birds of dawlish warren

Species List

 

This list includes all species reported from Dawlish Warren NNR and surrounding recording area.
The NNR covers some 210 hectares [505 acres] however, only c.35% of this consists of terrestrial habitats.  The sandspit from Langstone Rock at its Western end to the end of Warren point is only 2.25 kilometres long [1.4 miles] and roughly 0.4 kilometres wide [0.25 miles].

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English name	Scientific name	status
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Regular, scarcely common winter visitor and migrant,  rare to vagrant June to Sept
Black-throated Diver	Gavia a. arctica	Annual to infrequent winter visitor and passage migrant, very rare May to Oct.
Great Northern Diver	Gavia i. Immer	Usually an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, scarce Apr to Oct.
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus r. ruficollis	Annual to infrequent winter visitor, infrequent breeder and now virtually resident.
Great-crested Grebe	Podiceps c. cristatus	Up to the early 1980’s an uncommon winter visitor and spring migrant, recently common.
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps g. grisegna	Near-annual winter visitor and autumn migrant, vagrant Apr to Sept.
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps a. auritus	Regular often common winter visitor and spring migrant, absent in summer.
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps n. nigricollis	Barely annual winter visitor and scarce migrant, none May to Aug.
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis auduboni	Regular visitor Mar to June and Aug to Sept, infrequent to scarce at other times rarely common.
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris d. diomedea	Vagrant; one record.
Great Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	Vagrant; one record.
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	Rare autumn passage migrant
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Recorded mostly May to July, usually infrequently though sometimes in large numbers.
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	A nearly annual to uncommon summer visitor and autumn migrant, vagrant in spring and winter.
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	Scarce summer visitor and autumn storm refugee, vagrant in winter.
Leach's Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma l. leucorhoa	Rare autumn and winter storm refugee.
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Recorded throughout the year, often common and occasionally abundant during storms.
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax c. carbo	Non-breeding common resident, abundant in autumn.
‘Continental’ Cormorant	Phalacrocorax c. sinensis	Scarce under recorded visitor.
European Shag	Phalocrocorax a. aristotelis	Common, sometimes abundant non-breeding resident.
Great Bittern	Botaurus s. stellaris	Vagrant; six records.
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Vagrant; one record of two individuals
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Uncommon non-breeding resident most common in autumn.
Great White Egret	Egretta a. alba	Vagrant; three records.
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Uncommon non-breeding resident, often absent Jan to May, sometimes common autumn migrant.
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Vagrant: two records.
White Stork	Ciconia c. ciconia	Vagrant; one record.
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Vagrant; one record.
Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis a. aethiopicus	Escapee; one record.
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea l. leucorodia	Rare passage migrant and historically winter visitor.
Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	Escapee; one record.
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Escapee; one record.
White-faced Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Escapee; one record.
Mute Swan	Cygnus o. olor	Usually resident in small numbers, common in autumn, recently scarce early year, has bred.
Black Swan	Cygnus atratus	Escapee/feral; Scarce annual visitor.
Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus bewickii	Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor.
Whooper Swan	Cygnus c. cygnus	Rare; eight records.
European White-fronted Goose	Anser a. albifrons	Rare migrant and winter visitor.
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Vagrant; one record. (also one escapee/feral record)
Greylag Goose	Anser a. anser	Rare wild migrant and winter visitor, infrequent feral autumn and winter visitor.
Canada Goose	Branta c. canadensis	Increasing common often abundant in autumn and early winter, uncommon spring and early summer, has bred.
Bar-headed Goose	Branta indicus	Escapee/feral; Scarce annual visitor.
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Rare wild migrant and winter visitor, infrequent feral autumn and winter visitor.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose	Branta (b.) bernicla	Abundant autumn and early winter visitor, uncommon in spring, rare in summer.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose	Branta (bernicla) hrota	Annual winter visitor and spring migrant, rare in autumn.
Black Brant	Branta (bernicla) nigricans	Vagrant; two records.
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	Vagrant/escapee; three records.
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiacus	Rare feral visitor/escapee
Muscovy Duck	Cairina mschata	Feral visitor/escapee; two records
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Vagrant; four records of feral visitors or escapees
Cape Shelduck	Tadorna cana	Escapee; one records of two birds
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Common winter visitor, uncommon to June, scarce late summer, has bred.
