Dorchester-on-thames, OXFORDSHIRE - CHECKLIST 1998
The following article was produced by Mr Thomas Stevenson.
This Checklist includes species recorded up to 31st December 1998. It only
includes species that I have personal knowledge of and therefore may not be
complete. The nomenclature follows Voous's List of Recent Holarctic Bird
Species (BOU 1977, revised edition) and English names adopted for this
checklist are as in the BOU Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland
(6th Edition, 1992); where the commonly used name differs significantly from
that of the BOU naming convention, the commonly used name appears in
brackets.
Status
This section describes the general status of the species found within the
Dorchester complex of lakes (as defined on the location map) and when they are
most likely to be encountered.
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Abundance
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Very common
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VC
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Encountered in good numbers in
suitable habitat at the right time of year
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Common
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Co
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Encountered in small numbers in
suitable habitat at the right time of year
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Uncommon
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Un
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A local species or species which
occur annually in small numbers
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Rare
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Ra
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A species which generally occurs
annually, usually in single numbers
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Very rare
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VR
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A species which is recorded less
than annually
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Breeding status
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Breeding
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Br
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Breeds regularly within the area
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Occasional breeding
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OB
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Has bred on a few occasions
within the area
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Occurrence
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Resident
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Re
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Recorded at all times of the
year
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Summer visitor
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SV
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Recorded during the summer
months (May to September)
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Winter visitor
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WV
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Recorded during the winter
months (November to February)
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Passage migrant
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PM
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Recorded during times of
migration (March to May and August to October)
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Vagrant
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Va
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An unusual record which does not
fit the species’ known movements
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The Dorchester-on-Thames List
Category A: Species which have been recorded in an apparently natural
state at least once since the formation of the OOS in 1921.
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Common name
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Scientific name
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status
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Red-throated Diver
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Gavia stellata
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VR, WV
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Great Northern Diver
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Gavia immer
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VR, WV
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Little Grebe
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Tachybaptus ruficollis
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Co, Br, Re
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Great Crested Grebe
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Podiceps cristatus
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Co, Br, Re
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Red-necked Grebe
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Podiceps grisegena
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VR, WV
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Slavonian Grebe
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Podiceps auritus
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VR, WV
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Black-necked Grebe
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Podiceps nigricollis
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VR, WV & PM
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Leach’s Storm-petrel
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Oceanodroma leucorhoa
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VR, Va
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Great Cormorant
(Cormorant)
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Phalacrocorax carbo
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Co, Re & WV
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European Shag
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Phalacrocorax aristotelis
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Ra, Va
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Great Bittern
(Common Bittern)
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Botaurus stellaris
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VR, WV
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Little Egret
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Egretta garzetta
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VR, Va
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Grey Heron
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Ardea cinerea
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Co, Re
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Eurasian Spoonbill
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Platalea leucorodia
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VR, Va
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Mute Swan
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Cygnus olor
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Co, Br, Re & WV
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Tundra Swan
(Bewick’s Swan)
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Cygnus columbianus
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VR, WV
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Whooper Swan
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Cygnus cygnus
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VR, WV
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Bean Goose
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Anser fabalis
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VR,WV
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Greater White-fronted Goose
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Anser albifrons
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VR,WV
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Brent Goose
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Branta bernicla
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VR, WV
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Common Shelduck
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Tadorna tadorna
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Un, Re
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Eurasian Wigeon
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Anas penelope
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VC, WV
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American Wigeon
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Anas americana
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VR, Va
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Gadwall
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Anas strepera
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Co, Br, WV
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Common Teal
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Anas crecca
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Co, WV
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Mallard
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Anas platyrhynchos
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Northern Pintail
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Anas acuta
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Un, WV
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Garganey
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Anas querquedula
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Ra, PM
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Northern Shoveler
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Anas clypeata
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Co, WV
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Common Pochard
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Aythya ferina
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VC, WV
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Ring-necked Duck
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Aythya collaris
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VR, Va
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Ferruginous Duck
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Aythya nyroca
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VR, Va
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Tufted Duck
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Aythya fuligula
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Greater Scaup
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Aythya marila
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Ra, WV
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Long-tailed Duck
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Clangula hyemalis
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VR, WV
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Black Scoter
(Common Scoter)
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Melanitta nigra
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VR, PM
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Common Goldeneye
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Bucephala clangula
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Un, WV
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Smew
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Mergellus albellus
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Ra, WV
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Red-breasted Merganser
