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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