Bird trends - Twitcherz60

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The following list compares the populations of bird species 2008 with 2016.

Rank = A unit of the commonality of the species relative to all other species, ranking 1 being the most common species, 2 the second most common species and so on. Rankings are calculated using the population of the species at the height of the year.
Population = The estimated population of the species at the height of the year as published by the RSPB in 2008 and 2016. Wintering population is given for winter migrants, summer populations for summer migrants.
Rank(+/-) and population(+/-) shows the relative difference in rank/population between the two years 2008 and 2016.

Rank (+/-)	Rank	Bird	Family	2008 population	2016 population	Population (+/-)
	1	Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Wrens	8,512,000 territories	8,600,000 territories	+1%
	2	Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Tits	15 million birds	15 million birds	0%
2	3	Robin Erithacus rubecula	Chats and thrushes	5,895,000 territories	6,700,000 territories	+14%
1	4	Blackbird Turdus merula	Chats and thrushes	10-15 million birds	10-15 million birds	0%
1	5	Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Finches	5,974,000 territories	6,200,000 territories	+3.8%
1	6	Woodpigeon Columba palumbus	Pigeons and doves	2,570,000-3,160,000 territories	5,400,000 pairs	+88%
1	7	House sparrow Passer domesticus	Sparrows	2.1-3.7 million pairs	5,300,000 pairs	+83%
	8	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Accentors	2,163,000 territories	2,500,000 territories	+16%
1	9	Great tit Parus major	Tits	2,074,000 territories	2,500,000 territories	+21%
1	10	Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Warblers and allies	2,125,000 territories	2,400,000 territories	+13%
1	11	Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies	1.8-1.9 million females	2.3 million females	+24%
2	12	Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis	Pipits and wagtails	1,680,000 territories	2,000,000 territories	+19%
2	13	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Warblers and allies	3-5 million birds	3-5 million birds	0%
13	14	Greenfinch Carduelis chloris	Finches	734,000 territories	1,700,000 pairs	+132%
2	15	Skylark Alauda arvensis	Larks	1,785,000 territories	1,500,000 territories	-16%
16	16	Jackdaw Corvus monedula	Crows	555,000 territories	1,400,000 pairs	+152%
6	17	Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Warblers and allies	807,000 territories	1,200,000 territories	+49%
1	18	Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Warblers and allies	932,000 territories	1,200,000 territories	+29%
2	19	Song thrush Turdus philomelos	Chats and thrushes	1,144,000 territories	1,144,000 territories	0%
2	20	Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Warblers and allies	945,000 territories	1,100,000 territories	+16%
5	21	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Crows	1,130,000 - 1,440,000 pairs	1,100,000 pairs	-14.4%
	22	Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus	Gulls	1,697,797 birds	2.2 million birds	+30%
3	23	Carrion crow Corvus corone	Crows	790,000 territories	1,000,000 territories	+27%
21	24	Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto	Pigeons and doves	298,000 territories	990,000 pairs	+232%
10	25	Guillemot Uria aalge	Auks	1,420,900 pairs	950,000 pairs	-33.1%
2	26	Swallow Hirundo rustica	Swallows and martins	726,000 territories	860,000 territories	+18%
6	27	Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	Petrels and shearwaters	1.6-1.8 million birds	1.6-1.8 million birds	0%
4	28	Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Starlings	804,000 territories	804,000 territories	0%
	29	Coal tit Periparus ater	Tits	653,000 territories	760,000 territories	+16%
5	30	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Buntings	792,000 territories	710,000 territories	-10.4%
113	31	Woodcock Scolopax rusticola	Sandpipers and allies	5,400-13,700 pairs	1.4 million birds	+7230%
2	32	Magpie Pica pica	Crows	650,000 territories	600,000 territories	-7.7%
2	33	Puffin Fratercula arctica	Auks	580,799 pairs	580,799 pairs	0%
37	34	Rock dove Columba livia	Pigeons and doves	>100,000 pairs	550,000 pairs	+450%
52	35	Snipe Gallinago gallinago	Sandpipers and allies	59,300 pairs	1.1 million birds	+827%
1	36	House martin Delichon urbica	Swallows and martins	273,000-535,000 pairs	510,000 pairs	+26%
5	37	Pied wagtail Motacilla alba	Pipits and wagtails	272,000-352,000 territories	470,000 pairs	+51%
4	38	Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	Finches	45,000-1,800,000	45,000-1,800,000 birds	0%
6	39	Linnet Carduelis cannabina	Finches	540,000 territories	430,000 territories	-20.4%
4	40	Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	Gulls	379,892 pairs	380,000 pairs	0%
16	41	Herring gull Larus argentatus	Gulls	378,748 birds	740,000 birds	+95%
5	42	Siskin Carduelis spinus	Finches	369,000 pairs	369,000 pairs	0%
5	43	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Chats and thrushes	720,000 birds	720,000 birds	0%
14	44	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Swans, ducks and geese	371,000 individuals	710,000 birds	+91%
6	45	Common gull Larus canus	Gulls	430,927	710,000 birds	+65%
7	46	Redwing Turdus iliacus	Chats and thrushes	685,000 birds	690,000 birds	+0.7%
	47	Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed tits	273,000 territories	340,000 territories	+25%
28	48	Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Plovers and lapwings	1.6-2.1 million birds	650,000 birds	-64.9%
8	49	Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Finches	313,000 territories	313,000 territories	0%
6	50	Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus	Petrels and shearwaters	299,712 pairs	280,000-320,000 pairs	+0.1%
11	51	Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Warblers and allies	321,000 territories	290,000 territories	-9.7%
4	52	Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Rails	270,000 pairs	270,000 pairs	0%
	53	Hooded crow Corvus cornix	Crows	213,900 pairs	260,000 pairs	+22%
11	54	Stock dove Columba oenas	Pigeons and doves	309,000 territories	260,000 territories	-15.9%
	55	Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Buntings	192,000-211,000 territories	250,000 territories	+24%
32	56	Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Chats and thrushes	56,000 pairs	240,000 pairs	+329%
6	57	Red grouse Lagopus lagopus	Grouse	155,000 pairs	230,000 pairs	+48%
4	58	Wigeon Anas penelope	Swans, ducks and geese	426,000 birds	450,000 birds	+5.6%
