A Checklist of Hampshire Birds

Includes all species recorded in the administrative county of Hampshire up to 31st December 2008. The total stands at 363 species (342 cat A, 9 cat B, 12 cat C).

An explanation of the various categories, as defined by the BOURC, is set out below.

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 introduced, now derive from the resulting self-sustaining populations.

C1 Naturalized introduced species – species that have occurred only as a result of introduction, e.g. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

C2 Naturalized established species - species with established populations resulting from introduction by Man, but which also occur in an apparently natural state, e.g. Greylag Goose Anser anser

C3 Naturalized re-established species - species with populations successfully re-established by Man in areas of former occurrence, e.g. Red Kite Milvus milvus

C4 Naturalized feral species - domesticated species with populations established in the wild, e.g. Rock Pigeon (Dove)/Feral Pigeon Columba livia .

C5 Vagrant naturalized species - species from established naturalized populations abroad, e.g. possibly some Ruddy Shelducks Tadorna ferruginea occurring in Britain. There are currently no species in category C5.

C6 Former naturalized species – species formerly placed in C1 whose naturalized populations are either no longer self-sustaining or are considered extinct, e.g. Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae .

D Species that would otherwise appear in Category A except that there is reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state. Species placed in Category D only form no part of the British List, and are not included in the species totals.

E Species that have been recorded as introductions, human-assisted transportees or escapees from captivity, and whose breeding populations (if any) are thought not to be self-sustaining. Species in Category E that have bred in the wild in Britain are designated as E*. Category E species form no part of the British List (unless already included within Categories A, B or C).

The Hampshire List, tabulated below, comprises only those species in Categories A, B and C.

Vernacular name	Scientific name	Category
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	A
Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus	A
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	A
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	A
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	A
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	A
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	A, C2
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	C6
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	C1
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	A, C2
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	A
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	A
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	C1
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	A
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	C1
Wigeon	Anas penelope	A
American Wigeon	Anas americana	A
Gadwall	Anas strepera	A, C2
Teal	Anas crecca	A
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	A
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	A, C2
Pintail	Anas acuta	A
Garganey	Anas querquedula	A
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	A
Shoveler	Anas clypeata	A
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	A, C2
Pochard	Aythya ferina	A
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	A
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	A
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	A
Scaup	Aythya marila	A
Eider	Somateria mollissima	A
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	A
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	A
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	A
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	A
Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	A
Smew	Mergellus albellus	A
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	A
Goosander	Mergus merganser	A
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	C1
Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix	B
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	C1
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	A, C2
Quail	Coturnix coturnix	A
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	C1
Golden Pheasant	Chrysolophus pictus	C6
Lady Amherst's Pheasant	Chrysolophus amherstiae	C6
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	A
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	A
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	A
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	A
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	A
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	A
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	A
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	A
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	A
Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	A
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	A
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	A
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	A
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	A
Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	A
Leach's Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	A
Gannet	Morus bassanus	A
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	A
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	A
Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	A
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	B
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	A
Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	A
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	A
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	A
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	A
Great White Egret	Ardea alba	A
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	A
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	A
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	A
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	A
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	A
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	A
Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	A
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	A
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	A, C3
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	A
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	A
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	A
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	A
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	A, C2
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	A
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	A
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	A
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	A
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	A
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	A
Merlin	Falco columbarius	A
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	A
Gyr Falcon	Falco rusticolus	B
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	A
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	A
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	A
Little Crake	Porzana parva	A
Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	A
Corncrake	Crex crex	A
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	A
Coot	Fulica atra	A
Crane	Grus grus	A
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	A
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	B
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	A
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	A
Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	A
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	A
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	B
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	A
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	A
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	A
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	A
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	A
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	A
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	A
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	A
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	A
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	A
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	A
Sociable Plover	Vanellus gregarius	A
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	A
Knot	Calidris canutus	A
Sanderling	Calidris alba	A
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	A
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	A
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	A
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	A
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	A
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	A
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	A
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	A
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	A
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	A
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	A
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	A
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	A
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	A
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	A
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	A
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	B
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	A
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	A
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	A
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	A
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	A
Curlew	Numenius arquata	A
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	A
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	A
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	A
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	A
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	A
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	A
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	A
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	A
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	A
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	A
Redshank	Tringa totanus	A
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	A
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	A
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	A
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	A
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	A
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	A
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	A
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	A
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	A
Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	A
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	A
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	A
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	A
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla	A
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	A
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	A
Common Gull	Larus canus	A
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	A
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	A
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	A
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	A
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	A
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	A
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	A
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	A
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscata	A
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	A
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	A
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	A
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	A
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	A
White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	A
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	A
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	A
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	A
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	A
Guillemot	Uria aalge	A
Razorbill	Alca torda	A
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	A
Little Auk	Alle alle	A
Puffin	Fratercula arctica	A
Pallas's Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	B
Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	C4
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	A
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	A
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	A
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	A
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	C1
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	A
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	A
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	A
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	A
Scops Owl	Otus scops	A
Snowy Owl	Nyctea scandiaca	A
Little Owl	Athene noctua	C1
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	A
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	A
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	A
Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	A
Needle-tailed Swift	Hirundapus caudacutus	B
Swift	Apus apus	A
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	A
Alpine Swift	Apus melba	A
Little Swift	Apus affinis	A
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	A
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	A
Roller	Coracias garrulus	A
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	A
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	A
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	A
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	A
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	A
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	A
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	A
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	A
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	A
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	A
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	A
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	A
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	A
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	A
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	A
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	A
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	A
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	A
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	A
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	A
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	A
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	A
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	A
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	A
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	A
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	A
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	A
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	A
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	A
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	A
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	A
Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	A
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	A
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	A
Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	A
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	A
Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	A
Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	A
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	A
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	A
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	A
Blackbird	Turdus merula	A
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	A
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	A
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	A
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	A
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	A
Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	A
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	A
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	A
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	A
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	A
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	A
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	A
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	A
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	A
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	A
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	A
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	A
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	A
Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria	A
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	A
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	A
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	A
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	A
Pallas's Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	A
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	A
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	A
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	A
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	A
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	A
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	A
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	A
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	A
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	A
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	A
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	A
Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	A
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	A
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	A
Great Tit	Parus major	A
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	A
Willow Tit	Poecile montana	A
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	A
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	A
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	A
Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	A
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	A
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	A
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	A
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	A
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	A
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	A
Magpie	Pica pica	A
Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes	A
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	A
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	A
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	A
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	A
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	A
Raven	Corvus corax	A
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	A
Rose-coloured Starling	Sturnus roseus	A
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	A
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	A
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	A
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	A
Serin	Serinus serinus	A
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	A
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	A
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	A
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	A
Twite	Carduelis flavirostris	A
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret	A
Mealy Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	A
Two-barred Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	A
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	A
Parrot Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	A
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	B
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	A
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	A
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	A
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	A
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	A
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	A
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	A
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	A
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	A
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	A
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	A
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	A
Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	A
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	A

Additional species not forming part of the official Hampshire List.

Ross’s Goose	Anser rossii	D
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	E
Lesser Canada Goose	Branta hutchinsii	E
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	D
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus

Numerous other escapees recorded in Hampshire would be included in category E, but they are beyond the scope of this work.

My thanks to John Eyre for permission to use his Birds of Hampshire – A Checklist (2001) as the basis for this list and to Alan Cox for his expert help in clarifying species order and correct scientific names. The BOU recently revised vernacular names, to be used within Britain, are now employed which has necessitated small revisions to just 11 of the previously used Hampshire vernacular names.

John Clark

August 2008

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