This is a complete list of the birds recorded within the SBBOT recording area, including status, photographs and some additional information.
For a printable version please click SBBOT complete bird list January 2015
Mute Swan - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Common resident breeder and winter visitor |
Bewick's Swan - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant |
Whooper Swan - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant |
Bean Goose - Photo by Graham Crick | Scarce winter visitor |
Pink-footed Goose - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant |
White-fronted Goose - Photo by Nigel May | Occasional winter visitor and passage migrant |
Greylag Goose | Common resident breeder and winter visitor |
Greater Canada Goose - Photo by Nigel May | Common winter visitor and occasional breeder |
Barnacle Goose - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant |
Brent Goose - Photo by A. Outen | Common migrant and winter visitor |
Red-breasted Goose - Photo by Ray Sutton | Vagrant |
Egyptian Goose - Photo by P. Heathcote | Occasional but increasing |
Shelduck - Photo by Paul Coltman | Common breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Mandarin Duck - Photo by Nick Smith | Occasional but increasing |
Wigeon - Photo by Steve Ray | Common migrant and winter visitor |
American Wigeon | Vagrant - more information |
Gadwall - Photo by Nick Smith | Occasional breeder, common migrant and winter visitor |
Teal - Photo by Paul Coltman | Rare breeder, common migrant and winter visitor |
Green-winged Teal - Photo by Steve Ray | Vagrant - more information |
Mallard | Common resident breeder and winter visitor |
Pintail | Regular migrant and winter visitor |
Garganey - Photo by Steve Ray | Rare breeder and regular migrant |
Blue-winged Teal - Photo by Justinde Villeneuve | Vagrant - More Information |
Shoveler - Photo by Steve Ray | Occasional breeder, common migrant and winter visitor |
Red-crested Pochard | Vagrant |
Pochard - Photo by Nick Smith | Occasional breeder, migrant and declining winter visitor |
Ferruginous Duck | Vagrant - More Information |
Tufted Duck - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder and common winter visitor |
Scaup - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Eider - Photo by Steve Ray | Regular migrant and winter visitor |
Long-tailed Duck | Scarce winter visitor |
Common Scoter | Common migrant and winter visitor |
Velvet Scoter | Occasional migrant and winter visitor |
Goldeneye | Regular migrant and winter visitor |
Smew - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Scarce winter visitor |
Red-breasted Merganser | Regular migrant and winter visitor |
Goosander - Photo by Nick Smith | Occasional migrant and winter visitor |
Ruddy Duck | Formerly irregular visitor now rare since national cull of population |
Quail | Occasional migrant and probable breeder |
Red-legged Partridge | Uncommon resident |
Grey Partridge - Photo by Steve Ray | Common resident breeder |
Pheasant | Common resident breeder |
Red-throated Diver - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Common migrant and winter visitor |
Black-throated Diver - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Great Northern Diver - Photo by Steve Ray | Occasional winter visitor |
Fulmar - Photo by Steve Ray | Common migrant, summer and winter visitor |
Cory's Shearwater | Vagrant - More Information |
Great Shearwater | Vagrant - More Information |
Sooty Shearwater | Irregular migrant |
Manx Shearwater | Irregular migrant |
Balearic Shearwater | Vagrant - More Information |
Storm Petrel | Vagrant - More Information |
Leach's Petrel | Vagrant - More Information |
Gannet | Common migrant and winter visitor |
Cormorant | Common resident, migrant and winter visitor |
Shag | Occasional migrant and winter visitor |
Bittern | Occasional winter visitor |
Little Bittern | Vagrant - More Information |
Night-heron | Vagrant - More Information |
Cattle Egret | Vagrant - More Information |
Little Egret - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Resident breeder, common migrant and small numbers in winter |
Great White Egret - Photo by Colin Fisher | Occasional migrant and winter visitor - More Information |
Grey Heron - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, common migrant and winter visitor |
Purple Heron | Vagrant - More Information |
Black Stork | Vagrant - More information |
White Stork | Vagrant - More Information |
Glossy Ibis - Photo by Nigel Hefford | Vagrant - More Information |
Spoonbill - Photo by Steve Ray | Occasional migrant |
Little Grebe - Photo by Mike Gould | Resident breeder and winter visitor |
Great Crested Grebe - Photo by John Buckingham | Migrant and common winter visitor |
Red-necked Grebe | Occasional migrant and winter visitor |
Slavonian Grebe - Photo by Mike Vurley | Occasional migrant and winter visitor |
Black-necked Grebe | Occasional migrant and winter visitor |
Honey-buzzard - Photo by Martyn Wilson | Scarce migrant |
Black Kite - Photo by Steve Reynaert | Vagrant - More information |
Red Kite - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Regular migrant, increasing in numbers |
Marsh Harrier - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Hen Harrier - Photo by Nigel May | Migrant and winter visitor |
Pallid Harrier | Vagrant |
Montagu's Harrier - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce migrant |
Booted Eagle | Vagrant |
Goshawk | Vagrant - More information |
Sparrowhawk - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Buzzard - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Rough-legged Buzzard | Occasional migrant and winter visitor - More information |
Osprey - Photo by Steve Ray | Occasional migrant |
Water Rail - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce resident breeder, more common migrant and winter visitor |
Spotted Crake | Vagrant - More information |
Corncrake | Vagrant - More information |
Moorhen | Common resident breeder and winter visitor |
Coot - Photo by Graham Crick | Common resident breeder and winter visitor |
Crane - Photo by Steve Reynaert | Uncommon but increasing migrant |
Stone-curlew | Uncommon migrant - More information |
Black-winged Stilt - Photo by Steve Ray | Vagrant - More information |
Avocet Photo by Rob McEwen | Migrant and winter visitor, bred for first time in 2014 |
Oystercatcher - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
American Golden Plover | Vagrant - More information |
Pacific Golden Plover | Vagrant - More information |
Golden Plover - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Grey Plover - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Sociable Plover | Vagrant - More information |
Lapwing - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Little Ringed Plover - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce breeder and annual migrant |
Ringed Plover - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Kentish Plover | Uncommon migrant |
Dotterel - Photo by Tony Flashman | Uncommon migrant |
Whimbrel - Photo by Steve Ray | Common migrant |
Curlew - Photo by Steve Ray | Common resident and winter visitor |
Black-tailed Godwit - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Bar-tailed Godwit - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Turnston | Migrant and winter visitor |
Knot | Migrant and winter visitor |
Ruff - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Vagrant |
Broad-billed Sandpiper | Vagrant |
Curlew Sandpiper - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant |
Temminck's Stint | Uncommon migrant - More information |
Sanderling - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Dunlin | Migrant and winter visitor |
Purple Sandpiper | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Baird's Sandpiper | Vagrant |
Little Stint - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and scarce winter visitor |
White-rumped Sandpiper | Vagrant - More information |
Least Sandpiper | Vagrant - More information |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Vagrant |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Uncommon migrant |
Red-necked Phalarope | Scarce migrant |
Grey Phalarope | Uncommon migrant |
Terek Sandpiper | Vagrant |
Common Sandpiper - Photo by Steve Ray | Common migrant and scarce winter visitor |
Green Sandpiper - Photo by Steve Ray | Common migrant and scarce winter visitor |
Spotted Redshank - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Greenshank - Photo by Nigel May | Common migrant and uncommon winter visitor |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Vagrant |
Marsh Sandpiper | Vagrant |
Wood Sandpiper - Photo by Steve Ray | Uncommon but annual migrant |
Redshank - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, common migrant and winter visitor |
Jack Snipe | Uncommon migrant and winter visitor |
Long-billed Dowitcher | Vagrant |
Woodcock - Photo by Nigel May | Migrant and winter visitor |
Snipe - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Migrant and winter visitor |
Collared Pratincole | Vagrant - More information |
Black-winged Pratincole | Vagrant - More information |
Cream-coloured Courser | Vagrant - More information |
Pomarine Skua | Uncommon migrant and occasional in winter |
Arctic Skua | Migrant |
Long-tailed Skua | Migrant |
Great Skua - Photo by Steve Ashton | Migrant and occasional in winter |
Puffin | Rare migrant and winter visitor |
Black Guillemot | Vagrant |
Razorbill | Migrant and winter visitor |
Little Auk | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Guillemot | Migrant and occasionally abundant winter visitor |
Little Tern | Migrant |
Gull-billed Tern | Vagrant |
Caspian Tern | Vagrant |
Black Tern | Uncommon but regular migrant |
White-winged Black Tern | Vagrant |
Sandwich Tern - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and occasional winter visitor |
Lesser Crested Tern | Vagrant |
Common Tern | Common migrant |
Roseate Tern | Scarce migrant |
Arctic Tern | Uncommon migrant |
Ivory Gull | Vagrant |
Sabine's Gull | Scarce migrant, rare in winter |
Kittiwake | Common migrant and winter visitor |
Slender-billed Gull | Vagrant |
