SG Systematic List

SYSTEMATIC BIRDS LIST

The South Gloucestershire Systematic List follows the conventions of the British Ornithologist' Union and the International Ornithological Congress.

The list currently stands at 344: 306 SPECIES and 38 forms all believed to have occurred naturally in the recording area.

SPECIES (307) Follow the links below to access full details.
GEESE (9)
DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE	Branta bernicla	A
RED-BREASTED GOOSE	Branta ruficollis	A
CANADA GOOSE	Branta canadensis	A
BARNACLE GOOSE	Branta leucopsis	A
GREYLAG GOOSE	Anser anser	A
TAIGA BEAN GOOSE	Anser fabalis	A
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE	Anser brachyrhynchus	A
TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE	Anser serrirostris	A
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE	Anser albifrons	A

SWANS (3)
MUTE SWAN	Cygnus olor	A
BEWICK'S SWAN	Cygnus columbianus bewickii	A
WHOOPER SWAN	Cygnus cygnus	A

WILDFOWL (28)
EGYPTIAN GOOSE	Alopochen aegyptiaca	C
COMMON SHELDUCK	Tadorna tadorna	A
RUDDY SHELDUCK	Tadorna ferruginea	B
MANDARIN DUCK	Aix galericulata	C
GARGANEY	Spatula querquedula	A
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Spatula clypeata	A
GADWALL	Mareca strepera	A
EURASIAN WIGEON	Mareca penelope	A
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mareca americana	A
MALLARD	Anas platyrhynchos	A
NORTHERN PINTAIL	Anas acuta	A
EURASIAN TEAL	Anas crecca	A
GREEN-WINGED TEAL	Anas carolinensis	A
RED-CRESTED POCHARD	Netta rufina	A
POCHARD	Aythya ferina	A
RING-NECKED DUCK	Aythya collaris	A
TUFTED DUCK	Aythya fuligula	A
GREATER SCAUP	Aythya marila	A
COMMON EIDER	Somateria mollissima	A
KING EIDER	Somateria spectabilis	A
VELVET SCOTER	Melanitta fusca	A
COMMON SCOTER	Melanitta nigra	A
LONG-TAILED DUCK	Clangula hyemalis	A
GOLDENEYE	Bucephala clangula	A
SMEW	Mergellus albellus	A
GOOSANDER	Mergus merganser	A
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Mergus serrator	A
RUDDY DUCK	Oxyura jamaicensis	C

PARTRIDGE, PHEASANT & QUAIL (4)
GREY PARTRIDGE	Perdix perdix	A
COMMON PHEASANT	Phasianus colchicus	C
COMMON QUAIL	Coturnix coturnix	A
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE	Alectoris rufa	C

NIGHTJAR & SWIFTS (4)
EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR	Caprimulgus europaeus	A
ALPINE SWIFT	Tachymarptis melba	A
COMMON SWIFT	Apus apus	A
PALLID SWIFT	Apus pallidus	A

CUCKOO, SANDGROUSE, DOVES & PIGEONS (6)
COMMON CUCKOO	Cuculus canorus	A
PALLAS'S SANDGROUSE	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	A
ROCK DOVE/ FERAL PIGEON	Columba livia	A
STOCK DOVE	Columba oenas	A
WOODPIGEON	Columba palumbus	A
TURTLE DOVE	Streptopelia turtur	A
COLLARED DOVE	Streptopelia decaocto	A

RAILS, CRAKES & GALLINULES (5)
WATER RAIL	Rallus aquaticus	A
CORNCRAKE	Crex crex	A
SPOTTED CRAKE	Porzana porzana	A
MOORHEN	Gallinula chloropus	A
EURASIAN COOT	Fulica atra	A

CRANES (1)
COMMON CRANE	Grus grus	A

GREBES (4)
LITTLE GREBE	Tachybaptus ruficollis	A
GREAT CRESTED GREBE	Podiceps cristatus	A
SLAVONIAN GREBE	Podiceps auritus	A
BLACK-NECKED GREBE	Podiceps nigricollis	A

WADERS (45)
STONE CURLEW	Burhinus oedicnemus	A
OYSTERCATCHER	Haematopus ostralegus	A
BLACK-WINGED STILT	Himantopus himantopus	A
AVOCET	Recurvirostra avosetta	A
NORTHERN LAPWING	Vanellus vanellus	A
GOLDEN PLOVER	Pluvialis apricaria	A
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER	Pluvialis dominica	A
GREY PLOVER	Pluvialis squatarola	A
RINGED PLOVER	Charadrius hiaticula psammodromus	A
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER	Charadrius dubius curonicus	A
KILLDEER	Charadrius vociferus	A
KENTISH PLOVER	Charadrius alexandrinus	A
DOTTEREL	Charadrius morinellus	A
WHIMBREL	Numenius phaeopus	A
EURASIAN CURLEW	Numenius arquata	A
BAR-TAILED GODWIT	Limosa lapponica	A
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT	Limosa limosa islandica	A
TURNSTONE	Arenaria interpres	A
KNOT	Calidris canutus	A
RUFF	Calidris pugnax	A
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER	Calidris falcinellus	A
CURLEW SANDPIPER	Calidris ferruginea	A
TEMMINCK'S STINT	Calidris temminckii	A
SANDERLING	Calidris alba	A
DUNLIN	Calidris alpina schinzii	A
PURPLE SANDPIPER	Calidris maritima	A
LITTLE STINT	Calidris minuta	A
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER	Calidris fuscicollis	A
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER	Calidris subruficollis	A
PECTORAL SANDPIPER	Calidris melanotos	A
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER	Calidris pusilla	A
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER	Limnodromus scolopaceus	A
WOODCOCK	Scolopax rusticola	A
JACK SNIPE	Lymnocryptes minimus	A
COMMON SNIPE	Gallinago gallinago	A
TEREK SANDPIPER	Xenus cinereus	A
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE	Phalaropus lobatus	A
GREY PHALAROPE	Phalaropus fulicarius	A
COMMON SANDPIPER	Actitis hypoleucos	A
GREEN SANDPIPER	Tringa ochropus	A
COMMON REDSHANK	Tringa totanus	A
WOOD SANDPIPER	Tringa glareola	A
SPOTTED REDSHANK	Tringa erythropus	A
GREENSHANK	Tringa nebularia	A
COLLARED PRATINCOLE	Glareola pratincola	A

GULLS (16)
KITTIWAKE	Rissa tridactyla	A
SABINE'S GULL	Xema sabini	A
BLACK-HEADED GULL	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	A
LITTLE GULL	Hydrocoloeus minutus	A
LAUGHING GULL	Leucophaeus atricilla	A
FRANKLIN'S GULL	Leucophaeus pipixcan	A
MEDITERRANEAN GULL	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	A
COMMON GULL	Larus canus	A
RING-BILLED GULL	Larus delawarensis	A
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL	Larus marinus	A
GLAUCOUS GULL	Larus hyperboreus	A
ICELAND GULL	Larus glaucoides	A
HERRING GULL	Larus argentatus argenteus	A
CASPIAN GULL	Larus cachinnans	A
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL	Larus michahellis	A
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL	Larus fuscus graellsii	A

TERNS (8)
SANDWICH TERN	Thalasseus sandvicensis	A
LITTLE TERN	Sternula albifrons	A
ROSEATE TERN	Sterna dougallii	A
COMMON TERN	Sterna hirundo	A
ARCTIC TERN	Sterna paradisaea	A
WHISKERED TERN	Chlidonias hybrida	A
WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN	Chlidonias leucopterus	A
BLACK TERN	Chlidonias niger	A

SKUA'S (4)
GREAT SKUA	Stercorarius skua	A
POMARINE SKUA	Stercorarius pomarinus	A
ARCTIC SKUA	Stercorarius parasiticus	A
LONG-TAILED SKUA	Stercorarius longicaudus	A

AUK'S (5)
LITTLE AUK	Alle alle	A
GUILLEMOT	Uria aalge	A
RAZORBILL	Alca torda islandica	A
BLACK GUILLEMOT	Cepphus grylle	A
PUFFIN	Fratercula arctica	A

