346 species have been officially recorded (up to Nov 2022) in Avon (for a definition of the area this covers see the recording area) .

This is the official list, which is maintained by the AOG and is updated annually in line with the production of the Avon Bird Report. The list follows the order used by the British Ornithologists Union (BOU).

This list can be downloaded: Bristol List 2017 (Excel ® spreadsheet format)

An annotated list of birds of unknown origin provides details of all species recorded in Avon but do not form part of the official list.

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The Bristol list

IOC seq	IOC Name	Name used in ABR to 2014	IOC scientific name	(as at 31st December 2014. Based on the 2014 Avon Bird Report updated to include 2015 and 16 additions)
1308	Brant Goose	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	Two species occur; B.b. bernicla Brent Goose (Dark-bellied) Uncommon coastal passage migrant and winter visitor; Very scarce inland. B.b. hrota; Brent Goose (Light-bellied); Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
1312	Red-breasted Goose	Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	One old record; 1909.
1314	Canada Goose	Greater Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	A fairly common introduced resident, mostly on the coast and at CVL and BL where numbers increase during the summer moult.
1322	Barnacle Goose	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	An uncommon introduced resident which has bred occasionally since 1998. It is also a very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant and was considered a local rarity until 1998.
1335	Greylag Goose	Greylag Goose	Anser anser	An uncommon introduced resident and former summer moult migrant, with a largest count of 43 at CVL on 16th June, 1996. It was also treated as a local rarity until 1987. It is assumed that most if not all belong to the naturalised population of the western race A. a. anser.(naturalised population) A. a.anser.
1339	Taiga Bean Goose	Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	A local rarity with just two twentieth century records
1343	Pink-footed Goose	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	A local rarity with six records this century:
1344	Tundra Bean Goose	Bean Goose	Anser serrirostris	A local rarity with three records this century:
1347	Greater White-fronted Goose	White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	European White-fronted Goose A. a. albifrons This is now an uncommon passage migrant and/or winter visitor with a strong decline over the past few decades. This decline is in line with the decline in numbers at Slimbridge. Greenland White-fronted Goose A. a. flavirostis A local rarity with just four records:
1359	Mute Swan	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	An uncommon and declining winter visitor and autumn passage migrant, with a largest count of 141 at CVL on 2nd January, 1977
1361	Tundra Swan	Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus bewickii	Uncommon and declining winter visitor and autumn passage migrant.
1364	Whooper Swan	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	A local rarity with 59 individuals recorded this century:
1392	Egyptian Goose	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	A very scarce visitor either from the UK feral population or direct escapes from captivity, but with a significant increase in reports since 2013 when started breeding locally.
1412	Common Shelduck	Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	A fairly common resident; most migrate to moult. Uncommon inland (except at CVL).
1430	Mandarin Duck	Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	An uncommon introduced resident, the chart below shows the number of individuals this century.
1454	Garganey	Garganey	Spatula querquedula	A scarce passage migrant and summer visitor mainly seen at CVL and BL
1467	Blue-winged Teal	Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	A national rarity with three records this century:
1470	Northern Shoveler	Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	A fairly common, but generally local, winter visitor and autumn passage migrant; usually common at CVL and BL in autumn/early winter.
1472	Gadwall	Gadwall	Mareca strepera	A fairly common resident, winter visitor and late summer/autumn moult visitor, most numerous in autumn with a largest count of 740 at CVL in November 2022. It is also a scarce breeding species with half a dozen or so pairs each year.
1476	Eurasian Wigeon	Wigeon	Mareca penelope	A common winter visitor and passage migrant, with a largest count of 7,000 between Aust and New Passage on 24th January, 1987; rare in summer
1478	American Wigeon	American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Now a local rarity, but a national rarity until 2002. There are just three records this century:
1498	Mallard	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common and widespread resident, autumn passage migrant and winter visitor with largest counts of 2,300 at CVL on 2nd October, 1966 [SBR], 2,160 at CVL in August 1980
1519	Northern Pintail	Pintail	Anas acuta	An uncommon autumn passage migrant and winter visitor; most occur at CVL in autumn with a largest count from there of 188 on 23rd November, 1976. Winter visitors start to leave from mid-February with an average last date of 17th April with autumn arrivals having an average date of 4th August.
1520	Eurasian Teal	Teal	Anas crecca	A common winter visitor and autumn passage migrant to the coast and the reservoirs, with a largest count of 5,600 at CVL on 15th December, 1984, present in small numbers elsewhere.
1521	Green-winged Teal	Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	Now a local rarity but a national one until 1991, and only treated as a full species by the BOU from 2001. This century 19 individuals have been recorded:
1544	Red-crested Pochard	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	A scarce visitor, most often in autumn with a largest count of 12 at CVL on 25th December, 2020. It’s true status as a continental visitor is obscured by feral birds (there is a large population at the Cotswold Water Park) and escapes.
1552	Common Pochard	Pochard	Aythya ferina	A fairly common winter visitor and autumn passage migrant. The largest published counts are 3,093 for the mid-month CVL duck count in January 1977 [SBR] and ‘counts or estimates of 610 – 5,000’ early in 1977 [ABR] Uncommon in summer, it is a scarce breeder at CVL (in 43 of the years between 1959 and 2017 per Vinicombe (2020), and has bred at BL.