Black-headed Gull | Resident breeder, abundant migrant and winter visitor |
Little Gull | Migrant and uncommon winter visitor |
Laughing Gull | Vagrant |
Mediterranean Gull - Photo by John van de Dol | Migrant and winter visitor |
Common Gull - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Migrant and common winter visitor |
Ring-billed Gull | Vagrant |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Migrant and winter visitor, breeds nearby |
Herring Gull - Photo by Steve Raynaert | Migrant and abundant winter visitor, breeds nearby |
Yellow-legged Gull | Uncommon migrant and winter visitor |
Caspian Gull | Uncommon but regular migrant and winter visitor |
Iceland Gull | Increasingly scarce winter visitor |
Glaucous Gull | Uncommon winter visitor |
Great Black-backed Gull - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Migrant and common winter visitor |
Feral Pigeon | Resident, more common in Sandwich Town |
Stock Dove | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Woodpigeon | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Collared Dove | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Turtle Dove - Photo by Steve Ray | Declining breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | Vagrant |
Cuckoo - Photo by Steve Ray | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Barn Owl | Resident breeder and winter visitor |
Little Owl - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder |
Tawny Owl | Resident breeder nearby |
Long-eared Owl - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Uncommon migrant and winter visitor |
Short-eared Owl - Photo by Tony Flashman | Migrant and winter visitor |
Nightjar | Rare migrant |
Swift - Photo by Steve Ray | Non-breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Pallid Swift | Vagrant |
Alpine Swift | Vagrant |
Hoopoe - Photo by Steve Ray | Uncommon migrant |
Bee-eater - Photo by Steve Ray | Rare migrant |
Roller | Vagrant |
Kingfisher - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder and winter visitor |
Wryneck | Uncommon migrant |
Green Woodpecker - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder and winter visitor |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Resident breeder nearby but decreasing |
Kestrel - Photo by Tony Flashman | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Red-footed Falcon - Photo by Clive Watson | Vagrant - More information |
Merlin - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Migrant and winter visitor |
Hobby - Photo by Steve Ray | Non-breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Peregrine - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Ring-necked Parakeet - Photo by Sue Smith | Occasional resident breeder and winter visitor |
Golden Oriole | Uncommon spring and rare autumn migrant |
Isabelline Shrike | Vagrant |
Red-backed Shrike - Photo by Steve Ray | Uncommon migrant |
Lesser Grey Shrike | Vagrant |
Great Grey Shrike | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Woodchat Shrike | Vagrant |
Magpie | Resident breeder, partial migrant and winter visitor |
Jay | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Nutcracker | Vagrant |
Jackdaw | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Rook | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Carrion Crow | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Hooded Crow | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Raven - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder nearby, migrant and winter visitor |
Goldcrest - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Uncommon regular breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Firecrest - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and uncommon winter visitor |
Penduline Tit | Vagrant |
Blue Tit - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Great Tit - Photo by Nigel May | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Coal Tit - Photo by Steve Reyneart | Resident breeder nearby, migrant and winter visitor |
Willow Tit | Vagrant |
Marsh Tit | Vagrant |
Bearded Tit - Photo by Willie McKnight | Uncommon migrant and winter visitor |
Calandra Lark | Vagrant |
Short toed Lark | Vagrant |
Woodlark | Migrant and occasional winter visitor |
Skylark - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Shore Lark - Photo by Steve Ray | Uncommon migrant and winter visitor |
Sand Martin | Non-breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Swallow - Photo by Steve Ray | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
House Martin - Photo by Steve Ray | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Red-rumped Swallow | Vagrant |
Cetti's Warbler | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Long-tailed Tit - Photo by Steve Reyneart | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Greenish Warbler | Vagrant |
Arctic Warbler | Vagrant |
Pallas's Warbler - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Scarce migrant |
Yellow-browed Warbler | Uncommon but regular autumn migrant |
Hume's Warbler | Vagrant |
Radde's Warbler - Photo by Steve Ray | Vagrant |
Dusky Warbler | Vagrant |
Western Bonelli's Warbler | Vagrant |
Wood Warbler - Photo by Steve Ray | Uncommon migrant |
Chiffchaff - Photo by Steve Ray | Breeding summer and abundant migrant, uncommon winter visitor |
Willow Warbler - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant |
Blackcap - Photo by Steve Ray | Breeding summer and abundant migrant, uncommon winter visitor |
Garden Warbler - Photo by Steve Ray | Non-breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Barred Warbler - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce migrant |
Lesser Whitethroat | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Whitethroat | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Dartford Warbler | Uncommon but regular migrant and winter visitor |
Subalpine Warbler | Vagrant |
Sardinian Warbler | Vagrant |
Grasshopper Warbler | Non-breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Savi's Warbler | Vagrant |
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Vagrant |
Icterine Warbler | Uncommon migrant |
Melodious Warbler | Scarce migrant |
Aquatic Warbler | Vagrant |
Sedge Warbler - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Marsh Warbler | Uncommon migrant |
Reed Warbler | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Great Reed Warbler | Vagrant |
Fan-tailed Warbler - Photo by Steve Ray | Vagrant |
Waxwing - Photo by Steve Ray | Scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Nuthatch | Vagrant |
Treecreeper | resident breeder nearby |
Short-toed Treecreeper | Vagrant |
Wren - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Starling - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Rose-coloured Starling | Vagrant |
Dipper | Vagrant |
Swainson's Thrush | Vagrant |
Ring Ouzel | Migrant |
Blackbird | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Fieldfare - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Song Thrush | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Redwing - Photo by Steve Ray | Rare breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Mistle Thrush - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Spotted Flycatcher - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Non-breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Robin | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Thrush Nightingale | Vagrant |
Nightingale | Occasional breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Bluethroat | Scarce migrant |
Red-flanked Bluetail | Vagrant |
Red-breasted Flycatcher | Scarce migrant |
Pied Flycatcher - Photo by Ken Arber | Migrant |
Black Redstart - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Redstart | Migrant |
Whinchat - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant |
Stonechat - Photo by Nigel May | Occasional resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Wheatear - Photo by Ian Hodgson | Occasional breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Desert Wheatear - Photo by Steve Ray | Vagrant |
Dunnock | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
House Sparrow | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Tree Sparrow - Photo by Steve Ray | Increasingly scarce migrant and winter visitor |
Yellow Wagtail - Photo by Steve Ray | Breeding summer visitor and migrant |
Citrine Wagtail - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Vagrant |
Grey Wagtail | Migrant and winter visitor |
Pied Wagtail | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Richard's Pipit | Scarce migrant |
Tawny Pipit | Scarce migrant |
Olive-backed Pipit | Vagrant |
Tree Pipit | Migrant |
Meadow Pipit - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Red-throated Pipit | Vagrant |
Rock Pipit | Resident breeder nearby, migrant and winter visitor |
Water Pipit | Migrant and winter visitor |
Brambling - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Chaffinch | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Hawfinch | Scarce migrant |
Common Rosefinch | Vagrant |
Bullfinch | Resident breeder nearby, migrant and winter visitor |
Greenfinch | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Linnet - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Twite - Photo by Steve Ray | Migrant and winter visitor |
Lesser Redpoll | Migrant and uncommon winter visitor |
Common Redpoll | Irregular migrant |
Arctic Redpoll | Vagrant |
Common Crossbill - Photo by Steve Reynaert | Irregular migrant |
Parrot Crossbill | Vagrant |
Goldfinch | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Serin | Scarce migrant |
Siskin | Migrant and winter visitor |
Snow Bunting - Photo by Tony Flashman | Migrant and winter visitor |
Lapland Bunting - Photo by Tony Flashman | Migrant and winter visitor |
Yellowhammer - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Ortolan Bunting | Vagrant |
Little Bunting - Photo by Steve Ashton | Vagrant |
Reed Bunting - Photo by Steve Ray | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |
Black-headed Bunting | Vagrant |
Corn Bunting - Photo by Justin de Villeneuve | Resident breeder, migrant and winter visitor |