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Species

The following table includes all 372 species recorded in Hampshire. Click for photos.

Vernacular Name	Scientific Name	Status
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Common
Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Scarce
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Rare
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	Rare
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Very scarce
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Scarce
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Fairly common
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Very scarce
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Common
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Scarce
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	Very common
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	Very rare
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Scarce
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Very rare
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Fairly common
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	Fairly common
Wigeon	Anas penelope	Very common
American Wigeon	Anas americana	Rare
Gadwall	Anas strepera	Common
Teal	Anas crecca	Common
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	Rare
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common
Pintail	Anas acuta	Fairly common
Garganey	Anas querquedula	Scarce
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	Very rare
Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Fairly common
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Very scarce
Pochard	Aythya ferina	Fairly common
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Rare
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Common
Scaup	Aythya marila	Very scarce
Eider	Somateria mollissima	Fairly common
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Very scarce
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Fairly common
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Very rare
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Scarce
Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Scarce
Smew	Mergellus albellus	Rare
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Fairly common
Goosander	Mergus merganser	Scarce
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Scarce
Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix	Very rare
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Common
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	Fairly common
Quail	Coturnix coturnix	Very scarce
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Very common
Golden Pheasant	Chrysolophus pictus	Very scarce
Lady Amherst's Pheasant	Chrysolophus amherstiae	Rare
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Scarce
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	Very scarce
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Scarce
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	Very rare
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Fairly common
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Fairly common
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Very scarce
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Scarce
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Scarce
Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Scarce
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	Very rare
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	Very scarce
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Scarce
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	Very scarce
Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	Very scarce
Leach's Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Rare
Gannet	Morus bassanus	Fairly common
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Fairly common
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Scarce
Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Very scarce
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Very rare
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Very rare
Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Very rare
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Fairly common
Great White Egret	Ardea alba	Very scarce
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Fairly common
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Rare
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Very rare
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Very scarce
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Very rare
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Very scarce
Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	Very scarce
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Rare
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Scarce
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Very rare
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Scarce
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Scarce
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	Very scarce
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Scarce
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Common
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Common
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	Rare
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Scarce
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Common
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Rare
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Scarce
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Fairly common
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	Scarce
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Fairly common
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Very scarce
Little Crake	Porzana parva	Very rare
Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	Very rare
Corncrake	Crex crex	Rare
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Very common
Coot	Fulica atra	Common
Crane	Grus grus	Rare
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	Very rare
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	Very rare
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Common
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare
Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Scarce
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	Scarce
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	Very rare
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	Very rare
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Scarce
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Fairly common
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Very rare
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Very scarce
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	Very rare
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	Rare
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Very rare
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Very rare
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Common
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Common
Sociable Plover	Vanellus gregarius	Very rare
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Common
Knot	Calidris canutus	Fairly common
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Common
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Very rare
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Scarce
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Very scarce
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Very rare
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Very rare
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Very rare
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Very scarce
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Scarce
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Very rare
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Scarce
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Very common
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	Very rare
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Very rare
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	Scarce
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Scarce
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Common
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Very rare
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Very rare
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Fairly common
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Common
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Fairly common
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Fairly common
Curlew	Numenius arquata	Common
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Very rare
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Fairly common
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Very rare
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Fairly common
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Scarce
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Very rare
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Fairly common
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Very rare
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Very rare
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Very scarce
Redshank	Tringa totanus	Common
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Fairly common
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Very rare
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Very scarce
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Scarce
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Scarce
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	Very scarce
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Scarce
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Rare
Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Scarce
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Very rare
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Very common
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Scarce
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla	Very rare
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Very rare
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	Fairly common
Common Gull	Larus canus	Common
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Very scarce
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Very common
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Fairly common
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Scarce
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	Rare
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Very scarce
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Very scarce
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Fairly common
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscata	Very rare
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	Fairly common
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Very rare
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Very rare
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Very rare
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Scarce
White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Very scarce
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	Common
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Common
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Very scarce
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Scarce
Guillemot	Uria aalge	Scarce
Razorbill	Alca torda	Scarce
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Very rare
Little Auk	Alle alle	Very scarce
Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Rare
Pallas's Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	Very rare
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Very common
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Common
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	Abundant
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Very common
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Scarce
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Very scarce
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	Very rare
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Fairly common
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Very rare
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Fairly common
Scops Owl	Otus scops	Very rare
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Very rare
Little Owl	Athene noctua	Fairly common
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Common
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Very scarce
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Scarce
Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Fairly common
Needle-tailed Swift	Hirundapus caudacutus	Very rare
Swift	Apus apus	Common
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	Very rare
Alpine Swift	Apus melba	Rare
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Very rare
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Fairly common
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	Very rare
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	Rare
Roller	Coracias garrulus	Very rare
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Very scarce
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Very scarce
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Common
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Common
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	Scarce
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Very rare
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	Fairly common
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Very common
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Rare
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Common
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Very common
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Common
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Very rare
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Very rare
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	Rare
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	Rare
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Very rare
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Fairly common
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Very common
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Very rare
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	Scarce
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Scarce
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Fairly common
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Very rare
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Fairly common
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Very common
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Very scarce
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Rare
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Abundant
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Very common
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Abundant
Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Scarce
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Rare
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Very rare
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Scarce
Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Common
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Fairly common
Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	Fairly common
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Very rare
Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Fairly common
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	Very rare
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Very rare
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	Scarce
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Abundant
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Very common
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Very common
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Very common
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Very common
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Fairly common
Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	Very rare
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	Very scarce
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	Rare
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Rare
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Common
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	Very rare
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	Rare
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Common
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Very rare
Booted Warbler	Hippolais caligata	Very rare
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	Rare
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	Rare
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Very common
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Common
Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria	Rare
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	Common
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Very common
Spectacled Warbler	Sylvia conspicillata	Very rare
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	Fairly common
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	Very rare
Pallas's Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	Rare
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Very scarce
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	Very rare
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Very rare
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Fairly common
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Very common
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	Very rare
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Common
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Common
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Fairly common
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Common
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	Very rare
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Very scarce
Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	Scarce
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Very common
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Abundant
Great Tit	Parus major	Abundant
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Common
Willow Tit	Poecile montana	Scarce
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	Common
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Common
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Common
Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	Very rare
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Very scarce
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	Very rare
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Very scarce
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	Very rare
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	Very scarce
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Rare
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Common
Magpie	Pica pica	Very common
Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes	Very rare
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Very rare
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Abundant
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Very common
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Very common
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	Rare
Raven	Corvus corax	Scarce
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Very common
Rose-coloured Starling	Pastor roseus	Rare
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Very common
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	Very rare
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Very scarce
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Abundant
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Common
Serin	Serinus serinus	Very scarce
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	Very common
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Very common
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	Common
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	Common
Twite	Carduelis flavirostris	Very scarce
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret	Fairly common
Mealy Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	Very scarce
Two-barred Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Very rare
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Fairly common
Parrot Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	Very rare
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	Very rare
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Common
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Scarce
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Very rare
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Very rare
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Very rare
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	Very scarce
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Very scarce
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Common
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Very rare
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Rare
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	Very rare
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Very rare
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Common
Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	Very rare
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Scarce

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