Cornwall Birding

THE CORNWALL SPECIES LIST

CORNWALL LIST (Last updated 05-Jun-2007 419 species (2 pending)) courtesy of  www.printablebirdchecklists.homestead.com
This list is of species recorded on the Cornish mainland and DOES NOT include species recorded on the Isles of Scilly.

Red-throated Diver or Loon Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver or Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Great Northern Diver or Common Loon Gavia immer
White-billed Diver or Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Little Grebe or Dabchick Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Slavonian or Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked or Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Fea’s Petrel Pterodroma feae
Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Egretta alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Green Heron Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Great or Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
White-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla
Pale-bellied Brent Goose Branta hrota
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Bewick’s Swan Cygnus bewickii
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca (introduced)
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata (introduced)
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana
Gadwall Anas strepera
Common 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
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
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
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Merganser or Goosander Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis (introduced)
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
Western or Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Eurasian or Northern Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Lesser Kestrel Falco naummani
Common or Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Northern or Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Gyr Falcon or Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Common or Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus (introduced)
Red Grouse Lagopus scotica
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corncrake Crex crex
Little Crake Porzana parva
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common or Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Common Crane Grus grus
Great Bustard Otis tarda
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Eurasian Thick-knee or Stone-Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor
Common or Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
American or Lesser Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Grey or Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinerea
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
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
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked or Northern Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red or Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Pomarine Skua or Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Arctic Skua or Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Skua or Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Common or Mew Gull Larus canus
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla
Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia
Little Gull Larus minutus
Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Little Auk or Dovekie Alle alle
Razorbill Alca torda
Common Guillemot or Murre Uria aalge
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Pallas’s Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Feral Pigeon Columba livia feral (introduced)
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri (escape)
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Common or Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Common or Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus scops
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Little Owl Athene noctua
Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Common or Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Common or River Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Wood Lark or Woodlark Lullula arborea
Sky Lark or Skylark Alauda arvensis
Horned or Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris
Sand Martin or Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Northern House-Martin Delichon urbicum
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Hedge Accentor or Dunnock Prunella modularis
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Red-flanked Bluetail or Orange-flanked Bush-Robin Tarsiger cyanurus
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
White’s or Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevia
Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Common or Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni
Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti
Common Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia
Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common or Eurasian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus tristis
Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
Western Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Pallas’s Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
Inornate or Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Hume’s Leaf- or Buff-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Common or Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
European Pied-Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Eurasian or Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Eurasian Penduline-Tit Remiz pendulinus
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
Willow Tit Poecile montanus
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Bearded Tit or Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Common or Northern Raven Corvus corax
Northern or Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Isabelline or Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator (ssp. badius)
Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus
Common or Eurasian Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Eurasian Golden-Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
European Serin Serinus serinus
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Spanish or Willow Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Eurasian Tree-Sparrow Passer montanus
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
Common or Mealy Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Common or Scarlet Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Common or Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
White-winged or Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Northern Parula Parula americana
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Lapland Bunting or Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

Additional species….

Pacific Diver, American Buff-bellied Pipit