THE BIRDS OF SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
THE BIRDS OF SOUTH
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SYSTEMATIC LIST - IN VOOUS ORDER - TOTAL 278 FULL SPECIES ONLY
As with all reports of
rare and scarce birds they are subject to ratification by the respective
rarities committees
Species are in capitals, forms are lower case! Click on the entry for details
DIVERS:
RED-THROATED DIVER - Gavia stellata.
BLACK-THROATED DIVER - Gavia arctica.
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - Gavia immer.
GREBES:
LITTLE GREBE - Tachybaptus ruficollis.
GREAT CRESTED GREBE - Podiceps cristatus.
SLAVONIAN GREBE - Podiceps auritus.
BLACK-NECKED GREBE - Podiceps nigrcollis.
SHEARWATERS/ PETRELS:
FULMAR - Fulmarus glacialis.
CORY’S SHEARWATER - Calonectris diomedea.
SOOTY SHEARWATER - Puffinus griseus.
MANX SHEARWATER - Puffinus puffinus.
BALEARIC SHEARWATER - Puffinus mauretanicus.
STORM PETREL - Hydrobates pelagicus.
LEACH'S PETREL - Oceanodroma leucorhoa.
GANNETS:
GANNET - Morus bassanus.
CORMORANTS:
CORMORANT - Phalacrocorax carbo.
Continental Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis.
SHAG - Phalacrocorax aristotelis.
HERONS/ STORKS/ IBISES:
NIGHT HERON - Nycticorax nycticorax.
LITTLE EGRET - Egretta garzetta.
GREY HERON - Ardea cinerea.
WHITE STORK - Ciconia ciconia.
SPOONBILL - Platalea leucorodia.
SWANS:
MUTE SWAN - Cygnus olor.
BEWICK'S SWAN - Cygnus columbianus.
GEESE:
TAIGA BEAN GOOSE - Anser fabilis fabilis.
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE - Anser brachyrhyncus.
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Anser albifrons.
GREYLAG GOOSE - Anser anser.
CANADA GOOSE - Branta canadensis.
BARNACLE GOOSE - Branta leucopsis.
DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE - Branta bernicla.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - Branta bernicla hrota.
RED-BREASTED GOOSE - Branta ruficollis.
EGYPTIAN GOOSE - Alpochen aegyptiacus.
RUDDY SHELDUCK - Tadorna ferruginea.
SHELDUCK - Tadorna tadorna.
DUCKS:
WIGEON - Anas penelope.
GADWALL - Anas strepera.
TEAL - Anas crecca.
GREEN-WINGED TEAL - Anas carolinensis.
MALLARD - Anas platyrhynchos.
PINTAIL - Anas acuta.
SHOVELER - Anas clypeata.
RED-CRESTED POCHARD - Netta rufina.
POCHARD - Aythya ferina.
RING-NECKED DUCK - Aythya collaris.
TUFTED DUCK - Aythya fuligula.
EIDER - Somateria mollissima.
LONG-TAILED DUCK - Clangula hyemalis.
COMMON SCOTER - Melanitta nigra.
VELVET SCOTER - Melanitta fusca.
GOLDENEYE - Bucephala clangula.
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Mergus serrator.
RUDDY DUCK - Oxyura jamaicensis.
RAPTORS:
HONEY BUZZARD - Pernis apivorus.
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE - Haliaetus albicilla.
MARSH HARRIER - Circus aeruginousus.
MONTAGU’S HARRIER - Circus pygargus.
SPARROWHAWK - Accipiter nisus.
BUZZARD - Buteo buteo.
KESTREL - Falco tinnunculus.
RED-FOOTED FALCON - Falco vespertinus.
MERLIN - Falco columbarius.
HOBBY - Falco subbuteo.
PEREGRINE - Falco peregrinus.
GROUSE/ PARTRIDGE/ PHEASANT:
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE - Alectoris rufa.
GREY PARTRIDGE - Perdix perdix.
PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus.
Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus torquatus.
CRAKES/ RAILS:
WATER RAIL - Rallus aquaticus.
SPOTTED CRAKE - Porzana porzana.
MOORHEN - Gallinula chloropus.
COOT - Fulica arta.
CRANES:
BUSTARDS:
WADERS:
OYSTERCATCHER - Haematopus ostralegus.
BLACK-WINGED STILT - Himantopus himantopus.
AVOCET - Recurvirostra avosetta.
STONE CURLEW - Burhinus oedicnemus.
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER - Charadrius dubious.
RINGED PLOVER - Charadrius hiaticula.
Tundra Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula tundrae.
KENTISH PLOVER - Charadrius alexandrinus.
DOTTEREL - Charadrius morinellus.
GOLDEN PLOVER - Pluvialis apricaria.
GREY PLOVER - Pluvialis squatarola.
LAPWING - Vanellus vanellus.
