Checklist of Birds |
(last update from 2010 report)
This list is compiled from the Brandon Marsh Reports published by the Brandon Marsh Voluntary Conservation Team
All links to bird species information are to the R.S.P.B. website.
| No. | Species Name | Latin Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
2010 |
| 2 |
Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
2010 |
| 3 |
Red-necked Grebe |
Podiceps grisegena |
2006 |
| 4 |
Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
2006 |
| 5 |
Fulmar (Northern) |
Fulmarus glacialis |
1981 |
| 6 |
Gannet (Northern) |
Morus bassanus |
2003 |
| 7 |
Cormorant (Great) |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
2010 |
| 8 |
Shag (European) |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
2004 |
| 9 |
Bittern (Eurasian) |
Botaurus stellaris |
2010 |
| 10 |
Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
1981 |
| 11 |
Black-crowned Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
2001 |
| 12 |
Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
2010 |
| 13 |
Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
2010 |
| 14 |
Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
2010 |
| 15 |
Spoonbill (Eurasian) |
Platalea leucorodia |
2007 |
| 16 |
Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
2010 |
| 17 |
Bewick's Swan |
Cygnus columbianus |
2009 |
| 18 |
Whooper Swan |
Cygnus cygnus |
2010 |
| 19 |
Pink-footed Goose |
Anser brachyrhynchus |
2009 |
| 20 |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
2010 |
| 21 |
Greylag Goose |
Anser anser |
2010 |
| 22 |
Snow Goose |
Anser caerulescens |
2008 |
| 23 |
Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
2010 |
| 24 |
Barnacle Goose |
Branta leucopsis |
2010 |
| 25 |
Brent Goose |
Branta bernicla |
1988 |
| 26 |
Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiacus |
2007 |
| 27 |
Ruddy Shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
1978 |
| 28 |
Shelduck (Common) |
Tadorna tadorna |
2010 |
| 29 |
Mandarin Duck |
Aix galericulata |
2010 |
| 30 |
Wigeon (Eurasian) |
Anas penelope |
2010 |
| 31 |
Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
2010 |
| 32 |
Teal (Eurasian) |
Anas crecca |
2010 |
| 33 |
Green-winged Teal |
Anas carolinensis |
2010 |
| 34 |
Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
2010 |
| 35 |
Pintail (Northern) |
Anas acuta |
2010 |
| 36 |
Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
2010 |
| 37 |
Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
1989 |
| 38 |
Shoveler (Northern) |
Anas clypeata |
2010 |
| 39 |
Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
2006 |
| 40 |
Pochard (Common) |
Aythya ferina |
2010 |
| 41 |
Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
1978 |
| 42 |
Ferruginous Duck |
Aythya nyroca |
2006 |
| 43 |
Tufted Duck |
Aythya fuligula |
2010 |
| 44 |
Greater Scaup |
Aythya marila |
2008 |
| 45 |
Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
2008 |
| 46 |
Common Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
2005 |
| 47 |
Goldeneye (Common) |
Bucephala clangula |
2010 |
| 48 |
Smew |
Mergellus albellus |
2003 |
| 49 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
1998 |
| 50 |
Goosander |
Mergus merganser |
2010 |
| 51 |
Ruddy Duck |
Oxyura jamaicensis |
2009 |
| 52 |
Honey-buzzard (European) |
Pernis apivorus |
2010 |
| 53 |
Red Kite |
Milvus milvus |
2010 |
| 54 |
Marsh Harrier (Eurasian) |
Circus aeruginosus |
2010 |
| 55 |
Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
2008 |
| 56 |
Goshawk (Northern) |
Accipiter gentilis |
2008 |
| 57 |
Sparrowhawk (Eurasian) |
Accipiter nisus |
2010 |
| 58 |
Buzzard (Common) |
Buteo buteo |
2010 |
| 59 |
Rough-legged Buzzard |
Buteo lagopus |
1974 |
| 60 |
Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
2010 |
| 61 |
Kestrel (Common) |
Falco tinnunculus |
2010 |
| 62 |
Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
2006 |
| 63 |
Hobby (Eurasian) |
Falco subbuteo |
2010 |
| 64 |
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
2010 |
| 65 |
Red-legged Partridge |
Alectoris rufa |
2010 |
| 66 |
Grey Partridge |
Perdix perdix |
2009 |
| 67 |
Quail (Common) |
Coturnix coturnix |
1997 |
| 68 |
Pheasant (Common) |
Phasianus colchicus |
2010 |
| 69 |
Water Rail |
Rallus aquaticus |
2010 |
| 70 |
Spotted Crake |
Porzana porzana |
1998 |
| 71 |
Moorhen (Common) |
Gallinula chloropus |
2010 |
| 72 |
Coot (Common) |
Fulica atra |
2010 |
| 73 |
Oystercatcher (Eurasian) |
Haematopus ostralegus |
2010 |
| 74 |
Avocet (Pied) |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
2010 |
| 75 |
Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
2010 |
| 76 |
Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
2010 |
| 77 |
Golden Plover (European) |
Pluvialis apricaria |
2010 |
| 78 |
Grey Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
1999 |
| 79 |
Lapwing (Northern) |
Vanellus vanellus |
2010 |
| 80 |
Knot (Red) |
Calidris canutus |
2008 |
| 81 |
Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
2010 |
| 82 |
Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
2009 |
| 83 |
Temminck’s Stint |
Calidris temminckii |
2010 |
| 84 |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
2007 |
| 85 |
Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
2006 |
| 86 |
Purple Sandpiper |
Calidris maritima |
1973 |
| 87 |
Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
2010 |
| 88 |
Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
2010 |
| 89 |
Jack Snipe |
Lymnocryptes minimus |
2010 |
| 90 |
Snipe (Common) |
Gallinago gallinago |
2010 |
| 91 |
Woodcock (Eurasian) |
Scolopax rusticola |
2010 |
| 92 |
Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa limosa |
2010 |
| 93 |
Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
2007 |
| 94 |
Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
2010 |
| 95 |
Curlew (Eurasian) |
Numenius arquata |
2010 |
| 96 |
Spotted Redshank |
Tringa erythropus |
2008 |
| 97 |
Redshank (Common) |
Tringa totanus |
2010 |
| 98 |
Greenshank (Common) |
Tringa nebularia |
2010 |
| 99 |
Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
2010 |
| 100 |
Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
2010 |
| 101 |
Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
2010 |
| 102 |
Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
2010 |
| 103 |
Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus lobatus |
1959 |
| 104 |
Grey Phalarope |
Phalaropus fulicarius |
2007 |
| 105 |
Arctic Skua |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
2000 |
| 106 |
Franklin's Gull |
Larus pipixcan |
2008 |
| 107 |
Mediterranean Gull |
Larus melanocephalus |
2010 |
| 108 |
Little Gull |
Larus minutus |
2008 |
| 109 |
Black-headed Gull |
Larus ridibundus |
2010 |
| 110 |
Common Gull (Mew) |
Larus canus |
2010 |
| 111 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus fuscus |
2010 |
| 112 |
Yellow-legged Gull |
Larus michahellis |