1556	Ferruginous Duck	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	A national rarity with 18 individuals recorded this century
1558	Ring-necked Duck	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	A national rarity until 1994 and a local rarity since with 27 new individuals recorded this century
1559	Tufted Duck	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	A common resident, winter visitor and double passage migrant with a largest count of 3,145 at CVL in September 2021. Now a scarce breeder, see chart below. Breeding numbers have declined significantly at CVL since the early 1970’s, see Vinicombe (2020)
1560	Greater Scaup	Scaup	Aythya marila	Now a scarce passage migrant and winter visitor which is most frequent at the reservoirs.
1563	Lesser Scaup	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	A national rarity with 14 individuals recorded, all this century:
1569	Common Eider	Eider	Somateria mollissima	This is a scarce winter visitor and scarce/uncommon passage migrant, but may occur in any month.
1582	Velvet Scoter	Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	A local rarity with 20 individuals recorded this century:
1585	Common Scoter	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	An uncommon spring, summer and autumn passage migrant and a scarce winter visitor; normally a few inland records each year, mainly at CVL. The largest count is 115 at CVL on 31st October, 2002.
1588	Long-tailed Duck	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	A local rarity with 32 individuals recorded this century, including a regularly returning adult male:
1591	Common Goldeneye	Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	A fairly common winter visitor and spring passage migrant; numbers peak in late March and early April with a largest count of 210 at CVL on 26th March, 1999.
1596	Smew	Smew	Mergellus albellus	Since 2019 this has been a local rarity, with one accepted record since then, a female at CVL from November 16th into 2023
1602	Common Merganser	Goosander	Mergus merganser	A fairly common winter visitor to CVL where the largest count is 283 on 3rd February, 1996. It is increasingly recorded from other sites including Cl-Y, but still uncommon away from CVL and scarce in the Estuary.
1606	Red-breasted Merganser	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	A scarce winter visitor and passage migrant and a local rarity until 2009. The largest count is of at least 8, possibly 11, at CVL on 28th December, 1968.
1613	Ruddy Duck	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	A once common introduced winter visitor at CVL and BL with a largest count of 1,064 at CVL on 1st March, 1987, but scarce elsewhere. However regular culls by order of Defra means the last recorded local breeding was in 2008 and it is now a rare vagrant.
669	Black Grouse	Black Grouse	Lyrurus tetrix	This species has been extinct locally for nearly a century, and probably was only ever occasional.
809	Red-legged Partridge	Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	This is a locally fairly common breeding resident, but large numbers are released for ‘sporting’ purposes, particularly in the Marshfield/Cotswold escarpment area (eg in 2017 several thousand were released).
929	Grey Partridge	Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	This is a scarce, local and seriously declining breeding resident, with many recent records probably relating to birds released for sporting purposes
955	Common Quail	Quail	Coturnix coturnix	This is a scarce summer visitor, and presumed breeder, to the north-east of the area.
1205	Common Pheasant	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	This is fairly common but under recorded with very large numbers released for ‘sporting’ purposes, particularly in the Marshfield/Cotswold escarpment area.
1654	Red-throated Loon	Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Formerly a very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant to the larger reservoirs and the Estuary - sometimes storm driven. In recent winters numbers have been noted in the lower Estuary.
1655	Black-throated Loon	Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	Rare passage migrant and winter visitor - sometimes storm driven. Last recorded in 2013.
1658	Pacific Loon	Pacific Diver	Gavia pacifica	One record; 2009.
1659	Common Loon	Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant to the larger reservoirs and the Estuary - sometimes staying for considerable lengths of time on the reservoirs.
1726	Black-bellied/White-bellied Storm-petrel	White-bellied/Black-bellied Storm-petrel	Fregetta tropica/grallaria	One in 2009 was the first European record of the genus.
1768	European Storm Petrel	Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	Scarce storm driven summer/autumn visitor to the Estuary SW of the Second Severn Crossing. Rare in winter and very rare inland.
1780	Leach's Storm Petrel	Leach's Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Scarce storm-driven visitor to the Estuary SW of the Second Severn Crossing mainly in autumn and winter. Usually in ones or twos but large numbers have occurred in wrecks. Very rare inland.
1801	Northern Fulmar	Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Uncommon visitor; less common in winter. Usually storm-driven - but occasionally occurs in calm conditions in mid-summer. Rare inland.
1893	Cory's Shearwater	Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Two records; 2000.2004. [NB now split into 2 species, almost all GB records Cory's with just 1 accepted Scopoli's. Our birds assumed to be Cory's but may need review]
1898	Sooty Shearwater	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Three records; 1962. 1971. 1974.
1905	Manx Shearwater	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Uncommon summer/autumn visitor: usually storm-driven - although large feeding flocks have occurred in calm anti-cyclonic conditions in mid-summer. Seldom recorded NE of the Second Severn Crossing. Rare inland.
1907	Balearic Shearwater	Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	One record; 1988.
1958	Little Grebe	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Fairly common breeding resident; occurs widely in rhynes and small to medium-sized pools. Numbers peak in late summer at the reservoirs before dispersing. Very scarce in the Estuary.
1985	Pied-billed Grebe	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	One from1964 to 1968 was the first European record.
2003	Red-necked Grebe	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor; records away from the main reservoirs are very rare.
2006	Great Crested Grebe	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Fairly common breeding resident; but occurs commonly at the reservoirs - particularly during the autumn moult/passage. Scarce elsewhere - including the Estuary.
2010	Horned Grebe	Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Almost always at freshwater sites and rare in the Estuary.
2013	Black-necked Grebe	Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Scarce passage migrant; wintered for the first time in 1998/99 and becoming increasingly frequent in the winter. Almost always at freshwater sites and rare in the Estuary. Has bred.
2076	Black Stork	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Two records; 1988. 1992.
2084	White Stork	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare vagrant. True status confused by the likelihood of escapes from captivity. Last recorded 2012.
2157	Glossy Ibis	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare vagrant first recorded in 2007 but now with 13 records.
2165	Eurasian Spoonbill	Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Scarce passage migrant.
2201	Eurasian Bittern	Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Scarce winter visitor; mainly to CVL. Bred in 1997 and now occasionally recorded in the summer months.
2217	Little Bittern	Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Six records; 1789. 1864. 1912. 1917. 1958. 1993.
2239	Black-crowned Night Heron	Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare vagrant; last recorded 2001.
2293	Squacco Heron	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Three records; 1973. 1977. 2012.
2302	Western Cattle Egret	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare vagrant; last recorded in 2012.
2305	Grey Heron	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Fairly common resident; uncommon as a breeding species.
2323	Purple Heron	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Rare vagrant; last recorded 2014.
2328	Great Egret	Great White Egret	Ardea alba	Rare vagrant first recorded in 2002 but now with 19 records.
2358	Little Egret	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Scarce resident and scarce visitor; mainly from late summer to winter. In line with the national trend numbers have increased dramatically during the last few years.
2401	Frigatebird sp	Frigatebird sp	Fregata sp.	One record; Nov. 6th 2005, almost certainly the Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens found moribund in Shropshire the next day.
2415	Northern Gannet	Gannet	Morus bassanus	Uncommon storm-driven visitor; mainly in spring and summer. Rare inland.
2476	European Shag	Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Scarce visitor - mainly in autumn and winter (rare inland); sometimes storm-driven.
2486	Great Cormorant	Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Two races occur; P.c. carbo -Fairly common resident and winter visitor; especially to the main reservoirs; breeds in small numbers on Steep Holm. Previously dominated all records and probably still accounts for all breeding birds. P.c. sinensis ; now fairly common amongst non-breeding birds.
2559	Western Osprey	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Scarce passage migrant; most records are from the reservoirs.
2612	European Honey Buzzard	Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	Very scarce passage migrant.
2992	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Fairly common breeding resident; possibly also an uncommon passage migrant.
3028	Northern Goshawk	Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Very scarce visitor and resident.
3041	Western Marsh Harrier	Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Uncommon visitor and passage migrant; has wintered at CVL.
3053	Hen Harrier	Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; mainly to the coast.
3057	Pallid Harrier	Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	One record; 2011.
3058	Montagu's Harrier	Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	Rare summer visitor and passage migrant; last recorded 2011.
3060	Red Kite	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Uncommon passage migrant and increasingly frequent visitor.
3063	Black Kite	Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Three records: 1983. 1994. 2010
3085	White-tailed Eagle	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Four records; 1861. 1871. 1919. 1927.
3236	Rough-legged Buzzard	Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	Five records; 1906. 1909. 1910. 1971. 1974.
3252	Common Buzzard	Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Fairly common breeding resident; possibly also an uncommon passage migrant. The population has steadily increased since the late 1980s. Now regularly seen over suburban areas.
3569	Water Rail	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Uncommon winter visitor; scarce in summer and very scarce as a breeding species.
3598	Corn Crake	Corncrake	Crex crex	Formerly uncommon but now a rare passage migrant; last recorded in 2011.
3657	Little Crake	Little Crake	Porzana parva	Two records; 1961. 1967.
3658	Baillon's Crake	Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	Two very old records; 1840 and 1901.
3665	Spotted Crake	Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Scarce passage migrant. Most records come from CVL in August or September.
3755	Common Moorhen	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Fairly common breeding resident. Seen in large numbers at the reservoirs in late summer/autumn.
3786	Eurasian Coot	Coot	Fulica atra	Fairly common and widespread breeding resident; abundant in the autumn at the main reservoirs.
3845	Common Crane	Crane	Grus grus	Rare vagrant but a release project has been in place in Somerset since 2010.
3927	Eurasian Stone-curlew	Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	Rare passage migrant; last recorded in 2013.
3977	Eurasian Oystercatcher	Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Fairly common resident - passage migrant and winter visitor; scarce breeder.
4000	Black-winged Stilt	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Three records; 1965. 1997. 2012.
4010	Pied Avocet	Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Uncommon winter visitor/ passage migrant. Rare inland.
