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SK58 Yearly Species List 2026
Updated: 20 January, 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. GC Goldcrest
        23. GG Great Crested Grebe
        24. GL Grey Wagtail
        25. GO Goldfinch
        26. GR Greenfinch
        27. GS Great Spotted Woodpecker
        28. GT Great Tit
        29. H Grey Heron
        30. HG Herring Gull
        31. HS House Sparrow
        32. J Jay
        33. JD Jackdaw
        34. JS Jack Snipe
        35. K Kestrel
        36. KF Kingfisher
        37. KT Red Kite
        38. L Lapwing
        39. LB Lesser Black-backed Gull
        40. LG Little Grebe
        41. LI Linnet
        42. LO Little Owl
        43. LR Lesser Redpoll
        44. LT Long-tailed Tit
        45. MA Mallard
        46. MG Magpie
        47. MH Moorhen
        48. MP Meadow Pipit
        49. MS Mute Swan
        50. MT Marsh Tit
        51. NH Nuthatch
        52. PE Peregrine
        53. PG Pink-footed Goose
        54. PH Pheasant
        55. PW Pied Wagtail
        56. R Robin
        57. RE Redwing
        58. RL Red-legged Partridge
        59. RN Raven
        60. RO Rook
        61. S Skylark
        62. SD Stock Dove
        63. SG Starling
        64. SH Sparrowhawk
        65. SK Siskin
        66. SN Snipe
        67. ST Song Thrush
        68. SV Shoveler
        69. T Teal
        70. TC Treecreeper
        71. TO Tawny Owl
        72. TU Tufted Duck
        73. WA Water Rail
        74. WK Woodcock
        75. WP Woodpigeon
        76. WR Wren

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Rarity Description Form PDF, Rarity Description Form in WORD

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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