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Mergus serrator
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Ra, WV
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Goosander
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Mergus merganser
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Co, WV
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk
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Accipiter nisus
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Co, Re
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Common Buzzard
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Buteo buteo
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Un, Re
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Osprey
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Pandion haliaetus
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VR, PM
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Common Kestrel
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Falco tinnunculus
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Co, Re
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Merlin
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Falco columbarius
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Ra, WV
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Eurasian Hobby
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Falco subbuteo
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Un, SV
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Peregrine Falcon
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Falco peregrinus
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Ra, Re & WV
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Grey Partridge
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Perdix perdix
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Co, Br, Re
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Common Quail
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Coturnix coturnix
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VR,SV
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Water Rail
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Rallus aquaticus
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Ra, Re & WV
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Common Moorhen
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Gallinula chloropus
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VC, Br, Re
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Common Coot
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Fulica atra
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Eurasian Oystercatcher
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Haematopus ostralegus
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Ra, PM
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Pied Avocet (Avocet)
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Recurvirostra avosetta
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VR, PM
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Little Plover
(Little Ringed Plover)
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Charadrius dubius
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Co, OB, SV & PM
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Ringed Plover
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Charadrius hiaticula
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Co, OB, SV & PM
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Kentish Plover
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Charadrius alexandrinus
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VR, Va
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European Golden Plover
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Pluvialis apricaria
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VC, WV
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Grey Plover
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Pluvialis squatarola
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Ra, PM
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Northern Lapwing
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Vanellus vanellus
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Co, Br, Re & WV
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Red Knot (Knot)
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Calidris canutus
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VR, PM
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Sanderling
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Calidris alba
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Ra, PM
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Little Stint
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Calidris minuta
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Ra, PM
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Temminck’s Stint
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Calidris temminckii
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VR, PM
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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Calidris melanotos
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VR, Va
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Curlew Sandpiper
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Calidris ferruginea
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VR, PM
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Purple Sandpiper
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Calidris maritima
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VR, PM
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Dunlin
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Calidris alpina
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Co, PM & WV
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Ruff
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Philomachus pugnax
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Co, PM & WV
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Jack Snipe
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Lymnocryptes minimus
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VR, WV
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Common Snipe
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Gallinago gallinago
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Co, OB, Re & WV
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Eurasian Woodcock
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Scolopax rusticola
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VR, WV
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Black-tailed Godwit
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Limosa limosa
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Ra, PM
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Bar-tailed Godwit
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Limosa lapponica
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VR, PM
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Whimbrel
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Numenius phaeopus
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Ra, PM
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Eurasian Curlew
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Numenius arquata
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Co, Re
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Spotted Redshank
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Tringa erythropus
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Ra, PM
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Common Redshank
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Tringa totanus
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Co, Br, Re & PM
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Common Greenshank
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Tringa nebularia
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Un, PM
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Green Sandpiper
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Tringa ochropus
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Un, PM &WV
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Wood Sandpiper
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Tringa glareola
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Ra, PM
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Common Sandpiper
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Actitis hypoleucos
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Co, PM
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Ruddy Turnstone (Turnstone)
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Arenaria interpres
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VR, PM
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Grey Phalarope
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Phalaropus fulicarius
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VR, Va
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Arctic Skua
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Stercorarius parasiticus
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VR, Va
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Great Skua
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Catharacta skua
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VR, Va
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Mediterranean Gull
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Larus melanocephalus
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Ra, WV
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Little Gull
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Larus minutus
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Un, PM
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Black-headed Gull
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Larus ridibundus
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VC, Re & WV
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Mew Gull (Common Gull)
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Larus canus
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Co, WV & PM
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Larus fuscus
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VC, WV
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Herring Gull
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Larus argentatus
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Co, WV
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Iceland Gull
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Larus glaucoides
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VR, WV
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Glaucous Gull
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Larus hyperboreus
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VR, WV
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Larus marinus
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Co, WV
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Black-legged Kittiwake
(Kittiwake)
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Rissa tridactyla
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Un, PM
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Sandwich Tern
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Sterna sandvicensis
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Ra, PM
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Common Tern
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Sterna hirundo
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Co, SV & PM