DIVERS (4)
RED-THROATED DIVER	Gavia stellata	A
BLACK-THROATED DIVER	Gavia arctica	A
PACIFIC DIVER	Gavia pacifica	A
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER	Gavia immer	A

PETRELS & SHEARWATERS (7)
EUROPEAN STORM PETREL	Hydrobates pelagicus	A
LEACH'S PETREL	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	A
FULMAR	Fulmarus glacialis	A
CORY'S SHEARWATER	Calonectris borealis	A
SOOTY SHEARWATER	Ardenna grisea	A
MANX SHEARWATER	Puffinus puffinus	A
BALEARIC SHEARWATER	Puffinus mauretanicus	A

STORKS (1)
WHITE STORK	Ciconia ciconia	A

GANNETS & CORMORANTS (3)
NORTHERN GANNET	Morus bassanus	A
SHAG	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	A
CORMORANT	Phalacrocorax carbo	A

IBIS, BITTERNS, HERONS & EGRETS (9)
GLOSSY IBIS	Plegadis falcinellus	A
EURASIAN SPOONBILL	Platalea leucorodia	A
EURASIAN BITTERN	Botaurus stellaris	A
LITTLE BITTERN	Ixobrychus minutus	A
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON	Nycticorax nycticorax	A
CATTLE EGRET	Bubulcus ibis	A
GREY HERON	Ardea cinerea	A
GREAT WHITE EGRET	Ardea alba	A
LITTLE EGRET	Egretta garzetta	A

RAPTORS (12)
WESTERN OSPREY	Pandion haliaetus	A
HONEY BUZZARD	Pernis apivorus	A
SPARROWHAWK	Accipiter nisus	A
GOSHAWK	Accipiter gentilis	A
MARSH HARRIER	Circus aeruginosus	A
HEN HARRIER	Circus cyaneus	A
PALLID HARRIER	Circus macrourus	A
MONTAGU'S HARRIER	Circus pygargus	A
RED KITE	Milvus milvus	A
BLACK KITE	Milvus migrans	A
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE	Haliaeetus albicilla	A
COMMON BUZZARD	Buteo buteo	A

OWLS (5)
BARN OWL	Tyto alba	A
TAWNY OWL	Strix aluco	A
LITTLE OWL	Athene noctua	A
LONG-EARED OWL	Asio otus	A
SHORT-EARED OWL	Asio flammeus	A

EXOTICS (7)
KINGFISHER	Alcedo atthis ispida	A
EUROPEAN BEE-EATER	Merops apiaster	A
HOOPOE	Upupa epops	A
RING-NECKED PARAKEET	Psittacula krameri	A
WAXWING	Bombycilla garrulus	A
DIPPER	Cinclus cinclus gularis	A
GOLDEN ORIOLE	Oriolus oriolus	A

WOODPECKERS (4)
WRYNECK	Jynx torquilla	A
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER	Dryobates minor comminutus	A
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER	Dendrocopos major anglicus	A
GREEN WOODPECKER	Picus viridis	A

FALCONS (5)
KESTREL	Falco tinnunculus	A
RED-FOOTED FALCON	Falco vespertinus	A
MERLIN	Falco columbarius aesalon	A
HOBBY	Falco subbuteo	A
PEREGRINE	Falco peregrinus	A

SHRIKES (3)
RED-BACKED SHRIKE	Lanius collurio	A
GREAT GREY SHRIKE	Lanius excubitor	A
WOODCHAT SHRIKE	Lanius senator	A

CORVIDS (7)
JAY	Garrulus glandarius rufitergum	A
MAGPIE	Pica pica	A
JACKDAW	Coloeus monedula spermologus	A
ROOK	Corvus frugilegus	A
CARRION CROW	Corvus corone	A
HOODED CROW	Corvus cornix	A
COMMON RAVEN	Corvus corax	A

TITS (8)
COAL TIT	Periparus ater britannicus	A
MARSH TIT	Poecile palustris dresseri	A
WILLOW TIT	Poecile montanus kleinschmidti	A
BLUE TIT	Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus	A
GREAT TIT	Parus major newtoni	A
PENDULINE TIT	Remiz pendulinus	A
BEARDED TIT	Panurus biarmicus	A
LONG-TAILED TIT	Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus	A

