Northumberland & Tyneside

Bird Club

COUNTY CHECKLIST This list covers all species recorded in Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside (the club’s recording area) up to the 31st December 2017 and follows the sequence used by the British Ornithologists Union (2017)

British (English) vernacular name Scientific name

Brent Goose Branta bernicla

Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis

Snow Goose Anser caerulescens

Greylag Goose Anser anser

Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus

Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris

White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

Garganey Spatula querquedula

Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors

Shoveler Spatula clypeata

Gadwall Mareca strepera

Wigeon Mareca penelope

American Wigeon Mareca americana

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Pintail Anas acuta

Teal Anas crecca

Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

Pochard Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

Scaup Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

King Eider Somateria spectabilis

Eider Somateria mollissima

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca

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Common Scoter Melanitta nigra

Black Scoter Melanitta americana

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Smew Mergellus albellus

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus

Goosander Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix

Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus

Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa

Grey Partridge Perdix perdix

Quail Coturnix coturnix

Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata

Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica

Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica

Great Northern Diver Gavia immer

White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii

Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris

Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

Swinhoe's Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis

Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis

Zino's/Fea's/Desertas Petrel Pterodroma madeira/feae/deserta

Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis

Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea

Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis

Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus

Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus

Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Black Stork Ciconia nigra

White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

Bittern Botaurus stellaris

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

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Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Great White Egret Ardea alba

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Gannet Morus bassanus

Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus

Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

Red Kite Milvus milvus

Black Kite Milvus migrans

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus

Buzzard Buteo buteo

Great Bustard Otis tarda

Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

Corncrake Crex crex

Little Crake Porzana parva

Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Coot Fulica atra

Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis

Crane Grus grus

Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius

Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Dotterel Charadrius morinellus

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Curlew Numenius arquata

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Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Knot Calidris canutus

Ruff Calidris pugnax

Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Sanderling Calidris alba

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

Little Stint Calidris minuta

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

Great Snipe Gallinago media

Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Redshank Tringa totanus

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea

Sabine's Gull Xema sabini

Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus

Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla

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Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan

Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Common Gull Larus canus

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

Little Tern Sternula albifrons

Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Great Skua Stercorarius skua

Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus

Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus

Little Auk Alle alle

Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia

Common Guillemot Uria aalge

Razorbill Alca torda

Great Auk Pinguinus impennis

Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle

Puffin Fratercula arctica

Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Rock Dove Columba livia

Stock Dove Columba oenas

Woodpigeon Columba palumbus

Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Barn Owl Tyto alba

Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus

Tawny Owl Strix aluco

Little Owl Athene noctua

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Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis

Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

Swift Apus apus

Pallid Swift Apus pallidus

Roller Coracias garrulus

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Bee-eater Merops apiaster

Hoopoe Upupa epops

Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major

Green Woodpecker Picus viridis

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus

Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae

Merlin Falco columbarius

Hobby Falco subbuteo

Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus

Peregrine Falco peregrinus

Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus

Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor

Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor

Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

Jay Garrulus glandarius

Magpie Pica pica

Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes

Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Jackdaw Coloeus monedula

Rook Corvus frugilegus

Carrion Crow Corvus corone

Hooded Crow Corvus cornix

Raven Corvus corax

Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

Coal Tit Periparus ater

Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus

Marsh Tit Poecile palustris

Willow Tit Poecile montanus

Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus

Great Tit Parus major

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Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus

Woodlark Lullula arborea

Skylark Alauda arvensis

Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris

Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

Sand Martin Riparia riparia

Swallow Hirundo rustica

House Martin Delichon urbicum

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti

Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus

Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus

Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi

Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum

Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris

Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama

Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta

Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina

Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis

Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Whitethroat Sylvia communis

Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

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Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Nuthatch Sitta europaea

Treecreeper Certhia familiaris

Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus

Starling Sturnus vulgaris

White's Thrush Zoothera aurea

Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus

Blackbird Turdus merula

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

Redwing Turdus iliacus

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus

Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

Robin Erithacus rubecula

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica

Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

Stonechat Saxicola rubicola

Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus

Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti

Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

Dipper Cinclus cinclus

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella

Dunnock Prunella modularis

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba

Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

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Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

Greenfinch Chloris chloris

Twite Linaria flavirostris

Linnet Linaria cannabina

Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea

Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret

Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni

Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus

Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

Serin Serinus serinus

Siskin Spinus spinus

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos

Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala

Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis