List of birds of Great Britain

This list of birds of Great Britain comprises all bird species that have been recorded in a wild state in Great Britain. In general the avifauna of Britain is similar to that of the rest of Europe, although with fewer breeding species. There are 620 species of birds on the British list as of 2019, the latest addition being the white-rumped swift. The species order and scientific names used here follow those of the official British list, maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union. Decisions relating to the British list are published by the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee in its annual reports in the Ibis, the journal of the BOU. These reports were formerly geographically based and included the whole of the British Isles, but records for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are now published by their own ornithological associations. Records from the Isle of Man are adjudicated by the Manx Ornithological Society.
The BOU uses the following categories for British bird species:

A: species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1 January 1950.
B: species that were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once between 1 January 1800 and 31 December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.
C: species that, although originally introduced by man, either deliberately or accidentally, have established breeding populations derived from introduced stock, which maintain themselves without necessary recourse to further introduction.

Categories A, B and C constitute the Official British List. Birds can be listed in more than one category, for example the Canada goose has a large introduced population, but there have also been a few naturally occurring vagrants, so it meets the criteria for categories A and C. Two further categories are used for record keeping only.

D: species that would otherwise appear in categories A or B except that there is reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state.
E: species that have been recorded as introductions, transportees, or escapees from captivity, and whose breeding populations are not believed to be self-sustaining.

Birds in categories D and E are not on the official British list and are not included here. A sixth category, F, is being compiled to include species recorded before 1800, including fossil species.
Species listed here as "rare" are those for which a full description is required for acceptance of the record by the British Birds Rarities Committee. Other species have an indication of their breeding and wintering status in Great Britain.
Because of its mild winters, Great Britain has a considerable population of wintering species, particularly ducks, geese and swans. There are also a number of species, such as the oystercatcher, that are resident on the island of Great Britain, but migrants elsewhere. Also, because of its position, Britain receives a number of vagrants from Asia and North America. Some American gulls, ducks and waders are regular enough not to be considered rare; these include the ring-billed gull, surf scoter and pectoral sandpiper. There is one endemic bird species found in Great Britain, the Scottish crossbill.

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Ducks, geese and swans

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae
The swans, ducks and geese are medium to large birds that are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet and bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent. In many ducks the male is colourful while the female is dull brown. The diet consists of a variety of animals and plants. The family is well represented in Britain, especially in winter when large numbers visit from Greenland, Scandinavia and Russia. There are 174 species worldwide with 62 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Brent goose		A winter visitor
Red-breasted goose		A rare vagrant
Greater Canada goose		A & C resident introduced population, some wild vagrants
Barnacle goose		A & C winter visitor and resident introduced population
Cackling goose		A rare vagrant
Snow goose		A & C resident introduced population, some wild vagrants
Greylag goose		A & C resident wild and feral populations, winter visitor
Taiga bean goose		A winter visitor
Pink-footed goose		A winter visitor
Tundra bean goose		A winter visitor
Greater white-fronted goose		A winter visitor
Lesser white-fronted goose		A rare vagrant
Mute swan		A & C resident breeding species
Tundra swan or Bewick's swan		A winter visitor
Whooper swan		A winter visitor and occasional breeder
Egyptian goose		C resident introduced population
Ruddy shelduck		B Records since 1946 are presumed escapes from captivity
Common shelduck		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Mandarin duck		C resident introduced population
Baikal teal		A rare vagrant
Garganey		A breeding summer visitor
Blue-winged teal		A rare vagrant
Northern shoveler		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Gadwall		A & C resident breeder and winter visitor
Falcated duck		A rare vagrant
Eurasian wigeon		A resident breeder and winter visitor
American wigeon		A scarce migrant
Mallard		A & C resident breeder, winter visitor and naturalised releases
American black duck		A rare vagrant
Northern pintail		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Eurasian teal		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Green-winged teal		A scarce migrant
Red-crested pochard		A & C scarce migrant and introduced breeder
Canvasback		A rare vagrant
Redhead		A rare vagrant
Common pochard		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Ferruginous duck		A scarce migrant
Ring-necked duck		A scarce migrant
Tufted duck		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Greater scaup		A winter visitor and occasional breeder
Lesser scaup		A rare vagrant
Steller's eider		A rare vagrant
King eider		A rare vagrant
Common eider		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Harlequin duck		A rare vagrant
Surf scoter		A scarce migrant
Velvet scoter		A winter visitor
White-winged scoter		A rare vagrant
Common scoter		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Black scoter		A rare vagrant
Long-tailed duck		A winter visitor and occasional breeder
Bufflehead		A rare vagrant
Common goldeneye		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Barrow's goldeneye		A rare vagrant
Smew		A winter visitor
Hooded merganser		A rare vagrant
Goosander		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Red-breasted merganser		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Ruddy duck		C: introduced species currently subject to an eradication programme