LARKS (3)
WOODLARK	Lullula arborea	A
SKYLARK	Alauda arvensis	A
SHORELARK	Eremophila alpestris	A

SWALLOWS & MARTINS (4)
SWALLOW	Hirundo rustica	A
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW	Cecropis daurica rufula	A
SAND MARTIN	Riparia riparia	A
HOUSE MARTIN	Delichon urbicum	A

WARBLERS & CRESTS (20)
CETTI'S WARBLER	Cettia cetti	A
WILLOW WARBLER	Phylloscopus trochilus	A
COMMON CHIFFCHAFF	Phylloscopus collybita	A
IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF	Phylloscopus ibericus	A
WOOD WARBLER	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	A
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER	Phylloscopus inornatus	A
AQUATIC WARBLER	Acrocephalus paludicola	A
SEDGE WARBLER	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	A
REED WARBLER	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	A
MARSH WARBLER	Acrocephalus palustris	A
ICTERINE WARBLER	Hippolais icterina	A
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER	Locustella naevia	A
BLACKCAP	Sylvia atricapilla	A
GARDEN WARBLER	Sylvia borin	A
LESSER WHITETHROAT	Sylvia curruca	A
COMMON WHITETHROAT	Sylvia communis	A
DARTFORD WARBLER	Sylvia undata	A
WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER	Sylvia cantillans	A
FIRECREST	Regulus ignicapilla	A
GOLDCREST	Regulus regulus	A

WREN, NUTHATCH & TREECREEPER (3)
WREN	Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus	A
NUTHATCH	Sitta europaea caesia	A
TREECREEPER	Certhia familiaris brittanica	A

STARLINGS (2)
ROSE-COLOURED STARLING	Pastor roseus	A
STARLING	Sturnus vulgaris	A

THRUSHES (6)
RING OUZEL	Turdus torquatus	A
BLACKBIRD	Turdus merula	A
FIELDFARE	Turdus pilaris	A
REDWING	Turdus iliacus	A
SONG THRUSH	Turdus philomelos clarkei	A
MISTLE THRUSH	Turdus viscivorus	A

FLYCATCHERS, CHATS, WHEATEARS & ACCENTORS (14)
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER	Muscicapa striata	A
PIED FLYCATCHER	Ficedula hypoleuca	A
ROBIN	Erithacus rubecula melophilus	A
RED-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT	Luscinia svecica	A
NIGHTINGALE	Luscinia megarhynchos	A
RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL	Tarsiger cyanurus	A
BLACK REDSTART	Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis	A
COMMON REDSTART	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	A
WHINCHAT	Saxicola rubetra	A
COMMON STONECHAT	Saxicola rubicola hibernans	A
NORTHERN WHEATEAR	Oenanthe oenanthe	A
DESERT WHEATEAR	Oenanthe deserti	A
PIED WHEATEAR	Oenanthe pleschanka	A
DUNNOCK	Prunella modularis occidentalis	A

WAGTAILS (5)
YELLOW WAGTAIL	Motacilla flava flavissima	A
EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL	Motacilla tschutschensis	A
CITRINE WAGTAIL	Motacilla citreola	A
GREY WAGTAIL	Motacilla cinerea	A
PIED WAGTAIL	Motacilla alba yarrellii	A

PIPITS (6)
RICHARDS PIPIT	Anthus richardi	A
MEADOW PIPIT	Anthus pratensis	A
TREE PIPIT	Anthus trivialis	A
RED-THROATED PIPIT	Anthus cervinus	A
WATER PIPIT	Anthus spinoletta	A
ROCK PIPIT	Anthus petrosus	A

