A List of the Birds of Jersey
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By Glyn Young & Duncan Wilson.
The following lists all those species of bird reliably recorded in the Bailiwick of Jersey including the islands of Les Ecrehous and Les Minquiers and at sea within Jersey's territorial waters. Species categories are modified from the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) British List (see below). The current status of each species is modified from the Jersey Bird Report which is published annually by the La Société Jersiaise (see latest report for details). The English names and the order of this list broadly follow The British List 2001 published by the BOU.
The authors are indebted to Michael Dryden for his help and advice in compiling this list.
This list represents the official list of the birds of Jersey and is maintained by the Ornithology Section of La Société Jersiaise.
Species Categories (modified from BOU British List)
A - Species which have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1 January 1950.
B - Species which were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once up to 31 December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.
C - Species that, although originally introduced by man, either deliberately or accidentally, have established breeding populations derived from introduced stock, that maintain themselves without necessary recourse to further introduction.
C1 - Naturalised introductions Species that have occurred only as a result of introductions.
C2 - Naturalised establishments Species with established populations as a result of introductions by Man, but which also occur in an apparently natural state.
C3 - Naturalised re-establishments Species with populations successfully re-established by Man in areas of former occurrence.
C4 - Naturalised feral species Domesticated species with populations established in the wild.
C5 - Vagrant naturalised species Species from established naturalised populations abroad.
D - Species that would otherwise appear in categories A or B except that there is reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state. Category D species are included within the lists that follow. They do not form any part of the species totals, and are not regarded as members of the Jersey List.
E - Species that have been recorded as introductions, transportees or escapees from captivity, and whose breeding populations (if any) are thought not to be self sustaining. Category E species form no part of the Jersey List.
No attempt has been made to assign records to subspecies level unless identifiable in the field.
Systematic List
A Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Scarce spring and common autumn migrant, scarce winter visitor.
A Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor.
A Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Common autumn migrant and scarce winter visitor.
A Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Occasional breeding species, scarce migrant and winter visitor.
A Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Very common spring and autumn migrant and common winter visitor.
A Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Rare migrant and winter visitor.
A Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Scarce spring and autumn migrant, may be common in some winters.
A Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Rare spring and autumn migrant and winter visitor. Recorded annually.
A Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 1 record, 11/6/2000
A Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Common resident and migrant – first recorded breeding, 1975.
A Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Rare autumn migrant.
A Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 1 record, 8/9/1995
A Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Rare autumn migrant.
A Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Common, mainly spring and autumn migrant and summer visitor.
A Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Scarce, mainly autumn migrant; common in some years.
A Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 1 record, 9/5/1994
A European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Scarce summer visitor to offshore waters. Birds mist-netted annually on the North coast may indicate a small breeding population?
A Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodrama leucorhoa 2 records, 10/11/1916 and 26/10/52.
A Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Common offshore, particularly in summer.
A Great Cormorant Phalocrocorax carbo Common resident and migrant.
A European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Common resident and migrant.
A Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor. One or two individuals generally present during most winters.
A Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Rare spring migrant.
A Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 3 records, 2/11/1885, 10/10/1953 and 2/5/93.
A Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 record, 17/8-21/8/1992.
A Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 record, 8-14/8/2002.
A Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common resident and migrant. 1 record (8-9/5/1978) before 3/8/89 (3) and subsequent Ôcolonisation'. First bred 2002.
A Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common migrant and winter visitor, scarce in summer.
A Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Rare spring and autumn migrant. May be annual.
A Black Stork Ciconia nigra 1 record, 25-26/7/1995.
A White Stork Ciconia alba 5 records, 11/5/1982, 13-14/5/84, 16/5/86, 26/4/99(2) and 7-8/9/2000.
A Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Rare migrant.
AC Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rare, usually winter, visitor. There is a resident, often free-living introduced population.
A Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Bewick's Swan C. columbianus bewicki: 1 record, 16/1-22/2/1982.
AC Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Rare winter visitor – 6 records. There is a small, resident, often free-living ÒcaptiveÓ population.
A Bean Goose Anser fabalis Rare winter visitor – 9 records: 2 subspecies, A. fabalis fabalis and A. fabalis rossicus recorded.
A Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Rare winter visitor. No recent records.
A Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Rare spring migrant and winter visitor.
AC Greylag Goose Anser anser Rare spring and autumn migrant: western race A. anser anser. There is a small, resident, population of feral (eastern race A. anser rubirostris) birds.
C Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1 record, 14/1/1982 (3).
AC Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Rare winter visitor. There is a small, resident, free-living population.
A Brent Goose Branta bernicla Very common autumn migrant and winter visitor. Three subspecies recorded: Dark-bellied B. bernicla bernicla and Pale-bellied B. bernicla hrota are annual, Black Brant B. bernicla nigricans is a rare visitor.
C Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 1 record, 18-31/12/2001(3) and 1/02.
A Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Rare, mainly winter, visitor and uncommon migrant.
C Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rare resident.
A Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Scarce winter visitor and migrant.
A Gadwall Anas strepera Rare winter visitor, first record 15/12/1968. Increased and may be resident some years. First bred 2000.
A Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Common winter visitor and migrant.
AC Northern Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common resident and migrant. Many birds showing characteristics of domestic varieties living wild.
A Northern Pintail Anas acuta Rare winter visitor and rare, mainly spring and autumn, migrant.
A Garganey Anas querquedula Rare spring migrant, occasional in autumn.
A Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Resident, may not breed annually. Scarce winter visitor and migrant.
A Common Pochard Aythya ferina Occasional breeding species (first bred 1993), scarce migrant and winter visitor.
A Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1 record, 25/2-9/3/2001 and 1-7/7/01 (same bird).
A Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1 record, 15/11-16/12/1986.
A Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common resident and winter visitor.
A Greater Scaup Aythya marila Rare winter visitor and autumn migrant.
A Common Eider Somateria mollissima Scarce migrant and winter visitor – occasional individuals have stayed throughout year.
A Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Rare, generally in winter.
A Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Scarce winter visitor and common autumn migrant, occasional in summer.
A Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Rare winter visitor and spring migrant.
A Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Rare winter visitor and migrant (was regular in small numbers in 1980s).
A Smew Mergellus albellus Rare winter visitor.
A Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Common winter visitor and autumn migrant.
A Goosander Mergus merganser Rare winter visitor and migrant.
C Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Rare winter visitor, first record 1993. Occasional birds have stayed into summer. (7 records).
A European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Rare spring and scarce autumn migrant. First recorded 1940.
A Black Kite Milvus migrans 2 records, 18/7- 8/9/1982 and 2/5/93.
A Red Kite Milvus milvus Rare autumn and winter migrant, 7 records, possibly increasing in recent years.
B White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1 record, 19/11/1872.
A Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Scarce spring and autumn migrant. Individuals are increasingly summering or wintering. First bred 2002.
A Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Rare winter visitor and spring and autumn migrant.
A Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 3 records, 28/8/1989, 4/9/92 (2) and 20/8/2000.
A Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 3 records, 1948, 18/9/58 and 16/9/73.
A Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Fairly common resident, scarce, mainly autumn, migrant and winter visitor.
A Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Rare winter visitor and, mainly autumn, migrant.
B Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 3 records, 9/9/1916, 18/2/27 and 11/8/33.
B Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2 records, 1849 and 1856.
A Osprey Pandion haliaetus Rare, but increasingly recorded, migrant.
A Common Kestrel Falco tinunculus Common resident and scarce migrant.
A Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1 record, 9/10/1998.
A Merlin Falco columbarius Scarce winter visitor and, mainly autumn, migrant.
A Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Rare spring and autumn migrant, occasional summer records.
A Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus 1 record, 9/12/1951 – Greenland Gyr F. rusticolas candicans.
A Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Rare resident, scarce winter visitor and migrant. Bred until 1958 and again annually since 2000.
A Common Quail Corturnix corturnix Rare summer visitor and migrant. Occasional breeder until 1932.
C Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common resident, introduced (regularly!).
A Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Common winter visitor and late summer migrant.
A Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Rare, mainly autumn, migrant.
A Little Crake Porzana pava 1 record, 14/10/1978.
A Corn Crake Crex crex Rare migrant, last record 14/10/1969. Formerly bred.
A Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common resident, migrant and winter visitor.
A Common Coot Fulica atra Scarce resident and common winter visitor.
A Common Crane Grus grus 4 records, 27/3/1948 (2), 31/10/63 (17), 20/9/76 (40-46) and 26/10/2000.
B Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 3 records, T. tetrax tetrax 24/11/16. T. tetrax orientalis 4/2/1902 and 12/1916.
B Great Bustard Otis tarda 1 record, 8/12/1879 (2).
A Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Scarce resident and very common, occasionally abundant, winter visitor and migrant.
A Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1 record, 8/5/1989.
A Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 5 records, 6/7/1950, 7/12/58, 13/10/73, 5/1/79 and 17/10/81 (2).
A Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 2 records, 19/10/1896 (shot) and 6/9-10/10/1995.
A Little Plover Charadrius dubius Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Rare resident, may breed annually, very common winter visitor and migrant.
A Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1 record, 1/1/1971.
A Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Rare spring and autumn migrant. Formerly bred occasionally, last 1937.
A Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Rare spring and autumn migrant. May be annual.
A American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1 record, 2-5/6/1989.
A European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Common winter visitor and migrant.
A Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Very common winter visitor and migrant – occasionally recorded in summer.
A Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Scarce resident, and common migrant and winter visitor. May be abundant during cold winters.
A Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare, mainly spring and autumn, migrant.
A Sanderling Calidris alba Very common winter visitor and common migrant.
A Little Stint Calidris minuta Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1 record, 10-11/5/1989.
A Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare autumn migrant.
A Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Rare autumn migrant.
A Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Scarce winter visitor and migrant, occasional summer records.
A Dunlin Calidris alpina Abundant winter visitor and migrant. Small numbers of non-breeding birds remain during most summers.
A Ruff Philomachus pugnax Scarce winter visitor and migrant.
A Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Scarce winter visitor and migrant.
A Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Very common winter visitor and migrant.
A Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 2 records, 20-24/9/1975 and 28/3-1/4/82.
A Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Common winter visitor and migrant.
A Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Rare winter visitor and migrant.
A Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Very common winter visitor and migrant.
A Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Scarce spring and scarce autumn migrant.
A Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Very common winter visitor and migrant. Some non-breeding birds present in summer.
A Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Rare winter visitor and migrant.
A Common Redshank Tringa totanus Very common winter visitor and migrant. Some non-breeding birds present in summer.
A Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Scarce winter visitor and migrant. Some non-breeding birds present in summer.
A Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Rare winter visitor and scarce spring and autumn migrant.
A Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Scarce spring and autumn migrant. Occasional in winter.
A Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Very common winter visitor and migrant. Some non-breeding birds present in summer.
A Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 4 records 6-8/9/1961, 2/10/68, 4-6/9/83 and 2/9/97.
A Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare autumn migrant.
A Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Rare, mainly autumn migrant. First record 1983.
A Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Rare spring and scarce autumn migrant.
A Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 3 records, 5/9/1991 (dead), 8/11/97 and 16/10/2000.
A Great Skua Catharacta skua Rare winter visitor and autumn migrant.
A Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Scarce, mainly spring and autumn, migrant. First record 1979.
A Little Gull Larus minutus Rare winter visitor, rare spring, and common late autumn migrant.
A Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 2 records, 29/9/1988 and 8/9/95 (2).
A Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Abundant winter visitor, spring and autumn migrant. Scarce in summer.
A Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Rare visitor. First record 1984.
A Mew Gull Larus canus Scarce winter visitor and migrant.
A Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common breeding species and migrant, scarce winter visitor (L.fuscus graelsii). Occasional dark backed birds are considered to be L fuscus intermedius.
A Herring Gull Larus argentatus Abundant resident.
A Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans. Rare visitor. First record 1994.
A Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Rare mainly winter visitor: all L. glaucoides glaucoides.
A Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 6 records, 17/9/1915 -3/2/16, 2-3/42, 4/2/84, 23/2-29/3/84 (2), 7/11/98 (2) and 10/2/2002
A Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Scarce breeding species, very common winter visitor and migrant.
A Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Common winter visitor (most Nov-Feb), spring and autumn migrant. Present offshore nearly throughout year.
A Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 1 record, 3/1/1993 (dead).
A Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Former breeding species. Very common spring and autumn migrant, and summer visitor. Recorded in very small numbers most winters.
A Roseate Tern Sterna dougalli 3 records, 22/8/1987, 11/8/92 and 22/5/98 (2).
A Common Tern Sterna hirundo Scarce breeding species and very common migrant.
A Arctic Tern Sterna paradisea Scarce, mainly autumn, migrant, probably overlooked.
A Little Tern Sterna albifrons Rare spring and scarce autumn migrant.
A Whiskered Tern Childonias hybrida 2 records, 6-7/5/1989 and 19-20/5/97.
A Black Tern Childonias niger Rare spring visitor but mainly autumn migrant.
A White-winged Tern Childonias leucopterus 5 records, 29-30/8/1970, 28/9/74, 19-21/5/75, 27/7/75 and 29-31/8/78.
A Common Guillemot Uria aalge Scarce winter visitor and migrant. Occasional in summer. Formerly bred.
A Razorbill Alca torda Rare breeding species. Common winter visitor and common, occasionally abundant, autumn migrant.
A Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 6 records, 21/4/1952, 24/2/54, 20/3/54, 24/7/83, 19/4/93 and 29/11/2001.
A Little Auk Alle alle Rare winter visitor, associated with westerly storms. The majority of records are tideline corpses.
A Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Rare breeding species and rare migrant. Rare in winter.
B Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus 1 record, 15/5/1888 (Òabout a dozenÓ – 2 shot).
BC Rock Dove Columba livia Former resident. Feral birds, including wild type, resident on cliffs and in urban areas have replaced original population.
A Stock Dove Columba oenas Common resident – first breeding record 1966.
A Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Very common resident, common winter visitor and very common, often abundant, autumn migrant.
A Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common resident. First bred 1961.
A European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Scarce, declining breeding species and migrant.
A Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Scarce, declining breeding species and migrant.
A Barn Owl Tyto alba Scarce, possibly common resident and migrant – dark breasted form, considered to be T. alba guttata occasionally recorded.
A Little Owl Athene noctua 4 records, 9/1953, 8/8/55, 30/9/59 and 5/7/60.
A Tawny Owl Strix aluco 4 records, 1/9/1921, 1/10/37, 18/12/50 and 31/1/78.
A Long-eared Owl Asio otus Occasional breeding species, rare winter visitor and migrant.
A Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rare winter visitor and migrant.
A European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Rare migrant.
A Common Swift Apus apus Abundant summer visitor and migrant. 1 winter record, 17-21/1/1993.
A Alpine Swift Apus melba 5 records, 20/9/1975, 18/10/81, 3/5/88, 27/3/90 and 2/4/96.
A Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Occasional breeding species, scarce winter visitor and spring and autumn migrant.
A European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Rare summer visitor.
B European Roller Coracias garrulus 1 record, 7/10/1935.
A Hoopoe Upupa epops Rare spring and autumn migrant. 1 bird over-wintered.
A Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Rare, mostly autumn migrant. Former breeding species.
B Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1 record in 1860s (bird in market).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common resident. First breeding record 1950.
A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor Rare breeding species, declining and may be extinct. First record 1935, first bred 1979.
A Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 1 record, 29-30/5/1984.
A Wood Lark Lullula arborea Rare winter visitor and autumn migrant.
A Sky Lark Alauda arvensis Scarce and declining resident and spring migrant. Very common, sometimes abundant autumn migrant.
A Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 3 records, 14-29/11/1957, 30-31/10/92(3) and 23/10-2/11/96.
A Sand Martin Riparia riparia Scarce breeding species and very common migrant.
A Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Common breeding species and very common, occasionally abundant, migrant.
A Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica 1 record, 22/4-4/5/1988.
A House Martin Delichon urbica Common breeding species and very common, sometimes abundant, migrant.
A Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Rare, mainly autumn migrant.
A Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Scarce spring and autumn migrant.
A Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common resident, winter visitor and abundant migrant.
A Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Common resident on all coasts (A. petrosus petrosus). A. petrosus littoralis recorded occasionally in early spring and may winter unnoticed.
A Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Rare winter visitor and scarce spring and autumn migrant.
A Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 3 subspecies recorded. Yellow Wagtail M. flava flavissima: scarce, much declined spring and autumn migrant. Blue-headed Wagtail M. flava flava: rare spring and autumn migrant. Grey-headed Wagtail M. flava thunbergi: 2 records, 8-11/5/1988 and 8-9/5/96.
A Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Occasional breeder, common winter visitor and scarce migrant.
A Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2 subspecies recorded. Pied Wagtail M. alba yarrellii: very common winter visitor, common spring and autumn migrant, and White Wagtail M. alba alba: rare but annual breeder and common spring and autumn migrant.
A Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Rare winter visitor.
A White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1 record, C. cinclus cinclus 15/12/1980–15/2/81.
A Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Abundant resident and occasional migrant.
A Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinenis 1 record, mid 10/1975.
A Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis Abundant resident.
A Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 1 record, 7/6/1998.
A European Robin Erithacus rubecula Abundant resident and common autumn migrant.
A Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 1 record, 15/8/1976.
A Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Rare migrant.
A Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 2 subspecies. L. svecica svecica: rare, mainly autumn, migrant, and L. svecica cyanecula: rare, mainly autumn, migrant.
A Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Occasional breeder, scarce winter visitor and late autumn migrant.
A Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Scarce spring and autumn migrant.
A Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Scarce spring and autumn migrant.
A Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata 2 subspecies recorded. Stonechat S. torquata torquata: scarce resident (has declined), common winter visitor and migrant and Siberian Stonechat S. torquata stejnergeri: 1 record, 17-18/10/1984.
A Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2 subspecies recorded. O. oenanthe oenanthe: rare breeding species and very common migrant, and Greenland Wheatear O. oenanthe leucorrhoa: scarce migrant.
A Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 2 records, 22/11/1980 (subspecies unrecorded) and O. hispanica hispanica 13-14/5/90.
A Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Common Blackbird Turdus merula Abundant resident and common autumn migrant.
A Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common, mainly autumn, migrant and winter visitor. Numbers fluctuate greatly from year to year – in some years abundant, in others almost absent.
A Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common resident and autumn migrant.
A Redwing Turdus iliacus Very common, occasionally abundant, winter visitor and migrant.
A Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorous Scarce resident and migrant.
A Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Scarce breeding resident and autumn migrant. First record 1960, first recorded breeding 1973.
A Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Rare migrant.
A Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Rare spring migrant – 6 records, 25-28/5/1979, 14/4/80, 22/4/80, 5-8/6/81, 30/4-20/5/94 and 4/5/95.
A Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Rare early autumn migrant (August/early September).
A Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rare breeder, common spring and autumn migrant.
A Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Rare spring and autumn migrant, has bred.
A Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common breeder, spring and autumn migrant.
A Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 2 records, 8/9/1956 and 18/8/84.
A Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 4 records, 28/8/1979, 22/8/84, 11/9/94 and 26/8/2001.
A Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Rare, mainly autumn migrant.
A Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Scarce resident.
A Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1 record, 5-9/9/1989.
A Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Occasional breeder, rare spring and autumn migrant.
A Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Scarce, occasionally common breeder, common spring and autumn migrant.
A Garden warbler Sylvia borin Scarce breeder, common spring and autumn migrant.
A Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common resident and migrant.
A Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 1 record, 29/9/2002.
A Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Rare autumn migrant.
A Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 2 records, 20-21/11/1998 and 23/12/2000-10/3/01.
A Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Rare spring migrant. Occasional breeder.
A Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybitta Common breeder and wintering species, very common spring and autumn migrant. Birds showing characteristics of P. collybitta abietinus and P. collybitta tristis are regularly recorded.
A Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilis Common breeder and spring migrant, very common autumn migrant.
A Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common resident, winter visitor and migrant.
A Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common, sometimes very common, winter visitor and autumn migrant.
A Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Scarce and declining breeder and spring and autumn migrant.
A Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 5 records, 31/10/1955, 14-18/9/58, 7/8/61, 6-7/10/73 and 13/11/84.
A Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Rare spring and scarce autumn migrant.
A Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Annual breeder (2 + pairs) and rare migrant. First recorded breeding 1974.
A Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common resident.
A Crested Tit Parus cristatus 1 record, 27/10/1985.
A Coal Tit Parus ater Occasional breeder. Rare autumn migrant, some birds may take up residence, but some years none recorded.
A Blue Tit Parus caeruleus Very common resident.
A Great Tit Parus major Common resident and occasional migrant.
B Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea 1 record, 1930-1931.
A Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 1 record, 4/3/1972.
A Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1 record, 30/10/1977 (ringed).
A Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Common resident.
A Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 3 records, 10/11-18/12/1977, 15/3/98 (2), 22/3/98 (2 - 1 again on 28/3/98).
A Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Rare, mainly spring, migrant.
A Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Rare, mainly spring migrant.
A Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 2 records, 10-11/6/1956 and 15/4/79.
A Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 3 records, c 1880, 3/11/1974 and 8-11/4/94.
A Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Rare, mainly autumn, migrant.
A Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Common resident.
A Black-billed Magpie Pica pica Very common resident.
A Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Rare resident prior to 1900. 2 recent records, 1910 and 28/6/87.
A Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula Rare but increasing resident. Current population may be partly descended from feral birds.
A Rook Corvus frugilegus Resident 1928-mid 1970s, rare visitor since this time.
A Carrion Crow Corvus corone Abundant resident and migrant.
A Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Occasional – none in recent years.
A Common Raven Corvus corax Rare resident.
A Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Very common resident, winter visitor and abundant migrant.
A Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus Rare migrant. 7 records, 13/6/1882, 25/6/1995, 16-18/6/2001, 6/11-7/12/01, 9/6/02, 27/6-3/7/02 and 9/7/02.
A House Sparrow Passer domesticus Very common resident.
A Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Rare migrant, usually in spring or winter.
A Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common resident and winter visitor, very common, often abundant, migrant.
A Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Scarce winter visitor and autumn migrant, may be common in some years.
A European Serin Serinus serinus Rare spring migrant, occasional in winter. Formerly a scarce summer visitor, first recorded breeding in 1973, but may no longer breed annually.
A European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Abundant resident and very common migrant.
A European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Abundant resident and very common migrant.
A Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus Uncommon winter visitor and common, occasionally abundant, autumn migrant.
A Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina Common breeder and migrant, sometimes abundant. Small numbers overwinter.
B Twite Carduelis flavirostris 1 record, 2/3/1925.
A Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret Rare winter visitor and, mainly autumn, migrant.
A Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Scarce, mainly autumn migrant.
A Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Common resident.
A Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Rare migrant, usually in late winter or early spring.
A Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 1 record, 17/4/1977.
A Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Rare autumn migrant. First record 1973.
A Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Rare winter visitor and migrant, may be scarce in some autumns.
A Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rare resident, numbers in decline.
A Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Formerly a scarce resident – has suffered dramatic recent decline, and may now be extinct as a breeding species. Occasional records since 2001 probably migrants.
A Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Rare, mainly autumn migrant.
A Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Rare autumn migrant and winter visitor.
A Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniculus Scarce winter visitor and migrant. Formerly a scarce breeder but now much declined and may be extinct as a breeding bird.
A Corn Bunting Milaria calandra Rare, mainly autumn migrant.
D Lesser Flamingo Phoenoconaiias minor 1 record, 2002.
D Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1 record, 9/6/2001 – bird on Les Minquiers, origin uncertain.
D Black Swan Cygnus attratus Pinioned birds at liberty have bred freely since late 1990's and free-flying young have not been managed.
D Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Several free-flying captive birds have been at liberty on the island for several years.
D Red-crested Pochard Netta ruffina Occasional migrant; however, scarce resident in 1980's (origins unknown).
D Saker Falcon Falco cherrug 1 bird in 1994-1995. May have been present since 1995, origin unknown.
D Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Illegally introduced (several times?) current status unclear. May breed. Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Illegally introduced (several times?) current status unclear. If bred, did not become established.
D Peach-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Small breeding population established from escaped cage birds 1960s – present
D Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Small breeding population established 1960s, died out 1970s.
D Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo 1 record: bird of unknown origin 9-10/2001.Categories: Information Service, Wildlife Conservation.
