The Sussex List v2

Species on the Sussex List: January 2026

 

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