The British List
The official list of bird species recorded in Great Britain
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Category A, B, C species
Total no. of species on British List (cats A, B, C) 574
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus A
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A
- Bean Goose Anser fabalis A
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A
- Lesser White-fronted Goose* Anser erythropus A
- Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2
- Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis C1
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2
- Brent Goose Branta bernicla A
- Red-breasted Goose* Branta ruficollis A
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C1
- Ruddy Shelduck* Tadorna ferruginea BD
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna A
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C1
- Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope A
- American Wigeon Anas americana A
- Gadwall Anas strepera AC2
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca A
- Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos AC2C4
- American Black Duck* Anas rubripes A
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta A
- Garganey Anas querquedula A
- Blue-winged Teal* Anas discors A
- Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata A
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina AC2
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina A
- Redhead* Aythya americana A
- Canvasback* Aythya valisineria A
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca A
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila A
- Lesser Scaup* Aythya affinis A
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima A
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis A
- Steller's Eider* Polysticta stelleri A
- Harlequin Duck* Histrionicus histrionicus A
- Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis A
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra A
- Black Scoter* Melanitta americana A
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata A
- Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca A
- Bufflehead* Bucephala albeola A
- Barrow's Goldeneye* Bucephala islandica A
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula A
- Smew Mergellus albellus A
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator A
- Goosander Mergus merganser A
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis C2
- Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse) Lagopus lagopus A
- Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta A
- Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix A
- Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus BC3
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C1
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix AC2
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix A
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C1
- Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus C1
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae C6
- Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata A
- Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica A
- Great Northern Diver Gavia immer A
- Yellow-billed Diver* Gavia adamsii A
- Pied-billed Grebe* Podilymbus podiceps A
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus A
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A
- Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus A
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A
- Black-browed Albatross* Thalassarche melanophris A
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis A
- Fea's Petrel* Pterodroma feae A
- Capped Petrel* Pterodroma hasitata A
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea A
- Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis A
- Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus A
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A
- Macaronesian Shearwater* Puffinus baroli A
- Wilson 's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus A
- White-faced Storm-petrel* Pelagodroma marina B
- European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus A
- Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A
- Swinhoe's Storm-petrel* Oceanodroma monorhis A
- Madeiran Storm-petrel* Oceanodroma castro B
- Red-billed Tropicbird* Phaethon aethereus A
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus A
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo A
- Double-crested Cormorant* Phalacrocorax auritus A
- European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis A
- Ascension Frigatebird* Fregata aquila A
- Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris A
- American Bittern* Botaurus lentiginosus A
- Little Bittern* Ixobrychus minutus A
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A
- Green Heron* Butorides virescens A
- Squacco Heron* Ardeola ralloides A
- Cattle Egret* Bubulcus ibis A
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta A
- Snowy Egret* Egretta thula A
- Great Egret Ardea alba A
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea A
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A
- Black Stork* Ciconia nigra A
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia A
- Glossy Ibis* Plegadis falcinellus A
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A
- European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus A
- Black Kite Milvus migrans A
- Red Kite Milvus milvus AC3
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla AC3
- Egyptian Vulture* Neophron percnopterus B
- Short-toed Eagle* Circaetus gallicus A
- Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus A
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus A
- Pallid Harrier* Circus macrourus A
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus A
- Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis AC3
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus A
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo A
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus A
- Greater Spotted Eagle* Aquila clanga B
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos A
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus A
- Lesser Kestrel* Falco naumanni A
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus A
- American Kestrel* Falco sparverius A
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus A
- Merlin Falco columbarius A
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo A
- Eleonora's Falcon* Falco eleonorae A
- Gyr Falcon* Falco rusticolus A
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus A
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus A
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana A
- Sora* Porzana carolina A
- Little Crake* Porzana parva A
- Baillon's Crake* Porzana pusilla A
- Corn Crake Crex crex A
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus A
- Allen's Gallinule* Porphyrula alleni A
- (American) Purple Gallinule* Porphyrula martinica A
- Common Coot Fulica atra A
- American Coot* Fulica americana A
- Common Crane Grus grus A
- Sandhill Crane* Grus canadensis A
- Little Bustard* Tetrax tetrax A
- Macqueen's Bustard* Chlamydotis macqueenii A
- Great Bustard* Otis tarda A
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus A
- Black-winged Stilt* Himantopus himantopus A
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta A
- Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus A
- Cream-coloured Courser* Cursorius cursor A
- Collared Pratincole* Glareola pratincola A
- Oriental Pratincole* Glareola maldivarum A
- Black-winged Pratincole* Glareola nordmanni A
- Little Plover Charadrius dubius A
- Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula A
- Semipalmated Plover* Charadrius semipalmatus A
- Killdeer* Charadrius vociferus A
- Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus A
- Lesser Sand Plover* Charadrius mongolus A
- Greater Sand Plover* Charadrius leschenaultii A
- Caspian Plover* Charadrius asiaticus A
- Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus A
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica A
- Pacific Golden Plover* Pluvialis fulva A
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria A
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola A
- Sociable Lapwing* Vanellus gregarius A
- White-tailed Lapwing* Vanellus leucurus A
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus A
- Great Knot* Calidris tenuirostris A
- Red Knot Calidris canutus A
- Sanderling Calidris alba A
- Semipalmated Sandpiper* Calidris pusilla A
- Western Sandpiper* Calidris mauri A
- Red-necked Stint* Calidris ruficollis A
- Little Stint Calidris minuta A
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii A
- Long-toed Stint* Calidris subminuta A
- Least Sandpiper* Calidris minutilla A
- White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis A
- Baird's Sandpiper* Calidris bairdii A
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos A
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper* Calidris acuminata A
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea A
- Stilt Sandpiper* Calidris himantopus A
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima A
- Dunlin Calidris alpina A
- Broad-billed Sandpiper* Limicola falcinellus A
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis A
- Ruff Philomachus pugnax A
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus A
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago A
- Great Snipe* Gallinago media A
- Short-billed Dowitcher* Limnodromus griseus A
- Long-billed Dowitcher* Limnodromus scolopaceus A
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola A
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa A
- Hudsonian Godwit* Limosa haemastica A
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica A
- Little Curlew* Numenius minutus A
- Eskimo Curlew* Numenius borealis B
- Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus A
- Slender-billed Curlew* Numenius tenuirostris A
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata A
- Upland Sandpiper* Bartramia longicauda A
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus A
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus A
- Marsh Sandpiper* Tringa stagnatilis A
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia A
- Greater Yellowlegs* Tringa melanoleuca A
- Lesser Yellowlegs* Tringa flavipes A
- Solitary Sandpiper* Tringa solitaria A
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus A
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola A
- Terek Sandpiper* Xenus cinereus A
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos A
- Spotted Sandpiper* Actitis macularius A
- Grey-tailed Tattler* Heteroscelus brevipes A
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres A
- Wilson's Phalarope* Phalaropus tricolor A
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A
- Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius A
- Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus A
- Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus A
- Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus A
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua A
- Pallas's Gull* Larus ichthyaetus B
- Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus A
- Laughing Gull* Larus atricilla A
- Franklin's Gull* Larus pipixcan A
- Little Gull Larus minutus A
- Sabine's Gull Larus sabini A
- Bonaparte's Gull* Larus philadelphia A
- Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus A
- Slender-billed Gull* Larus genei A
- Audouin's Gull* Larus audouinii A
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis A
- Mew Gull Larus canus A
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus A
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis A
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus A
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides A
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus A
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus A
- Ross's Gull* Rhodostethia rosea A
- Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla A
- Ivory Gull* Pagophila eburnea A
- Aleutian Tern* Onychoprion aleutica A
- Sooty Tern* Onychoprion fuscata A
- Bridled Tern* Onychoprion anaethetus A
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons A
- Gull-billed Tern* Gelochelidon nilotica A
- Caspian Tern* Hydroprogne caspia A
- Whiskered Tern* Chlidonias hybrida A
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger A
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus A
- Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis A
- Royal Tern* Sterna maxima A
- Lesser Crested Tern* Sterna bengalensis A
- Forster's Tern * Sterna forsteri A
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo A
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii A
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea A
- Common Guillemot Uria aalge A
- Brünnich's Guillemot* Uria lomvia A
- Razorbill Alca torda A
- Great Auk Pinguinus impennis B 1
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle A
- Long-billed Murrelet* Brachyramphus perdix A
- Ancient Murrelet* Synthliboramphus antiquus A
- Little Auk Alle alle A
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica A
- Pallas's Sandgrouse* Syrrhaptes paradoxus A
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia AC4
- Stock Pigeon Columba oenas A
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus A
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto A
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur A
- Oriental Turtle Dove* Streptopelia orientalis A
- Mourning Dove* Zenaida macroura A
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri C1
- Great Spotted Cuckoo* Clamator glandarius A
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus A
- Black-billed Cuckoo* Coccyzus erythrophthalmus A
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo* Coccyzus americanus A
- Barn Owl Tyto alba A
- Eurasian Scops Owl* Otus scops A
- Snowy Owl* Bubo scandiaca A
- Northern Hawk Owl* Surnia ulula A
- Little Owl Athene noctua C1
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco A
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus A
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus A
- Tengmalm's Owl* Aegolius funereus A
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus A
- Red-necked Nightjar* Caprimulgus ruficollis B
- Egyptian Nightjar* Caprimulgus aegyptius A
- Common Nighthawk* Chordeiles minor A
- Chimney Swift* Chaetura pelagica A
- White-throated Needletail* Hirundapus caudacutus A
- Common Swift Apus apus A
- Pallid Swift* Apus pallidus A
- Pacific Swift* Apus pacificus A
- Alpine Swift Apus melba A
- Little Swift* Apus affinis A
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis A
- Belted Kingfisher* Ceryle alcyon A
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater* Merops persicus A
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster A
- European Roller* Coracias garrulus A
- Hoopoe Upupa epops A
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla A
- Green Woodpecker Picus viridis A
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* Sphyrapicus varius A
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major A
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor A
- Eastern Phoebe* Sayornis phoebe A
- Calandra Lark* Melanocorypha calandra A
- Bimaculated Lark* Melanocorypha bimaculata A
- Black Lark* Melanocorypha yeltoniensis A
- White-winged Lark* Melanocorypha leucoptera A
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla A
- Lesser Short-toed Lark* Calandrella rufescens A
- Crested Lark* Galerida cristata A
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea A
- Sky Lark Alauda arvensis A
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris A
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia A
- Tree Swallow* Tachycineta bicolor A
- Purple Martin* Progne subis A
- Eurasian Crag Martin * Ptyonoprogne rupestris A
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica A
- House Martin Delichon urbicum A
- Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica A
- Cliff Swallow* Petrochelidon pyrrhonota A
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi A
- Blyth's Pipit* Anthus godlewskii A
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris A
- Olive-backed Pipit* Anthus hodgsoni A
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis A
- Pechora Pipit* Anthus gustavi A
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis A
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus A
- Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus A
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta A
- Buff-bellied Pipit* Anthus rubescens A
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava A
- Citrine Wagtail* Motacilla citreola A
