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
56Great Bustard Otis tarda Native to Iberia and Morocco; with fragmented populations through central and southeast Europe to Turkey and east to central Siberia. Extinct in Great Britain in 1832; since 2013 it has been the subject of a re-introduction programme led by the Great Bustard Group in Wiltshire; under licence from DEFRA. Annex 1 species.
57Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Formerly rare; now very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
58Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Very rare vagrant.
59Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Very rare vagrant.
60Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Fairly common but declining summer visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
61Pallas’s Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Formerly a rare vagrant.
62Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Scarce and declining summer visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
63Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Very common resident.
64Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Abundant resident and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
65Feral Pigeon Columba livia Common resident.
66Stock Dove Columba oenas Common resident and possible winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
67Crane Grus grus Very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Rare in summer. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
68Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Scarce resident; scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
69Corncrake Crex crex Rare passage migrant; formerly bred. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
70Sora Porzana carolina Very rare vagrant.
71Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Rare passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
72Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Very common resident; possibly fairly common winter visitor but status uncertain. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
73Coot Fulica atra Fairly common resident and common winter visitor.
74Little Crake Zapornia parva Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
75Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
76Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Scarce breeding summer visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
77Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce and localised breeder. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
78Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Very scarce spring migrant. Bred in 2014 and 2021. Schedule 1 species. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
79Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Scarce breeder; fairly common passage migrant and common winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
80Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Common winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
81Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Common winter visitor and passage migrant; rare in summer. Annex 1 species.
82American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Very rare vagrant.
83Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Very rare vagrant
84Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Very scarce spring and autumn passage migrant; one winter record. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
85Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Very rare vagrant.
86Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Scarce breeder; fairly common passage migrant and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
87Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Very rare vagrant.
88Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius Scarce breeding summer visitor and passage migrant. Schedule 1 species.
89Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Scarce or fairly common resident and very common winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
90Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Very rare vagrant.
91Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons Very rare vagrant.
92Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Very rare vagrant.
93Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Very scarce spring and autumn passage migrant; formerly bred. Schedule 1 species.
94Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Very rare vagrant.
95Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Very rare vagrant.
96Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common passage migrant; very scarce non-breeding summering and wintering species. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
97Curlew Numenius arquata Common passage migrant and winter visitor; formerly a very scarce breeder. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
98Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
99Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Fairly common but localised winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce non-breeder in summer. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species.
100Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Very rare vagrant.
101Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
102Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Probably fairly common resident and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
103Great Snipe Gallinago media Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
104Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Very scarce breeder and fairly common winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
105Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
106Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Fairly common passage migrant; very scarce in winter. Has bred at least once. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
107Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Very rare vagrant.
108Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Very rare vagrant.
109Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Very scarce autumn and rare winter visitor; usually occurs after gales.
110Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare spring and autumn passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
111Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Scarce spring and autumn passage migrant; more frequent in autumn; scarce in winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
112Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Rare vagrant.
113Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Very scarce spring and scarce autumn passage migrant; very rare in winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
114Common Redshank Tringa totanus Scarce resident; common winter visitor and autumn passage migrant; fairly common spring migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
115Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Very rare vagrant.
116Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Scarce passage migrant and very scarce winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
117Greenshank Tringa nebularia Fairly common passage migrant; scarce in winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
118Turnstone Arenaria interpres Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce non-breeder in summer. Rare away from coast. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
119Knot Calidris canutus Fairly common winter visitor and scarce to fairly common passage migrant. Rare away from the coast. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
120Ruff Calidris pugnax Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
121Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Very rare vagrant.
122Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Passage migrant; scarce in autumn and very scarce in spring; rare in winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
123Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Very rare vagrant.
124Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii Very scarce spring and autumn passage migrant. Schedule 1 species.
125Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Very rare vagrant.
126Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Rare autumn vagrant.
127Sanderling Calidris alba Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant. Rare away from coast. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
128Dunlin Calidris alpina Very common passage migrant and winter visitor; scarce away from estuaries; scarce non-breeder in summer. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
129Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; very rare in summer. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
130Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Very rare vagrant.
131Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare vagrant; mainly in autumn.
132Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Very rare vagrant.
133Little Stint Calidris minuta Scarce passage migrant; very scarce in winter.
134Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Very rare vagrant.
135White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Very rare vagrant.
136Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Very rare vagrant.
137Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Very rare vagrant.
138Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
139Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Fairly common spring and scarce autumn passage migrant; very scarce in summer and rare in winter. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
140Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Rare vagrant.
141Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Passage migrant in variable numbers in spring; usually scarce; very scarce in autumn; rare in winter.
142Great Skua Stercorarius skua Fairly common spring and scarce autumn passage migrant; very scarce but increasing in winter. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
143Puffin Fratercula arctica Very scarce visitor; most frequently recorded in spring. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
144Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Rare vagrant.
145Razorbill Alca torda Common winter visitor and fairly common passage migrant; last bred 1878. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
146Little Auk Alle alle Very scarce autumn passage migrant and winter visitor.
147Common Guillemot Uria aalge Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; last bred in 1904. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
148Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Very rare vagrant.
149Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Very rare vagrant.
150Little Tern Sternula albifrons Scarce breeding summer visitor and fairly common passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
151Least Tern Sternula antillarum Very rare vagrant.
152Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
153Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
154Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
155White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Rare vagrant.
156Black Tern Chlidonias niger Scarce passage migrant. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
157Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Fairly common although localised breeding summer visitor and common passage migrant; very scarce winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
158Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Very rare vagrant.
159Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Very rare vagrant
160Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Very rare vagrant.
161Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Uncertain; but probably a fairly common spring and autumn passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
162Common Tern Sterna hirundo Fairly common breeding summer visitor and common passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
163Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Very scarce passage migrant and non-breeding summer visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
164Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Fairly common passage migrant; most numerous in spring. Very scarce non-breeder in summer and scarce in winter. Schedule 1 species.
165Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Common but very localised breeding species; fairly common or common winter visitor and passage migrant. Rare away from coast. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
166Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini Rare mainly autumn vagrant.
167Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
168Bonaparte’s Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Very rare vagrant.
169Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common breeding species and very common to abundant passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
170Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Very rare vagrant.
171Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Very rare vagrant.
172Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce breeder. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
173Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Very rare vagrant.
174Common Gull Larus canus Very common; sometimes abundant winter visitor and very common passage migrant; scarce in summer; bred until 1963 and in 2006 and in some years since then. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
175Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Scarce but regular winter visitor Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
176Herring Gull Larus argentatus argenteus Very common resident; status uncertain as passage migrant; and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
177Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Scarce but localised visitor; mainly in late summer and autumn. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
178Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce in summer; mostly non-breeders; but very scarce breeder since 2000. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
179Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
180Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Fairly common passage migrant and winter visitor; scarce (mainly immatures) in summer and scarce breeder. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
181Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
182Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
183Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
184White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Very rare vagrant.
185Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
186Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Very scarce visitor; mainly in late spring and mid summer and after autumn gales. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
187Leach’s Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous Rare vagrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
188Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Scarce breeding species and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
189Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
190Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Very scarce autumn visitor.
191Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Fairly common spring to autumn passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
192Mediterranean Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan mauretanicus Very scarce spring to autumn visitor. Considered critically endangered by IUCN. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
193Black Stork Ciconia nigra Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
194White Stork Ciconia ciconia Rare vagrant; mainly in spring. Most records from 2017 onwards are likely to relate to deliberate releases or their fledged young. Annex 1 species.
195Gannet Morus bassanus Common passage migrant and non-breeding summer visitor; fairly common to common in winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
196Red-footed Booby Sula sula Very rare vagrant.
197Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Very rare vagrant.
198Shag Gulosus aristotelis Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; rare away from coast. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
199Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fairly common but localised resident and common winter visitor.
200Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Very scarce but increasing visitor. Annex 1 species.
201Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Very scarce visitor; most frequent in spring and autumn. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
202Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Scarce winter visitor; rare outside the winter months. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
203American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Very rare vagrant.
204Little Bittern Botaurus minutus Rare vagrant. Schedule 1 species. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
205Little Egret Egretta garzetta Scarce and increasing resident and probably scarce autumn visitor; status as winter visitor uncertain. Annex 1 species.
206Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
207Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
208Great White Egret Ardea alba Scarce but increasing visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
209Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Scarce resident; increasing visitor and bred for the first time in 2020. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
210Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Rare vagrant. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
211Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fairly common resident.
212Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Very rare vagrant.
213Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Fairly common but localised summer visitor rarely seen on migration. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
214Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Rare vagrant.
215Little Swift Apus affinis Very rare vagrant
216Common Swift Apus apus Common summer visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern..
217Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Very rare vagrant.
218Barn Owl Tyto alba Fairly common resident. Schedule 1 species.
219Little Owl Athene noctua Scarce and declining resident.
220Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; last bred 1922. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Annex 1 species.
221Long-eared Owl Asio otus Scarce resident and very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.
222Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Very rare vagrant. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
223Tawny Owl Strix aluco Common resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
224Osprey Pandion haliaetus Scarce passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
225Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Very scarce breeding summer visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
226Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
227Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Common resident and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
228Goshawk Astur gentilis Scarce but increasing resident. Schedule 1 species.
229Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
230Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
231Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus Very scarce spring and autumn visitor; last bred successfully in 1962. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
232Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor; very scarce breeder since 2004. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
233Red Kite Milvus milvus Scarce or fairly common breeding resident (first bred in 2004) and fairly common and increasing visitor. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
234Black Kite Milvus migrans Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
235White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Rare vagrant. Reintroduction project on the Isle of Wight. Introduced birds have bred. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
236Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Rare winter visitor.
237Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Fairly common and increasing resident; probably scarce passage migrant.
238Hoopoe Upupa epops Very scarce spring and even scarcer autumn passage migrant; has bred. Schedule 1 species.
239Roller Coracias garrulus Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
240Bee-eater Merops apiaster Very scarce visitor; mainly in spring; bred once in 1955. Schedule 1 species.
241Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Fairly common resident and possibly very scarce winter visitor. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
242Wryneck Jynx torquilla Very scarce passage migrant; most in autumn; last bred in 1944. Schedule 1 species.
243Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Common resident.
244Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Very common and increasing resident.
245Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Scarce and declining resident. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
246Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fairly common or common resident and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
247Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
248Merlin Falco columbarius Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
249Hobby Falco subbuteo Scarce breeding summer visitor and passage migrant. Schedule 1 species.
250Peregrine Falco peregrinus Scarce breeding resident. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
251Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Very rare vagrant. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
252Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Scarce but increasing introduced resident; has bred.
253Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Rare passage migrant and summer visitor; may have bred in 1965. Schedule 1 species.
254Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
255Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
256Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Rare vagrant.
257Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Very scarce passage migrant; formerly a breeding summer visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
258Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Very rare vagrant
259Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Formerly a breeding resident. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
260Jay Garrulus glandarius Very common resident.
261Magpie Pica pica Very common resident.
262Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Very rare vagrant.
263Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Very common resident.
264Rook Corvus frugilegus Very common resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
265Raven Corvus corax Fairly common breeding resident; first bred in modern era in 2001.
266Carrion Crow Corvus corone Very common resident.
267Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Rare vagrant.
268Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Abundant resident.
269Great Tit Parus major Abundant resident.
270Coal Tit Periparus ater Very common resident.
271Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Very common resident. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
272Willow Tit Poecile montanus Previous fairly common to common resident; now extinct with the last record in 2015.. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
273Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Scarce breeding resident; very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Schedule 1 species.
274Woodlark Lullula arborea Scarce resident and very scarce passage migrant. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
275Skylark Alauda arvensis Very common but declining resident; probably common passage migrant and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
276Crested Lark Galerida cristata Very rare vagrant.
277Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
278Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
279Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Rare vagrant.
280Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Very scarce visitor in spring and autumn.
281Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Very rare vagrant.
282Sykes’s Warbler Iduna rama Very rare vagrant.
283Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Fairly common summer visitor and very common passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
284Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Increasingly rare autumn passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species. Annex 1 species.
285Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Very rare vagrant
286Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Very rare vagrant.
287Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Rare summer visitor and very scarce passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species.
288Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common summer visitor and very common passage migrant.
289Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Rare vagrant.
290River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Very rare vagrant.
291Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides Rare visitor; has bred. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species.
292Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Very scarce and declining summer visitor and fairly common passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
293Sand Martin Riparia riparia Scarce or fairly common summer visitor and very common passage migrant.
294Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Very rare vagrant.
295Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Common summer visitor and abundant passage migrant.
296House Martin Delichon urbicum Common but declining summer visitor and abundant passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
297Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Rare but increasing vagrant.
298Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Very rare vagrant.
299Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Very common resident.
300Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti Fairly common and increasing resident; passage migrant and winter visitor. Schedule 1 species.
301Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Very scarce passage migrant. Rare in summer with no confirmed breeding records since 2010. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
302Western Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Very rare vagrant.
303Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Very scarce visitor; mostly in late autumn. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
304Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei Very rare vagrant.
305Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Rare visitor; mostly in late autumn.
306Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Very rare vagrant.
307Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Very rare vagrant.
308Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common but declining summer visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
309Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Very rare vagrant
310Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Very common summer visitor and passage migrant; small numbers winter.
311Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Very rare vagrant.
312Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Common summer visitor and passage migrant.
313Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Very common summer visitor and passage migrant; scarce winter visitor.
314Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria Very scarce autumn visitor. Annex 1 species.
315Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant.
316Common Whitethroat Curruca communis Very common summer visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
317Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Scarce to fairly common but localised resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
318Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Very rare vagrant.
319Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Irruptive winter visitor; very scarce or scarce; occasionally fairly common.
320Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Fairly common breeding resident and summer visitor; passage migrant and winter visitor. Schedule 1 species.
321Goldcrest Regulus regulus Very common breeding resident; common passage migrant and winter visitor.
322Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Very rare vagrant.
323Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common resident.
324Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Common resident.
325Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Very rare vagrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
326Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Abundant resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
327Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Very rare vagrant.
328Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common but declining resident and very common to abundant winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
329Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Rare vagrant.
330Dipper Cinclus cinclus Very rare vagrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
331White’s Thrush Zoothera aurea Very rare vagrant.
332Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common resident and partial migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
333Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Very common resident and partial migrant; common passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Section 41 species.
334Redwing Turdus iliacus Common; occasionally very common; passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
335Blackbird Turdus merula Abundant breeding resident; very common or abundant winter visitor; status uncertain as passage migrant.
336Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common; occasionally very common; passage migrant and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
337Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Passage migrant; very scarce in spring; scarce to fairly common in autumn. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
338American Robin Turdus migratorius Very rare vagrant.
339Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Very rare vagrant.
340Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Fairly common but declining summer visitor; scarce passage migrant in spring and fairly common in autumn. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
341Robin Erithacus rubecula Abundant resident; probably common passage migrant; mainly in autumn; status uncertain as winter visitor.
342Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Very rare vagrant.
343Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Fairly common summer visitor and infrequently seen passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
344Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Very scarce spring and autumn visitor. Schedule 1 species. Annex 1 species.
345Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
346Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
347Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Scarce passage migrant; more numerous in autumn than spring. Has bred. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
348Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Very rare vagrant.
349Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Rare resident; scarce passage migrant and very scarce winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
350Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Scarce or fairly common summer visitor and fairly common passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
351Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Very rare vagrant.
352Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Very rare vagrant.
353Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Fairly common passage migrant. Rare summer visitor; last bred in 1999. Very rare in winter. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
354Eurasian Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Fairly common resident and partial migrant.
355Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Very rare vagrant.
356Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Very rare vagrant.
357Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Very rare vagrant.
358Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Very scarce breeding summer visitor and common passage migrant; very rare in mid-winter. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
359Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Very rare vagrant.
360Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Very rare vagrant.
361Dunnock Prunella modularis Very common resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Section 41 species.
362Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Much declined and now very scarce resident; scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
363House Sparrow Passer domesticus Very common resident. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
364Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Fairly common resident; passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
365Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima Scarce and localised summer visitor; scarce passage migrant in spring and fairly common in autumn. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
366Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Very rare vagrant.
367Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Common resident; passage migrant and winter visitor.
368Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Rare visitor; mostly in autumn. Annex 1 species.
369Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi Rare vagrant.
370Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Fairly common but local summer visitor; fairly common passage migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
371Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Very rare vagrant.
372Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Very rare vagrant.
373Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Very rare vagrant
374Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common but declining resident; very common passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
375Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Scarce resident and scarce winter visitor; very rare away from the coast.
376Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern.
377Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant. Schedule 1 species.
378Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Much declined but still very common resident; and probably very common passage migrant and winter visitor.
379Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Fairly common but highly elusive and much declined breeding resident and in most years scarce passage migrant and winter visitor; occasionally more numerous. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
380Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Rare vagrant. Schedule 1 species.
381Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fairly common or common resident. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Section 41 species.
382Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Very rare vagrant. Annex 1 species.
383Greenfinch Chloris chloris Very common resident; and possibly fairly common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern.
384Twite Linaria flavirostris Rare winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
385Linnet Linaria cannabina Common but decreasing resident and partial migrant. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
386Redpoll Acanthis flammea Scarce breeder and common passage migrant and winter visitor. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
387Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus Very rare vagrant. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
388Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Irruptive species; usually scarce visitor but fairly common in some years. Very scarce breeder in some years. Schedule 1 species.
389Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Probably fairly common resident; common summer visitor and passage migrant and fairly common winter visitor.
390Serin Serinus serinus Very scarce passage migrant; bred in 1969 and possibly in 2023. Schedule 1 species.
391Siskin Spinus spinus Common winter visitor and passage migrant. Fairly common breeder.
392Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
393Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Schedule 1 species.
394Pallas’s Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi Very rare vagrant.
395Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fairly common resident; passage migrant and winter visitor. Amber listed species of medium conservation concern. Section 41 species.
396Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Rare vagrant.
397Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Very rare vagrant.
398Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Very rare vagrant.
399Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Fairly common resident. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
400Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Very rare vagrant.
401Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Very scarce visitor mainly in the autumn. Annex 1 species.
402Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Formerly a scarce resident; now extinct as a breeding species. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Schedule 1 species. Section 41 species.
403Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Common resident. Red listed species of high conservation concern. Section 41 species.
404Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Very rare vagrant.
405White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Very rare vagrant.
406White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Very rare vagrant
407Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Very rare vagrant.
408Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Very rare vagrant.
409Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Very rare vagrant.
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