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SK58 Yearly Species List 2026
Updated: 22 April, 2026

 
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A complete list of all species recorded and accepted in an apparent wild state within the boundaries of SK58 this year. Now following the British Ornithologists’ Union. 2017. The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (9th edition). Ibis 160: 190-240.

Species List Yearly Archive

        1. B Blackbird
        2. BC Blackcap
        3. BF Bullfinch
        4. BH Black-headed Gull
        5. BL Brambling
        6. BO Barn Owl
        7. BT Blue Tit
        8. BZ Buzzard
        9. C Carrion Crow
        10. CA Cormorant
        11. CC Chiffchaff
        12. CD Collared Dove
        13. CG Canada Goose
        14. CH Chaffinch
        15. CM Common Gull
        16. CO Coot
        17. CT Coal Tit
        18. CW Cetti's Warbler
        19. D Dunnock
        20. EG Egyptian Goose
        21. ET Little Egret
        22. FF Fieldfare
        23. G Green Woodpecker
        24. GA Gadwall
        25. GB Great Black-backed Gull
        26. GC Goldcrest
        27. GG Great Crested Grebe
        28. GJ Greylag Goose
        29. GL Grey Wagtail
        30. GO Goldfinch
        31. GP Golden Plover
        32. GR Greenfinch
        33. GS Great Spotted Woodpecker
        34. GT Great Tit
        35. H Grey Heron
        36. HG Herring Gull
        37. HM House Martin
        38. HS House Sparrow
        39. HW Great Egret
        40. J Jay
        41. JD Jackdaw
        42. JS Jack Snipe
        43. K Kestrel
        44. KF Kingfisher
        45. KT Red Kite
        46. L Lapwing
        47. LB Lesser Black-backed Gull
        48. LG Little Grebe
        49. LI Linnet
        50. LO Little Owl
        51. LP Little Ringed Plover
        52. LR Lesser Redpoll
        53. LT Long-tailed Tit
        54. LW Lesser Whitethroat
        55. M Mistle Thrush
        56. MA Mallard
        57. MG Magpie
        58. MH Moorhen
        59. MP Meadow Pipit
        60. MR Marsh Harrier
        61. MS Mute Swan
        62. MT Marsh Tit
        63. NH Nuthatch
        64. OC Oystercatcher
        65. P Grey Partridge
        66. PE Peregrine
        67. PG Pink-footed Goose
        68. PH Pheasant
        69. PW Pied Wagtail
        70. R Robin
        71. RB Reed Bunting
        72. RE Redwing
        73. RK Redshank
        74. RL Red-legged Partridge
        75. RN Raven
        76. RO Rook
        77. RP Ringed Plover
        78. RT Redstart
        79. RW Reed Warbler
        80. RZ Ring Ouzel
        81. S Skylark
        82. SC Stonechat
        83. SD Stock Dove
        84. SG Starling
        85. SH Sparrowhawk
        86. SK Siskin
        87. SL Swallow
        88. SM Sand Martin
        89. SN Snipe
        90. ST Song Thrush
        91. SU Shelduck
        92. SV Shoveler
        93. T Teal
        94. TC Treecreeper
        95. TO Tawny Owl
        96. TU Tufted Duck
        97. W Wheatear
        98. WA Water Rail
        99. WH Whitethroat
        100. WK Woodcock
        101. WL Woodlark
        102. WN Wigeon
        103. WP Woodpigeon
        104. WR Wren
        105. WS Whooper Swan
        106. WW Willow Warbler
        107. Y Yellowhammer
        108. YW Yellow Wagtail

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Schedule 1 Species for which a licence is required to approach an active nest

Species Recording and Description Records

  • The following species require supporting descriptions.
  • Any national rarity designated by the British Birds Rarities Committee.
  • Any species not recorded in grid square SK58 (see map for boundary) since the groups formation in 1993 will also require a description.
  • The recorder upholds the right to request a description if he/ she considers a record particularly unusual.
  • All of the following species: Manx Shearwater, Red-necked Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, Gannet, Bittern, White Stork, Bewick's Swan, Brent Goose, Egyptian Goose, Garganey, Scaup, Eider, Honey Buzzard, Black Kite, Montagu's Harrier, Goshawk (away from known areas), Corncrake, Common Crane, Dotterel, American Golden Plover, Sanderling, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Arctic Skua, Mediterranean GulI, Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull, Kittiwake, Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Woodlark, Richard's Pipit, Rock Pipit, Nightingale, Yellow-browed Warbler, Wood Warbler, Firecrest, Golden Oriole, Great Grey Shrike, Woodchat Shrike, Hoopoe, Twite, Lapland Bunting, and Snow Bunting.
  • Where applicable, all field descriptions will be passed on to the relevant committees of the Yorkshire Naturalists Union and the British Birds Rarities Committee for consideration. Descriptions are required for all species on the list without exception. Records with no description or which are rejected by the relevant county records committee will not be published by SK58 Birders. All records and species descriptions should be sent to the SK58 Recorder:
  • Andy Hirst,email: recorder@sk58birders.com- 07947 068125.

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