Grouse

Order: GalliformesFamily: Tetraonidae
Grouse are sturdy, medium-sized terrestrial birds of the Northern Hemisphere. They have feathered feet and nostrils and short, rounded wings. They feed mainly on plant material and lay their eggs in a simple scrape on the ground. They are gamebirds and large numbers were shot in the past in moorland areas. There are 20 species worldwide, four in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Red grouse		A resident breeding species
Ptarmigan		A resident breeding species
Black grouse		A resident breeding species
Western capercaillie		C resident reintroduced population

Pheasants, partridges and quail

Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae
These are terrestrial species, feeding and nesting on the ground. They are variable in size but generally plump, with broad and relatively short wings. There are about 155 species worldwide with six in Britain. Four of these were introduced for hunting or ornamental purposes but one has now apparently died out.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Red-legged partridge		C resident introduced population
Grey partridge		A & C resident breeder and introduced gamebird
Common quail		A breeding summer visitor
Common pheasant		C resident introduced population
Golden pheasant		C resident introduced population
Lady Amherst's pheasant		C introduced population now extinct

Divers

Order: GaviiformesFamily: Gaviidae
Divers are aquatic birds the size of a large duck, to which they are unrelated. They swim well and fly adequately but are almost helpless on land, because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body. They feed on fish and other aquatic animals. There are five species worldwide, all of which occur in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Red-throated diver		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Black-throated diver		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Pacific diver		A rare vagrant
Great northern diver		A winter visitor, has bred
White-billed diver		A rare vagrant

Albatrosses

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are among the largest flying birds, with long, narrow wings for gliding. The majority are found in the Southern Hemisphere with only vagrants occurring in the North Atlantic. There are 22 species worldwide with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Black-browed albatross		A rare vagrant
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross		A rare vagrant

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae
These are highly pelagic birds with long, narrow wings and tube-shaped nostrils. They feed at sea on fish, squid and other marine life. They come to land to breed in colonies, nesting in burrows or on cliffs. There are 95 species worldwide, 10 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Northern fulmar		A resident and migrant breeder, passage migrant
Capped petrel		B rare vagrant
Cory's shearwater		A scarce migrant
Scopoli's shearwater		A rare vagrant
Great shearwater		A passage migrant
Sooty shearwater		A passage migrant
Manx shearwater		A breeding summer visitor
Yelkouan shearwater		A rare vagrant
Balearic shearwater		A passage migrant
Macaronesian shearwater		A rare vagrant

Austral storm petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae
The austral storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, feeding on plankton and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. They nest in colonies on the ground, most often in burrows. There are eight species worldwide, with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Wilson's storm petrel		A rare vagrant, more regularly seen well offshore
White-faced storm petrel		A rare vagrant

Northern storm petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae
The northern storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, feeding on plankton and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. They nest in colonies on the ground, most often in burrows. There are 17 species worldwide, with three species in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
European storm petrel		A breeding summer visitor
Leach's storm petrel		A breeding summer visitor
Swinhoe's storm petrel		A rare vagrant

Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae
There are three species worldwide, with one in Britain occurring only as a vagrant.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Red-billed tropicbird		A rare vagrant

Gannets and boobies

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae
Gannets are large seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and nest in large colonies. They have a torpedo-shaped body, long, narrow, pointed wings and a fairly long tail. There are ten species worldwide with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Northern gannet		A breeding summer visitor and passage migrant
Red-footed booby		A rare vagrant

Cormorants

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium to large aquatic birds with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked for catching fish and aquatic invertebrates. They nest in colonies by water, usually by the sea or on the banks of rivers. There are 41 extant species worldwide, three in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Great cormorant		A resident breeding species
Double-crested cormorant		A rare vagrant
European shag		A resident breeding species

Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae
There are five species worldwide, with two species in Britain, both of which are rare.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Magnificent frigatebird		A rare vagrant
Ascension frigatebird		A rare vagrant

Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. There are eight species worldwide, only one recorded in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Dalmatian pelican		A very rare migrant

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive. They all fly with their necks retracted. The sharp bill is used to catch fish, amphibians and other animals. Many species nest in colonies, often in trees. There are 64 species worldwide and 14 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Great bittern		A resident breeding species and winter migrant
American bittern		A rare vagrant
Little bittern		A scarce migrant, recently bred
Black-crowned night heron		A scarce migrant, has bred
Green heron		A rare vagrant
Squacco heron		A rare vagrant
Chinese pond heron		A rare vagrant
Cattle egret		A scarce but increasing resident, recently bred
Little egret		A resident breeding species and passage migrant
Snowy egret		A rare vagrant
Great egret		A resident breeding species, first bred 2012
Grey heron		A resident breeding species and winter migrant
Great blue heron		A rare vagrant
Purple heron		A scarce migrant, recently bred

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
A family of long-legged, long-necked wading birds. Ibises have long, curved bills. Spoonbils have a flattened bill, wider at the tip. There are 34 species worldwide with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Glossy ibis		A rare vagrant
Common spoonbill		A scarce migrant, recently bred

Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They fly with the neck extended. There are 20 species worldwide with two occurring in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Black stork		A rare vagrant
White stork		A scarce migrant, formerly bred. Birds from an introduced population bred at Knepp Castle in 2020.