FINCHES & BUNTINGS (25)
HOUSE SPARROW	Passer domesticus	A
TREE SPARROW	Passer montanus	A
CHAFFINCH	Fringilla coelebs gengleri	A
BRAMBLING	Fringilla montifringilla	A
HAWFINCH	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	A
BULLFINCH	Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata	A
COMMON ROSEFINCH	Carpodacus erythrinus	A
GREENFINCH	Chloris chloris	A
TWITE	Linaria flavirostris pipilans	A
LINNET	Linaria cannabina	A
COMMON REDPOLL	Acanthis flammea	A
LESSER REDPOLL	Acanthis cabaret	A
COMMON CROSSBILL	Loxia curvirostra	A
GOLDFINCH	Carduelis carduelis britannica	A
SERIN	Serinus serinus	A
SISKIN	Spinus spinus	A
CORN BUNTING	Emberiza calandra	A
YELLOWHAMMER	Emberiza citrinella	A
ORTOLAN BUNTING	Emberiza hortulana	A
CIRL BUNTING	Emberiza cirlus	A
BLACK-HEADED BUNTING	Emberiza melanocephala	A
REED BUNTING	Emberiza schoeniclus	A
LITTLE BUNTING	Emberiza pusilla	A
LAPLAND BUNTING	Calcarius lapponicus	A
SNOW BUNTING	Plectrophenax nivalis	A

Forms (38)
Pale-bellied Brent Goose	Branta bernicla hrota
Continental Greylag Goose	Anser anser rubirostris
Greenland White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons flavirostris
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus torquatus
Continental Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Icelandic Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria altifrons
Tundra Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
Continental Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa limosa
Greenland Dunlin	Calidris alpina arctica
Northern Dunlin	Calidris alpina alpina
Icelandic Redshank	Tringa totanus robusta
Kumlien's Gull	Larus glaucoides kumlieni
Scandinavian Herring Gull	Larus argentatus argentatus
Continental Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus intermedius
Azores Gull	Larus michahellis atlantis
Blue Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis glacialis
Icelandic Merlin	Falco columbarius subaesalon
Steppe Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor pallidirostris
Continental Jay	Garrulus glandarius glandarius
Nordic Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula monedula
Continental Coal Tit	Periparus ater ater
Northern Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus acredula
Scandinavian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita abietinus
Siberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita tristis
Continental Blackbird	Turdus merula merula
Icelandic Redwing	Turdus iliacus coburni
Continental Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos philomelos
Continental Robin	Erithacus rubecula rubecula
White-spotted Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica cyanecula
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola rubicola
Greenland Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa
Ashy-headed Wagtail	Motacilla flava cinereocapilla
Blue-headed Wagtail	Motacilla flava flava
Grey-headed Wagtail	Motacilla flava thunbergi
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba alba
Scandinavian Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus littoralis
Continental Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs coelebs
Icelandic Redpoll	Acanthis flammea islandica

Additional Entries
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii
Diver Species	Gavia Species
Harrier Species	Circus Species
Skua Species	Stercorarius Species
Black/ White-bellied Storm Petrel	Fregetta tropica/ grallaria
'Dark-rumped Petrel'	Hydrobates Species
Channel Wagtail	Motacilla flava/ flavissima (Hybrid)
GREAT BUSTARD	Otis tarda (Reintroduction)

Occurrences of unknown origins
Golden Pheasant - Chrysolophus pictus	Two males in Lady's Wood, near Wickwar on November 7th 2004 A male at Lower Woods, Wickwar on January 30th 2014 A male at Lower Woods, Wickwar on April 16th 2015
Lady Amherst's Pheasant - Chrysolophus amherstiae	A male in Lady's Wood, near Wickwar on November 7th 2004 A male on West Littleton Down, West Littleton on May 7th 2017
Greater Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens	Three over the R. Severn at Severn Beach on June 14th - 15th 1977 One at New Passage on September 15th 1978 One at Severn Beach on April 18th1979 Two at Oldbury Power Station on May 29th 1989 Two white morph on Northwick Warth on April 29th 1993 Five on Northwick Warth on June 7th - 9th 2001
Todd's Canada Goose - Branta canadensis interior/ parvipes	One in the New Passage/ Northwick Warth/ Pilning WR area on April 12th - 26th 2013 One in the New Passage/ Northwick Warth/ Pilning WR area from August 17th - September 9th and November 2nd to the year end in 2014 One in the New Passage/ Northwick Warth/ Pilning WR area from January 1st - April 5th with one on August 13th and two in early September 2015
Flamingo Species - Phoenicopterus Species	One at New Passage on April 7th 1978
Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus	One on Engine Common, Yate on December 13th 2000
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens	One was obtained at or near Frampton Cotterell on January 14th 1908