KNOT - Calidris canutus.
SANDERLING - Calidris alba.
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - Calidris pusilla.
LITTLE STINT - Calidris minuta.
TEMMINCK’S STINT - Calidris temminckii.
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - Calidris fuscicollis.
PECTORAL SANDPIPER - Calidris melanotos.
CURLEW SANDPIPER - Calidris ferruginea.
PURPLE SANDPIPER - Calidris maritima.
DUNLIN - Calidris alpina.
Northern Dunlin - Calidris alpina schinzii.
Greenland Dunlin - Calidris alpina arctica.
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER - Limicola falcinellus.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER - Tryngites subruficollis.
RUFF - Philomachus pugnax.
JACK SNIPE - Lymnocryptes minimus.
COMMON SNIPE - Gallinago gallinago.
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - Limnodromus scolopaceus.
WOODCOCK - Scolopax rusticola.
Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa islandica.
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT - Limosa limosa.
BAR-TAILED GODWIT - Limosa lapponica.
WHIMBREL - Numenius phaeopus.
CURLEW - Numenius arquata.
SPOTTED REDSHANK - Tringa erythropus.
REDSHANK - Tringa totanus.
Icelandic Redshank - Tringa totanus robusta.
GREENSHANK - Tringa nebularia.
GREEN SANDPIPER - Tringa ochropus.
WOOD SANDPIPER - Tringa glareola.
TEREK SANDPIPER - Xenus cinereus.
COMMON SANDPIPER - Actitis hypoleucos.
TURNSTONE - Arenaria interpres.
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - Phalaropus lobatus.
GREY PHALAROPE - Phalaropus fulicarius.
SKUA'S:
POMARINE SKUA - Stercorarius pomarinus.
ARCTIC SKUA - Stercorarius parasiticus.
LONG-TAILED SKUA - Stercorarius longicaudus.
GREAT SKUA - Stercorarius skua.
GULLS:
MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Larus melanocephalus.
FRANKLIN’S GULL - Larus pipixcan.
LITTLE GULL - Larus minutus.
BLACK-HEADED GULL - Larus ridibundus.
RING-BILLED GULL - Larus delawarensis.
COMMON GULL - Larus canus.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - Larus fuscus graellsii.
Baltic Gull - Larus fuscus fuscus.
Continental Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus intermedius.
HERRING GULL - Larus argentatus.
Scandinavian Herring Gull - Larus argentatus argentatus.
CASPIAN GULL - Larus cachinnans.
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Larus michahellis.
ICELAND GULL - Larus glaucoides.
Kumlien’s Gull - Larus glaucoides kumlieni.
GLAUCOUS GULL - Larus hyperboreus.
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL - Larus marinus.
KITTIWAKE - Rissa tridactyla.
TERNS:
SANDWICH TERN - Sterna sandvicensis.
ROSEATE TERN - Sterna dougallii.
COMMON TERN - Sterna hirundo.
ARCTIC TERN - Sterna paradisaea.
LITTLE TERN - Sterna albifrons.
BLACK TERN - Chlidonias niger.
WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN - Chlidonias leucopterus.
AUKS:
GUILLEMOT - Uria aalge.
RAZORBILL - Alca torda.
BLACK GUILLEMOT - Cepphus grylle.
SANDGROUSE/ PIGEONS/ PARAKEETS:
PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE - Syrrhaptes paradoxus.
ROCK DOVE - Columba livia.
STOCK DOVE - Columba oenas.
WOODPIGEON - Columba palumbus.
COLLARED DOVE - Stretopelia decaocto.
TURTLE DOVE - Streptopelia turtur.
RING-NECKED PARAKEET - Psittacula krameri.
CUCKOOS:
CUCKOO - Cuculus canorus.
OWLS:
BARN OWL - Tyto alba.
LITTLE OWL - Athena noctua.
TAWNY OWL - Strix aluco.
SHORT-EARED OWL - Asio flammeus.
NIGHTJARS:
NIGHTJAR - Caprimulgus europaeus.
SWIFTS:
SWIFT - Apus apus.
KINGFISHERS:
KINGFISHER - Alcedo atthis.
BEE-EATERS:
EUROPEAN BEE-EATER - Merops apiaster.
HOOPOES:
WOODPECKERS:
GREEN WOODPECKER - Picus viridis.
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dendrcopos major.
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos minor.
LARKS:
SKYLARK - Alauda aravensis.
SHORELARK - Eremophila alpestris.
SWALLOWS/ MARTINS:
SAND MARTIN - Riparia riparia.
SWALLOW - Hirundo rustica.
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW - Hirundo daurica.
HOUSE MARTIN - Delichon urbica.
PIPITS/ WAGTAILS:
RICHARDS PIPIT - Anthus richardi.
TREE PIPIT - Anthus trivialis.
MEADOW PIPIT - Anthus pratensis.