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large diving birds with lobed toes and pointed bills. They are seen mainly on lowland waters and coasts. They feed on aquatic animals and nest on a floating platform of vegetation. There are 22 species worldwide with six in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Pied-billed grebe		A rare vagrant
Little grebe		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Great crested grebe		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Red-necked grebe		A winter visitor, has bred
Slavonian grebe		A resident breeder and winter visitor
Black-necked grebe		A resident breeder and winter visitor

Buzzards, kites and allies

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae
A family of birds of prey which includes hawks, buzzards, eagles, kites and harriers. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. There are about 240 species worldwide, 16 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
European honey buzzard		A breeding summer visitor and passage migrant
Black kite		A scarce migrant
Red kite		A & C resident breeder and widespread introductions
White-tailed eagle		A & C resident breeder and widespread introductions
Egyptian vulture		B rare vagrant
Short-toed snake eagle		A rare vagrant
Western marsh harrier		A resident breeder and passage migrant
Hen harrier		A resident breeder, winter visitor and passage migrant
Pallid harrier		A rare vagrant
Montagu's harrier		A breeding summer visitor and passage migrant
Northern goshawk		A & C resident breeder and naturalised escapes
Eurasian sparrowhawk		A resident breeder and passage migrant
Common buzzard		A resident breeder and passage migrant
Rough-legged buzzard		A winter visitor
Greater spotted eagle		B rare vagrant
Golden eagle		A resident breeding species

Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae
A large fish-eating bird of prey belonging to a family of its own. It is mainly brown above and white below with long, angled wings.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Osprey		A breeding summer visitor

Falcons

Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae
A family of small to medium-sized, diurnal birds of prey with pointed wings. They do not build their own nests and mainly catch prey in the air. There are 65 extant species worldwide, 10 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Lesser kestrel		A rare vagrant
Common kestrel		A resident breeding species
American kestrel		A rare vagrant
Red-footed falcon		A scarce migrant
Amur falcon		A rare vagrant
Merlin		A resident breeding species
Hobby		A breeding summer visitor
Eleonora's falcon		A rare vagrant
Gyr falcon		A rare vagrant
Peregrine falcon		A resident breeding species

Rails, crakes and coots

Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae
These birds mainly occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, marshes or rivers. Many are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. There are 156 species worldwide, 12 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Water rail		A resident breeding species
Spotted crake		A scarce breeding summer visitor
Sora		A rare vagrant
Little crake		A rare vagrant
Baillon's crake		A rare vagrant, formerly bred
Corn crake		A breeding summer visitor
Common moorhen		A resident breeding species
Western swamphen		A rare vagrant, first recorded in 2016.
Allen's gallinule		A rare vagrant
American purple gallinule		A rare vagrant
Coot		A resident breeding species
American coot		A rare vagrant

Cranes

Order: GruiformesFamily: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". There are fifteen species worldwide, two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Common crane		A resident breeding species and passage migrant
Sandhill crane		A rare vagrant

Bustards

Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae
Large, sturdy birds of open plains with long legs and necks and strong feet. There are twenty-six species worldwide, three in Britain. They are all rarities.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Little bustard		A rare vagrant
Macqueen's bustard		B rare vagrant
Great bustard		A rare vagrant and recently reintroduced breeding resident species

Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy wading birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are eleven species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Eurasian oystercatcher		A resident breeding species

Avocets and stilts

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae
A family of fairly large wading birds. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are ten species worldwide with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Black-winged stilt		A rare vagrant and occasional breeder
Pied avocet		A resident breeding species

Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae
A small family of medium to large waders with strong black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. There are ten species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Stone curlew		A breeding summer visitor

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae
A family of slender, long-winged wading birds. There are 15 species worldwide, four in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Cream-coloured courser		A rare vagrant
Collared pratincole		A rare vagrant
Oriental pratincole		A rare vagrant
Black-winged pratincole		A rare vagrant

Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae
Small to medium-sized wading birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. There are about 66 species worldwide, 16 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Little ringed plover		A breeding summer visitor
Ringed plover		A resident breeding species and summer visitor
Semipalmated plover		A rare vagrant
Killdeer		A rare vagrant
Kentish plover		A former breeder, now a rare vagrant.
Lesser sand plover		A rare vagrant
Greater sand plover		A rare vagrant
Caspian plover		A rare vagrant
Eurasian dotterel		A breeding summer visitor
American golden plover		A scarce migrant
Pacific golden plover		A rare vagrant
European golden plover		A winter visitor and passage migrant, scarce breeder
Grey plover		A winter visitor and passage migrant
Sociable lapwing		A rare vagrant
White-tailed lapwing		A rare vagrant
Lapwing		A resident breeding species

Sandpipers and allies

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae
A large, diverse family of wading birds. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 97 species worldwide, 54 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Great knot		A rare vagrant
Red knot		A winter visitor and passage migrant
Sanderling		A winter visitor & passage migrant
Semipalmated sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Western sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Red-necked stint		A rare vagrant
Little stint		A winter visitor & passage migrant
Temminck's stint		A winter visitor & passage migrant, occasional breeder
Long-toed stint		A rare vagrant
Least sandpiper		A rare vagrant
White-rumped sandpiper		A scarce migrant
Baird's sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Pectoral sandpiper		A winter visitor & passage migrant
Sharp-tailed sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Curlew sandpiper		A winter visitor and passage migrant
Stilt sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Purple sandpiper		A winter visitor & passage migrant, occasional breeder
Dunlin		A winter visitor and passage migrant, scarce breeder
Broad-billed sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Buff-breasted sandpiper		A passage migrant
Ruff		A passage migrant and scarce breeding resident
Jack snipe		A winter visitor & passage migrant
Common snipe		A resident breeding species and summer visitor
Wilson's snipe		A rare vagrant
Great snipe		A rare vagrant
Short-billed dowitcher		A rare vagrant
Long-billed dowitcher		A rare vagrant
Woodcock		A resident breeding species
Black-tailed godwit		A winter visitor, passage migrant and scarce summer breeding species
Hudsonian godwit		A rare vagrant
Bar-tailed godwit		A winter visitor & passage migrant
Little curlew		A rare vagrant
Eskimo curlew		B
Hudsonian whimbrel		A rare vagrant
Eurasian whimbrel		A breeding summer visitor
Curlew		A resident breeding species
Upland sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Terek sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Common sandpiper		A resident breeding species and passage migrant
Spotted sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Green sandpiper		A winter visitor & passage migrant, occasional breeder
Solitary sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Grey-tailed tattler		A rare vagrant
Spotted redshank		A winter visitor and passage migrant
Greater yellowlegs		A rare vagrant
Common greenshank		A resident breeding species and passage migrant
Lesser yellowlegs		A rare vagrant
Marsh sandpiper		A rare vagrant
Wood sandpiper		A passage migrant & rare localised breeder in far North
Common redshank		A resident breeding species
Turnstone		A resident breeding species
Wilson's phalarope		A rare vagrant
Red-necked phalarope		A winter visitor: scarce & localised summer breeding in far North
Grey phalarope		A scarce winter visitor

Skuas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae
Medium to large seabirds with mainly grey or brown plumage, sharp claws and a hooked tip to the bill. They chase other seabirds to force them to drop their catches. There are seven species worldwide with four in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Pomarine skua		A passage migrant
Arctic skua		A passage migrant and localised summer breeder
Long-tailed skua		A passage migrant
Great skua		A passage migrant and localised summer breeder

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Medium to large seabirds with grey, white and black plumage, webbed feet and strong bills. Many are opportunistic and adaptable feeders. There are 102 species worldwide, with
41 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Ivory gull		A rare vagrant
Sabine's gull		A scarce winter visitor
Black-legged kittiwake		A breeding summer visitor and resident species
Slender-billed gull		A rare vagrant
Bonaparte's gull		A rare vagrant
Black-headed gull		A resident breeding species
Little gull		A winter visitor, occasional breeder
Ross's gull		A rare vagrant
Laughing gull		A rare vagrant
Franklin's gull		A rare vagrant
Mediterranean gull		A breeding summer visitor, & resident in south.
Audouin's gull		A rare vagrant
Pallas's gull		B rare vagrant
Common gull		A resident breeding species, winter visitor & passage migrant
Ring-billed gull		A scarce winter visitor & passage migrant
Lesser black-backed gull		A resident breeding species and passage migrant
European herring gull		A resident breeding species
Yellow-legged gull		A non-breeding late-summer visitor and passage migrant, has bred
Caspian gull		A scarce migrant
American herring gull		A rare vagrant
Iceland gull		A scarce winter visitor
Slaty-backed gull		A rare vagrant
Glaucous-winged gull		A rare vagrant
Glaucous gull		A winter visitor, has bred
Great black-backed gull		A resident breeding species and passage migrant
Aleutian tern		A rare vagrant
Sooty tern		A rare vagrant
Bridled tern		A rare vagrant
Little tern		A breeding summer visitor
Gull-billed tern		A rare vagrant, has bred
Caspian tern		A rare vagrant
Whiskered tern		A rare vagrant
Black tern		A passage migrant, occasional breeder
White-winged tern		A scarce migrant
Cabot's tern		A rare vagrant
Elegant tern		A rare vagrant
Sandwich tern		A breeding summer visitor
Royal tern		A rare vagrant
Lesser crested tern		A rare vagrant
Forster's tern		A rare vagrant
Common tern		A breeding summer visitor
Roseate tern		A scarce breeding summer visitor
Arctic tern		A breeding summer visitor

Auks

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Alcidae
A family of seabirds which are superficially similar to penguins, with their black-and-white colours, upright posture and some of their habits, but which are able to fly. There are about 24 worldwide, 10 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Common guillemot		A breeding summer visitor and resident species
Brunnich's guillemot		A rare vagrant
Razorbill		A breeding summer visitor and resident species
Great auk		B
Black guillemot		A resident localised breeding species
Long-billed murrelet		A rare vagrant
Ancient murrelet		A rare vagrant
Little auk		A rare winter visitor
Atlantic puffin		A breeding summer visitor
Tufted puffin		A rare vagrant

Sandgrouse

Order: PterocliformesFamily: Pteroclidae
Sturdy, medium-sized birds with a small head and long, pointed wings. There are sixteen species worldwide. One has occurred as a vagrant in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Pallas's sandgrouse		A rare vagrant, has bred

Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. There are 344 species worldwide, seven in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Rock pigeon or feral pigeon		A & C Resident, most birds are of feral origin
Stock dove		A resident breeding species
Wood pigeon		A resident breeding species
Collared dove		A resident breeding species
Turtle dove		A breeding summer visitor
Oriental turtle dove		A rare vagrant
Mourning dove		A rare vagrant

Parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. They are found mainly in areas with warm climates. There are 402 species in the world, with one introduced species in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Ring-necked parakeet		C resident introduced population

Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae
Birds of variable size with slender bodies and long tails. Some species are known for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. There are 149 species worldwide, four in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Great spotted cuckoo		A rare vagrant
Common cuckoo		A breeding summer visitor
Black-billed cuckoo		A rare vagrant
Yellow-billed cuckoo		A rare vagrant

Barn owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are twenty species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Barn owl		A resident breeding species

Typical owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. There are nearly 220 species worldwide, eight in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Scops owl		A rare vagrant
Snowy owl		A rare vagrant, has bred Shetland Islands
Northern hawk-owl		A rare vagrant
Little owl		C resident introduced population
Tawny owl		A resident breeding species
Long-eared owl		A scarce resident breeding species
Short-eared owl		A resident breeding species or winter visitor
Tengmalm's owl		A rare vagrant

Nightjars

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Their soft plumage is cryptically coloured to resemble bark or leaves. There are 98 species worldwide, four in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
European nightjar		A breeding summer visitor
Red-necked nightjar		A rare vagrant
Egyptian nightjar		A rare vagrant
Common nighthawk		A rare vagrant

Swifts

Order: ApodiformesFamily: Apodidae
The swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. There are 113 species worldwide, eight in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Chimney swift		A rare vagrant
Needle-tailed swift		A rare vagrant
Common swift		A breeding summer visitor
Pallid swift		A rare vagrant
Pacific swift		A rare vagrant
Alpine swift		A scarce migrant
Little swift		A rare vagrant
White-rumped swift		A rare vagrant

Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails. There are 114 species worldwide, two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Common kingfisher		A resident breeding species
Belted kingfisher		A rare vagrant

Bee-eaters

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae
A group of near-passerine birds characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail-feathers. There are 27 species worldwide, two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Blue-cheeked bee-eater		A rare vagrant
European bee-eater		A scarce summer visitor - occasional breeder

Rollers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae
A small family of colourful, medium-sized birds with a crow-like shape that feed mainly on insects. There are thirteen species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
European roller		A rare vagrant

Hoopoe

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae
A small family with a long curved bills, crests and black-and-white striped wings and tails. There are three species worldwide, with one found in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Eurasian hoopoe		A scarce summer visitor, occasional breeder

Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 236 species worldwide, five in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Eurasian wryneck		A rare passage migrant, occasional breeder
European green woodpecker		A resident breeding species
Yellow-bellied sapsucker		A rare vagrant
Great spotted woodpecker		A resident breeding species
Lesser spotted woodpecker		A resident breeding species

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae
A large family from the Americas. There are 437 species, with four rare vagrants recorded in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Eastern phoebe		A rare vagrant
Acadian flycatcher		A rare vagrant
Alder flycatcher		A rare vagrant
Eastern kingbird		A rare vagrant

Old World orioles

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae
The orioles are medium-sized passerines, mostly with bright and showy plumage, the females often have duller plumage than the males The beak is long, slightly curved and hooked. Orioles are arboreal and tend to feed in the canopy. There are 36 species worldwide, one of which has been recorded in Great Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Golden oriole		A scarce breeding summer visitor

Shrikes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. There are 33 species worldwide, nine in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Brown shrike		A rare vagrant
Red-backed shrike		A scarce passage migrant, occasional breeder
Daurian shrike		A rare vagrant
Turkestan shrike		A rare vagrant
Long-tailed shrike		A rare vagrant
Lesser grey shrike		A rare vagrant
Great grey shrike		A scarce winter visitor
Woodchat shrike		A scarce migrant
Masked shrike		A rare vagrant

Vireos

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. There are 58 species worldwide. Three have occurred as vagrants in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Yellow-throated vireo		A rare vagrant
Philadelphia vireo		A rare vagrant
Red-eyed vireo		A rare vagrant

Crows and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae
The crows and their relatives are fairly large birds with strong bills and are usually intelligent and adaptable. There are over 120 species worldwide with nine in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Red-billed chough		A resident breeding species
Eurasian magpie		A resident breeding species
Eurasian jay		A resident breeding species
Spotted nutcracker		A rare vagrant
Jackdaw		A resident breeding species
Rook		A resident breeding species
Carrion crow		A resident breeding species
Hooded crow		A resident breeding species
Common raven		A resident breeding species

