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 |