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Updated: 6 March, 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. BO Barn Owl
        6. BT Blue Tit
        7. BZ Buzzard
        8. C Carrion Crow
        9. CA Cormorant
        10. CC Chiffchaff
        11. CD Collared Dove
        12. CG Canada Goose
        13. CH Chaffinch
        14. CM Common Gull
        15. CO Coot
        16. CT Coal Tit
        17. D Dunnock
        18. ET Little Egret
        19. FF Fieldfare
        20. G Green Woodpecker
        21. GA Gadwall
        22. GB Great Black-backed Gull
        23. GC Goldcrest
        24. GG Great Crested Grebe
        25. GJ Greylag Goose
        26. GL Grey Wagtail
        27. GO Goldfinch
        28. GP Golden Plover
        29. GR Greenfinch
        30. GS Great Spotted Woodpecker
        31. GT Great Tit
        32. H Grey Heron
        33. HG Herring Gull
        34. HS House Sparrow
        35. J Jay
        36. JD Jackdaw
        37. JS Jack Snipe
        38. K Kestrel
        39. KF Kingfisher
        40. KT Red Kite
        41. L Lapwing
        42. LB Lesser Black-backed Gull
        43. LG Little Grebe
        44. LI Linnet
        45. LO Little Owl
        46. LR Lesser Redpoll
        47. LT Long-tailed Tit
        48. M Mistle Thrush
        49. MA Mallard
        50. MG Magpie
        51. MH Moorhen
        52. MP Meadow Pipit
        53. MS Mute Swan
        54. MT Marsh Tit
        55. NH Nuthatch
        56. OC Oystercatcher
        57. P Grey Partridge
        58. PE Peregrine
        59. PG Pink-footed Goose
        60. PH Pheasant
        61. PW Pied Wagtail
        62. R Robin
        63. RB Reed Bunting
        64. RE Redwing
        65. RL Red-legged Partridge
        66. RN Raven
        67. RO Rook
        68. S Skylark
        69. SC Stonechat
        70. SD Stock Dove
        71. SG Starling
        72. SH Sparrowhawk
        73. SK Siskin
        74. SN Snipe
        75. ST Song Thrush
        76. SV Shoveler
        77. T Teal
        78. TC Treecreeper
        79. TO Tawny Owl
        80. TU Tufted Duck
        81. WA Water Rail
        82. WK Woodcock
        83. WN Wigeon
        84. WP Woodpigeon
        85. WR Wren

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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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