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Wildfowl (Anatidae)

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Species Status
* Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
* Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
* Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
* Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
* Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
* Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
* Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
* Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
* Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
* Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
* Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
* Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
* Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
* Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
* Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
* Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
* Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
* Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
* American Wigeon (Anas americana)
* Gadwall (Anas strepera)
* Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
* Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
* Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
* American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
* Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
* Garganey (Anas querquedula)
* Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
* Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
* Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
* Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
* Redhead (Aythya americana)
* Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
* Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
* Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
* Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
* Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
* Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
* Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
* King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
* Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
* Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
* Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
* Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
* Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
* Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
* Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
* Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
* Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
* Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
* Smew (Mergellus albellus)
* Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
* Goosander (Mergus merganser)
* Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Grouse (Tetraonidae)

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Species Status
* Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
* Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
* Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
* Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Pheasants, partridges & allies (Phasianidae)

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Species Status
* Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
* Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
* Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
* Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
* Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
* Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)

Divers (Gaviidae)

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Species Status
* Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
* Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
* Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
* White-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii)

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

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Species Status
* 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)

Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)

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Species Status
* Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)

Petrels & shearwaters (Procellariidae)

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Species Status
* Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
* Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae)
* Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata)
* Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
* Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
* Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
* Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
* Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
* Macaronesian Shearwater (Puffinus baroli)

Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)

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Species Status
* Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
* White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
* European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
* Leach's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
* Swinhoe's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)
* Madeiran Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro)

Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)

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Species Status
* Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

Gannets (Sulidae)

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Species Status
* Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)

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Species Status
* Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
* Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
* European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)

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Species Status
* Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Vagrant: 1 record, Whitchurch, Shropshire, 16 Aug 2005 [1]
* Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila)

Herons (Ardeidae)

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Species Status
* Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
* American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
* Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
* Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
* Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
* Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
* Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
* Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
* Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
* Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
* Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
* Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
* Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
* White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
* Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
* Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
* European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
* Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
* Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
* White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
* Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
* Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
* Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
* Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
* Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
* Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
* Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
* Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
* Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
* Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
* Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
* Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
* Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
* Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
* Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
* American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
* Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
* Merlin (Falco columbarius)
* Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
* Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
* Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus)
* Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
* Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
* Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
* Sora (Porzana carolina)
* Little Crake (Porzana parva)
* Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
* Corncrake (Crex crex)
* Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
* Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrula alleni)
* Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
* Common Coot (Fulica atra)
* American Coot (Fulica americana)
* Common Crane (Grus grus)
* Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
* Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
* Macqueen's Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)
* Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
* Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
* Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
* Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
* Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
* Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor)
* Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
* Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
* Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

Plovers and lapwings (Charadriidae)

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Species Status
* Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
* Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
* Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
* Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
* Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
* Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) mongolus group:
Vagrant: 1 record, Keyhaven, Hampshire, 22-26 July 2003 [2]
* Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
* Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
* Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
* American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
* Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
* European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
* Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
* Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
* White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)
* Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
* Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
* Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
* Sanderling (Calidris alba)
* Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
* Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
* Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
* Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
* Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
* Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)
* Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
* White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
* Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
* Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
* Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
* Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
* Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
* Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
* Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
* Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
* Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
* Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
* Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
* Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
* Great Snipe (Gallinago media)
* Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
* Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
* Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
* Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
* Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
* Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
* Little Curlew (Numenius minutus)
* Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)
* Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
* Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
* Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
* Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
* Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
* Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
* Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
* Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
* Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
* Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
* Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
* Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
* Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
* Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
* Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
* Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
* Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
* Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
* Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
* Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
* Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
* Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
* Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
* Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
* Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)

Gulls (Laridae)

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Species Status
* Great Black-headed Gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
* Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
* Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
* Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
* Little Gull (Larus minutus)
* Sabine's Gull (Larus sabini)
* Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
* Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
* Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
* Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) Vagrant, 1 record, Dungeness, Kent, 5–7 May 2003.[3] 1 record, Spurn, East Yorkshire, 1 June 2005.[citation needed]
* Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
* Common Gull (Larus canus)
* Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
* Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
* Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
* Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
* American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
* Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
* Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
* Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
* Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
* Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
* Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)

Terns (Sternidae)

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Species Status
* Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleutica)
* Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscata)
* Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
* Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
* Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
* Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
* Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
* Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
* White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
* Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
* Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
* Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna bengalensis)
* Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
* Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
* Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
* Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Auks (Alcidae)

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Species Status
* Guillemot (Uria aalge)
* Brünnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia)
* Razorbill (Alca torda)
* Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis)
* Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
* Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) Vagrant, 1 record, Dawlish, Devon, 7–14 November 2006 [4]
* Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
* Little Auk (Alle alle)
* Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)

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Species Status
* Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

Pigeons and doves (Columbidae)