4017	Northern Lapwing	Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Fairly common and widespread winter visitor and passage migrant; can become common in some winters. Uncommon and declining breedert/summer visitor.
4068	European Golden Plover	Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Fairly common winter visitor and scarce passage migrant.
4070	American Golden Plover	American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Three records; 1994. 2003. 2013.
4071	Grey Plover	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant. Scarce inland.
4079	Common Ringed Plover	Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Two races occur; C.h.hiaticula; Uncommon winter visitor and fairly common passage migrant (most numerous in autumn). Small numbers occur inland on passage. Scarce breeder. Most belong to this race breeding in Canada and N. W. Europe; C.h.tundrae A few of this race may occur; breeding from N. Scandinavia to Siberia.
4085	Little Ringed Plover	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Uncommon passage migrant; generally more common in autumn. Scarce breeder.
4094	Killdeer	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	One record; 1976.
4113	Kentish Plover	Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Rare spring/autumn vagrant; last recorded in 2011.
4139	Greater Sand Plover	Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	One record; 1979/80.
4145	Eurasian Dotterel	Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	Rare passage migrant; mainly in May and August/September - last recorded in 2014.
4217	Upland Sandpiper	Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	One record; 2005.
4220	Whimbrel	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Passage migrant; Common in spring and uncommon in autumn. Scarce in summer and has occurred in winter.
4233	Eurasian Curlew	Curlew	Numenius arquata	Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; uncommon in summer. Uncommon inland. Has bred.
4238	Bar-tailed Godwit	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Passage migrant; in varying numbers - usually uncommon. Can occur in large numbers on spring passage. Scarce in winter and inland.
4243	Black-tailed Godwit	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Two races occur. L.l. islandica (breeding N. Isles and Iceland) - Uncommon passage migrant; generally more numerous in autumn. Scarce in winter. L.l. limosa (breeding W. Europe and east) - Rare visitor definite records in June and July only.
4252	Ruddy Turnstone	Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Fairly common winter visitor/passage migran; Scarce in summer and inland.
4263	Red Knot	Knot	Calidris canutus	Two races occur; C.c. islandica; Nearctic; Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce inland. C.c. canutus; Siberian; Research suggests that almost all UK birds belong to the race islandica. Hence it is assumed this also holds for the Avon populations.
4271	Ruff	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	Uncommon autumn passage migrant; scarce in winter and on spring passage.
4272	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	Two records on the coast; 1983. 1988.
4275	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	One record; 2011.
4277	Curlew Sandpiper	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Passage migrant; scarce in spring and uncommon in autumn. Very rare in winter.
4278	Temminck's Stint	Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Rare vagrant; last recorded in 2011.
4282	Sanderling	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Uncommon passage migrant; more often in spring than in autumn. Very scarce in winter and inland.
4285	Dunlin	Dunlin	Calidris alpine	Common winter visitor and passage migrant; uncommon in summer. Small numbers occur inland on passage. Three races occur; C.a. alpina ; breeding N. Scandinavia to Siberia - mainly occurs as a winter visitor; C.a. arctica; breeding N. E. Greenland - rare - only recorded in late May and June; C.a. schinzii; breeding N. W. Europe - mainly seen on passage.
4301	Purple Sandpiper	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Scarce winter visitor; very rare inland.
4302	Baird's Sandpiper	Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	One record; 2001.
4303	Little Stint	Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Passage migrant; very scarce in spring and uncommon in autumn. Rare in winter.
4305	White-rumped Sandpiper	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Five records. 1978 (2). 1985. 1991. 1995. 1998.
4306	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare vagrant; last recorded in 2003.
4307	Pectoral Sandpiper	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Very scarce vagrant; it is assumed that most are of Nearctic origin but a north-eastern Palearctic origin for some birds cannot be ruled out. First recorded in Sept. 1935 at BG.
4308	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Three records; 1990. 2009 and 2011.
4312	Long-billed Dowitcher	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Three records 1977-78 (2). 2009 and 2011 (2) plus dowitcher sp. records in 1977 and 1978.
4318	Woodcock	Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Uncommon winter visitor; almost certainly overlooked. Has bred in the past.
4338	Jack Snipe	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant; probably overlooked.
4352	Great Snipe	Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Three records; before 1893. 1949. 1950.
4353	Common Snipe	Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; has bred in the past. Two races: gallinago (Palearctic) and faeroeensis (breeding N. Isles and Iceland). Most in Avon are from the race gallinago but an unknown - but probably very small number of faeroeensis may also occur.
4371	Terek Sandpiper	Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	One record 1986.
4373	Wilson's Phalarope	Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Rare Nearctic vagrant; last recorded 1988.
4374	Red-necked Phalarope	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare passage migrant last recorded 2014.
4375	Grey Phalarope	Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Scarce: wind driven visitor in autumn - rare at other times.
4377	Common Sandpiper	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Fairly common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor.
4378	Spotted Sandpiper	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Four records; 1982. 2003. 2007 and 2011/12.
4380	Green Sandpiper	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Fairly common autumn passage migrant; scarce in winter and spring.
4386	Lesser Yellowlegs	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Four records; 1967. 1984. 2006 and 2011.
4387	Atlantic Puffin	Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Six records; all in February - 1951 (dead). 1997. 2002 (2 records). 2014 (2 records. one dead).
