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Number of species: 365 Images of 365 species
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Number of introduced species: 2
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*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*	Rare/Accidental
Dalmatian Pelican	*Pelecanus crispus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Pygmy Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax pygmaeus*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
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*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*	Rare/Accidental
Bean Goose	*Anser fabalis*
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*
Brant	*Branta bernicla*	Rare/Accidental
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*	Rare/Accidental
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Goose	*Branta ruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*
Harlequin Duck	*Histrionicus histrionicus*	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*	Rare/Accidental
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*
White-headed Duck	*Oxyura leucocephala*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
White-tailed Eagle	*Haliaeetus albicilla*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*	Rare/Accidental
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Short-toed Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
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*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Endangered
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Eurasian Capercaillie	*Tetrao urogallus*
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
Demoiselle Crane	*Anthropoides virgo*	Rare/Accidental
Common Crane	*Grus grus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*
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*	Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*	Rare/Accidental
Macqueen's Bustard	*Chlamydotis macqueenii*	Rare/Accidental
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
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
European Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
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*
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*	Rare/Accidental
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*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*	Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Wilson's Phalarope	*Phalaropus tricolor*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*
Great Black-backed Gull	*Larus marinus*	Rare/Accidental
Iceland Gull	*Larus glaucoides*
Herring Gull	*Larus argentatus*
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	*Larus cachinnans*
Yellow-legged Gull	*Larus michahellis*	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Mediterranean Gull	*Larus melanocephalus*
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*
Black-legged Kittiwake	*Rissa tridactyla*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Sandwich Tern	*Thalasseus sandvicensis*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Jaeger	*Stercorarius longicaudus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Dovekie	*Alle alle*	Rare/Accidental
Common Murre	*Uria aalge*	Rare/Accidental
Razorbill	*Alca torda*	Rare/Accidental
Black Guillemot