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Arctic Tern
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Sterna paradisaea
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Un, PM
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Little Tern
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Sterna albifrons
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Ra, PM
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Black Tern
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Chlidonias niger
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Un, PM
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Little Auk
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Alle alle
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VR, Va
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Stock Pigeon (Stock Dove)
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Columba oenas
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Co, Br, Re
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Common Wood Pigeon
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Columba palumbus
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VC, Br, Re
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Eurasian Collared Dove
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Streptopelia decaocto
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VC, Br, Re
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European Turtle Dove
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Streptopelia turtur
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Un, Br, SV
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Common Cuckoo
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Cuculus canorus
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Un, Br, SV
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Barn Owl
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Tyto alba
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VR, Va
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Tawny Owl
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Strix aluco
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Ra, Re
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Short-eared Owl
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Asio flammeus
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Ra, WV
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Common Swift
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Apus apus
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VC, Br, Re
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Common Kingfisher
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Alcedo atthis
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Co, Br, Re
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Hoopoe
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Upupa epops
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VR, PM
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European Wryneck
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Jynx torquilla
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VR, PM
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Green Woodpecker
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Picus viridis
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Co, Br, Re
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Dendrocopos major
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Co, Br, Re
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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
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Dendrocopos minor
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Ra, Va
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Wood Lark
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Lullula arborea
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VR, PM
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Sky Lark
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Alauda arvensis
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VC, Br, Re
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Sand Martin
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Riparia riparia
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VC, SV
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Barn Swallow (Swallow)
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Hirundo rustica
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VC, Br ,SV
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House Martin
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Delichon urbica
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VC, Br, SV
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Meadow Pipit
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Anthus pratensis
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Co, Re & WV
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Rock Pipit
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Anthus petrosus
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VR, PM
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Water Pipit
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Anthus spinoletta
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VR, PM
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Yellow Wagtail
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Motacilla flava flavissima
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Co, Br, SV & PM
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Grey Wagtail
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Motacilla cinerea
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Ra, WV
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Pied Wagtail
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Motacilla alba yarrellii
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Winter Wren (Wren)
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Troglodytes troglodytes
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VC, Br, Re
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Hedge Accentor (Dunnock)
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Prunella modularis
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VC, Br, Re
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European Robin
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Erithacus rubecula
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VC, Br, Re
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Black Redstart
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Phoenicurus ochruros
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VR, PM
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Common Redstart
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Phoenicurus phoenicurus
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Un, PM
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Whinchat
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Saxicola rubetra
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Un, PM
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Stonechat
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Saxicola torquata
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Ra, PM & WV
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Northern Wheatear
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Oenanthe oenanthe
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Co, PM
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Ring Ouzel
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Turdus torquatus
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Ra, PM
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Common Blackbird
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Turdus merula
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Fieldfare
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Turdus pilaris
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VC, WV
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Song Thrush
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Turdus philomelos
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Redwing
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Turdus iliacus
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VC, WV
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Mistle Thrush
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Turdus viscivorus
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VC, Br, Re
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Cetti’s Warbler
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Cettia cetti
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Ra, Br, Re
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Common Grasshopper Warbler
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Locustella naevia
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Ra, OB, PM
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Sedge Warbler
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Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
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Co, Br, SV
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Marsh Warbler
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Acrocephalus palustris
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VR, Va
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Eurasian Reed Warbler
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Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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Co, Br, SV
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Lesser Whitethroat
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Sylvia curruca
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Co, Br, SV
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Common Whitethroat
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Sylvia communis
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Co, Br, SV
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Garden Warbler
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Sylvia borin
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Co, Br, SV
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Blackcap
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Sylvia atricapilla
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Co, Br, SV
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Wood Warbler
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Phylloscopus sibilatrix
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Ra, PM
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Common Chiffchaff
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Phylloscopus collybita
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VC, Br, SV
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Willow Warbler
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Phylloscopus trochilus
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VC, Br, SV
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Goldcrest
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Regulus regulus
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Co, Re
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Firecrest
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Regulus ignicapillus
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VR, WV
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Spotted Flycatcher
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Muscicapa striata
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Un , Re, SV
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Pied Flycatcher