4390	Common Redshank	Redshank	Tringa tetanus	Fairly common passage migrant and winter visitor; uncommon in summer and very scarce breeder. Uncommon inland; Two races occur; T.t. totanus; breeding Europe to east. T.t. robusta;breeding Iceland. It is assumed that most in Avon are of the race totanus. An unknown proportion of robusta almost certainly occur.
4397	Marsh Sandpiper	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Two records; 1982. 1984.
4398	Wood Sandpiper	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Passage migrant; scarce in autumn and rare in spring. Most frequent at CVL.
4399	Spotted Redshank	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Scarce autumn passage migrant and winter visitor; very scarce in spring.
4400	Common Greenshank	Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Uncommon passage migrant; more numerous in autumn. Scarce in winter.
4440	Collared Pratincole	Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	One very old record; some time prior to 1881.
4444	Black-winged Pratincole	Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Three records; 1964. 1988. 1993.
4496	Black-legged Kittiwake	Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Usually a storm-driven visitor; uncommon but large flocks sometimes occur in the Estuary. Also occurs in anticyclonic conditions in early spring as a presumed migrant. Scarce inland usually only at CVL.
4501	Ivory Gull	Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	One old record; 1864.
4503	Sabine's Gull	Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Very scarce autumn passage migrant; most occur during or after westerly gales but has occurred in calm weather. Very rare as a spring passage migrant.
4506	Bonaparte's Gull	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Very rare vagrant; one record 2013.
4515	Black-headed Gull	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Abundant winter visitor and passage migrant; small numbers of non-breeding birds remain throughout the summer. Huge winter roost at CVL.
4522	Little Gull	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Uncommon passage migrant; scarce in winter.
4528	Laughing Gull	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Two records; 1999. 2006.
4531	Franklin's Gull	Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Four records; 1984. 1988. 2000. 2008.
4536	Mediterranean Gull	Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant; stable after a period of increase.
4548	Mew Gull	Common Gull	Larus canus	Common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce in summer. Largest flocks are usually on upland or flooded fields and are often thinly spread elsewhere. Huge (c18000) winter roost at CVL and significant one on the Estuary that is difficult to count.
4553	Ring-billed Gull	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Scarce Nearctic vagrant. Most records are from CVL. Occasionally in winter but nowadays one or two are expected to appear in the gull roost during spring passage in February or March. Very rare on the coast - or in summer.
4559	Great Black-backed Gull	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Uncommon breeding resident - breeds in small numbers on Steep Holm. Generally uncommon elsewhere (perhaps surprisingly so); seldom recorded inland away from the reservoirs.
4569	Glaucous Gull	Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Very scarce winter visitor.
4574	Iceland Gull	Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Two races occur; L.g. glaucoides; Very scarce winter visitor; occurs more frequently than Glaucous Gull. L.g. kumlieni Kumlien's Gull; Rare Nearctic winter visitor; last recorded in 2014.
4578	European Herring Gull	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Two races occur; L.a. argenteus;Western race; Common winter visitor - passage migrant and breeding resident; largest numbers occur near the coast or around Bristol and Bath. In addition to the colony on Steep Holm there are large urban colonies in Bristol and Bath. There are smaller colonies in other towns. L.a. argentatus; Scandinavian race ; Scarce winter visitor; probably overlooked.
4585	Caspian Gull	Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	Rare/very scarce passage migrant/winter visitor; last recorded in 2013.
4586	Yellow-legged Gull	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Uncommon passage migrant - summer visitor and winter visitor; most occur in the autumn at CVL but now increasingly recorded elsewhere.
4591	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Common winter visitor passage migrant and breeding resident. In addition to the colony on Steep Holm there are large urban colonies in Bristol and Bath and smaller colonies in other towns. Two races occur; L.f. graellsii; Western race. L.f. intermedius Scandinavian race; Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant; annual at CVL. Probably overlooked - particularly in non-adult plumage.
4606	Caspian Tern	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	One record; 1988.
4621	Sandwich Tern	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Uncommon passage migrant; most are recorded on the coast.
4627	Little Tern	Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	Scarce passage migrant; generally the scarcest of the five ?common? terns.
4646	Bridled Tern	Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	One record; 1958 (dead).
4651	Sooty Tern	Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	One old record; 1885.
4661	Roseate Tern	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare passage migrant; last recorded in 2001.
4672	Common Tern	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Passage migrant; a few occur throughout the summer - generally uncommon but large flocks have been recorded in some years.
4678	Arctic Tern	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Usually an uncommon passage migrant. But can occasionally occur in large flocks in the Estuary under favourable conditions in spring; otherwise generally occurs in smaller numbers than Common Tern. Often appears after westerly gales.
4694	Whiskered Tern	Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Four records; 1959. 1983(2). 2006. 2013 (2).
4698	White-winged Black Tern	White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare continental vagrant; last recorded in 2014.
4699	Black Tern	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Two races occur; C. n. niger; Uncommon passage migrant; most frequent in the autumn when occasional influxes occur. Most records are from CVL. C.n. surinamensis; American Black Tern Very rare Nearctic vagrant with one record - the first for Britain in October 1999.