Mandarin	Aix galericulata	Vagrant; four records.
Chiloe Wigeon	Anas sibilatrix	Escapee; three records.
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	Very abundant late autumn migrant and early winter visitor, less so in late winter and early spring. Rare in summer.
American Wigeon	Anas americana	Vagrant; three records.
Gadwall	Anas s. strepera	Recently annual autumn migrant and winter visitor, scarce in spring.
Eurasian Teal	Anas crecca	Very abundant late autumn and early winter visitor, scarce through to Apr. Very rare in summer.
Mallard	Anas p. platyrhynchos	Abundant late autumn and winter visitor, common throughout most of the year.
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Uncommon autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring.
Garganey	Anas querquedula	Rare spring migrant and autumn vagrant.
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Annual autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring and summer.
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Vagrant; three records.
Pochard	Aythya ferina	Nearly annual late autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in summer.
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Previously rare recently annual autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring and summer.
Greater Scaup	Aythya m. marila	Near-annual winter visitor and very rare autumn migrant.
Common Eider	Somateria m. mollissima	Absent to common visitor throughout the year.
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Annual winter visitor, scarce spring and autumn migrant, vagrant in summer.
Common Scoter	Melanitta n. nigra	Sporadically common sometimes abundant throughout the year.
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Rare migrant; nine records of at least 12 birds.
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta f. fusca	Recently an uncommon winter visitor, scarce migrant, vagrant in summer.
Goldeneye	Bucephala c. clangula	Uncommon, rarely common winter visitor, vagrant in spring.
Smew	Mergellus albellus	Formerly very rare winter visitor, now vagrant.
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus s. serrator	Common to abundant winter visitor, occasional in summer, has bred.
Goosander	Mergus m. merganser	Rare late autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring.
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura j. jamaicensis	Vagrant; four records.
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	Vagrant; five records.
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Vagrant; one record.
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Former vagrant, now rare migrant.
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	Vagrant; one record.
Eurasian Marsh Harrier	Circus a. aeruginosus	Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Hen Harrier	Circus c. cyaneus	Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	Vagrant; four records.
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Vagrant; three records.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Uncommon resident and migrant, has bred.
Common Buzzard	Buteo b. buteo	Infrequent visitor throughout the year, migrants pass through in spring and especially autumn.
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Scarce spring and nearly annual autumn migrant.
Common Kestrel	Falco t. tinnunculus	Uncommon non-breeding resident and autumn migrant.
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Vagrant; one record
Merlin	Falco columbarius aesalon	Annual late autumn migrant and winter visitor, scarce in spring.
Hobby	Falco s. subbuteo	Annual spring migrant scarce in autumn.
Peregrine	Falco p. peregrinus	Regular non-breeding visitor, especially in autumn.
Saker	Falco cherrug	Escapee; one record
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris r. rufa	Very rare visitor.
Grey Partridge	Perdix p. perdix	Extinct resident and vagrant.
Quail	Coturnix c. coturnix	Vagrant; one record.
Common Pheasant	Phasianus c. colchicus	Formerly near-annual visitor, now breeding resident.
Water Rail	Rallus a. aquaticus	Uncommon, rarely common winter visitor and migrant, rare in summer, has bred.
Spotted Crake	Porzana p. porzana	Vagrant; two records.
Corn Crake	Crex crex	Vagrant; two records.
Common Moorhen	Gallinula c. chloropus	Common breeding resident.
Common Coot	Fulica a. atra	Historically an occasionally common winter visitor, now an uncommon breeding resident.
Common Crane	Grus grus	Vagrant; one record.
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus o. ostralegus	Very abundant winter visitor and autumn migrant, abundant throughout the summer, has bred.
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus h. himantopus	Vagrant; two records.
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Near-annual autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor and rare in spring.
Stone Curlew	Burhinnus o. oedicnemus	Vagrant; five records.
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius c. cursor	Vagrant; one record.
Collared Pratincole	Glareola p. pratincola	Vagrant; one record.
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius curonicus	Former vagrant, now near-annual passage migrant.
Ringed Plover	Charadrius h. hiaticula	Abundant winter visitor and autumn migrant, sporadic breeder.
‘Tundra’ Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula tundrae	Uncommon autumn passage migrant.
Semi-palmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Vagrant; one record.
Kentish Plover	Charadrius a. alexandrinus	Near-annual spring and autumn migrant.