7	59	Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Nuthatches	144,000 territories	220,000 territories	+53%
1	60	Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Finches	166,000 territories	220,000 territories	+33%
11	61	Gannet Morus bassanus	Boobies and gannets	218,546 nests	220,000 nests	+0.7%
49	62	Lesser redpoll Carduelis cabaret	Finches	26,900 pairs	220,000 pairs	+718%
1	63	Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria	Plovers and lapwings	310,000 birds	420,000 birds	+35%
12	64	Treecreeper Certhia familiaris	Treecreepers	214,000 territories	200,000 territories	-6.5%
14	65	Tree sparrow Passer montanus	Sparrows	68,000 territories	200,000 territories	+194%
20	66	Dunlin Calidris alpina	Sandpipers and allies	577,100	360,000 birds	-37.6%
1	67	Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus	Swans, ducks and geese	241,000 individual birds	360,000 birds	+49%
12	68	Garden warbler Sylvia borin	Warblers and allies	190,000 territories	170,000 territories	-10.5%
7	69	Jay Garrulus glandarius	Crows	160,000 territories	170,000 territories	+6.2%
10	70	Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Oystercatchers	338,700 birds	340,000 birds	+0.4%
22	71	Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus	Chats and thrushes	222,500 territories	170,000 territories	-23.6%
7	72	Knot Calidris canuta	Sandpipers and allies	295,000 birds	320,000 birds	+8.5%
25	73	Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Wrynecks and woodpeckers	37-44,000 pairs	140,000 pairs	+246%
1	74	Razorbill Alca torda	Auks	188,576 birds	130,000 pairs	+38%
	75	Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Warblers and allies	60,800-122,000 pairs	130,000 pairs	+42%
17	76	Sand martin Riparia riparia	Swallows and martins	85,000-270,000 nests	54,000-174,000 nests	-35.8%
15	77	Greylag goose Anser anser	Swans, ducks and geese	91,520 wild birds	228,000 birds	+149%
9	78	Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus	Gulls	112,074 pairs	110,000 pairs	-1.9%
7	79	Teal Anas crecca	Swans, ducks and geese	197,000 birds	220,000 birds	+12%
10	80	Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Chats and thrushes	101,000 pairs	100,000 pairs	-1%
15	81	Canada goose Branta canadensis	Swans, ducks and geese	82,550 adults	190,000 birds	+130%
8	82	Coot Fulica atra	Rails	188,000 birds	190,000 birds	+1.1%
6	83	Tree pipit Anthus trivialis	Pipits and wagtails	74,400 territories	88,000 territories	+18%
8	84	Swift Apus apus	Swifts	85,000 pairs	87,000 pairs	+2.4%
18	85	Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa	Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies	72,000-200,000 territories	82,000 territories	-39.7%
2	86	Curlew Numenius arquata	Sandpipers and allies	123,000 birds	150,000 birds	+22%
7	87	Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca	Warblers and allies	64,000 territories	74,000 territories	+16%
13	88	Buzzard Buteo buteo	Hawks and eagles	31,100-44,000 territories	57,000-79,000 pairs	+81%
7	89	Redshank Tringa totanus	Sandpipers and allies	125,800 individuals.	130,000 birds	+3.3%
7	90	Twite Carduelis flavirostris	Finches	100,000-150,000 birds (incl Ireland)	100,000-150,000 birds (incl. Ireland)	0%
6	91	Brent goose Branta bernicla	Swans, ducks and geese	121,000 birds	121,400 birds	+0.3%
6	92	Tufted duck Aythya fuligula	Swans, ducks and geese	120,000 individuals	120,000 birds	0%
31	93	Stonechat Saxicola torquata	Chats and thrushes	9,000-23,000 pairs	59,000 pairs	+269%
16	94	Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	Sandpipers and allies	10,000-100,000 birds	110,000 birds	+100%
7	95	Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Cormorants and shags	100-150,000 birds	110,000 birds	+47%
7	96	Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea	Terns	53,388 pairs	53,000 pairs	-0.7%
18	97	Green woodpecker Picus viridis	Wrynecks and woodpeckers	24,200 pairs	52,000 pairs	+115%
16	98	Common scoter Melanitta nigra	Swans, ducks and geese	50,000 birds	100,000 birds	+100%
20	99	Tawny owl Strix aluco	Owls	19,400 pairs	50,000 pairs	+158%
9	100	Leachs petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa	Petrels and shearwaters	48,047 pairs	48,047 pairs	0%
7	101	Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis	Swans, ducks and geese	68,000 birds	94,000 birds	+38%
16	102	Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	Chats and thrushes	14,000-28,000 pairs	47,000 pairs	+124%
1	103	Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Falcons and allies	36,800 pairs	46,000 pairs	+25%
26	104	Grey partridge Perdix perdix	Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies	70,000-75,000 pairs	43,000 territories	-40.7%
15	105	Marsh tit Poecile palustris	Tits	52,800 territories	41,000 territories	-22.3%
32	106	Crossbill Loxia curvirostra	Finches	1-20,000 pairs	40,000 pairs	+281%
9	107	Mute swan Cygnus olor	Swans, ducks and geese	43,500 individuals	79,000 birds	+82%
9	108	Great black-backed gull Larus marinus	Gulls	43,156 birds	77,000 birds	+78%
14	109	Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Pipits and wagtails	38,400-46,200 pairs	38,000 pairs	-10.2%
29	110	Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Flycatchers	63,700 territories	36,000 territories	-43.5%
6	111	Rock pipit Anthus petrosus	Pipits and wagtails	35,650 pairs	36,000 pairs	+1%
6	112	Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola	Plovers and lapwings	70,000 birds (spring)	70,000 birds in spring	0%
14	113	Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Hawks and eagles	40,100 pairs	35,000 pairs	-12.7%
7	114	Black guillemot Cepphus grylle	Auks	58-80,000 birds (incl Ireland)	58-80,000 birds (incl. Ireland)	0%
15	115	Eider Somateria mollissima	Swans, ducks and geese	80,000 birds	63,000 birds	-21.2%
10	116	Grey heron Ardea cinerea	Bitterns and herons	14,200 nests	63,000 birds	+122%
20	117	Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Swans, ducks and geese	81,300 birds	61,000 birds	-25%
5	118	Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	Petrels and shearwaters	25,650 pairs	25,650 pairs	0%
7	119	Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Sandpipers and allies	52,390 birds	51,000 birds	-2.7%
26	120	Pochard Aythya ferina	Swans, ducks and geese	85,500individuals	48,000 birds	-43.9%
31	121	Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa	Sandpipers and allies	15,860 birds	44,000 birds from the Icelandic population	+177%
13	122	Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica	Sandpipers and allies	65,430 birds	41,000 birds	-37.3%
11	123	Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Cormorants and shags	24,200 birds	41,000 birds	+69%
21	124	Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	Flycatchers	35,000-40,000 pairs	17,000-20,000 pairs	-50.7%
3	125	Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula	Plovers and lapwings	34,510 individuals	36,000 birds	+4.3%
1	126	Cuckoo Cuculus canorus	Cuckoos	9,600-20,000 pairs	16,000 pairs	+8.1%
10	127	Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia	Warblers and allies	11,750 pairs	16,000 pairs	+36%
7	128	Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Sandpipers and allies	12,000 pairs	15,000 pairs	+25%
9	129	Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava	Pipits and wagtails	11,500-26,500 territories	15,000 territories	-21.1%
3	130	Pintail Anas acuta	Swans, ducks and geese	28,180 birds	29,000 birds	+2.9%
38	131	Turtle dove Streptopelia turtur	Pigeons and doves	44,000 territories	14,000 territories	-68.2%
4	132	Short-eared owl Asio flammeus	Owls	5000-50,000 individuals	5,000-50,000 birds	0%
12	133	Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Swans, ducks and geese	35,000 birds	27,000 birds	-22.9%
13	134	Gadwall Anas strepera	Swans, ducks and geese	17,500 birds	25,000 birds	+43%
5	135	Dipper Cinclus cinclus	Dippers	6,800-20,000 pairs	6,200-18,700 pairs	-7.1%
	136	Common tern Sterna hirundo	Terns	11, 838 pairs	12,000 pairs	+1.4%
4	137	Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis	Terns	12,490 pairs	12,000 pairs	-3.9%
5	138	Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus	Grebes	19,140 birds	23,000 birds	+20%
	139	Corn bunting Miliaria calandra	Buntings	8,500-12,200 territories	11,000 territories	+6.3%
2	140	Great skua Catharacta skua	Skuas	9,634 pairs	9,634 pairs	0%
4	141	Barn owl Tyto alba	Owls	12,500-25,000 birds	12,500-25,000 birds	0%
11	142	Shoveler Anas clypeata	Swans, ducks and geese	15,200 individuals	18,000 birds	+18%
30	143	Ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri	Parrots	4,300 adults	8,600 pairs	+300%
26	144	Red-throated diver Gavia stellata	Divers	4,850 birds (GB)	17,000 birds	+251%
5	145	Sanderling Calidris alba	Sandpipers and allies	20,700 individuals	17,000 birds	-17.9%
5	146	Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus	Grouse	10,000 pairs	2,000-15,000 pairs	-15%
18	147	Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Grebes	18,000-36,000 birds	17,000 birds	-37%
17	148	White-fronted goose Anser albifrons	Swans, ducks and geese	26,790 individuals	15,400 birds	-42.5%
16	149	Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus	Swans, ducks and geese	6,920 birds	15,000 birds	+117%
18	150	Raven Corvus corax	Crows	12,900 pairs	7,400 pairs	-42.6%
3	151	Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus	Chats and thrushes	6,157-7,549 pairs	6,200-7,500 pairs	0%
38	152	Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica	Finches	300-1,250 pairs	6,800 pairs	+777%
2	153	Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	Chats and thrushes	6,700 males	6,700 males	0%
8	154	Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima	Sandpipers and allies	17,760 individuals	13,000 birds	-26.8%
32	155	Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Warblers and allies	17,200 males	6,500 males	-62.2%
1	156	Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Finches	10-15,000 birds	10-15,000 birds	0%
1	157	Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis	Buntings	10-15,000 birds	10,000-15,000 birds	0%
7	158	Goosander Mergus merganser	Swans, ducks and geese	16,100 birds	12,000 birds	-25.5%
2	159	Scaup Aythya marila	Swans, ducks and geese	9,200 birds	12,000 birds	+30%
12	160	Little owl Athene noctua	Owls	5,800-11,600 pairs	5,700 pairs	-34.5%
11	161	Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis	Swans, ducks and geese	16,250 individuals	11,000 birds	-32.3%
74	162	Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	Waxwings	Less than 100 individuals.	11,000 birds	10900%
3	163	Black grouse Tetrao tetrix	Grouse	>5,100 males	<5,100 males	0%
2	164	Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	Nightjars	3,400 males	4,600 males	+35%
6	165	Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator	Swans, ducks and geese	10,500 birds	9,000 birds	-14.3%
10	166	Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Kingfishers	4,800-8,000 pairs	3,800-4,600 pairs	-34.4%
1	167	Long-eared owl Asio otus	Owls	1,460-4,770 pairs	1,800-6,000 pairs	+25%
10	168	Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	Stilts and avocets	3,395 birds	7,500 birds	+121%
6	169	Crested tit Lophophanes cristatus	Tits	5,200-9,500 birds	5,200-9,500 birds	0%
8	170	Bewicks swan Cygnus columbianus	Swans, ducks and geese	8,240 birds	7,000 birds	-15%
7	171	Mandarin Aix galericulata	Swans, ducks and geese	7,000 adults	7,000 birds	0%
23	172	Willow tit Poecile montanus	Tits	8,500 territories	3,400 pairs	-60%
6	173	Dartford warbler Sylvia undata	Warblers and allies	estimated 3,208 pairs	3,200 pairs	-0.2%
5	174	Woodlark Lullula arborea	Larks	Estimated 3084 territories	3,100 pairs	+0.5%
3	175	Hobby Falco subbuteo	Falcons and allies	2,200 pairs	2,800 pairs	+27%
5	176	Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Sandpipers and allies	4,790 birds (autumn)	4,790 birds (autumn)	0%
12	177	Little egret Egretta garzetta	Bitterns and herons	1,600 birds	4,500 birds	+181%
3	178	Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus	Skuas	2,136 pairs	2,136 pairs	0%
13	179	Cettis warbler Cettia cetti	Warblers and allies	645 males	2,000 males	+210%
3	180	Little tern Sterna albifrons	Terns	1,947 pairs	1,900 pairs	-2.4%
15	181	Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus	Swans, ducks and geese	1,000 birds	3,400 birds	+240%
3	182	Red kite Milvus milvus	Hawks and eagles	1000+ pairs	1,600 pairs	+60%
3	183	Peregrine Falco peregrinus	Falcons and allies	1,402 pairs	1,500 pairs	+7%
10	184	Lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor	Wrynecks and woodpeckers	1,400-2,900 pairs	1,000-2,000 pairs	-30.2%
4	185	Great northern diver Gavia immer	Divers	2,500-3,000 birds	2,600 birds	-5.5%
7	186	Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca	Swans, ducks and geese	3,000 individuals	2,500 birds	-16.7%
	187	Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius	Plovers and lapwings	825-1,070 pairs	1,200-1,300 pairs	+32%
6	188	Merlin Falco columbarius	Falcons and allies	1,330 pairs	900-1,500 pairs	-9.8%
6	189	Corncrake Crex crex	Rails	At least 1145 calling males.	1,200 males	+4.8%
6	190	Water rail Rallus aquaticus	Rails	700-1,400 pairs	1,100 territories	+4.8%
32	191	Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus	Gulls	110 pairs	1,800 birds	+718%
1	192	Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus	Buntings	697 pairs	860 territories	+23%
