Concise Guide to British Birds v9

Published by BirdGuides

130 species - all the birds you're likely to see in your garden or in nearby woodland and parkland, on reservoirs or by the coast.

Over 200 video clips
Over 200 sound recordings of songs and calls
Over 200 illustrations
About 200 distribution maps
Over 1000 screens of text
Instant side-by-side comparisons
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Common Name	Scientific Name
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
Greylag Goose	Anser anser
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot	Fulica atra
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola

Common Name	Scientific Name
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Mew Gull	Larus canus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons
Razorbill	Alca torda
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica
Stock Pigeon	Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
Barn Owl	Tyto alba
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
Little Owl	Athene noctua
Common Swift	Apus apus
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Picoides major
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis
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

Common Name	Scientific Name
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
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Long-tailed-Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris
Willow Tit	Poecile montana
Coal Tit	Periparus ater
Great Tit	Parus major
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
Wood Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
Eurasian Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
Common Raven	Corvus corax

Common Name	Scientific Name
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Corn Bunting	Miliaria calandra
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
European Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris
Eurasian Siskin	Carduelis spinus
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Mealy Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Common Linnet	Acanthis cannabina
Common Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus

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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