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Birdwatching in England
Paul Doherty
One site is featured each month of the year and shows a typical birdwatching day at that time of the year, including and the birds you might see. A wide range of species (167 in all) is included.
113 min.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata |
| Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis |
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| European Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| Great Bittern | Botaurus stellaris |
| Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis |
| Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis |
| Brent Goose | Branta bernicla |
| Black Brant | Branta nigricans |
| Red-breasted Goose | Branta ruficollis |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiacus |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna |
| Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope |
| Gadwall | Anas strepera |
| Eurasian Teal | Anas crecca |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
| Garganey | Anas querquedula |
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| European Honey-Buzzard | Pernis apivorus |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus |
| Eurasian Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Red Grouse | Lagopus lagopus scoticus |
| Black Grouse | Tetrao tetrix |
| Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix |
| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola |
| Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba |
| Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax |
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus |
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus |
| Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gull | Larus cachinnans michahellis |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus |
| Mediterranean Gull | Larus melanocephalus |
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus |
| Little Gull | Larus minutus |
| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii |
| Little Tern | Sterna albifrons |
| Common Guillemot | Uria aalge |
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica |
| Stock Pigeon | Columba oenas |
| Common Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus |
| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus |
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Picoides minor |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Picoides major |
| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla |
| Wood Lark | Lullula arborea |
| Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis |
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| House Martin | Delichon urbica |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| White / Pied Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis |
| Rock Pipit | Anthus petrosus |
| White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Hedge Accentor | Prunella modularis |
| Common Blackbird | Turdus merula |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra |
| Stonechat | Saxicola torquata |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| Bearded Tit | Panurus biarmicus |
| Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti |
| Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| Booted Warbler | Acrocephalus caligata |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus |
| Greenish Warbler | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
| Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin |
| Common Whitethroat | Sylvia communis |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Sylvia curruca |
| Dartford Warbler | Sylvia undata |
| Firecrest | Regulus ignicapilla |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
| Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | Corvus monedula |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax |
| Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus |
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus |
| Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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