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Species Status
* Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
* Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
* Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
* Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
* European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
* Rufous Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
* Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Vagrant, two records:
  • one, Cairinish, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, 13-15 Nov 1999
  • one, Carnach, North Uist, 1 - 7 Nov 2007[5]
* Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
* Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
* Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
* Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus)
* Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
* Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
* Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops)
* Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
* Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
* Little Owl (Athene noctua)
* Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
* Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
* Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
* Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus)
* European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
* Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis)
* Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
* Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
* Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
* White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
* Common Swift (Apus apus)
* Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
* Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
* Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
* Little Swift (Apus affinis)
* Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
* Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
* Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
* European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
* European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
* Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
* Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
* European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
* Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
* Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
* Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
* Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Larks (Alaudidae)

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Species Status
* Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
* Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
* White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
* Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
* Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)
* Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
* Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
* Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
* Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
* Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

Swallows & martins (Hirundinidae)

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Species Status
* Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
* Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
* Purple Martin (Progne subis) Vagrant, 1 record, Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, 5–6 September 2004.[6]
* Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
* Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
* Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
* Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
* American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

Pipits & wagtails (Motacillidae)

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Species Status
* Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
* Blyth's Pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
* Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
* Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
* Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
* Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi)
* Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
* Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
* Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
* Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
* Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
* Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
* Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
* Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
* Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
* Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
* Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
* White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
* Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
* Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
* Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
* Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
* Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
* Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)

Thrushes (Turdidae)

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Species Status
* Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)
* European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
* Rufous-tailed Robin (Luscinia sibilans) Shetland: vagrant, 1 record, Fair Isle, 23 October 2004 [7]
* Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
* Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
* Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope) Shetland: vagrant, 4 records, one on mainland, one on Foula, two on Fair Isle, 1975 & 17-19 October 2003 [8]
* Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
* Siberian Blue Robin (Luscinia cyane)
* Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
* White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis)
* Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
* Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
* Moussier's Redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri)
* Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
* Eurasian Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
* Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
* Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
* Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
* Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)
* Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
* White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
* Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
* Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
* White's Thrush (Zoothera dauma)
* Siberian Thrush (Zoothera sibirica)
* Varied Thrush (Zoothera naevia)
* Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
* Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
* Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
* Grey-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
* Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
* Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
* Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
* Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus)
* Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni)
* Black-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis)
* Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
* Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
* Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
* Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
* American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

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Species Status
* Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
* Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
* Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella certhiola)
* Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
* Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
* River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
* Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
* Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)
* Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
* Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)
* Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
* Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
* Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
* Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
* Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus aedon) Shetland: vagrant, 4 records, Fair Isle, 16-7 May 2003[9]
* Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida)
* Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)
* Sykes's Warbler (Hippolais rama)
* Olive-tree Warbler (Hippolais olivetorum) Shetland: vagrant, 1 record, Boddam, 16 Aug 2006 [10]
* Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
* Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)
* Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
* Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
* Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
* Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
* Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis)
* Asian Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)
* Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
* Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)
* Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
* Marmora's Warbler (Sylvia sarda)
* Rüppell's Warbler (Sylvia rueppelli)
* Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
* Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)
* Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) plumbeitarsus: "Two-barred Greenish Warbler"
Scilly: vagrant, 2 records, Gugh 1987 and Bryher, 27-8 September 2003[11]
* Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
* Pallas's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
* Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
* Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
* Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
* Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
* Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)
* Eastern Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus orientalis)
* Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
* Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
* Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
* Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
* Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
* Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)

Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

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Species Status
* Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
* Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
* Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) East Yorkshire: vagrant, 1 record: Flamborough Head, 26–29 April 2003.[12] Shetland: vagrant, 1 record, Sandgarth, north mainland, 12-15 Oct 2003 [13]
* Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
* Eurasian Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
* Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
* Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Tits (Paridae)

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Species Status
* Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
* Great Tit (Parus major)
* Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
* Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
* Willow Tit (Poecile montanus)
* Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)

Nuthatches (Sittidae)

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Species Status
* Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
* Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
* Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
* Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
* Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
* Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
* Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Shrikes (Laniidae)

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Species Status
* Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) Shetland: vagrant, 3 records: Whalsay, 19-24 September 2004.[14]
* Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
* Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
* Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
* Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
* Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
* Southern Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
* Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
* Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus) Vagrant, 2 records, Kilrenny, Fife, 29 October to 14 November 2004.[15] Scilly, 31 October 2006.[16]

Crows (Corvidae)