4715	Great Skua	Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Scarce spring passage migrant and storm-driven visitor; Rare inland.
4716	Pomarine Jaeger	Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Scarce spring passage migrant and storm-driven autumn /winter visitor; Very rare inland.
4717	Parasitic Jaeger	Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Uncommon spring passage migrant and storm-driven visitor (mainly spring or autumn). Rare inland (mainly at CVL).
4718	Long-tailed Jaeger	Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare spring and autumn passage migrant; occasionally storm driven. The rarest of our skuas and last recorded in 2008.
4724	Little Auk	Little Auk	Alle alle	Very scarce storm-driven visitor; usually at Severnside. Very rare inland.
4733	Common Murre	Guillemot	Uria aalge	Scarce storm-driven visitor throughout the year; one inland record in 2014.
4740	Razorbill	Razorbill	Alca torda	Very scarce storm-driven visitor; rare in summer. Occurs in smaller numbers than Guillemot. No inland records.
4746	Black Guillemot	Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Two records; 1896. 1988.
4791	Pallas's Sandgrouse	Pallas's Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	Two old records; in irruption years. 1863. 1888.
4839	Rock Dove	Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced common resident [Feral Pigeon]; mostly found in urban areas.
4859	Stock Dove	Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Fairly common but declining breeding resident.
4864	Common Wood Pigeon	Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	Abundant breeding resident and migrant.
4983	European Turtle Dove	Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Formerly a fairly common summer visitor; Has undergone a steep decline with our last breeding in 1983. It is now a scarce passage migrant.
4999	Eurasian Collared Dove	Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Common breeding resident.
6240	Common Cuckoo	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Scarce and seriously declining spring migrant and breeding summer visitor; Very scarce after June. Recent tracking has shown that most UK adults depart at this time.
6274	Western Barn Owl	Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Breeding resident and uncommon after long-term decline; slowly recovering locally in recent years and benefitting from conservation effort in several areas.
6639	Tawny Owl	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Fairly common breeding resident.
6813	Little Owl	Little Owl	Athene noctua	Introduced in the 19th century. Uncommon breeding resident but declining.
6983	Long-eared Owl	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant. Very rare in summer but bred successfully in 1991. 2010 and 2011.
6992	Short-eared Owl	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant; mainly on the coast.
7268	European Nightjar	Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Scarce passage migrant and occasional breeding summer visitor.
7684	Alpine Swift	Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Rare vagrant; last recorded in 2002.
7703	Common Swift	Swift	Apus apus	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
8939	European Roller	Roller	Coracias garrulus	One record; 1976.
9279	Common Kingfisher	Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Fairly common breeding resident; distributed in small numbers on waters throughout the area.
9510	European Bee-eater	Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	Rare summer vagrant; last recorded in 2008.
9518	Eurasian Hoopoe	Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Very scarce spring migrant; rare in autumn.
10282	Eurasian Wryneck	Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Scarce autumn passage migrant. Very rare in spring.
10648	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dryobates minor	Scarce and elusive resident; last proven to breed in 2003.
10768	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Fairly common breeding resident increasing both nationally and locally.
11038	European Green Woodpecker	Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Fairly common breeding resident; increasing nationally.
11221	Common Kestrel	Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Fairly common but declining breeding resident.
11276	Red-footed Falcon	Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Three records; 1967. 1992. 2014.
11284	Merlin	Merlin	Falco columbarius	Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor; most are recorded on the coast; scarce inland.
11299	Eurasian Hobby	Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Uncommon passage migrant and scarce breeding summer visitor.
11326	Gyrfalcon	Gyr Falcon	Falco rusticolus	One record; 1961/62 - a wintering bird at CVL.
11328	Peregrine Falcon	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	Uncommon resident; winter visitor and breeder.
12035	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	An occasional visitor; some records may refer to wanderers from the substantial home counties feral population.
18781	Red-backed Shrike	Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Rare passage migrant; last recorded in 2014. Formerly bred - most recently in 1975.
18812	Lesser Grey Shrike	Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	One record; 1982.
18821	Northern Shrike	Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	Very scarce winter visitor.
18863	Woodchat Shrike	Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Rare vagrant last recorded in 2013. One record of the race badius in 2005.
19204	Eurasian Golden Oriole	Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Rare vagrant in early summer; last recorded 2005.
20063	Eurasian Jay	Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Fairly common breeding resident.
20168	Eurasian Magpie	Magpie	Pica pica	Common breeding resident.
20192	Spotted Nutcracker	Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes	Three records; 1887? 1925. 1968.
20203	Red-billed Chough	Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Three records; 1900. 1941/42. 2006.
20219	Western Jackdaw	Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Abundant breeding resident; uncommon passage migrant. Local birds are C. m. spermollogus but C. m. monedula (?Nordic Jackdaw?) was recorded in 2008 (4) and 2014.
20254	Rook	Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Common breeding resident.
20272	Carrion Crow	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Common breeding resident.
20275	Hooded Crow	Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	Rare non-breeding visitor; last recorded in 2003.
