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Note: The taxonomy used in this page is now obsolete, but I have retained it because it maps on to the order and names used in many bird books. To see an alternative index based on the latest 'British List' published by the BOU, click on the link at the top-right of this page.

Gaviidae:
	Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
	Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica
	Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
Podicipedidae:
	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
	Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus
	Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
Procellariidae:
	Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Sulidae:
	Gannet	Morus bassanus
Phalacrocoracidae:
	Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
	Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Ardeidae:
	Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
	Green Heron	Butorides virescens
	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
	Great White Egret	Egretta alba / Ardea alba
	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Threskiornithidae:
	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
	Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Anatidae:
	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
	Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus
	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus
	Black Swan	Cygnus atratus
	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus
	White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
	Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus
	Greylag Goose	Anser anser
	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis
	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiacus
	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
	Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
	Carolina Duck	Aix sponsa
	Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata
	Wigeon	Anas penelope
	Gadwall	Anas strepera
	Teal	Anas crecca
	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
	Pintail	Anas acuta
	Garganey	Anas querquedula
	Shoveler	Anas clypeata
	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina
	Pochard	Aythya ferina
	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca
	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
	Scaup	Aythya marila
	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
	Eider	Somateria mollissima
	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra
	Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
	Smew	Mergus albellus / Mergellus albellus
	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
	Goosander	Mergus merganser
	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
Accipitridae:
	Red Kite	Milvus milvus
	Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
	Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Falconidae:
	Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
	Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus
	Merlin	Falco columbarius
	Hobby	Falco subbuteo
	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Tetraonidae:
	Red Grouse	Lagopus lagopus scotica
Phasianidae:
	Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa
	Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix
	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Gruidae:
	Common Crane	Grus grus
Rallidae:
	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
	Coot	Fulica atra
Haematopodidae:
	Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus
Recurvirostridae:
	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
	Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
Charadriidae:
	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
	Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
	Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus
	Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
	Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
Scolopacidae:
	Knot	Calidris canutus
	Sanderling	Calidris alba
	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
	Dunlin	Calidris alpina
	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax
	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
	Hudsonian Whimbrel	Numenius hudsonicus
	Curlew	Numenius arquata
	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
	Redshank	Tringa totanus
	Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa Glareola
	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia / Actitis macularius
	Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
	Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
Stercoraridae:
	Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
	Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
Laridae:
	Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus
	Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla
	Little Gull	Larus minutus / Hydrocoloeus minutus
	Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
	Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus / Chroicocephalus ridibundus
	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
	Common Gull	Larus canus
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
	Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
	Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
	Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Sternidae:
	Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis
	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
	Little Tern	Sterna / Sternula albifrons
	Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida / hybridus
	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Alcidae:
	Guillemot	Uria aalge
	Razorbill	Alca torda
	Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
	Puffin	Fratercula arctica
Columbidae:
	Feral Pigeon	Columba livia
	Stock Dove	Columba oenas
	Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus
	Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Psittacidae:
	Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
Cuculidae:
	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
Tytonidae:
	Barn Owl	Tyto alba
Strigidae:
	Little Owl	Athene noctua
	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Apodidae:
	Swift	Apus apus
Alcedinidae:
	Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
Upupidae:
	Hoopoe	Upupa epops
Picidae:
	Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor
Alaudidae:
	Woodlark	Lullula arborea
	Skylark	Alauda arvensis
	Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris
Hirundinidae:
	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
	Swallow	Hirundo rustica
	Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica / Cecropis daurica
	House Martin	Delichon urbica / Delichon urbicum
Motacillidae:
	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
	Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus
	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
	Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba yarrellii
Bombycillidae:
	Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Cinclidae:
	Dipper	Cinclus cinclus
Troglodytidae:
	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
Prunellidae:
	Dunnock	Prunella modularis
Turdidae:
	Robin	Erithacus rubecula
	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
	Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
	Stonechat	Saxicola torquata / Saxicola torquatus
	Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus
	Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
	Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti
	Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
	Blackbird	Turdus merula
	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
	Redwing	Turdus iliacus
	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Sylviidae:
	Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
	Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata
	Whitethroat	Sylvia communis
	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
	Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus
	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Muscicapidae:
	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
	Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Timaliidae:
	Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus
Aegithalidae:
	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
Paridae:
	Marsh Tit	Parus palustris / Poecile palustris
	Willow Tit	Parus montanus / Poecile montana
	Coal Tit	Parus ater / Periparus ater
	Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus / Cyanistes caeruleus
	Great Tit	Parus major
Sittidae:
	Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
Certhiidae:
	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
Lanidae:
	Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor
Corvidae:
	Jay	Garrulus glandarius
	Magpie	Pica pica
	Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
	Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
	Rook	Corvus frugilegus
	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
	Hooded Crow	Corvus corone cornix / Corvus cornix
	Raven	Corvus corax
Sturnidae:
	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Passeridae:
	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
	Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
Fringillidae:
	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
	Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris
	Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
	Siskin	Carduelis spinus
	Linnet	Carduelis cannabina
	Twite	Carduelis flavirostris
	Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret
	Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
	Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula
	Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Emberizidae:
	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
	Corn Bunting	Miliaria calandra / Emberiza calandra

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