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Number of species: 436
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Number of introduced species: 9
Date last reviewed: 2004-01-01
 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Common Loon Gavia immer Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Rare/Accidental
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Rare/Accidental
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Rare/Accidental
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Rare/Accidental
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmaeus Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Rare/Accidental
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Bean Goose Anser fabalis Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
Brant Goose Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced species
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Introduced species
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Introduced species
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana Rare/Accidental
Gadwall Anas strepera
Baikal Teal Anas formosa Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Rare/Accidental
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Rare/Accidental
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
King Eider Somateria spectabilis Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Rare/Accidental
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Introduced species
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Rare/Accidental Endangered
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Rare/Accidental
Red Kite Milvus milvus Near-threatened
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Rare/Accidental
Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Rare/Accidental
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Rare/Accidental
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Rare/Accidental
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Rare/Accidental
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Rare/Accidental
Booted Eagle Aquila pennata Rare/Accidental
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Introduced species
Eurasian Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Extirpated
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced species
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane Grus grus
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake Crex crex Near-threatened
Little Crake Porzana parva Rare/Accidental
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
 
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard Otis tarda Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Extirpated
Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Rare/Accidental
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Rare/Accidental
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Rare/Accidental
Lesser SandPlover Charadrius mongolus Rare/Accidental
Greater SandPlover Charadrius leschenaultii
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Rare/Accidental
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Rare/Accidental
Buff-breasted Sandpipe Tryngites subruficollis Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare/Accidental
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull