Birdline Scotland species list

Birdline Scotland aims to provide up to date information for all birdwatchers and features the best local sightings as well as rarities. It will not normally feature records of birds at sensitive sites or of rare breeding birds. Such species are designated as ABS in the following list, ie away from breeding sites only.

Birdline Scotland would be interested in hearing about sightings of:

all species considered by the BBRC
Red-throated Divercoastal/passage counts plus all inland ABS
Black-throated Divercoastal/passage counts plus all inland ABS
Great Northern Divercoastal/passage counts plus all inland ABS
Red-necked Grebeall
Slavonian Grebehigh counts in traditional areas, all elsewhere, ABS
Black-necked Grebebreeding birds at RSPB Loch of Kinnordy plus all passage/winter records
Cory's Shearwaterall
Great Shearwaterall
Sooty Shearwaterall
Mediterranean Shearwaterall
Manx Shearwaterseawatching counts plus all inland
Storm Petrelseawatching counts, all inland plus birds caught at tape-luring sessions
Leach's Petrelall
Bitternall
Little Egretall
Purple Heronall
White Storkall
Spoonbillall
Bewick's Swanall
Whooper Swancounts of 50+
Bean Gooseall
Eurasian White-fronted Gooseall
Greenland White-fronted Goosebirds in unusual places
Snow Gooseall except escapes or feral birds
Brent Gooseall
Ruddy Shelduckall
Gadwallhigh counts
Green-winged Tealall
Pintailhigh counts
Garganeyall
Shovelerhigh counts
Mandarinall
Red-crested Pochardall
Ring-necked Duckall
Ferruginous Duckall
Scaupcounts of 50+, and all inland records
Common Scoterall inland ABS
Black Scoterall
Surf Scoterall
Velvet Scoterany in unusual areas, e.g. in Clyde area or Dumfries & Galloway, plus all inland records
Smewall
Goosandercounts of 50+
Ruddy Duckall
Honey Buzzardmigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Red Kiteall wing-tagged birds away from known breeding and sites with tag details if possible (all information will be passed on quickly to the RSPB and will not necessarily be used on message)
White-tailed Eagleall wing-tagged birds away from known breeding and sites with tag details if possible (all information will be passed on quickly to the RSPB and will not necessarily be used on message)
Marsh Harriermigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Montagu's Harriermigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Goshawkmigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Rough-legged Buzzardmigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Golden Eaglemigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Ospreymigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Hobbymigrants away from known or potential breeding sites only
Quailall
Spotted Crakeall ABS
Corncrakeall ABS
Craneall
Avocetall
Stone-curlewall
Little Ringed Ploverall ABS
Kentish Ploverall
Dotterelall ABS
Knotall inland
Sanderlingall inland
Little Stintall
Temminck's Stintall ABS
Pectoral Sandpiperall
Curlew Sandpiperall
Purple Sandpiperall inland
Buff-breasted Sandpiperall
Ruffall ABS
Jack Snipelocally significant counts
Black-tailed Godwitall ABS
Bar-tailed Godwitall inland
Whimbrelall ABS
Spotted Redshankall
Greenshankall ABS
Green Sandpiperall
Wood Sandpiperall ABS
Common Sandpiperall in winter
Turnstoneall inland
Red-necked Phalaropeall ABS
Grey Phalaropeall
Pomarine Skuaall
Arctic Skuaall in winter and inland, and seawatching counts
Long-tailed Skuaall
Great Skuaall in winter and inland, and seawatching counts
Mediterranean Gullall
Little Gullall
Sabine's Gullall
Ring-billed Gullall
Kumlien's Gullall
Yellow-legged (Herring) Gullall
Iceland Gullall
Glaucous Gullall
Sandwich Ternall in winter and inland
Roseate Ternall ABS
Common Ternall in winter
Arctic Ternall in winter and inland
Little Ternall in winter and inland
Black Ternall
Guillemotall inland
Razorbillall inland
Black Guillemotall E coast, high counts in the SW
Little Aukall
Puffinall inland
Turtle Doveall
Ring-necked Parakeetall
Little Owlall ABS
Nightjarall ABS
Bee-eaterall
Hoopoeall
Wryneckall ABS
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckerall
Short-toed Larkall
Woodlarkall
Shore Larkall
Richard's Pipitall
Tawny Pipitall
Water Pipitall
Yellow Wagtailpassage birds and all continental races
Waxwingall
Black-bellied Dipperall
Nightingaleall
Bluethroatall
Black Redstartall
Siberian Stonechatall
Cetti's Warblerall
Savi's Warblerall
Aquatic Warblerall
Marsh Warblerall
Reed Warblerall
Icterine Warblerall
Melodious Warblerall
Dartford Warblerall
Barred Warblerall
Pallas's Warblerall
Yellow-browed Warblerall
Firecrestall
Red-breasted Flycatcherall
Bearded Titall ABS
Long-tailed Titall in northern and western isles
Marsh Titall ABS
Willow Titall ABS
Coal Titall in northern and western isles
Blue Titall in northern and western isles
Great Titall in northern and western isles
Nuthatchall
Golden Orioleall
Red-backed Shrikeall ABS
Great Grey Shrikeall
Woodchat Shrikeall
Choughall ABS
Bramblingcounts of 30-50+
Serinall
Twitecounts of 30-50+
Scarlet Rosefinchall ABS
Hawfinchall
Lapland Buntingall
Snow Buntinglocally high or significant counts
Cirl Buntingall
Ortolan Buntingall
Little Buntingall

...and also