Greater Sandplover	Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus	Vagrant; one record.
Eurasian Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	Vagrant; five records.
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Vagrant: one record.
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Annual to infrequent autumn migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring.
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Abundant winter visitor and common migrant, a few may summer.
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Common migrant and winter visitor, rarely abundant in cold weather, spring vagrant, has bred.
Red Knot	Calidris canutus islandica	Abundant winter visitor and common autumn migrant, scarce in spring.
‘Siberian’ Red Knot	Calidris c. canutus	Common, rarely abundant autumn migrant, scarce in spring.
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Common to abundant winter visitor and migrant.
Semi-palmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Vagrant; two records.
Western Sandpiper	Calidris maura	Vagrant; one record.
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Scarce spring, uncommon, rarely common autumn migrant, vagrant in winter.
Temminck’s Stint	Calidris temminckii	Vagrant; two records.
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Vagrant; one or two records.
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Vagrant; four records.
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare autumn migrant.
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Uncommon, rarely common autumn migrant, scarce in spring, vagrant in winter.
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Previously an annual winter visitor, rare visitor only since 1985.
Dunlin	Calidris a. alpina	Very abundant winter visitor and autumn migrant, common in spring.
‘Southern’ Dunlin	Calidris alpina schinzii	Common, rarely abundant, spring and autumn migrant.
‘Arctic’ Dunlin	Calidris alpina arctica	Scarce spring and autumn migrant.
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola f. falcinellus	Vagrant; five records.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Vagrant; eight records.
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	Annual autumn migrant, now rare in winter and spring migrant.
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Very uncommon winter visitor and scarce migrant.
Common Snipe	Gallinago g. gallinago	Common, rarely abundant winter visitor and uncommon migrant.
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Scarce winter visitor in hard-weather, rare migrant.
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa islandica	Common, occasionally abundant, winter visitor and migrant.
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa l. lapponica	Abundant winter visitor and migrant.
Whimbrel	Numenius p. phaeopus	Common spring and autumn migrant.
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius a. arquata	Abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor, sometimes common in summer, scarce in spring.
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Annual to infrequent autumn migrant and winter visitor. Vagrant in late spring.
Common Redshank	Tringa t. totanus	Abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor, uncommon spring migrant.
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Uncommon autumn migrant and winter visitor, scarce spring migrant.
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Vagrant; one record.
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Scarce autumn migrant, vagrant in winter and spring.
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare autumn migrant, vagrant in spring.
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Uncommon autumn and usually annual spring migrant, rarely common, vagrant in winter.
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria i. interpres	Common, sometimes abundant winter visitor and migrant, sometimes absent briefly midsummer.
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Near-annual autumn migrant and rare winter visitor.
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Near-annual spring and autumn migrant, vagrant in winter.
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Uncommon, rarely common spring and autumn migrant, rare in winter.
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius l. longicaudus	Rare late spring and autumn migrant.
Great Skua	Catharacta s. skua	Annual to irregular autumn migrant; scarce in spring and winter.
‘South Polar’ Skua	Catharacta maccormicki	Vagrant; one record.
Great Black-headed Gull	Larus ichthyaetus	Vagrant; one record.
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	Uncommon visitor throughout the year.
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla	Vagrant; one record.
Little Gull	Larus minutus	Irregular storm refugee and migrant throughout the year.
Sabine's Gull	Larus sabini	Rare autumn migrant, vagrant at other times.
Bonaparte's Gull	Larus philadelphia	Vagrant; four records.
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	Abundant to very abundant winter visitor, irregularly common to abundant through summer.
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare spring migrant, vagrant at other times.
Common Gull	Larus c. canus	Common to abundant winter visitor and migrant, infrequent May to June.
Herring Gull	Larus argenteus argentatus	Abundant, rarely very abundant non-breeding resident.
‘Scandinavian’ Herring Gull	Larus a. argentatus	Very rare winter visitor.
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus (cachinnans) michahellis	Rare passage migrant, summer and winter visitor.
Iceland Gull	Larus g. glaucoides	Rare, recently scarce visitor throughout the year, except mid-June to early-Sept.
Glaucous Gull	Larus h. hyperboreus	Rare winter visitor and migrant.
Lesser black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus graellsii	Uncommon visitor throughout the year, a rarely common migrant.