7	193	Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	Grouse	1,980 birds	800-1,900 birds	-31.8%
6	194	Hen harrier Circus cyaneus	Hawks and eagles	749 pairs (+57 on Isle of Man)	617 pairs (and 29 on the Isle of Man) in 2010	-19.9%
2	195	Dotterel Charadrius morinellus	Plovers and lapwings	510-750 males	510-750 males	0%
2	196	Bearded tit Panurus biarmicus	Bearded tit	504-559 pairs	630 pairs	+19%
	197	Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	Petrels and shearwaters	-	Up to 1,200	+100%
	198	Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis	Gulls	-	1,100 birds	+100%
1	199	Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus	Grebes	775 birds	1,100 birds	+42%
18	200	Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus	Warblers and allies	80-250 males	550 territories	+233%
18	201	Quail Coturnix coturnix	Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies	4-315 males	540 males	+239%
	202	Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus	Warblers and allies	-	Around 1,000 birds	+100%
2	203	Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus	Sandpipers and allies	500-1,000 birds	910 birds	+21%
9	204	Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Sandpipers and allies	530 pairs	400-500 pairs	-15.1%
7	205	Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos	Hawks and eagles	442 pairs	440 pairs	-0.5%
9	206	Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Crows	429-497 pairs	370-500 pairs	-6%
4	207	Ruff Philomachus pugnax	Sandpipers and allies	700 individuals	820 birds	+17%
3	208	Bean goose Anser fabalis	Swans, ducks and geese	500 birds	730 birds	+46%
7	209	Lapland bunting Calcarius lapponicus	Buntings	200-500 birds	710 birds	+103%
11	210	Goshawk Accipiter gentilis	Hawks and eagles	410 pairs	280-430 pairs	-13.4%
6	211	Short-toed treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla	Treecreepers	200-500 pairs (Jersey)	200-500 pairs (Jersey)	0%
10	212	Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus	Hawks and eagles	360 females	320-380 pairs	-2.8%
7	213	Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus	Stone-curlews	347 pairs	350 pairs	+0.9%
7	214	Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	Sandpipers and allies	670 birds	670 birds	0%
7	215	Little gull Larus minutus	Gulls	400-800	400-800	0%
16	216	Bittern Botaurus stellaris	Bitterns and herons	51 males	600 birds	+488%
13	217	Black-throated diver Gavia arctica	Divers	700 birds	560 birds	-20%
4	218	Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus	Sandpipers and allies	420 birds (average)	540 birds	+29%
7	219	Black tern Chlidonias niger	Terns	Hundreds	Hundreds	0%
10	220	Great shearwater Puffinus gravis	Petrels and shearwaters	Hundreds to thousands	Hundreds to thousands	0%
8	221	Little stint Calidris minuta	Sandpipers and allies	460	460	0%
2	222	Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	148 pairs	200-250 pairs	+52%
14	223	Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Chats and thrushes	500 birds	400 birds	-20%
7	224	Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	Chats and thrushes	85-600	85-600	0%
17	225	Red-crested pochard Netta rufina	Swans, ducks and geese	29 pairs	320 birds	+452%
	226	Mealy redpoll Carduelis flammea	Finches	-	310 birds	+100%
6	227	Wryneck Jynx torquilla	Wrynecks and woodpeckers	280 birds	280 birds	0%
6	228	Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio	Shrikes	250	250 birds	0%
11	229	Iceland gull Larus glaucoides	Gulls	70-80 birds	240 birds	+220%
4	230	Water pipit Anthus spinoletta	Pipits and wagtails	100 individuals (GB)	190 birds	+90%
16	231	Smew Mergus albellus	Swans, ducks and geese	390 individuals	180 birds	-53.8%
5	232	Roseate tern Sterna dougallii	Terns	94 pairs	89 pairs	-5.3%
8	233	Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus	Gulls	More than 200 birds.	170 birds	-15%
5	234	Spotted crake Porzana porzana	Rails	73 males	80 males	+9.6%
11	235	Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus	Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies	85-118 pairs	50-100 pairs	-26.1%
5	236	Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis	Grebes	120 birds	130 birds	+8.3%
4	237	Parrot crossbill Loxia pytyopstittacus	Finches	30 pairs	65 pairs	+117%
8	238	Garganey Anas querquedula	Swans, ducks and geese	23-115 pairs	14-93 pairs	-22.5%
6	239	Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus	Hawks and eagles	33-69 pairs	33-69 pairs	0%
5	240	Temmincks stint Calidris temminckii	Sandpipers and allies	100 birds	100 birds	0%
4	241	Hoopoe Upupa epops	Hoopoe	100 birds	100 birds	0%
	242	Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis	Bitterns and herons	-	c100	+100%
5	243	Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus	Orioles	85 birds	85 birds	0%
5	244	White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	Hawks and eagles	42 territories	37-44 pairs	-3.6%
	245	Rough-Legged Buzzard Buteo Lagopus	Hawks and eagles	-	Between 10 and 150 (in influx years)	+100%
	246	Shorelark Eremophila alpestris	Larks	-	74 birds	+100%
	247	Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor	Shrikes	-	63 birds	+100%
72	248	Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis	Swans, ducks and geese	4,170 birds	60 birds	-98.6%
23	249	Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena	Grebes	200 individuals	57 birds	-71.5%
5	250	Crane Grus grus	Cranes	40 birds	52 birds	+30%
7	251	Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	Sandpipers and allies	20-30 males	20-24 males	-12%
3	252	Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola	Sandpipers and allies	4-8 pairs	11-27 pairs	+217%
	253	Great White Egret Ardea alba	Bitterns and herons	-	35 birds	+100%
7	254	Montagus harrier Circus pygargus	Hawks and eagles	7 territorial females	Less than 10 pairs	+43%
12	255	Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	Ibises and spoonbills	Under 50 birds winter each year	20 birds	-60%
28	256	Lady Amhersts pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae	Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies	94 pairs/territories	Less than 10 pairs/territories	-89.4%
11	257	Aquatic warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	Warblers and allies	33	10 birds	-69.7%
10	258	Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris	Warblers and allies	3-10 pairs	2-8 pairs	-23.1%
9	259	Savis warbler Locustella luscinioides	Warblers and allies	0-6 pairs	1-3 pairs	-33.3%
9	260	Scarlet rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus	Finches	0-4 pairs	0-4 pairs	0%
9	261	Serin Serinus serinus	Finches	1-2 pairs annually (average)	1-2 pairs annually (average)	0%

Rank (+/-)

Rank

Bird

Family

2008 population

2016 population

Population (+/-)

Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes

Wrens

8,512,000 territories

8,600,000 territories

+1%

Blue tit
Cyanistes caeruleus

Tits

15 million birds

Robin
Erithacus rubecula

Chats and thrushes

5,895,000 territories

6,700,000 territories

+14%

Blackbird
Turdus merula

Chats and thrushes

10-15 million birds

Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs

Finches

5,974,000 territories

6,200,000 territories

+3.8%

Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus

Pigeons and doves

2,570,000-3,160,000 territories

5,400,000 pairs

+88%

House sparrow
Passer domesticus

Sparrows

2.1-3.7 million pairs

5,300,000 pairs

+83%

Dunnock
Prunella modularis

Accentors

2,163,000 territories

2,500,000 territories

+16%

Great tit
Parus major

Tits

2,074,000 territories

2,500,000 territories

+21%

Willow warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus

Warblers and allies

2,125,000 territories

2,400,000 territories

+13%

Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus

Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies

1.8-1.9 million females

2.3 million females

+24%

Meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis

Pipits and wagtails

1,680,000 territories

2,000,000 territories

+19%

Goldcrest
Regulus regulus

Warblers and allies

3-5 million birds

Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris

Finches

734,000 territories

1,700,000 pairs

+132%

Skylark
Alauda arvensis

Larks

1,785,000 territories

1,500,000 territories

-16%

Jackdaw
Corvus monedula

Crows

555,000 territories

1,400,000 pairs

+152%

Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita

Warblers and allies

807,000 territories

1,200,000 territories

+49%

Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla

Warblers and allies

932,000 territories

1,200,000 territories

+29%

Song thrush
Turdus philomelos

Chats and thrushes

1,144,000 territories

Whitethroat
Sylvia communis

Warblers and allies

945,000 territories

1,100,000 territories

+16%

Rook
Corvus frugilegus

Crows

1,130,000 - 1,440,000 pairs

1,100,000 pairs

-14.4%

Black-headed gull
Larus ridibundus

Gulls

1,697,797 birds

2.2 million birds

+30%

Carrion crow
Corvus corone

Crows

790,000 territories

1,000,000 territories

+27%

Collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto

Pigeons and doves

298,000 territories

990,000 pairs

+232%

Guillemot
Uria aalge

Auks

1,420,900 pairs

950,000 pairs

-33.1%

Swallow
Hirundo rustica

Swallows and martins

726,000 territories

860,000 territories

+18%

Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis

Petrels and shearwaters

1.6-1.8 million birds

Starling
Sturnus vulgaris

Starlings

804,000 territories

Coal tit
Periparus ater

Tits

653,000 territories

760,000 territories

+16%

Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella

Buntings

792,000 territories

710,000 territories

-10.4%

113

Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola

Sandpipers and allies

5,400-13,700 pairs

1.4 million birds

+7230%

Magpie
Pica pica

Crows

650,000 territories

600,000 territories

-7.7%

Puffin
Fratercula arctica

Auks

580,799 pairs

Rock dove
Columba livia

Pigeons and doves

>100,000 pairs

550,000 pairs

+450%

Snipe
Gallinago gallinago

Sandpipers and allies

59,300 pairs

1.1 million birds

+827%

House martin
Delichon urbica

Swallows and martins

273,000-535,000 pairs

510,000 pairs

+26%

Pied wagtail
Motacilla alba

Pipits and wagtails

272,000-352,000 territories

470,000 pairs

+51%

Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla

Finches

45,000-1,800,000

45,000-1,800,000 birds

Linnet
Carduelis cannabina

Finches

540,000 territories

430,000 territories

-20.4%

Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla

Gulls

379,892 pairs

380,000 pairs

Herring gull
Larus argentatus

Gulls

378,748 birds

740,000 birds

+95%

Siskin
Carduelis spinus

Finches

369,000 pairs

Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris

Chats and thrushes

720,000 birds

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

Swans, ducks and geese

371,000 individuals

710,000 birds

+91%

Common gull
Larus canus

Gulls

430,927

710,000 birds

+65%

Redwing
Turdus iliacus

Chats and thrushes

685,000 birds

690,000 birds

+0.7%

Long-tailed tit
Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed tits

273,000 territories

340,000 territories

+25%

Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus

Plovers and lapwings

1.6-2.1 million birds

650,000 birds

-64.9%

Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis

Finches

313,000 territories

Manx shearwater
Puffinus puffinus

Petrels and shearwaters

299,712 pairs

280,000-320,000 pairs

+0.1%

Sedge warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Warblers and allies