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea A
- White / Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba A
- Cedar Waxwing* Bombycilla cedrorum A
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus A
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus A
- Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes A
- Northern Mockingbird* Mimus polyglottos A
- Brown Thrasher* Toxostoma rufum A
- Grey Catbird* Dumetella carolinensis A
- Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis A
- Alpine Accentor* Prunella collaris A
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin* Cercotrichas galactotes A
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula A
- Rufous-tailed Robin* Luscinia sibilans A
- Thrush Nightingale* Luscinia luscinia A
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos A
- Siberian Rubythroat* Luscinia calliope A
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A
- Siberian Blue Robin* Luscinia cyane A
- Red-flanked Bluetail* Tarsiger cyanurus A
- White-throated Robin* Irania gutturalis A
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros A
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus A
- Moussier's Redstart* Phoenicurus moussieri A
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra A
- Stonechat Saxicola torquata A
- Isabelline Wheatear* Oenanthe isabellina A
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe A
- Pied Wheatear* Oenanthe pleschanka A
- Black-eared Wheatear* Oenanthe hispanica A
- Desert Wheatear* Oenanthe deserti A
- White-tailed Wheatear* Oenanthe leucopyga A
- Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush* Monticola saxatilis A
- Blue Rock Thrush* Monticola solitarius A
- White's Thrush* Zoothera dauma A
- Siberian Thrush* Zoothera sibirica A
- Varied Thrush* Zoothera naevia A
- Wood Thrush* Hylocichla mustelina A
- Hermit Thrush* Catharus guttatus A
- Swainson's Thrush* Catharus ustulatus A
- Grey-cheeked Thrush* Catharus minimus A
- Veery* Catharus fuscescens A
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus A
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula A
- Eyebrowed Thrush* Turdus obscurus A
- Dusky Thrush* Turdus naumanni A
- Dark-throated Thrush* Turdus ruficollis A
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris A
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos A
- Redwing Turdus iliacus A
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus A
- American Robin* Turdus migratorius A
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti A
- Zitting Cisticola* Cisticola juncidis A
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler* Locustella certhiola A
- Lanceolated Warbler* Locustella lanceolata A
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia A
- River Warbler* Locustella fluviatilis A
- Savi's Warbler* Locustella luscinioides A
- Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola A
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus A
- Paddyfield Warbler* Acrocephalus agricola A
- Blyth's Reed Warbler* Acrocephalus dumetorum A
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris A
- Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus A
- Great Reed Warbler* Acrocephalus arundinaceus A
- Thick-billed Warbler* Acrocephalus aedon A
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler* Hippolais pallida A
- Booted Warbler* Hippolais caligata A
- Sykes's Warbler* Hippolais rama A
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina A
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta A
- Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla A
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin A
- Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria A
- Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca A
- Orphean Warbler* Sylvia hortensis A
- Asian Desert Warbler* Sylvia nana A
- Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis A
- Spectacled Warbler* Sylvia conspicillata A
- Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata A
- Marmora's Warbler* Sylvia sarda A
- Rüppell's Warbler* Sylvia rueppelli A
- Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans A
- Sardinian Warbler* Sylvia melanocephala A
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides A
- Arctic Warbler* Phylloscopus borealis A
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus A
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus A
- Hume's Leaf Warbler* Phylloscopus humei A
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi A
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus A
- Western Bonelli's Warbler* Phylloscopus bonelli A
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler* Phylloscopus orientalis A
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix A
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita A
- Iberian Chiffchaff* Phylloscopus ibericus A
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus A
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus A
- Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla A
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata A
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva A
- Taiga Flycatcher* Ficedula albicilla A
- Collared Flycatcher* Ficedula albicollis A
- Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca A
- Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus A
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus A
- Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus A
- Great Tit Parus major A
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus A
- Coal Tit Periparus ater A
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus A