20309	Northern Raven	Raven	Corvus corax	Uncommon breeding resident; possibly an uncommon passage migrant.
20639	Bohemian Waxwing	Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulous	Scarce irruptive winter visitor. Erratic locally with a big influx in winter 2004/05.
20745	Coal Tit	Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Fairly common breeding resident; probably also a passage migrant.
20836	Marsh Tit	Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	Uncommon breeding resident.
20849	Willow Tit	Willow Tit	Poecile montana	Apparently still a very scarce resident; formerly less rare.
20914	Eurasian Blue Tit	Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Abundant breeding resident.
20936	Great Tit	Great Tit	Parus major	Abundant breeding resident.
21032	Eurasian Penduline Tit	Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	One record; 2012.
21087	Bearded Reedling	Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	Very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor; the majority recorded from the extensive reed beds at CVL where breeding took place in 1991.
21341	Woodlark	Woodlark	Lullula arborea	Very scarce late autumn migrant.
21382	Eurasian Skylark	Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Declining but still common breeding resident and passage migrant/winter visitor.
21457	Horned Lark	Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Rare winter visitor and passage migrant; exceptional inland.
22079	Sand Martin	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Fairly common passage migrant; local and uncommon breeding summer visitor.
22170	Barn Swallow	Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
22232	Common House Martin	House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
22259	Red-rumped Swallow	Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Five records; 1970. 1977. 1988. 1990. 2012.
22486	Cetti's Warbler	Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Uncommon resident. First definitely bred in 1995.
22553	Long-tailed Tit	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Common breeding resident.
22643	Willow Warbler	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Common passage migrant and declining breeding summer visitor.
22647	Common Chiffchaff	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Two species occur; P. c. collybita Common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor. Also an uncommon winter visitor, and therefore possibly an uncommon resident; P. c. tristis; Siberian Chiffchaff. Scarce or very scarce late autumn migrant and winter visitor, rare in spring.
22664	Wood Warbler	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Uncommon spring passage migrant. Rare on autumn passage. Last bred in 1996.
22665	Dusky Warbler	Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Two records; both in 2004.
22690	Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Pallas's Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	One record 1996.
22695	Yellow-browed Warbler	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Scarce or very scarce autumn visitor; rare in winter.
22699	Arctic Warbler	Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis	One record 1965.
22705	Greenish Warbler	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	One record; 2014
22859	Great Reed Warbler	Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Four records; 1992. 2008. 2012 and 2014.
22923	Aquatic Warbler	Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Rare autumn passage migrant being almost exclusively at CVL; one spring record. Last recorded in 1999.
22924	Sedge Warbler	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Fairly common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
22936	Eurasian Reed Warbler	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Fairly common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
22948	Marsh Warbler	Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	Rare passage migrant and summer visitor; recent records in 1979(2). 1986. 1994.
22975	Melodious Warbler	Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	Four records; 1961. 1967. 1979. 1984.
22976	Icterine Warbler	Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	One record; 1992.
23006	Common Grasshopper Warbler	Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	Uncommon passage migrant; scarce breeding summer visitor.
23016	Savi's Warbler	Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	Four records; 1960. 1980. 1987. 2001.
24788	Eurasian Blackcap	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor; It is now also a fairly common winter visitor - most frequently recorded in gardens.
24794	Garden Warbler	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Fairly common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
24800	Lesser Whitethroat	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	Fairly common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
24822	Common Whitethroat	Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Common passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
24827	Dartford Warbler	Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	Formerly rare but now a scarce visitor; Has bred.
24839	Subalpine Warbler	Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	One record; 2004.
25410	Common Firecrest	Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.
25416	Goldcrest	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Fairly common breeding resident - passage migrant and winter visitor.
25752	Eurasian Wren	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Abundant breeding resident.
26023	Eurasian Nuthatch	Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Fairly common breeding resident.
26134	Eurasian Treecreeper	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Fairly common breeding resident.
26492	Rosy Starling	Rose-coloured Starling	Pastor roseus	Rare vagrant; last recorded 2014.
26494	Common Starling	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Still abundant breeding resident/passage migrant and winter visito: but declining rapidly.
26711	White's Thrush	White's Thrush	Zoothera aurea	One old record; 1871.
26954	Ring Ouzel	Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	Scarce passage migrant; very scarce in autumn being found mostly on or near the coast.
26959	Common Blackbird	Blackbird	Turdus merula	Abundant resident; passage status uncertain.
27037	Black-throated Thrush	Black-throated Thrush	Turdus atrogularis	One record; 1996.
27041	Fieldfare	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Common winter visitor and passage migrant; can occur in large numbers in hard winters.
27042	Redwing	Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Common winter visitor and passage migrant; Can occur in large numbers in hard winters.
27045	Song Thrush	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Common breeding resident.
27051	Mistle Thrush	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Uncommon breeding resident and passage migrant.
27365	Spotted Flycatcher	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Uncommon passage migrant and breeding summer visitor.
27573	European Robin	Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Abundant breeding resident.
27772	Bluethroat	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Rare vagrant; last recorded in 2010. Males of both the white-spotted (cyanecula) and the red-spotted (svecica) races have been recorded.
27788	Common Nightingale	Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Very scarce breeding summer migrant; Scarce/very scarce passage migrant.