‘Scandinavian’ Lesser black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus intermedius	Rare spring migrant, vagrant in autumn and winter.
‘Baltic’ Lesser black-backed Gull	Larus (f.) fuscus	Vagrant; two records.
Great black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Common non-breeding resident, often abundant in autumn.
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Regular passage migrant and irregular summer and winter visitor, especially after storms.
Gull-billed Tern	Sterna n. nilotica	Vagrant; two records.
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	Vagrant; one record.
Lesser Crested/Royal Tern	Sterna bengalensis/S. maxima	Vagrant; one record.
Lesser Crested Tern	Sterna bengalensis torresii	Vagrant; one record.
Elegant Tern	Sterna elegans	Vagrant; one record.
Sandwich Tern	Sterna s. sandvicensis	Common non-breeding summer visitor, abundant in autumn, vagrant in winter.
Roseate Tern	Sterna d. dougallii	Uncommon spring and early autumn migrant.
Common Tern	Sterna h. hirundo	Usually common summer visitor, rarely abundant migrant, has bred.
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Uncommon migrant.
Little Tern	Sterna a. albifrons	Uncommon to infrequent non-breeding summer visitor and migrant.
Black Tern	Chlidonias n. niger	Annual to frequent autumn migrant, near-annual in spring.
Guillemot	Uria a. aalgae & a. albionis	Winter visitor and regular throughout the year except June respectively, very rarely common.
Razorbill	Alca torda islandica	Regular throughout the year except June, rarely common.
Black Guillemot	Cepphus g. grylle	Vagrant; eight records.
Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	Vagrant; one record.
Little Auk	Alle a. alle	Scarce late autumn and early winter visitor.
Puffin	Fratecula arctica grabae	Now a rare migrant and winter visitor.
Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Regular visitor throughout the year in small numbers.
Stock Dove	Columba o. oenas	Barely annual visitor, very rarely a common late autumn migrant.
Common Wood Pigeon	Columba p. palumbus	Common breeding resident, rarely a very abundant late autumn migrant.
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia d. decaocto	Infrequent visitor throughout the year in small numbers.
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia t. turtur	Annual passage migrant, once common now rare.
Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua sulphurea	Escapee; one record.
Grey Cockatiel	Nymphicus hollandicus	Escapee; several records.
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Escapee; several records.
Senegal Parrot	Poicephalus senegalus	Escapee; one record.
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Escapee; two records.
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	Vagrant; two records.
Cuckoo	Cuculus c. canorus	Uncommon breeding summer visitor and migrant.
Barn Owl	Tyto a. alba	Vagrant; three records.
Little Owl	Athene noctua vidalis	Rare autumn and winter visitor.
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco sylvatica	Rare autumn and winter visitor, occasional resident.
Long-eared Owl	Asio o. otus	Very rare late autumn and winter visitor.
Short-eared Owl	Asio f. flammeus	Annual autumn migrant, scare in winter and spring, previously over wintered.
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus e. europaeus	Rare spring and autumn migrant.
Common Swift	Apus a. apus	Often common migrant and summer visitor.
Alpine Swift	Apus m. melba	Vagrant; one record.
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis ispida	Annual autumn migrant and winter visitor.
Hoopoe	Upupa e. epops	Rare spring and vagrant autumn migrant.
Wryneck	Jynx t. torquilla	Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Uncommon, sporadic non-breeding resident.
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major anglicus	Annual to infrequent spring and autumn migrant, scarce late summer and winter visitor.
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella b. brachydactyla	Vagrant; three records
Wood Lark	Lullula a. arborea	Rare migrant and vagrant winter visitor.
Sky Lark	Alauda a. arvensis	Common breeding resident and migrant.
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris flava	Annual autumn migrant (1969-73) otherwise a vagrant.
Sand Martin	Riparia r. riparia	Frequent to uncommon passage migrant.
Barn Swallow	Hirundo r. rustica	Locally nesting summer visitor, a common rarely abundant autumn migrant.
Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica	Rare vagrant: three records
House Martin	Delichon u. urbica	Common summer visitor and migrant, occasionally abundant in autumn
Richard's Pipit	Anthus novaeseelandiae richardi	Very rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Tawny Pipit	Anthus c. campestris	Vagrant; three records.
Tree Pipit	Anthus t. trivialis	Near-annual passage migrant.