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Species Status
* Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
* Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
* Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
* Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
* Western Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
* Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
* Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
* Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
* Northern Raven (Corvus corax)
* Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
* Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus)
* House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
* Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
* Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
* Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
* Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
* Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
* Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
* Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
* Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
* European Serin (Serinus serinus)
* European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
* European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
* Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
* Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
* Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
* Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
* Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
* Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)
* Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
* Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
* Scottish Crossbill (Loxia scotica)
* Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus)
* Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
* Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
* Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
* Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
* Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
* Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)

New World warbler (Parulidae)

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Species Status
* Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
* Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
* Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
* Northern Parula (Parula americana)
* Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
* Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
* Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
* Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
* Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
* Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
* Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
* Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
* American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
* Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
* Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
* Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
* Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina)
* Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
* Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
* Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Buntings (Emberizidae)

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Species Status
* Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
* Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
* Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Shetland: vagrant, 2 records, Fair Isle, 1988 & 14-19 October 2003 [17]
* Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
* White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
* White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
* Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
* Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
* Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
* Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
* Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
* Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
* Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
* Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
* Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
* Cretzschmar's Bunting (Emberiza caesia)
* Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)
* Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)
* Chestnut-eared Bunting (Emberiza fucata) Shetland: 1 record, vagrant, Fair Isle, 15–20 October 2004 [18]
* Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
* Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola)
* Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
* Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi)
* Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
* Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
* Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
* Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
* Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
* Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
* Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

References

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  1. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2007b); for a more detailed account, with colour photographs, see Eaton, Mark, Richard Bradbury and Chris Bowden (2005) The Magnificent Frigatebird in Shropshire Birding World 18(11): 479-81
  2. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2007b); for a more detailed account, with colour photographs, see Chappell, Lawrence (2003) The Lesser Sand Plover in Hampshire Birding World 16(7): 282-3
  3. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2004); for a detailed account, with colour photographs, see Walker, David (2003) The Audouin's Gull in Kent - a new British bird Birding World 16(5): 199-202
  4. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2007a); for a detailed account, with colour photographs, see Hopkins, Dave, Dave Stone and Kevin Rylands (2006) The Long-billed Murrelet in Devon - a new British bird Birding World 19(11): 457-64
  5. ^ Rabbitts, Brian (2008) Mourning Dove on North Uist: new to Britain British Birds 101(1): 26-30
  6. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2005); for a detailed account, with colour photographs, see Coyle, Shaun, Torcuil Grant and Mark Witherall (2004) The Purple Martin on the Outer Hebrides - a new Western Palearctic bird Birding World 17(9): 381-9
  7. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2006); for a detailed account, with colour photographs, see Shaw, Deryk (2004) The Rufous-tailed Robin on Fair Isle - a new Western Palearctic bird Birding World 17(10): 420-3
  8. ^ Bull, Alan (2003) The Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle Birding World 16(10): 427-8
  9. ^ Shaw, Deryk (2003) The Thick-billed Warbler on Fair Isle Birding World 16(5): 206-8
  10. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2007b); for detailed accounts, with colour photographs, see Harvey, Paul, Hugh Harrop, Pete Ellis and Roddy Mavor (2006) The Olive-tree Warbler on Shetland - a new British bird Birding World 19(9): 378-87 and Harrop, Hugh R., Roddy Mavor and Peter M. Ellis (2008) Olive-tree Warbler in Shetland: new to Britain British Birds 101(2):82-88
  11. ^ Dodgson, Steve (2003) The Two-barred Greenish Warbler on Scilly Birding World 16(10):422
  12. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2005); for an account, with colour photographs, see Lassey, Andrew (2003) The Taiga Flycatcher in East Yorkshire - a new British bird Birding World 16(4): 153-5
  13. ^ Chapman, Mark (2003) The Taiga Flycatcher in Shetland Birding World 16(10): 429-32
  14. ^ Marshall, Brian (2004) The Brown Shrike in Shetland Birding World 17(9):390-1
  15. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2006); for an account, with colour photographs, see Shand, Rab (2004) The Masked Shrike in Fife - a new British bird Birding World 17(11):466-71
  16. ^ For an account, with colour photographs, see Stoddart, Andy & Steve Joyner (2006) The Masked Shrike on the Isles of Scilly - the second British record Birding World 19(11):471-2
  17. ^ Shaw, Deryk (2003) The Savannah Sparrow on Fair Isle Birding World 16(10):423-7
  18. ^ For acceptance onto the BOURC list, see BOURC (2007a); for a detailed account, with colour photographs, see Shaw, Deryk (2004) The Chestnut-eared Bunting on Fair Isle - a new Western Palearctic bird Birding World 17(10): 415-9

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