27824	Red-flanked Bluetail	Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	One record; 2014
27873	European Pied Flycatcher	Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Uncommon passage migrant - scarce in autumn and rare summer visitor; bred in 1988.
27965	Black Redstart	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant. Rare in summer; has bred recently.
27971	Common Redstart	Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Uncommon passage migrant.
28020	Whinchat	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Uncommon passage migrant.
28026	European Stonechat	Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	Uncommon winter visitor - passage migrant and scarce breeder.
28135	Northern Wheatear	Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Fairly common passage migrant; mainly on the coast and at traditional inland sites. Both nominate O. o. oenanthe and O. o leucorhoa (Greenland Wheatear) occur and both are probably common migrants - hard to identify with certainty.
28150	Desert Wheatear	Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Two records; 1997. 2013.
28158	Pied Wheatear	Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	One record; 2011.
28244	White-throated Dipper	Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Uncommon breeding resident; present locally on suitable streams and rivers.
28957	House Sparrow	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Still abundant but declining breeding resident.
29016	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. Now probably extinct as a breeding bird.
29874	Dunnock	Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Abundant breeding resident.
29890	Western Yellow Wagtail	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Three races occur; M. f. flavissima. Uncommon passage migrant and very scarce summer visitor. M. f. flava (Blue-headed Wagtail), rare spring passage migrant last recorded in 2008. M. f. thunbergi (Grey-headed Wagtail) one record, 2009.
29905	Citrine Wagtail	Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Two records; 1996 and 2010.
29913	Grey Wagtail	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Fairly common breeding resident - passage migrant and winter visitor.
29921	White Wagtail	Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Two races occur; M.a yarrelli Common breeding resident winter visitorand passage migrant; M. a. alba uncommon passage migrant
29959	Richard's Pipit	Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	Very scarce autumn migrant; exceptional in winter.
29994	Blyth's Pipit	Blyth's Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	One in Dec. 2016
29995	Tawny Pipit	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	Four records; 1971. 1982. 1993. 2010.
30041	Meadow Pipit	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Common passage migrant and winter visitor; Uncommon breeding species - mainly on the coast.
30042	Tree Pipit	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Uncommon passage migrant and very scarce breeder.
30052	Red-throated Pipit	Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Three records; 1973. 1979. 2012.
30057	Water Pipit	Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant to CVL; scarce on the coast.
30061	Eurasian Rock Pipit	Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	Two races occur;A.p.petrosus Uncommon breeding resident on the coast. Fairly common and more widespread as a coastal passage migrant and winter visitor; scarce inland on spring or autumn passage. A.p.littoralis Wintering birds are assumed to include an unknown proportion of this subspecies, some of which become identifiable in spring.
30123	Common Chaffinch	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Abundant breeding resident - passage migrant and winter visitor.
30141	Brambling	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant.
30161	Hawfinch	Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Scarce to rare winter visitor and passage migrant; formerly bred.
30200	Eurasian Bullfinch	Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Fairly common breeding resident.
30261	Common Rosefinch	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	Three records; 1985. 1999. 2006.
30406	European Greenfinch	Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Common breeding resident - passage migrant and winter visitor.
30542	Twite	Twite	Linaria flavirostris	Now rare winter visitor formerly more regular.
30552	Common Linnet	Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Common breeding resident - passage migrant and winter visitor.
30563	Common Redpoll	Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	C.f. flammea; Mealy Redpoll Very scarce winter visitor and passage migrant - formerly rare but more regularly recorded in recent times.
30566	Lesser Redpoll	Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret	Fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce in summer. Records received as ?Redpoll? are included in this accountand so a few may actually refer to Common Redpolls.
30573	Red Crossbill	Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Regular but erratic visitor and passage migrant; whose numbers vary sharply from year to year.
30594	Two-barred Crossbill	Two-barred Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	One old record; 1895.
30606	European Goldfinch	Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Common breeding resident - partial migrant; many leaving in winter for France and Iberia.
30625	European Serin	Serin	Serinus serinus	Two records; 1983 and 1986.
30654	Eurasian Siskin	Siskin	Spinus spinus	Winter visitor and passage migrant in varying numbers but sometimes common; scarce breeding species.
30973	Myrtle Warbler	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	One record in 1994.
31582	Corn Bunting	Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Local and uncommon breeding resident; confined to arable areas in the east of the region. Rare elsewhere as a passage migrant/winter visitor.
31585	Yellowhammer	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinell	Common but declining breeding resident and uncommon passage migrant.
31622	Cirl Bunting	Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Formerly bred; now a very rare visitor. Last recorded 1991.
31657	Little Bunting	Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Four records; 1976. 1986. 1996. 1997/98.
31701	Common Reed Bunting	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Uncommon breeding resident and passage migrant.
33529	Lapland Longspur	Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	Very scarce autumn migrant and very rare winter visitor; mainly on the coast.
33538	Snow Bunting	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Scarce winter visitor.

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Included are two species acceptable to the list but not to species level:

White-bellied/Black-bellied Storm-petrel   Fregetta sp.   one in 2009 was the first European record of the genus

Frigatebird sp.   Fregata sp.   one record, 2005