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Environmental
Records Centre
for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
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A checklist of the birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
In taxonomic order
The following checklist of the birds of Cornwall and the
Isles of Scilly should be read in conjunction with the notes
explaining the checklist.
For more information on Cornish birds please see our species
introductory page on birds and details about the Cornwall
Bird Atlas Project.
| English
name |
Scientific
name |
CORNWALL |
ISLES OF SCILLY |
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Red-throated Diver |
Gavia stellata |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A(S) |
R |
m/w |
Black-throated Diver |
Gavia arctica |
A |
U |
m/w |
A(S) |
R |
m/w |
Great Northern Diver |
Gavia immer |
A |
U |
m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
White-billed Diver |
G. adamsii |
A(R) |
VR |
w |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
Pied-billed Grebe |
Podilymbus podiceps |
A(R) |
VR |
r/m |
A(R) |
VR |
w |
Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
A |
R:U |
r:m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
A |
R:FR |
r:w |
A |
VR |
m/w |
Red-necked Grebe |
Podiceps grisegena |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A(S) |
VR |
m/w |
Slavonian Grebe |
Podiceps auritus |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A(S) |
R |
m/w |
Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
A |
FR |
w |
A(S) |
VR |
m/w |
Black-browed Albatross |
Thalassarche melanophris |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) (sea) |
VR (sea) |
m (sea) |
Fulmar |
Fulmarus glacialis |
A |
FC |
r |
A |
FC |
bs/m/w |
Soft-plumaged Petrel sp |
Pterodroma madeira/mollis/feae |
A(R) |
VR() |
am |
A(R) (sea) |
VR (sea) |
am (sea) |
Cory's Shearwater |
Calonectris diomedea |
A |
U |
am |
A |
U |
am |
Great Shearwater |
Puffinis gravis |
A |
U |
am |
A |
FR |
am |
Sooty Shearwater |
Puffinis griseus |
A |
U |
am |
A |
FR |
am |
Manx Shearwater |
Puffinis puffinus |
A |
C |
m/s |
A |
U |
bs/m |
Balearic Shearwater |
Puffinis mauretanicus |
A |
U:R |
am:w |
A |
FR |
(a)m |
Little Shearwater |
Puffinis assimilis |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
Wilson's Storm-petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) (sea) |
VR (sea) |
am (sea) |
Storm Petrel |
Hydrobates pelagicus |
A |
U |
s/m |
A |
VC |
bs |
Leach's Petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
A |
FR |
am |
A(S) |
R |
am |
Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
- |
- |
- |
A(R) (sea) |
VR (sea) |
m (sea) |
Gannet |
Morus bassanus |
A |
C |
s/m/w |
A |
VC |
s/m/w |
Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
A |
U |
r |
A |
U |
r |
Shag |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
A |
FC |
r |
A |
VC |
r |
Frigate bird sp. |
Fregata sp. |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
- |
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Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
A |
R |
w |
A(S) |
VR |
am/w |
American Bittern |
Botaurus lentiginosus |
B(R) |
VR |
am |
B(R) |
VR |
am |
Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
A |
VR |
spm |
A(S) |
R |
(sp)m |
Green Heron |
Butorides virescens |
B(R) |
VR |
am |
- |
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Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
A |
U |
r/am |
A |
R:FR |
r:m/w |
Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) |
VR |
spm |
Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
A |
U |
r |
A |
FR |
r/m/(b) |
Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
A(C) |
R |
spm |
A(S) |
R |
(sp)m |
Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
A(R) |
VR |
am |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
White Stork |
Ciconia. ciconia |
A(C) |
VR |
m |
A(S) |
VR |
m |
Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellis |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
A |
R |
m |
A |
VR |
m |
Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
AC |
U |
r |
AC |
FR |
r |
Bewick's Swan |
Cygnus columbianus |
A |
FR |
w |
A |
VR |
m/w |
Whooper Swan |
Cygnus cygnus |
A |
FR |
w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Taiga Bean Goose |
Anser fabalis fabalis |
A(C) |
VR |
w |
A(S) |
VR |
am |
Tundra Bean Goose |
Anser fabalis rossicus |
A(C) |
VR |
w |