321,000 territories

290,000 territories

-9.7%

Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus

Rails

270,000 pairs

Hooded crow
Corvus cornix

Crows

213,900 pairs

260,000 pairs

+22%

Stock dove
Columba oenas

Pigeons and doves

309,000 territories

260,000 territories

-15.9%

Reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus

Buntings

192,000-211,000 territories

250,000 territories

+24%

Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe

Chats and thrushes

56,000 pairs

240,000 pairs

+329%

Red grouse
Lagopus lagopus

Grouse

155,000 pairs

230,000 pairs

+48%

Wigeon
Anas penelope

Swans, ducks and geese

426,000 birds

450,000 birds

+5.6%

Nuthatch
Sitta europaea

Nuthatches

144,000 territories

220,000 territories

+53%

Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Finches

166,000 territories

220,000 territories

+33%

Gannet
Morus bassanus

Boobies and gannets

218,546 nests

220,000 nests

+0.7%

Lesser redpoll
Carduelis cabaret

Finches

26,900 pairs

220,000 pairs

+718%

Golden plover
Pluvialis apricaria

Plovers and lapwings

310,000 birds

420,000 birds

+35%

Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris

Treecreepers

214,000 territories

200,000 territories

-6.5%

Tree sparrow
Passer montanus

Sparrows

68,000 territories

200,000 territories

+194%

Dunlin
Calidris alpina

Sandpipers and allies

577,100

360,000 birds

-37.6%

Pink-footed goose
Anser brachyrhynchus

Swans, ducks and geese

241,000 individual birds

360,000 birds

+49%

Garden warbler
Sylvia borin

Warblers and allies

190,000 territories

170,000 territories

-10.5%

Jay
Garrulus glandarius

Crows

160,000 territories

170,000 territories

+6.2%

Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus

Oystercatchers

338,700 birds

340,000 birds

+0.4%

Mistle thrush
Turdus viscivorus

Chats and thrushes

222,500 territories

170,000 territories

-23.6%

Knot
Calidris canuta

Sandpipers and allies

295,000 birds

320,000 birds

+8.5%

Great spotted woodpecker
Dendrocopos major

Wrynecks and woodpeckers

37-44,000 pairs

140,000 pairs

+246%

Razorbill
Alca torda

Auks

188,576 birds

130,000 pairs

+38%

Reed warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Warblers and allies

60,800-122,000 pairs

130,000 pairs

+42%

Sand martin
Riparia riparia

Swallows and martins

85,000-270,000 nests

54,000-174,000 nests

-35.8%

Greylag goose
Anser anser

Swans, ducks and geese

91,520 wild birds

228,000 birds

+149%

Lesser black-backed gull
Larus fuscus

Gulls

112,074 pairs

110,000 pairs

-1.9%

Teal
Anas crecca

Swans, ducks and geese

197,000 birds

220,000 birds

+12%

Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Chats and thrushes

101,000 pairs

100,000 pairs

-1%

Canada goose
Branta canadensis

Swans, ducks and geese

82,550 adults

190,000 birds

+130%

Coot
Fulica atra

Rails

188,000 birds

190,000 birds

+1.1%

Tree pipit
Anthus trivialis

Pipits and wagtails

74,400 territories

88,000 territories

+18%

Swift
Apus apus

Swifts

85,000 pairs

87,000 pairs

+2.4%

Red-legged partridge
Alectoris rufa

Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies

72,000-200,000 territories

82,000 territories

-39.7%

Curlew
Numenius arquata

Sandpipers and allies

123,000 birds

150,000 birds

+22%

Lesser whitethroat
Sylvia curruca

Warblers and allies

64,000 territories

74,000 territories

+16%

Buzzard
Buteo buteo

Hawks and eagles

31,100-44,000 territories

57,000-79,000 pairs

+81%

Redshank
Tringa totanus

Sandpipers and allies

125,800 individuals.

130,000 birds

+3.3%

Twite
Carduelis flavirostris

Finches

100,000-150,000 birds (incl Ireland)

100,000-150,000 birds (incl. Ireland)

Brent goose
Branta bernicla

Swans, ducks and geese

121,000 birds

121,400 birds

+0.3%

Tufted duck
Aythya fuligula

Swans, ducks and geese

120,000 individuals

120,000 birds

Stonechat
Saxicola torquata

Chats and thrushes

9,000-23,000 pairs

59,000 pairs

+269%

Jack snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus

Sandpipers and allies

10,000-100,000 birds

110,000 birds

+100%

Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Cormorants and shags

100-150,000 birds

110,000 birds

+47%

Arctic tern
Sterna paradisaea

Terns

53,388 pairs

53,000 pairs

-0.7%

Green woodpecker
Picus viridis

Wrynecks and woodpeckers

24,200 pairs

52,000 pairs

+115%

Common scoter
Melanitta nigra

Swans, ducks and geese

50,000 birds

100,000 birds

+100%

Tawny owl
Strix aluco

Owls

19,400 pairs

50,000 pairs

+158%

100

Leachs petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Petrels and shearwaters

48,047 pairs

101

Barnacle goose
Branta leucopsis

Swans, ducks and geese

68,000 birds

94,000 birds

+38%

102

Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra

Chats and thrushes

14,000-28,000 pairs

47,000 pairs

+124%

103

Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus

Falcons and allies

36,800 pairs

46,000 pairs

+25%

104

Grey partridge
Perdix perdix

Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies

70,000-75,000 pairs

43,000 territories

-40.7%

105

Marsh tit
Poecile palustris

Tits

52,800 territories

41,000 territories

-22.3%

106

Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra

Finches

1-20,000 pairs

40,000 pairs

+281%

107

Mute swan
Cygnus olor

Swans, ducks and geese

43,500 individuals

79,000 birds

+82%

108

Great black-backed gull
Larus marinus

Gulls

43,156 birds

77,000 birds

+78%

109

Grey wagtail
Motacilla cinerea

Pipits and wagtails

38,400-46,200 pairs

38,000 pairs

-10.2%

110

Spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata

Flycatchers

63,700 territories

36,000 territories

-43.5%

111

Rock pipit
Anthus petrosus

Pipits and wagtails

35,650 pairs

36,000 pairs

+1%

112

Grey plover
Pluvialis squatarola

Plovers and lapwings

70,000 birds (spring)

