Foula's Birds Check List

This is a list of all the birds known by Foula Heritage to have been seen in Foula. There certainly will have been, and will be, others, so why not come and find them?

Try the links below to discover the delights and hazards of birding in Foula.

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=805 Foula 2006. The ups and downs of the rarity hunter.

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=591 Do you fancy finding your own birds on a remote Scottish island? Russell Wynn journeyed north to Foula in the autumn of 2005 in search of his 'own' birds; find out how he fared.

http://www.foundonfoula.co.uk/ An excellent website giving details about finding migrants in Foula.

Divers and Grebes Red-throated diver Gavia stellata. Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica. Great Northern Diver Gavia immer. White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. Great-crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena. Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis.

Petrels Black-browed Albatross Diomedea exulans. Fulmar Fulmar glacialis. Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus. Manx Shearwater Puffinus pufinus. Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus. Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa.

Pelicaniformes Gannet Sula bassana. Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis.

Herons and Spoonbills Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. Little Egret Egretta garzetta. Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia.

Geese, Swans and Ducks Mute Swan Cygnus olor. Whooper Swan Cygnus Cygnus. Bean Goose Anser fabilis. Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus. White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons. Greylag Goose Anser anser. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens. Greater Canada Goose Branta Canadensis. Lesser Canada Goose Sp. Branta hutchinsii. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis. Brent Goose Branta bernicla. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata. Wigeon Anas Penelope. American Wigeon Anas Americana. Gadwall Anas strepera. Teal Anas crecca. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca carolinensis. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Pintail Anas acuta. Garganey Anas querquedula. Shoveler Anas clypeata. Pochard Aythya fuligula. Tufted Duck Aythya farina. Scaup Aythya marila. Eider Somateria mollisima. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis. Common Scoter Melanitta nigra. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillat. Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca. Goldeneye Bucephala clangula. Smew Mergellus albellus. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator. Goosander Mergus merganser.

Birds of Prey Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus. Red Kite Milvus milvus. White-tailed Eagle Haliaetus albicilla. Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginoss. Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos. Osprey Pandion haliaetus. Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus. Merlin Falco columbarius. Hobby Falco subbuteo. Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus.

Quail Coturnix coturnix.

Rails, Crakes etc. Sora rail Porzana Carolina. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus. Spotted Crake Porzana porzana. (Little Crake Porzana parva)/(Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla) Corncrake Crex crex.

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus. Coot Fulica atra.

Common Crane Grus grus.

Waders Oystercatcher Haematropus ostralegus. Stone Curlew Burhinus oediicnmus. Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula. Dotterel Euromias morinellus. American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica. Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola. Lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Knot Calidris canutus. Sanderling Calidris alba. Little Stint Calidris minuta. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii. Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea. Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritime. Dunlin Calidris alpine. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis. Ruff Philomachus pugnax. Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus. Woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus. Curlew Numenius arquata. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus. Redshank Tringa tetanus. Greenshank Tringa nebularia. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola. Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos. Turnstone Arenaria interpres. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus. Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius.

Gulls, Skuas etc. Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus. Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus. Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus. Great Skua Catharacta skua. Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus. Common Gull Larus canus. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus. Herring Gull Larus argentatus. Iceland Gull Larus glacoides. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus. Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnean. Sandwich Tern Sterna sandwivensis. Common Tern Sterna hirundo. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea.

Auks Guillemot Uria aalge. Razorbill Alca torda. Black Guillemot Cepphus grille. Little Auk Alle alle. Puffin Fratercula arctica.

Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus.

Doves Rock Dove Columba livia. Stock dove Columba oenas. Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus. Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto. Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur.

Cuckoos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus. Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythrophthalamus.

Owls Scops Owl Otus scops. Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca. Long-eared Owl Asio otus. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus.

Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, Swift Apus apus, Alpine Swift Apus melba, Hoopoe Upupa epops.

Woodpeckers Wryneck Jynx torquilla, Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major.

Passerines Short-toed Lark Calandrella cinerea, Woodlark Lullula arborea, Skylark Alauda arvensis, Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris, Sand Martin Riparia riparia, Swallow Hirundo rustica, House Martin Delichon urbica, Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica, Richard’s pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae, Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris, Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis, Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi, Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis, Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus, Rock Pipit Anthus spinoletta, Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea. White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba. Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarelli. Waxwing Bombycilla garrulous. Dipper Cinclus cinclus. Wren Troglodytes troglodytes. Dunnock Prunella modularis. Robin Erithacus rubecula. Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia. Common Nightingale Luscinia magarhynchos. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra. Stonechat Saxicola torquata. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. White’s Thrush Zoothera dauma. Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatrus. Blackbird Turdus merula. Black-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos. Redwing Turdus iliacus. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus. American Robin Turdus migratorius. Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola. Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata. Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia. River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis. Savi’s Warbler Locustella lusciniodes. Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalas paludicola. Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola. Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum. Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris. Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina. Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin. Barred Warbler Sylvia nisora. Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curraca. Common Whitethroat Silvia communis. Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides. Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis. Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus. Yellow Browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus. Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi. Bonelli’s Warbler sp. Phylloscopus bonelli. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus. Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus. Goldcrest Regulus regulu Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa stiata. Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva. Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Great Tit Parus major. Coal Tit Parus ater. Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio. Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor. Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator. Jackdaw Corvus monedula. Rook Corvus frugilegus. Carrion Crow Corvus corone corone. Hooded Crow Corvus corone cornix. Raven Corvus corax. Starling Sturnus vulgaris. Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis. House Sparrow Passer domesticus. Tree Sparrow Passer montanus. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla. Greenfinch Carduelis chloris. Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis. Siskin Carduelis spinus. Linnet Acanthis cannabina. Twite Acanthis flavirostris. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret. Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni. Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera. Crossbill Loxia curvirostera. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus eruthrinus. Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula. Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis. Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus. Snow Bunting Plectophenax nivalis. Yellowhammer Emberiza citronella. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus. Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana. Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica. Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla. Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila. Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola. Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps. Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala. Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus .

Category D (potential additions to the British List)
(Chestnut & Red-headed Buntings)

Category E (Escapes)
White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis. Lazuli Bunting Paserina amoena.

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