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Ficedula hypoleuca
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VR, PM
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Bearded Tit
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Panurus biarmicus
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VR, Va
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Long-tailed Tit
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Aegithalos caudatus
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VC, Br, Re
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Marsh Tit
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Parus palustris
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Un, Re
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Willow Tit
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Parus montanus
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Ra, Re
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Coal Tit
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Parus ater
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Co, Br, Re
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Blue Tit
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Parus caeruleus
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VC, Br, Re
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Great Tit
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Parus major
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VC, Br, Re
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Wood Nuthatch (Nuthatch)
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Sitta europaea
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Ra, Br, Re
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Eurasian Treecreeper
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Certhia familiaris
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Co, Br, Re
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Red-backed Shrike
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Lanius collurio
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VR, SV
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Great Grey Shrike
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Lanius excubitor
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VR, WV
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Eurasian Jay
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Garrulus glandarius
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VR, Re
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Black-billed Magpie (Magpie)
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Pica pica
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VC, Br, Re
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Eurasian Jackdaw
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Corvus monedula
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VC, Br, Re
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Rook
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Corvus frugilegus
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VC, Br, Re
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Carrion Crow
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Corvus corone
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VC, Br, Re
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Common Starling
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Sturnus vulgaris
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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House Sparrow
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Passer domesticus
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VC, Br, Re
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
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Passer montanus
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Ra, Re
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Chaffinch
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Fringilla coelebs
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VC, Br, Re & WV
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Brambling
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Fringilla montifringilla
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Un, WV
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European Greenfinch
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Carduelis chloris
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VC, Br, Re
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European Goldfinch
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Carduelis carduelis
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VC, Br, Re
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Eurasian Siskin
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Carduelis spinus
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Un, WV
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Common Linnet
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Carduelis cannabina
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VC, Br, Re
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Twite
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Carduelis flavirostris
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VR, WV
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Common Redpoll
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Carduelis flammea
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Ra, WV
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Common Bullfinch
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Pyrrhula pyrrhula
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Co, Re
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Yellowhammer
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Emberiza citrinella
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Co, Re
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Reed Bunting
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Emberiza schoeniclus
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VC, Br, Re
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Corn Bunting
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Miliaria calandra
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C, Re
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Category B: Species which were recorded in an apparently natural state
at least once before the formation of the OOS in 1921, but have not been
recorded subsequently.
No known species under this heading
Category C: Species that, although originally introduced by man,
either deliberately or accidentally, have established breeding populations
derived from introduced stock, that maintain themselves without necessary
recourse to further introduction.
C1 Naturalised introductions: species that have occurred only as a result of
introduction, e.g. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus.
C2 Naturalised establishments: species with established populations as a
result of introduction by man, but which also occur in an apparently natural
state, e.g. Canada Goose Branta canadensis.
C3 Naturalised re-establishments: species with populations successfully
re-established by man in areas of former occurrence, e.g. Red Kite Milvus milvus.
C4 Naturalised feral species: domesticated species with populations
established in the wild, e.g. Rock Pigeon Columba livia.
C5 Vagrant naturalised species: species from established naturalised
populations abroad, e.g. some/all Ruddy Shelducks Tadorna ferruginea.
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Greylag Goose
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Anser anser
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Un, Br, Re
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Snow Goose
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Anser caerulescens
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VR, Re
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Canada Goose
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Branta canadensis
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VC, Br, Re
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Barnacle Goose
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Branta leucopsis
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VR, WV
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Egyptian Goose
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Alopochen aegyptiacus
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Ra, Br, Re
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Mandarin Duck
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Aix galericulata
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Ra, Va
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Red-crested Pochard
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Netta rufina
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Ra, WV
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Ruddy Duck
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Oxyura jamaicensis
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Un, Br, Re & WV
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Red Kite
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Milvus milvus
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Un, Br, Re
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Red-legged Partridge
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Alectoris rufa
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Co, Br, Re
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Common Pheasant
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Phasianus colchicus
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VC, Br, Re
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Rock Pigeon
(Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon)
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Columba livia
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Co, Br, Re
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Little Owl
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Athene noctua
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Un, Br, Re
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Category D: Species that have been recorded as introductions or
escapees from captivity, and whose breeding populations (if any) are thought not
to be self sustaining.
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Black Swan
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Cygnus atratus
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Lesser White-fronted Goose
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Anser erythropus
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Bar-headed Goose
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Anser indicus
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Ringed Teal
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Callonetta leucophrys
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Mandarin Duck
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Aix galericulata
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Chiloë Wigeon
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Anas sibilatrix
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White Wagtail
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Motacilla alba alba
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Category Totals
Category A = 189 (inc Jay)
Category B = 0 Category C = 13
Category D = 7
Total number of species recorded in Dorchester-on-Thames (taking into account
multiple-category species and excluding Category D species) = 202
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