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The species on the list are divided into native and non-native breeding birds, and each of these groups are further
sub-divided into regular, occasional and potential breeding species, thus:
|
Rare Breeding Birds in the UK - Regular Breeders |
|
| Whooper Swan |
Cygnus cygnus |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
| Pintail |
Anas acuta |
| Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
| Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
| Common Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
| Common Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
| Common Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
| Capercaillie |
Tetrao urogallus |
| Common Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
| Red-throated Diver |
Gavia stellata |
| Black-throated Diver |
Gavia arctica |
| Eurasian Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
| Eurasian Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
| Slavonian Grebe |
Podiceps auritus |
| Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
| Honey-buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
| Red Kite |
Milvus milvus |
| White-tailed Eagle |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
| Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
| Montagu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
| Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
| Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
| Hobby |
Falco subbuteo |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
| Water Rail |
Rallus aquaticus |
| Spotted Crake |
Porzana porzana |
| Corn Crake |
Crex crex |
| Common Crane |
Grus grus |
| Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
| Stone-curlew |
Burhinus oedicnemus |
| Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
| Dotterel |
Charadrius morinellus |
| Purple Sandpiper |
Calidris maritima |
| Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa limosa |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
| Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
| Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
| Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus lobatus |
| Arctic Skua |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
| Mediterranean Gull |
Larus melanocephalus |
| Yellow-legged Gull |
Larus michahellis |
| Little Tern |
Sternula albifrons |
| Roseate Tern |
Sterna dougallii |
| Long-eared Owl |
Asio otos |
| Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
| Wryneck |
Jynx torquilla |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos minor |
| Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
| Red-backed Shrike |
Lanius collurio |
| Red-billed Chough |
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Firecrest |
Regulus ignicapilla |
| Willow Tit |
Poecile montana |
| Bearded Tit |
Panurus biarmicus |
| Woodlark |
Lullula arborea |
| Cetti's Warbler |
Cettia cetti |
| Dartford Warbler |
Sylvia undata |
| Savi's Warbler |
Locustella luscinioides |
| Marsh Warbler |
Acrocephalus palustris |
| Fair Isle Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes fridariensis |
| St. Kilda Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis |
| Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris |
| Redwing |
Turdus iliacus |
| Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
| White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba alba |
| Common Redpoll |
Carduelis flammea |
| Parrot Crossbill |
Loxia pytyopsittacus |
| Hawfinch |
Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
| Snow Bunting |
Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Cirl Bunting |
Emberiza cirlus |
|
Rare Breeding Birds in the UK - Occasional Breeders |
|
| Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
| Ferruginous Duck |
Aythya nyroca |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
| Greater Scaup |
Aythya marila |
| Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
| Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
Podilymbus podiceps |
| Red-necked Grebe |
Podiceps grisegena |
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
| Great Bustard |
Otis tarda |
| Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
| Kentish Plover |
Charadrius alexandrinus |
| Temminck's Stint |
Calidris temminckii |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
Actitis macularius |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
| Little Gull |
Hydrocoloeus minutus |
| Glaucous Gull |
Larus hyperboreus |
| Gull-billed Tern |
Gelochelidon nilotica |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
Sterna bengalensis |
| Snowy Owl |