ROCK PIPIT - Anthus petrosus.
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - Anthus petrosus littoralis.
WATER PIPIT - Anthus spinoletta.
YELLOW WAGTAIL - Motacilla flava.
Eastern Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava simillima.
Blue-headed Wagtail - Motacilla flava flava.
GREY WAGTAIL - Motacilla cinerea.
PIED WAGTAIL - Motacilla alba.
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba.
WAXWINGS:
WAXWING - Bombycilla garrulus.
DIPPERS:
DIPPER - Cinclus cinclus.
WRENS:
WREN - Troglodytes troglodytes.
ACCENTORS:
DUNNOCK - Prunella modularis.
CHATS/ THRUSHES:
ROBIN - Erithacus rubecula.
NIGHTINGALE - Luscinia megarhynchos.
BLUETHROAT - Luscinia svecica.
BLACK REDSTART - Phoenicurus ochruros.
COMMON REDSTART - Phoenicurus phoenicurus.
WHINCHAT - Saxicola rubetra.
STONECHAT - Saxicola torquata.
WHEATEAR - Oenanthe oenanthe.
Greenland Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa.
RING OUZEL - Turdus torquatus.
BLACKBIRD - Turdus merula.
FIELDFARE - Turdus pilaris.
SONG THRUSH - Turdus philomelos clarkei.
Continental Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos.
REDWING - Turdus iliacus.
MISTLE THRUSH - Turdus viscivorus.
WARBLERS:
CETTI’S WARBLER - Cettia cetti.
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER - Locustella naevia.
SEDGE WARBLER - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus.
AQUATIC WARBLER - Acrocephalus paludicola.
MARSH WARBLER - Acrocephalus palustris.
REED WARBLER - Acrocephalus scirpaceus.
ICTERINE WARBLER - Hippolais icterina.
DARTFORD WARBLER - Sylvia undata.
SUBALPINE WARBLER - Sylvia cantillans.
LESSER WHITETHROAT - Sylvia curruca.
COMMON WHITETHROAT - Sylvia communis.
GARDEN WARBLER - Sylvia borin.
BLACKCAP - Sylvia atricapilla.
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - Phylloscopus inornatus.
WOOD WARBLER - Phyllosocupus sibilatrix.
CHIFFCHAFF - Phylloscopus collybita.
Scandinavian Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita abietinus.
Siberian Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita tristis.
WILLOW WARBLER - Phylloscopus trochilus.
Northern Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus acredula.
GOLDCREST - Regulus regulus.
FIRECREST - Regulus ignicapillus.
FLYCATCHERS:
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER - Muscicapa striata.
PIED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula hypoleuca.
TITS:
BEARDED TIT - Panurus biarmicus.
LONG-TAILED TIT - Aegithalos caudatus.
MARSH TIT - Parus palustris.
COAL TIT - Parus ater.
BLUE TIT - Parus caeruleus.
GREAT TIT - Parus major.
NUTHATCH/ TREECREEPER:
NUTHATCH - Sitta europaea.
TREECREEPER - Certhia familiaris.
ORIOLES:
GOLDEN ORIOLE - Oriolus oriolus.
SHRIKES:
RED-BACKED SHRIKE - Lanius collurio.
GREAT GREY SHRIKE - Lanius excubitor.
WOODCHAT SHRIKE - Lanius senator.
CROWS:
JAY - Garrulus glandarius.
MAGPIE - Pica pica.
JACKDAW - Corvus monedula.
Nordic Jackdaw - Corvus monedula moedula.
ROOK - Corvus frugilegus.
CARRION CROW - Corvus corone.
RAVEN - Corvus corax.
STARLINGS:
STARLING - Sturnus vulgaris.
ROSE-COLOURED STARLING - Sturnus roseus.
SPARROWS:
HOUSE SPARROW - Passer domesticus.
TREE SPARROW - Passer montanus.
FINCHES:
CHAFFINCH - Fringilla coelebs.
Continental Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs solomkoi.
BRAMBLING - Fringilla montifringilla.
GREENFINCH - Carduelis chloris.
GOLDFINCH - Carduelis carduelis.
SISKIN - Carduelis spinus.
LINNET - Carduelis cannabina.
TWITE - Carduelis flavirostris.
LESSER REDPOLL - Carduelis cabaret.
MEALY REDPOLL - Carduelis flammea.
CROSSBILL - Loxia curvirostra.
BULLFINCH - Pyrrhula pyrrhula.
HAWFINCH - Coccothraustes coccothraustes.
BUNTINGS:
LAPLAND BUNTING - Calcarius lapponicus.
SNOW BUNTING - Plectrophenax nivalis.
YELLOWHAMMER - Emberiza citrinella.
CIRL BUNTING - Emberiza cirlus.
REED BUNTING - Emberiza schoeniclus.
CORN BUNTING - Miliaria calandra.