A Checklist of Hampshire Birds -

Includes all species recorded in the administrative county of Hampshire up to 31st December 2007. The total stands at 363 species (340 cat A, 11 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 aegyptiacus

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	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 tetriz	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
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	A
Leach’s Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	A
Madeiran Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma castro	B
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