70,000 birds in spring

113

Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus

Hawks and eagles

40,100 pairs

35,000 pairs

-12.7%

114

Black guillemot
Cepphus grylle

Auks

58-80,000 birds (incl Ireland)

58-80,000 birds (incl. Ireland)

115

Eider
Somateria mollissima

Swans, ducks and geese

80,000 birds

63,000 birds

-21.2%

116

Grey heron
Ardea cinerea

Bitterns and herons

14,200 nests

63,000 birds

+122%

117

Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna

Swans, ducks and geese

81,300 birds

61,000 birds

-25%

118

Storm petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus

Petrels and shearwaters

25,650 pairs

119

Turnstone
Arenaria interpres

Sandpipers and allies

52,390 birds

51,000 birds

-2.7%

120

Pochard
Aythya ferina

Swans, ducks and geese

85,500individuals

48,000 birds

-43.9%

121

Black-tailed godwit
Limosa limosa

Sandpipers and allies

15,860 birds

44,000 birds from the Icelandic population

+177%

122

Bar-tailed godwit
Limosa lapponica

Sandpipers and allies

65,430 birds

41,000 birds

-37.3%

123

Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo

Cormorants and shags

24,200 birds

41,000 birds

+69%

124

Pied flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca

Flycatchers

35,000-40,000 pairs

17,000-20,000 pairs

-50.7%

125

Ringed plover
Charadrius hiaticula

Plovers and lapwings

34,510 individuals

36,000 birds

+4.3%

126

Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus

Cuckoos

9,600-20,000 pairs

16,000 pairs

+8.1%

127

Grasshopper warbler
Locustella naevia

Warblers and allies

11,750 pairs

16,000 pairs

+36%

128

Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos

Sandpipers and allies

12,000 pairs

15,000 pairs

+25%

129

Yellow wagtail
Motacilla flava

Pipits and wagtails

11,500-26,500 territories

15,000 territories

-21.1%

130

Pintail
Anas acuta

Swans, ducks and geese

28,180 birds

29,000 birds

+2.9%

131

Turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur

Pigeons and doves

44,000 territories

14,000 territories

-68.2%

132

Short-eared owl
Asio flammeus

Owls

5000-50,000 individuals

5,000-50,000 birds

133

Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula

Swans, ducks and geese

35,000 birds

27,000 birds

-22.9%

134

Gadwall
Anas strepera

Swans, ducks and geese

17,500 birds

25,000 birds

+43%

135

Dipper
Cinclus cinclus

Dippers

6,800-20,000 pairs

6,200-18,700 pairs

-7.1%

136

Common tern
Sterna hirundo

Terns

11, 838 pairs

12,000 pairs

+1.4%

137

Sandwich tern
Sterna sandvicensis

Terns

12,490 pairs

12,000 pairs

-3.9%

138

Great crested grebe
Podiceps cristatus

Grebes

19,140 birds

23,000 birds

+20%

139

Corn bunting
Miliaria calandra

Buntings

8,500-12,200 territories

11,000 territories

+6.3%

140

Great skua
Catharacta skua

Skuas

9,634 pairs

141

Barn owl
Tyto alba

Owls

12,500-25,000 birds

142

Shoveler
Anas clypeata

Swans, ducks and geese

15,200 individuals

18,000 birds

+18%

143

Ring-necked parakeet
Psittacula krameri

Parrots

4,300 adults

8,600 pairs

+300%

144

Red-throated diver
Gavia stellata

Divers

4,850 birds (GB)

17,000 birds

+251%

145

Sanderling
Calidris alba

Sandpipers and allies

20,700 individuals

17,000 birds

-17.9%

146

Ptarmigan
Lagopus mutus

Grouse

10,000 pairs

2,000-15,000 pairs

-15%

147

Little grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis

Grebes

18,000-36,000 birds

17,000 birds

-37%

148

White-fronted goose
Anser albifrons

Swans, ducks and geese

26,790 individuals

15,400 birds

-42.5%

149

Whooper swan
Cygnus cygnus

Swans, ducks and geese

6,920 birds

15,000 birds

+117%

150

Raven
Corvus corax

Crows

12,900 pairs

7,400 pairs

-42.6%

151

Ring ouzel
Turdus torquatus

Chats and thrushes

6,157-7,549 pairs

6,200-7,500 pairs

152

Scottish crossbill
Loxia scotica

Finches

300-1,250 pairs

6,800 pairs

+777%

153

Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos

Chats and thrushes

6,700 males

154

Purple sandpiper
Calidris maritima

Sandpipers and allies

17,760 individuals

13,000 birds

-26.8%

155

Wood warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Warblers and allies

17,200 males

6,500 males

-62.2%

156

Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Finches

10-15,000 birds

157

Snow bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis

Buntings

10-15,000 birds

10,000-15,000 birds

158

Goosander
Mergus merganser

Swans, ducks and geese

16,100 birds

12,000 birds

-25.5%

159

Scaup
Aythya marila

Swans, ducks and geese

9,200 birds

12,000 birds

+30%

160

Little owl
Athene noctua

Owls

5,800-11,600 pairs

5,700 pairs

-34.5%

161

Long-tailed duck
Clangula hyemalis

Swans, ducks and geese

16,250 individuals

11,000 birds

-32.3%

162

Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus

Waxwings

Less than 100 individuals.