A(S) |
VR |
w |
Pink-footed Goose |
Anser brachyrhynchus |
A(C) |
R:VR |
am:w |
A(S) |
R |
m |
European White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons albifrons |
A |
R |
am/w |
A |
VR |
am |
Greenland White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons flavirostris |
A |
VR |
am/w |
A |
R |
(a)m |
Greylag Goose |
Anser anser |
A |
R |
m/w |
AC |
R |
m/w |
Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
C |
U |
r |
AC |
FR |
r |
Barnacle Goose |
Branta leucopsis |
A |
R |
(a)m/w |
A |
R |
am |
Dark-bellied Brent Goose |
Branta bernicla bernicla |
A |
FR |
(a)m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Pale-bellied Brent Goose |
Branta bernicla hrota |
A |
R |
m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Ruddy Shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
B |
VR |
m |
- |
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Shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
A |
FC |
r |
A |
FR |
bs/w |
Mandarin Duck |
Aix galericulata |
C |
R |
m/w |
- |
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Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
A |
FC |
w |
A |
FR |
m/w |
American Wigeon |
Anas americana |
A(C) |
R |
am/w |
A(S) |
VR |
am |
Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
A |
U |
m/w |
A |
U |
r/m |
Teal |
Anas crecca |
A |
FC:VR |
w:bs |
A |
U:VR |
m/w:bs |
Green-winged Teal |
Anas carolinenesis |
A(C) |
VR |
am/w |
A |
VR |
(a)m/w |
Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
A |
FC |
r |
A |
FC |
r |
American Black Duck |
Anas rubripes |
A(R) |
VR |
am/w |
A(R) |
VR |
m/r |
Pintail |
Anas acuta |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
A |
R:VR |
m:bs |
A |
R |
m |
Blue-winged Teal |
Anas discors |
A(R) |
VR |
am |
A(R) |
VR |
am |
Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
A |
U |
m/w |
A |
FR |
am/w |
Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
A |
VR |
am/w |
A(S) |
VR |
am |
Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
A |
U |
m/w |
A |
FR |
w |
Canvasback |
Aythya valisineria |
A |
VR |
m |
- |
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Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
A(C) |
VR |
w |
A(S) |
VR |
am |
Ferruginous Duck |
Aythya nyroca |
A(R) |
VR |
w |
A(R) |
VR |
m/w |
Tufted Duck |
Aythya fuligula |
A |
U:R |
m/w:b |
A |
FR:R |
r:m/w |
Scaup |
Aythya marila |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
A(R) |
VR |
w |
A(R) |
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Eider |
Somateria mollissima |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A(S) |
R:VR |
m:w |
King Eider |
Somateria spectabilis |
A(R) |
VR |
w |
- |
- |
- |
Long-tailed Duck |
Clangula hyemalis |
A |
R |
w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Common Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
A |
U |
m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Surf Scoter |
Melanitta perspicillata |
A(C) |
VR |
w |
A(S) |
VR |
am |
Velvet Scoter |
Melanitta fusca |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A(S) |
VR |
am/w |
Bufflehead |
Bucephala albeola |
- |
- |
- |
B(R) |
VR |
w |
Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
A |
FR |
w |
A |
R |
w |
Smew |
Mergus albellus |
A |
R |
w |
A |
VR |
w |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
A |
FR |
w |
A |
R |
m/w |
Goosander |
Mergus merganser |
A |
FR |
w |
A |
VR |
w |
Ruddy Duck |
Oxyura jamaicensis |
C |
R |
w |
C(S) |
VR |
am/w |
Honey Buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
A(C) |
R |
m |
A(S) |
VR |
(a)m |
Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
A(R) |
R |
(sp)m |
Red Kite |
Milvus milvus |
A |
R |
m/w |
A(S) |
VR |
(a)m/w |
White-tailed Eagle |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
A(R) |
VR |
w |
B(R) |
VR |
m |
Short-toed Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
- |
- |
- |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
A |
R |
m |
A |
R |
m |
Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
A |
FR |
m/w |
A |
R |
m/w |
American Marsh Hawk |
Circus cyaneus hudsonius |
- |
- |
- |
A(R) |
VR |
m |
Montagu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
A(C) |
R |
m |
A(S) |
R |
(sp)m |
Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
A(C) |
VR |
m |
A(S) |
VR |
am |
American Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis atricapillus |
- |
- |
- |
B(S) |
VR |
m |
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