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris A
- Red-breasted Nuthatch* Sitta canadensis A
- Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea A
- Wallcreeper* Tichodroma muraria A
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris A
- Short-toed Treecreeper* Certhia brachydactyla A
- Eurasian Penduline Tit* Remiz pendulinus A
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus A
- Brown Shrike* Lanius cristatus A
- Isabelline Shrike* Lanius isabellinus A
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio A
- Long-tailed Shrike* Lanius schach A
- Lesser Grey Shrike* Lanius minor A
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor A
- Southern Grey Shrike* Lanius meridionalis A
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator A
- Masked Shrike* Lanius nubicus A
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius A
- Black-billed Magpie Pica pica A
- Spotted Nutcracker* Nucifraga caryocatactes A
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax A
- Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula A
- Rook Corvus frugilegus A
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone A
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix A
- Common Raven Corvus corax A
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris A
- Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus A
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus A
- Spanish Sparrow* Passer hispaniolensis A
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus A
- Rock Sparrow* Petronia petronia A
- Yellow-throated Vireo* Vireo flavifrons A
- Philadelphia Vireo* Vireo philadelphicus A
- Red-eyed Vireo* Vireo olivaceus A
- Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs A
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla A
- European Serin Serinus serinus A
- European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris A
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis A
- Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus A
- Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina A
- Twite Carduelis flavirostris A
- Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea A
- Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret A
- Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni A
- Two-barred Crossbill* Loxia leucoptera A
- Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra A
- Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica A
- Parrot Crossbill* Loxia pytyopsittacus A
- Trumpeter Finch* Bucanetes githagineus A
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus A
- Pine Grosbeak* Pinicola enucleator A
- Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula A
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes A
- Evening Grosbeak* Hesperiphona vespertina A
- Black-and-white Warbler* Mniotilta varia A
- Golden-winged Warbler* Vermivora chrysoptera A
- Tennessee Warbler* Vermivora peregrina A
- Northern Parula* Parula americana A
- Yellow Warbler* Dendroica petechia A
- Chestnut-sided Warbler* Dendroica pensylvanica A
- Blackburnian Warbler* Dendroica fusca A
- Cape May Warbler* Dendroica tigrina A
- Magnolia Warbler* Dendroica magnolia A
- Yellow-rumped Warbler* Dendroica coronata A
- Blackpoll Warbler* Dendroica striata A
- Bay-breasted Warbler* Dendroica castanea A
- American Redstart* Setophaga ruticilla A
- Ovenbird* Seiurus aurocapilla A
- Northern Waterthrush* Seiurus noveboracensis A
- Common Yellowthroat* Geothlypis trichas A
- Hooded Warbler* Wilsonia citrina A
- Wilson's Warbler* Wilsonia pusilla A
- Summer Tanager* Piranga rubra A
- Scarlet Tanager* Piranga olivacea A
- Eastern Towhee* Pipilo erythrophthalmus A
- Lark Sparrow* Chondestes grammacus A
- Savannah Sparrow* Passerculus sandwichensis A
- Song Sparrow* Melospiza melodia A
- White-crowned Sparrow* Zonotrichia leucophrys A
- White-throated Sparrow* Zonotrichia albicollis A
- Dark-eyed Junco* Junco hyemalis A
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus A
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis A
- Black-faced Bunting* Emberiza spodocephala A
- Pine Bunting* Emberiza leucocephalos A
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella A
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus A
- Rock Bunting* Emberiza cia A
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana A
- Cretzschmar's Bunting* Emberiza caesia A
- Yellow-browed Bunting* Emberiza chrysophrys A
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica A
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata A
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A
- Yellow-breasted Bunting* Emberiza aureola A
- Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus A
- Pallas's Bunting* Emberiza pallasi A
- Black-headed Bunting* Emberiza melanocephala A
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra A
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak* Pheucticus ludovicianus A
- Indigo Bunting* Passerina cyanea A
- Bobolink* Dolichonyx oryzivorus A
- Brown-headed Cowbird* Molothrus ater A
- Baltimore Oriole* Icterus galbula A
Total no. of species on British List (cats A, B, C) 574
Category A 553• Category B 10 • Category C 10 * Species for which descriptions are required by the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC)
1 Extinct
Nomenclature follows - Knox, A.G., Collinson, M., Helbig, A.J., Parkin, D.P. and Sangster, G. 2002. Taxonomic recommendations for British birds. Ibis 144 : 707-710. View press release .
English names are as in BOU Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland (6th Edition, 1992)
Updated 29 May 2007
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