2010 |
| 113 |
Herring Gull |
Larus argentatus |
2010 |
| 114 |
Iceland Gull |
Larus glaucoides |
2005 |
| 115 |
Glaucous Gull |
Larus hyperboreus |
1975 |
| 116 |
Great Black-backed Gull |
Larus marinus |
2010 |
| 117 |
Kittiwake |
Rissa tridactyla |
2008 |
| 118 |
Sandwich Tern |
Sterna sandvicensis |
2009 |
| 119 |
Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
2010 |
| 120 |
Arctic Tern |
Sterna paradisaea |
2007 |
| 121 |
Little Tern |
Sterna albifrons |
2009 |
| 122 |
Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
2009 |
| 123 |
White-winged Tern |
Chlidonias leucopterus |
1995 |
| 124 |
Little Auk |
Alle alle |
2003 |
| 125 |
Rock Pigeon (Feral) |
Columba livia |
2010 |
| 126 |
Stock Dove (Pigeon) |
Columba oenas |
2010 |
| 127 |
Wood Pigeon (Common) |
Columba palumbus |
2010 |
| 128 |
Collared Dove (Eurasian) |
Streptopelia decaocto |
2010 |
| 129 |
Turtle Dove (European) |
Streptopelia turtur |
2008 |
| 130 |
Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
2008 |
| 131 |
Cuckoo (Common) |
Cuculus canorus |
2010 |
| 132 |
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
2010 |
| 133 |
Little Owl |
Athene noctua |
2010 |
| 134 |
Tawny Owl |
Strix aluco |
2010 |
| 135 |
Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
2010 |
| 136 |
Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
2010 |
| 137 |
Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
1968 |
| 138 |
Nightjar (European) |
Caprimulgus europaeus |
2006 |
| 139 |
Swift (Common) |
Apus apus |
2010 |
| 140 |
Kingfisher (Common) |
Alcedo atthis |
2010 |
| 141 |
Bee Eater |
Merops apiaster |
2008 |
| 142 |
Wryneck (Eurasian) |
Jynx torquilla |
1976 |
| 143 |
Green Woodpecker |
Picus viridis |
2010 |
| 144 |
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos major |
2010 |
| 145 |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos minor |
2010 |
| 146 |
Sky Lark |
Alauda arvensis |
2010 |
| 147 |
Sand Martin |
Riparia riparia |
2010 |
| 148 |
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
2010 |
| 149 |
House Martin |
Delichon urbica |
2010 |
| 150 |
Tree Pipit |
Anthus trivialis |
2010 |
| 151 |
Meadow Pipit |
Anthus pratensis |
2010 |
| 152 |
Rock Pipit |
Anthus petrosus |
2003 |
| 153 |
Water Pipit |
Anthus spinoletta |
2004 |
| 154 |
Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla flava |
2010 |
| 155 |
Citrine Wagtail |
Motacilla citreola |
1997 |
| 156 |
Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
2010 |
| 157 |
Pied Wagtail (White) |
Motacilla alba |
2010 |
| 158 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
Bombycilla garrulus |
2010 |
| 159 |
Wren (Winter) |
Troglodytes troglodytes |
2010 |
| 160 |
Hedge Accentor (Dunnock) |
Prunella modularis |
2010 |
| 161 |
Robin (European) |
Erithacus rubecula |
2010 |
| 162 |
Nightingale (Common) |
Luscinia megarhynchos |
2008 |
| 163 |
Bluethroat |
Luscinia svecica |
1995 |
| 164 |
Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
2000 |
| 165 |
Redstart (Common) |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
2007 |
| 166 |
Whinchat |
Saxicola rubetra |
2010 |
| 167 |
Stonechat |
Saxicola torquata |
2010 |
| 168 |
Wheatear (Northern) |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
2010 |
| 169 |
Ring Ouzel |
Turdus torquatus |
2007 |
| 170 |
Blackbird (Common ) |
Turdus merula |
2010 |
| 171 |
Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris |
2010 |
| 172 |
Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
2010 |
| 173 |
Redwing |
Turdus iliacus |
2010 |
| 174 |
Mistle Thrush |
Turdus viscivorus |
2010 |
| 175 |
Cetti’s Warbler |
Cettia cetti |
2010 |
| 176 |
Grasshopper Warbler (Common) |
Locustella naevia |
2010 |
| 177 |
Savi’s Warbler |
Locustella luscinioides |
2004 |
| 178 |
Sedge Warbler |
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
2010 |
| 179 |
Marsh Warbler |
Acrocephalus palustris |
2001 |
| 180 |
Reed Warbler (Eurasian) |
Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
2010 |
| 181 |
Great Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
2005 |
| 182 |
Melodious Warbler |
Hippolais polyglotta |
2000 |
| 183 |
Barred Warbler |
Sylvia nisoria |
1979 |
| 184 |
Lesser Whitethroat |
Sylvia curruca |
2010 |
| 185 |
Whitethroat (Common) |
Sylvia communis |
2010 |
| 186 |
Garden Warbler |
Sylvia borin |
2010 |
| 187 |
Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla |
2010 |
| 188 |
Wood Warbler |
Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
2007 |
| 189 |
Chiffchaff (Common) |
Phylloscopus collybita |
2010 |
| 190 |
Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
2010 |
| 191 |
Goldcrest |
Regulus regulus |
2010 |
| 192 |
Firecrest |
Regulus ignicapilla |
2006 |
| 193 |
Spotted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
2010 |
| 194 |
Pied Flycatcher |
Ficedula hypoleuca |
2007 |
| 195 |
Bearded Tit |
Panurus biarmicus |
2004 |
| 196 |
Long-tailed Tit |
Aegithalos caudatus |
2010 |
| 197 |
Marsh Tit |
Parus palustris |
2010 |
| 198 |
Willow Tit |
Parus montanus |
2010 |
| 199 |
Coal Tit |
Parus ater |
2010 |
| 200 |
Blue Tit |
Parus caeruleus |
2010 |
| 201 |
Great Tit |
Parus major |
2010 |
| 202 |
Nuthatch (Wood) |
Sitta europaea |
2010 |
| 203 |
Treecreeper (Eurasian) |
Certhia familiaris |
2010 |
| 204 |
Red-backed Shrike |
Lanius collurio |
1971 |
| 205 |
Woodchat Shrike |
Lanius senator |
2009 |
| 206 |
Great Grey Shrike |
Lanius excubitor |
2004 |
| 207 |
Jay (Eurasian) |
Garrulus glandarius |
2010 |
| 208 |
Magpie (Black-billed) |
Pica pica |
2010 |
| 209 |
Jackdaw (Western) |
Corvus monedula |
2010 |
| 210 |
Rook |
Corvus frugilegus |
2010 |
| 211 |
Carrion Crow |
Corvus corone |
2010 |
| 212 |
Hooded Crow |
Corvus cornix |
1976 |
| 213 |
Raven (Common) |
Corvus corax |
2010 |
| 214 |
Starling (Common) |
Sturnus vulgaris |
2010 |
| 215 |
House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
2008 |
| 216 |
Tree Sparrow (Eurasian) |
Passer montanus |
2010 |
| 217 |
Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs |
2010 |
| 218 |
Brambling |
Fringilla montifringilla |
2010 |
| 219 |
Greenfinch (European) |
Carduelis chloris |
2010 |
| 220 |
Goldfinch (European) |
Carduelis carduelis |
2010 |
| 221 |
Siskin (Eurasian) |
Carduelis spinus |
2010 |
| 222 |
Linnet (Common) |
Carduelis cannabina |
2010 |
| 223 |
Twite |
Carduelis flavirostris |
1983 |
| 224 |
Lesser Redpoll |
Carduelis cabaret |
2010 |
| 225 |
Mealy Redpoll |
Carduelis flammea |
2009 |
| 226 |
Crossbill (Common) |
Loxia curvirostra |
1997 |
| 227 |
Bullfinch (Common) |
Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
2010 |
| 228 |
Hawfinch |
Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
2002 |
| 229 |
Snow Bunting |
Plectrophenax nivalis |
1998 |
| 230 |
Yellowhammer |
Emberiza citrinella |
2010 |
| 231 |
Reed Bunting |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
2010 |
| 232 |
Corn Bunting |
Miliaria calandra |
1998 |