Meadow Pipit	Anthus p. pratensis	Uncommon breeding resident, often common migrant, occasionally abundant in autumn.
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Vagrant; one record.
Rock Pipit	Anthus p. petrosus	Uncommon breeding resident and occasional winter visitor.
‘Scandinavian’ Rock Pipit	Anthus p. littoralis	Rare migrant and scarce winter visitor.
Water Pipit	Anthus s. spinoletta	Rare migrant and winter visitor, vagrant in spring.
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla (f.) flava	Rare passage migrant.
‘British’ Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla (flava) flavissima	Annual to frequent passage migrant.
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla c. cinerea	Frequent autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor, vagrant at other times.
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla (alba) yarrellii	Uncommon breeding resident, common, rarely abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor.
White Wagtail	Motacilla (a.) alba	Scarce spring and uncommon autumn migrant.
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Vagrant; one record.
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus gularis	Vagrant; one record.
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus	Common breeding resident.
Dunnock	Prunella modularis occidentalis	Common breeding resident.
European Robin	Erithacus r. rubecula & r. melophilus	Regular autumn migrant and common breeding resident respectively.
Nightingale	Luscinia m. megarhynchos	Very rare spring and autumn migrant.
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis	Near-annual autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor and spring migrant.
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus p. phoenicurus	Annual to infrequent passage migrant.
Whinchat	Saxicola ruberta	Annual to infrequent passage migrant.
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata hibernans	Now breeding resident and regular autumn migrant.
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe o. oenanthe	Often common spring and autumn migrant.
‘Greenland’ Wheatear	Oenanthe o. leucorhoa	Uncommon spring and scarce autumn migrant.
Ring Ouzel	Turdus t. torquatus	Vagrant; ten records
Blackbird	Turdus m. merula	Common breeding resident and autumn migrant.
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Sporadic uncommon autumn and hard weather winter visitor, very rare spring migrant.
Song Thrush	Turdus p. philomelos & p. clarkei	Uncommon migrant and winter visitor and breeding resident, respectively.
Redwing	Turdus i. Iliacus & i. coburni	Sporadic uncommon autumn and hard weather winter visitor, rare spring migrant.
Mistle Thrush	Turdus v. viscivorus	Infrequent to uncommon autumn migrant, and winter visitor, has bred.
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia c. cetti	Vagrant; five records.
Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella n. naevia	Scarce spring and rare autumn migrant.
Savi's Warbler	Locustella l. luscinioides	Vagrant; one record.
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Very rare autumn migrant.
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Annual to infrequent migrant, has bred.
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus s. scirpaceus	Uncommon breeding summer visitor and migrant.
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Vagrant; one record.
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	Vagrant; four records.
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata dartfordiensis	Near-annual autumn migrant and winter visitor.
Barred Warbler	Sylvia n. nisoria	Very rare autumn migrant.
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia c. curruca	Frequent passage migrant and occasional breeder.
Whitethroat	Sylvia c. communis	Common breeding summer visitor and migrant.
Garden Warbler	Sylvia b. borin	Infrequent, sometimes frequent passage migrant, rare midsummer.
Blackcap	Sylvia a. atricapilla	Uncommon breeder, spring and rarely common autumn migrant, has wintered.
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus i. inornatus	Vagrant; five records.
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	Vagrant; one record.
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus f. fuscatus	Vagrant; one record.
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Rare spring and autumn migrant.
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus c. collybita	Often common migrant, uncommon breeder and in winter.
‘Scandinavian’ Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita abietinus	Scarce autumn migrant, rare winter visitor and spring migrant.
‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis	Rare late autumn early winter visitor.
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus t. trochilis	Breeding summer visitor and often common migrant.
‘Scandinavian’ Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilis acredula	Vagrant; one record.
Goldcrest	Regulus r. regulus	Infrequent winter visitor and spring migrant occasionally common in autumn, has bred.
Firecrest	Regulus i. ignicapillus	Nearly annual, occasionally infrequent autumn and winter visitor, scarce spring migrant.
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa s. striata	Annual to infrequent passage migrant.
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula h. hypoleuca	Scarce to annual passage migrant.
Bearded Tit	Panurus b. biarmicus	Rare late autumn migrant, vagrant winter visitor and spring migrant.
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus	Common breeding resident.
Marsh Tit	Parus palustris dresseri	Very rare autumn migrant.
