THE MARSHFIELD PATCH LIST
The Systematic List follows the conventions of the British Ornithologist' Union (BOU) and the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) World Bird List.
The list currently stands at 164 - 155 full species (UPPERCASE) and nine forms (lowercase).
GEESE & SWANS
CANADA GOOSE Branta candensis
MUTE SWAN Cygnus olor
WILDFOWL
MANDARIN Aix galericulata
GADWALL Mareca strepera
WIGEON Mareca penelope
MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos
COMMON TEAL Anas crecca
TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula
COMMON SCOTER Melanitta nigra
PARTRIDGE & QUAIL ETC
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE Alectoris rufa
GREY PARTRIDGE Perdix perdix
COMMON QUAIL Coturnix coturnix
COMMON PHEASANT Phasianus colchicus
GREBES
LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis
STORKS & HERONS ETC
COMMON CRANE Grus grus
GREY HERON Ardea cinerea
LITTLE EGRET Egretta garzetta
GREAT WHITE EGRET Ardea alba
CORMORANTS
CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
RAPTORS
OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
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
COMMON BUZZARD Buteo buteo
RAILS & CRAKES
WATER RAIL Rallus aquaticus
CORNCRAKE Crex crex
MOORHEN Gallinula chloropus
COOT Fulica atra
WADERS
OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus
LAPWING Vanellus vanellus
GOLDEN PLOVER Pluvialis apricaria
RINGED PLOVER Charadrius hiaticula psammodromus
DOTTEREL Charadrius morinellus
WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus islandicus
CURLEW Numenius arquata
WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola
JACK SNIPE Lymnocryptes minimus
COMMON SNIPE Gallinago gallinago
COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
REDSHANK Tringa totanus
WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa glareola
GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
GULLS
BLACK-HEADED GULL Chroicocephalus ridibundus
MEDITERRANEAN GULL Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
COMMON GULL Larus canus
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus marinus
HERRING GULL Larus argentatus argenteus
Scandinavian Herring Gull Larus argentatus argentatus
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL Larus michahellis
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Larus fuscus graellsii
Continental Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius
AUKS
LITTLE AUK Alle alle
DOVES & PIGEONS
ROCK DOVE Columba livia
STOCK DOVE Columba oenas
WOODPIGEON Columba palumbus
TURTLE DOVE Streptopelia turtur
COLLARED DOVE Streptopelia decaocto
CUCKOO, OWLS & NIGHTJARS
CUCKOO Cuculus canorus
BARN OWL Tyto alba
TAWNY OWL Strix aluco
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua
SHORT-EARED OWL Asio flammeus
EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR Caprimulgus europaeus
SWIFT, EXOTICS & WOODPECKERS
COMMON SWIFT Apus apus
KINGFISHER Alcedo atthis ispida
HOOPOE Upupa epops
WAXWING Bombycilla garrulus
DIPPER Cinclus cinclus gularis
WRYNECK Jynx torquilla
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dryobates minor comminutus
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Dendrocopos major anglicus
GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis
FALCONS
KESTREL Falco tinnunculus
MERLIN Falco columbarius aesalon
HOBBY Falco subbuteo
PEREGRINE Falco peregrinus
SHRIKES
RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio
GREAT GREY SHRIKE Lanius excubitor
WOODCHAT SHRIKE Lanius senator
CORVIDS
JAY Garrulus glandarius rufitergum
Continental Jay Garrulus glandarius glandarius
MAGPIE Pica pica
JACKDAW Coloeus monedula spermologus
Nordic Jackdaw Coloeus monedula monedula
ROOK Corvus frugilegus
CARRION CROW Corvus corone
COMMON RAVEN Corvus corax
TITS
COAL TIT Periparus ater britannicus
MARSH TIT Poecile palustris dresseri
WILLOW TIT Poecile montanus kleinschmidti
BLUE TIT Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus
GREAT TIT Parus major newtoni
LONG-TAILED TIT Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus
MARTINS & SWALLOW
SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia
HOUSE MARTIN Delichon urbicum
SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
WARBLERS
WILLOW WARBLER Phylloscopus trochilus
COMMON CHIFFCHAFF Phylloscopus collybita
WOOD WARBLER Phylloscopus sibilatrix
SEDGE WARBLER Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
REED WARBLER Acrocephalus scirpaceus
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Locustella naevia
BLACKCAP Sylvia atricapilla
GARDEN WARBLER Sylvia borin
LESSER WHITETHROAT Sylvia curruca
COMMON WHITETHROAT Sylvia communis
DARTFORD WARBLER Sylvia undata
GOLDCREST Regulus regulus
WREN, NUTHATCH & TREECREEPER
WREN Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus
NUTHATCH Sitta europaea caesia
TREECREEPER Certhia familiaris brittanica
STARLING & THRUSHES
STARLING Sturnus vulgaris
RING OUZEL Turdus torquatus
BLACKBIRD Turdus merula
Continental Blackbird Turdus merula merula
FIELDFARE Turdus pilaris
REDWING Turdus iliacus
SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelos clarkei
Continental Song Thrush Turdus philomelos philomelos
MISTLE THRUSH Turdus viscivorus
CHATS
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata
PIED FLYCATCHER Ficedula hypoleuca
ROBIN Erithacus rubecula melophilus
RED-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT Luscinia svecica
NIGHTINGALE Luscinia megarhynchos
RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL Tarsiger cyanurus
BLACK REDSTART Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis
COMMON REDSTART Phoenicurus phoenicurus
WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra
COMMON STONECHAT Saxicola rubicola hibernans
NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe
Greenland Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
DUNNOCK Prunella modularis occidentalis
LARKS, PIPITS &WAGTAILS
SKYLARK Alauda arvensis
MEADOW PIPIT Anthus pratensis
TREE PIPIT Anthus trivialis
YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava flavissima
GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
PIED WAGTAIL Motacilla alba yarrellii
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
FINCHES, BUNTINGS
HOUSE SPARROW Passer domesticus
TREE SPARROW Passer montanus
CHAFFINCH Fringilla coelebs gengleri
Continental Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs coelebs
BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla
HAWFINCH Coccothraustes coccothraustes
BULLFINCH Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata
GREENFINCH Chloris chloris
LINNET Linaria cannabina
LESSER REDPOLL Acanthis cabaret
COMMON CROSSBILL Loxia curvirostra
GOLDFINCH Carduelis carduelis britannica
SISKIN Spinus spinus
CORN BUNTING Emberiza calandra
YELLOWHAMMER Emberiza citrinella
REED BUNTING Emberiza schoeniclus
LAPLAND BUNTING Calcarius lapponicus