Kinglets

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Regulidae
A family of very small birds. There are seven species worldwide with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Goldcrest		A resident breeding species
Common firecrest		A scarce resident breeding species and passage migrant

Penduline tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Remizidae
Small birds with finely pointed bills that build purse-like nests hanging from a branch. There are 11 species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Penduline tit		A rare vagrant

Tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Paridae
Tits are mainly small, stocky, woodland species with short stout bills. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. There are 65 species worldwide, six in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Eurasian blue tit		A resident breeding species
Great tit		A resident breeding species
Crested tit		A resident breeding species
Coal tit		A resident breeding species
Willow tit		A resident breeding species
Marsh tit		A resident breeding species

Bearded tit

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Panuridae
A single species formerly placed in the Old World babbler family.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Bearded tit		A resident breeding species

Larks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 98 species worldwide, 10 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Calandra lark		A rare vagrant
Bimaculated lark		A rare vagrant
Black lark		A rare vagrant
Greater short-toed lark		A scarce migrant
Lesser short-toed lark		A rare vagrant
Crested lark		A rare vagrant
Woodlark		A scarce resident breeding species and summer migrant
Eurasian skylark		A resident breeding species
White-winged lark		A rare vagrant
Shore lark		A scarce winter visitor and passage migrant, occasional breeder

Swallows and martins

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. There are aaround 90 species worldwide, eight in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Sand martin		A breeding summer visitor
Tree swallow		A rare vagrant
Purple martin		A rare vagrant
Eurasian crag martin		A rare vagrant
Barn swallow		A breeding summer visitor
Common house martin		A breeding summer visitor
Red-rumped swallow		A scarce migrant
American cliff swallow		A rare vagrant

Bush warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cettiidae
A recently split family formerly placed in the Sylviidae family. There are 32 species worldwide, with one found in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Cetti's warbler		A resident breeding species

Long-tailed tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Aegithalidae
Small, long-tailed birds that typically live in flocks for much of the year. There are 13 species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Long-tailed tit		A resident breeding species

Leaf warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Phylloscopidae
A recently split family of small insectivorous birds, formerly included within the Sylviidae. There are 81 species, with 16 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Eastern crowned warbler		A rare vagrant
Green warbler		A rare vagrant
Greenish warbler		A scarce migrant
Pale-legged leaf warbler		A rare vagrant
Arctic warbler		A scarce migrant
Pallas's warbler		A scarce migrant
Yellow-browed warbler		A scarce migrant
Hume's warbler		A rare vagrant
Radde's warbler		A scarce migrant
Dusky warbler		A scarce migrant
Western Bonelli's warbler		A scarce migrant
Eastern Bonelli's warbler		A rare vagrant
Wood warbler		A breeding summer visitor
Common chiffchaff		A breeding summer visitor
Iberian chiffchaff		A rare vagrant
Willow warbler		A breeding summer visitor

Typical warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sylviidae
A group of small insectivorous birds. There are 70 species worldwide, with 15 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Blackcap		A resident breeding species & summer visitor
Garden warbler		A breeding summer visitor
Barred warbler		A passage migrant
Lesser whitethroat		A breeding summer visitor
Western Orphean warbler		A rare vagrant
Eastern Orphean warbler		A rare vagrant
Asian desert warbler		A rare vagrant
Whitethroat		A breeding summer visitor
Dartford warbler		A resident breeding species
Marmora's warbler		A rare vagrant
Rüppell's warbler		A rare vagrant
Spectacled warbler		A rare vagrant
Subalpine warbler		A scarce migrant
Moltoni's warbler		A rare vagrant
Sardinian warbler		A rare vagrant

Grasshopper warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Locustellidae
A recently split family, previously part of the family Sylviidae. There are 68 species, with five found in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Pallas's grasshopper warbler		A rare vagrant
Lanceolated warbler		A rare vagrant
Grasshopper warbler		A breeding summer visitor
River warbler		A rare vagrant
Savi's warbler		A rare breeding summer visitor

Reed warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acrocephalidae
A small, insectivorous and vocal group of species, formerly included within the family Sylviidae. There are 56 extant species, with 14 found in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Thick-billed warbler		A rare vagrant
Booted warbler		A rare vagrant
Sykes's warbler		A rare vagrant
Eastern olivaceous warbler		A rare vagrant
Olive-tree warbler		A rare vagrant
Icterine warbler		A scarce migrant, occasional breeder
Melodious warbler		A scarce migrant, occasional breeder
Aquatic warbler		A scarce migrant
Sedge warbler		A breeding summer visitor
Paddyfield warbler		A rare vagrant
Blyth's reed warbler		A rare vagrant
Marsh warbler		A breeding summer visitor
Eurasian reed warbler		A breeding summer visitor
Great reed warbler		A rare vagrant, has bred

Cisticolas

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae
A group of insectivorous species, previously included within the family Sylviidae. There are 163 species worldwide, with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Zitting cisticola		A rare vagrant

Waxwings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterised by soft, silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. There are three species worldwide, two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Cedar waxwing		A rare vagrant
Bohemian waxwing		A winter visitor in highly varied numbers.

Wallcreeper

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tichodromadidae
One species, in its own family, a rare visitor to Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Wallcreeper		A rare vagrant

Nuthatches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds with the unusual ability to climb down trees head-first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. There are 28 species worldwide, two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Red-breasted nuthatch		A rare vagrant
Eurasian nuthatch		A resident breeding species

Treecreepers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Certhiidae
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin, pointed, down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. There are 10 species worldwide, two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Common treecreeper		A resident breeding species
Short-toed treecreeper		A rare vagrant

Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae
Wrens are small and inconspicuous birds, except for their loud songs. They have short wings and thin down-turned bills. There are around 80 species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Wren		A resident breeding species

Mockingbirds and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mimidae
Medium-sized passerine birds with long tails. Some are notable for their ability to mimic sounds such as other birds' songs. There are 35 species worldwide. Three have occurred as vagrants in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Northern mockingbird		A rare vagrant
Brown thrasher		A rare vagrant
Grey catbird		A rare vagrant

Starlings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct and most are very gregarious. There are about 114 species worldwide with two in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Common starling		A resident breeding species and winter visitor
Rosy starling		A rare vagrant

Dippers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cinclidae
Dark, dumpy, aquatic birds which are able to forage for food on the beds of rivers. There are five species worldwide with one in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
White-throated dipper		A resident breeding species

Thrushes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae
The thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 172 species worldwide, 20 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
White's thrush		A rare vagrant
Varied thrush		A very rare vagrant
Wood thrush		A rare vagrant
Hermit thrush		A rare vagrant
Swainson's thrush		A rare vagrant
Grey-cheeked thrush		A rare vagrant
Veery		A rare vagrant
Siberian thrush		A rare vagrant
Ring ouzel		A breeding summer visitor
Blackbird		A resident breeding species
Eyebrowed thrush		A rare vagrant
Dusky thrush		A rare vagrant
Naumann's thrush		A rare vagrant
Black-throated thrush		A rare vagrant
Red-throated thrush		A rare vagrant
Fieldfare		A winter visitor, rare breeder
Song thrush		A resident breeding species
Redwing		A winter visitor, rare breeder
Mistle thrush		A resident breeding species
American robin		A rare vagrant

Old World flycatchers and chats

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae. Subfamily: Muscicapinae
The flycatchers and chats are small, mainly insectivorous birds. The flycatchers fly out from a perch to catch insects in the air. There are 324 species worldwide, 31 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Rufous bush robin		A rare vagrant
Asian brown flycatcher		A rare vagrant
Spotted flycatcher		A breeding summer visitor
European robin		A resident breeding species
Siberian blue robin		A rare vagrant
Rufous-tailed robin		A rare vagrant
Siberian rubythroat		A rare vagrant
White-throated robin		A rare vagrant
Red-flanked bluetail		A rare vagrant
Thrush nightingale		A rare vagrant
Nightingale		A breeding summer visitor
Bluethroat		A scarce migrant, occasional breeder
Red-breasted flycatcher		A scarce migrant
Taiga flycatcher		A rare vagrant
Collared flycatcher		A rare vagrant
Pied flycatcher		A breeding summer visitor
Black redstart		A scarce breeding resident, passage migrant & winter visitor
Common redstart		A breeding summer visitor
Moussier's redstart		A rare vagrant
Rock thrush		A rare vagrant
Blue rock thrush		A rare vagrant
Whinchat		A breeding summer visitor & passage migrant
Siberian stonechat		A rare vagrant
European stonechat		A resident breeding species
Northern wheatear		A breeding summer visitor & passage migrant
Isabelline wheatear		A rare vagrant
Desert wheatear		A rare vagrant
Pied wheatear		A rare vagrant
Western black-eared wheatear		A rare vagrant
Eastern black-eared wheatear		A rare vagrant
White-crowned black wheatear		A rare vagrant

Accentors

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae
A small family of drab, unobtrusive, insectivorous birds with thin, pointed bills. There are thirteen species worldwide with three recorded in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Dunnock		A resident breeding species
Alpine accentor		A rare vagrant
Siberian accentor		A rare vagrant with multiple records in 2016

Sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae
Sparrows tend to be small, plump, brownish or greyish birds with short tails and short, powerful beaks. They are seed-eaters and they also consume small insects. There are 43 species worldwide, four in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
House sparrow		A resident breeding species
Spanish sparrow		A rare vagrant
Eurasian tree sparrow		A resident breeding species
Rock sparrow		A rare vagrant

Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They are slender, ground-feeding insectivores of open country. There are about 66 species worldwide, 16 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Western yellow wagtail		Seven races including: Blue-headed wagtail M. f. flava Yellow wagtail M. f. flavissima
Eastern yellow wagtail		A rare vagrant
Citrine wagtail		A rare vagrant
Grey wagtail		A resident breeding species
White wagtail		A resident breeding species with two additional visiting races M. a. alba M. a. leucopsis, Amur wagtail M. a. yarrelli, pied wagtail
Richard's pipit		A scarce migrant
Blyth's pipit		A rare vagrant
Tawny pipit		A scarce migrant
Olive-backed pipit		A rare vagrant
Tree pipit		A breeding summer visitor
Pechora pipit		A rare vagrant
Meadow pipit		A resident breeding species
Red-throated pipit		A scarce migrant
Rock pipit		A resident breeding species
Water pipit		A winter visitor
Buff-bellied pipit		A rare vagrant

Finches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. There are 228 species worldwide, 22 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Common chaffinch		A resident breeding species
Brambling		A winter visitor, occasional breeder
European serin		A scarce passage migrant, occasional breeder
European greenfinch		A resident breeding species
Citril finch		A rare vagrant
European goldfinch		A resident breeding species
Eurasian linnet		A resident breeding species
Twite		A resident breeding species
Eurasian siskin		A resident breeding species and winter visitor
Lesser redpoll		A resident breeding species
Mealy redpoll		A winter visitor and passage migrant, occasional breeder
Arctic redpoll		A scarce migrant
Two-barred crossbill		A rare vagrant
Common crossbill		A resident breeding species
Scottish crossbill		A resident endemic breeding species
Parrot crossbill		A resident breeding species
Trumpeter finch		A rare vagrant
Common rosefinch		A scarce migrant, occasional breeder
Pine grosbeak		A rare vagrant
Eurasian bullfinch		A resident breeding species
Hawfinch		A scarce resident breeding species
Evening grosbeak		A rare vagrant

Longspurs

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Calcariidae
A small family of migratory seed eating birds. There are six species worldwide, with two found in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Snow bunting		A winter visitor & scarce breeder
Lapland bunting		A winter visitor, occasional breeder

Cardinals and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cardinalidae
There are four species in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Summer tanager		A rare vagrant
Scarlet tanager		A rare vagrant
Rose-breasted grosbeak		A rare vagrant
Indigo bunting		A rare vagrant

Buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae.
A large group of seed-eating passerine birds with a distinctively shaped bill. There are 44 species worldwide and 17 in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Black-faced bunting		A rare vagrant
Pine bunting		A rare vagrant
Yellowhammer		A resident breeding species
Cirl bunting		A resident breeding species
Rock bunting		A rare vagrant
Ortolan bunting		A scarce migrant
Cretzschmar's bunting		A rare vagrant
Yellow-browed bunting		A rare vagrant
Rustic bunting		A scarce migrant
Chestnut-eared bunting		A rare vagrant
Little bunting		A scarce migrant
Yellow-breasted bunting		A rare vagrant
Chestnut bunting		A rare vagrant
Reed bunting		A resident breeding species
Pallas' reed bunting		A rare vagrant
Black-headed bunting		A rare vagrant
Corn bunting		A resident breeding species

American sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae.
A seed eating group of species, recently split from the family Emberizidae. There are 136 species worldwide, with seven found in Britain as rare vagrants.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Rufous-sided towhee		A rare vagrant
Lark sparrow		A rare vagrant
Savannah sparrow		A rare vagrant
Song sparrow		A rare vagrant
White-crowned sparrow		A rare vagrant
White-throated sparrow		A rare vagrant
Dark-eyed junco		A rare vagrant

Icterids

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae.
There are 109 species worldwide, with four species found rarely in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Bobolink		A rare vagrant
Brown-headed cowbird		A rare vagrant
Baltimore oriole		A rare vagrant
Red-winged blackbird		A rare vagrant

New World warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae
A group of small, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal and insectivorous. There are 119 species worldwide. Eighteen have occurred as vagrants in Britain.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Ovenbird		A rare vagrant
Northern waterthrush		A rare vagrant
Golden-winged warbler		A rare vagrant
Black-and-white warbler		A rare vagrant
Tennessee warbler		A rare vagrant
Common yellowthroat		A rare vagrant
Hooded warbler		A rare vagrant
American redstart		A rare vagrant
Cape May warbler		A rare vagrant
Northern parula		A rare vagrant
Magnolia warbler		A rare vagrant
Bay-breasted warbler		A rare vagrant
Blackburnian warbler		A rare vagrant
Yellow warbler		A rare vagrant
Chestnut-sided warbler		A rare vagrant
Blackpoll warbler		A rare vagrant
Yellow-rumped warbler		A rare vagrant
Wilson's warbler		A rare vagrant

The links above lead to family accounts and individual species. Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so other arrangements may be found, as in Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy.

Species awaiting acceptance

The following species have been recorded recently and the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee has not yet made a decision on whether to accept them onto the British List.

Common and binomial names	Image	Status
Brown booby		A rare vagrant, first recorded 2019.
Paddyfield pipit		A rare vagrant, first recorded 2019.
White-chinned petrel		A rare vagrant, first recorded 2020.
Fea's petrel		A rare vagrant, previously accepted onto the British list as Fea's petrel but since split into three distinct species
Bearded vulture		A rare vagrant, first recorded 2020.

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