Willow Tit	Parus montanus	Vagrant; two records.
‘Continental’ Coal Tit	Parus a. ater	Rare autumn and vagrant spring migrant.
Coal Tit	Parus ater	Near-annual autumn migrant, rare winter visitor.
‘Scandinavian’ Blue Tit	Parus c. caeruleus	Vagrant; two records
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus obscurus	Common breeding resident and infrequent autumn migrant.
Great Tit	Parus major newtoni	Uncommon breeding resident.
Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	Vagrant; one record.
Nuthatch	Sitta europea caesia	Rare spring and vagrant autumn visitor.
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris britannica	Rare migrant and winter visitor, recently resident.
Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocusus	Escapee; one record.
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Vagrant; one record.
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius c. collurio	Once scarce? migrant, now vagrant.
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius s. senator	Vagrant; three records.
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	Vagrant; one record.
Jay	Garrulus g. glandarius	Rare spring and autumn migrant.
‘British’ Jay	Garrulus glandarius rufitergum	Scarce autumn and rare spring migrant.
Black-billed Magpie	Pica p. pica	Uncommon breeding resident, common in winter.
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula spermologus	Infrequent visitor, regular rarely common autumn migrant.
Chough	Pyrrhocorax p. pyrrhocorax	Vagrant; one record.
Rook	Corvus f. frugilegus	Infrequent migrant and winter visitor.
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Common breeding resident, occasionally abundant in autumn.
Raven	Corvus c. corax	Previously an infrequent visitor absent during the summer, now regular all year.
Common Starling	Sturnus v. vulgaris	Abundant late summer and autumn migrant, often very abundant winter roost, scarce spring migrant and breeder.
Rose-coloured Starling	Sturnus roseus	Vagrant; five records
White-shouldered Starling	Sturnus sinensis	Escapee; one record.
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah	Vidua orientalis	Escapee; one record.
Red Bishop	Euplectes orix	Escapee; one record.
Zebra Finch	Taeniopygia guttata	Escapee; two records.
Chestnut Munia	Lonchura atricapilla	Escapee; one record.
House Sparrow	Passer d. domesticus	Usually common breeding resident, recently uncommon in winter.
Tree Sparrow	Passer m. montanus	Vagrant; four records
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo o. olivaceus	Vagrant; one record.
‘Continental’ Chaffinch	Fringilla c. coelebs	Common, rarely abundant autumn migrant.
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs gengleri	Uncommon breeding resident.
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Near-annual occasionally infrequent autumn migrant, vagrant spring and winter visitor.
European Serin	Serinus serinus	Very rare visitor.
Canary	Serinus canaria	Escapee; one record.
Yellow-fronted Canary	Serinus mozambicus	Escapee; one record.
European Greenfinch	Carduelis c. chloris	Common breeding resident, sometimes abundant autumn migrant.
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis britannica	Common, sometimes abundant autumn migrant and winter visitor, has bred.
European Siskin	Carduelis spinus	Often common autumn migrant and winter visitor, rare in spring.
Common Linnet	Carduelis c. cannabina	Common breeding resident and migrant, often abundant late autumn and early winter.
Twite	Carduelis flavirostris pipilans	Vagrant; three records
Desert Finch	Rhodospiza obsoleta	Vagrant/escapee; one record.
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret	Annual to uncommon autumn migrant, scarce in late winter and spring.
Common 'Mealy' Redpoll	Carduelis f. flammea	Vagrant; one record.
Common Crossbill	Loxia c. curvirostra	Rare autumn visitor.
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus e. erythrinus	Vagrant; two records.
Bullfinch	Pyrrula pyrulla pileata	Uncommon breeding resident and migrant.
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes c. coccothraustes	Vagrant; seven records.
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus calcarius	Very rare autumn and winter visitor.
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax n. nivalis	Near-annual autumn and vagrant spring migrant, rare in winter.
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Vagrant; one record.
Yellowhammer	Emberiza c. citrinella	Previously common, now a scarce autumn migrant and winter visitor.
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Previously a common locally breeding resident, now a scarce migrant and winter visitor.
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Vagrant; one record.
Reed Bunting	Emberiza s. schoeniclus	Often common migrant winter visitor and breeding resident.
Red-headed Bunting	Emberiza bruniceps	Escapee; two records
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Vagrant; one record.

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