Bubo scandiacus |
| European Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
| Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
| Shore Lark |
Eremophila alpestris |
| Icterine Warbler |
Hippolais icterina |
| Bluethroat |
Luscinia svecica |
| Blue-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava flava |
| Brambling |
Fringilla montifringilla |
| European Serin |
Serinus serinus |
| Common Rosefinch |
Carpodacus erythrinus |
| Lapland Bunting |
Calcarius lapponicus |
|
Rare Breeding Birds in the UK - Potential Breeders |
|
| Bewick's Swan |
Cygnus columbianus |
| Green-winged Teal |
Anas carolinensis |
| King Eider |
Somateria spectabilis |
| Long-tailed Duck |
Clangula hyemalis |
| Velvet Scoter |
Melanitta fusca |
| Smew |
Mergellus albellus |
| Great Northern Diver |
Gavia immer |
| White-billed Diver |
Gavia adamsii |
| Black-browed Albatross |
Thalassarche melanophris |
| Macaronesian Shearwater |
Puffinus baroli |
| Great White Egret |
Ardea alba |
| White Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
| Pallid Harrier |
Circus macrourus |
| Rough-legged Buzzard |
Buteo lagopus |
| Gyr Falcon |
Falco rusticolus |
| Baillon's Crake |
Porzana pusilla |
| Killdeer |
Charadrius vociferus |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper |
Limicola falcinellus |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
Tryngites subruficollis |
| Jack Snipe |
Lymnocryptes minimus |
| Great Snipe |
Gallinago media |
| Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
| Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
| Slender-billed Gull |
Chroicocephalus genei |
| Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
| Eurasian Scops Owl |
Otus scops |
| Pallid Swift |
Apus pallidus |
| Great Grey Shrike |
Lanius excubitor |
| Penduline Tit |
Remiz pendulinus |
| Red-rumped Swallow |
Cecropis daurica |
| Greenish Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochiloides |
| Iberian Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus ibericus |
| Asian Desert Warbler |
Sylvia nana |
| Spectacled Warbler |
Sylvia conspicillata |
| Marmora's Warbler |
Sylvia sarda |
| Subalpine Warbler |
Sylvia cantillans |
| Sardinian Warbler |
Sylvia melanocephala |
| River Warbler |
Locustella fluviatilis |
| Booted Warbler |
Hippolais caligata |
| Melodious Warbler |
Hippolais polyglotta |
| Blyth's Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| Great Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
| Waxwing |
Bombycilla garrulus |
| Short-toed Treecreeper |
Certhia brachydactyla |
| Thrush Nightingale |
Luscinia luscinia |
| Citrine Wagtail |
Motacilla citreola |
| Yellow-breasted Bunting |
Emberiza aureola |
|
Rare Non-native Breeding Birds in the UK - Regular Breeders |
|
| Black Swan |
Cygnus atratus |
| Whooper Swan (naturalised) |
Cygnus cygnus |
| Bar-headed Goose |
Anser indicus |
| Snow Goose |
Anser caerulescens |
| Barnacle Goose (naturalised) |
Branta leucopsis |
| Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| Ruddy Shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
| Muscovy Duck |
Cairina moschata |
| Wood Duck |
Aix sponsa |
| Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
| Common Goldeneye (naturalised) |
Bucephala clangula |
| Ruddy Duck |
Oxyura jamaicensis |
| Golden Pheasant |
Chrysolophus pictus |
| Lady Amherst's Pheasant |
Chrysolophus amherstiae |
| Monk Parakeet |
Myiopsitta monarchus |
| Eagle Owl |
Bubo bubo |
|
Rare Non-native Breeding Birds in the UK - Occasional Breeders |
|
| Trumpeter Swan |
Cygnus buccinator |
| Pink-footed Goose |
Anser brachyrhynchus |
| Bean Goose |
Anser fabalis |
| White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
| Emperor Goose |
Chen canagica |
| Red-breasted Goose |
Branta ruficollis |
| South African (Cape) Shelduck |
Tadorna cana |
| Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
| Wild Turkey |
Meleagris gallopavo |
| Silver Pheasant |
Lophura nycthemera |
| Reeves's Pheasant |
Syrmaticus reevesii |
| Green Pheasant |
Phasianus versicolor |
| Indian Peafowl |
Pavo cristatus |
| Helmeted Guinea-fowl |
Numida meleagris |
| Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Harris's Hawk |
Parabuteo unicinctus |
| Alexandrine Parakeet |
Psittacula eupatria |
| Rosy-faced Lovebird |
Agapornis roseicollis |
| Blue-crowned Parakeet |
Aratinga acuticaudata |
| Red-winged Laughingthrush |
Garrulax formosus |
| Canary |
Serinus canaria |
|
Rare Non-native Breeding Birds in the UK - Potential Breeders |
|
| Lesser White-fronted Goose |
Anser erythropus |
| Northern Bobwhite |
Colinus virginianus |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
| Budgerigar |
Melopsittacus undulatus |