11,000 birds

10900%

163

Black grouse
Tetrao tetrix

Grouse

>5,100 males

<5,100 males

164

Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus

Nightjars

3,400 males

4,600 males

+35%

165

Red-breasted merganser
Mergus serrator

Swans, ducks and geese

10,500 birds

9,000 birds

-14.3%

166

Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis

Kingfishers

4,800-8,000 pairs

3,800-4,600 pairs

-34.4%

167

Long-eared owl
Asio otus

Owls

1,460-4,770 pairs

1,800-6,000 pairs

+25%

168

Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta

Stilts and avocets

3,395 birds

7,500 birds

+121%

169

Crested tit
Lophophanes cristatus

Tits

5,200-9,500 birds

170

Bewicks swan
Cygnus columbianus

Swans, ducks and geese

8,240 birds

7,000 birds

-15%

171

Mandarin
Aix galericulata

Swans, ducks and geese

7,000 adults

7,000 birds

172

Willow tit
Poecile montanus

Tits

8,500 territories

3,400 pairs

-60%

173

Dartford warbler
Sylvia undata

Warblers and allies

estimated 3,208 pairs

3,200 pairs

-0.2%

174

Woodlark
Lullula arborea

Larks

Estimated 3084 territories

3,100 pairs

+0.5%

175

Hobby
Falco subbuteo

Falcons and allies

2,200 pairs

2,800 pairs

+27%

176

Greenshank
Tringa nebularia

Sandpipers and allies

4,790 birds (autumn)

177

Little egret
Egretta garzetta

Bitterns and herons

1,600 birds

4,500 birds

+181%

178

Arctic skua
Stercorarius parasiticus

Skuas

2,136 pairs

179

Cettis warbler
Cettia cetti

Warblers and allies

645 males

2,000 males

+210%

180

Little tern
Sterna albifrons

Terns

1,947 pairs

1,900 pairs

-2.4%

181

Egyptian goose
Alopochen aegyptiacus

Swans, ducks and geese

1,000 birds

3,400 birds

+240%

182

Red kite
Milvus milvus

Hawks and eagles

1000+ pairs

1,600 pairs

+60%

183

Peregrine
Falco peregrinus

Falcons and allies

1,402 pairs

1,500 pairs

+7%

184

Lesser spotted woodpecker
Dendrocopos minor

Wrynecks and woodpeckers

1,400-2,900 pairs

1,000-2,000 pairs

-30.2%

185

Great northern diver
Gavia immer

Divers

2,500-3,000 birds

2,600 birds

-5.5%

186

Velvet scoter
Melanitta fusca

Swans, ducks and geese

3,000 individuals

2,500 birds

-16.7%

187

Little ringed plover
Charadrius dubius

Plovers and lapwings

825-1,070 pairs

1,200-1,300 pairs

+32%

188

Merlin
Falco columbarius

Falcons and allies

1,330 pairs

900-1,500 pairs

-9.8%

189

Corncrake
Crex crex

Rails

At least 1145 calling males.

1,200 males

+4.8%

190

Water rail
Rallus aquaticus

Rails

700-1,400 pairs

1,100 territories

+4.8%

191

Mediterranean gull
Larus melanocephalus

Gulls

110 pairs

1,800 birds

+718%

192

Cirl bunting
Emberiza cirlus

Buntings

697 pairs

860 territories

+23%

193

Capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus

Grouse

1,980 birds

800-1,900 birds

-31.8%

194

Hen harrier
Circus cyaneus

Hawks and eagles

749 pairs (+57 on Isle of Man)

617 pairs (and 29 on the Isle of Man) in 2010

-19.9%

195

Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus

Plovers and lapwings

510-750 males

196

Bearded tit
Panurus biarmicus

Bearded tit

504-559 pairs

630 pairs

+19%

197

Balearic shearwater
Puffinus mauretanicus

Petrels and shearwaters

Up to 1,200

+100%

198

Yellow-legged gull
Larus michahellis

Gulls

1,100 birds

+100%

199

Slavonian grebe
Podiceps auritus

Grebes

775 birds

1,100 birds

+42%

200

Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillus

Warblers and allies

80-250 males

550 territories

+233%

201

Quail
Coturnix coturnix

Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies

4-315 males

540 males

+239%

202

Yellow-browed warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus

Warblers and allies

Around 1,000 birds

+100%

203

Green sandpiper
Tringa ochropus

Sandpipers and allies

500-1,000 birds

910 birds

+21%

204

Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

Sandpipers and allies

530 pairs

400-500 pairs

-15.1%

205

Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos

Hawks and eagles

442 pairs

440 pairs

-0.5%

206

Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Crows

429-497 pairs

370-500 pairs

-6%

207

Ruff
Philomachus pugnax

Sandpipers and allies

700 individuals

820 birds

+17%

208

Bean goose
Anser fabalis

Swans, ducks and geese

500 birds

730 birds

+46%

209

Lapland bunting
Calcarius lapponicus

Buntings

200-500 birds

710 birds

+103%

210

Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis

Hawks and eagles

410 pairs

280-430 pairs

-13.4%

211

Short-toed treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla

Treecreepers

200-500 pairs (Jersey)

212

Marsh harrier
Circus aeruginosus

Hawks and eagles

360 females

320-380 pairs

-2.8%

213

Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus

Stone-curlews

347 pairs

350 pairs

+0.9%

214

Curlew sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea

Sandpipers and allies

670 birds

215

Little gull
Larus minutus

Gulls

400-800

216

Bittern
Botaurus stellaris

Bitterns and herons

51 males

600 birds

+488%

217

Black-throated diver
Gavia arctica

Divers

700 birds

560 birds

-20%

218

Spotted redshank
Tringa erythropus

Sandpipers and allies

420 birds (average)

540 birds

+29%

219

Black tern
Chlidonias niger

Terns

Hundreds

220

Great shearwater
Puffinus gravis

Petrels and shearwaters

Hundreds to thousands

221

Little stint
Calidris minuta

Sandpipers and allies

460

222

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

148 pairs

200-250 pairs

+52%

223

Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros

Chats and thrushes

500 birds

400 birds

-20%

224

Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica

Chats and thrushes

85-600

225

Red-crested pochard
Netta rufina

Swans, ducks and geese

29 pairs

320 birds

+452%

226

Mealy redpoll
Carduelis flammea

Finches

310 birds

+100%

227

Wryneck
Jynx torquilla

Wrynecks and woodpeckers

280 birds

228

Red-backed shrike
Lanius collurio

Shrikes

250

250 birds

229

Iceland gull
Larus glaucoides

Gulls

70-80 birds

240 birds

+220%

230

Water pipit
Anthus spinoletta

Pipits and wagtails

100 individuals (GB)

190 birds

+90%

231

Smew
Mergus albellus

Swans, ducks and geese

390 individuals

180 birds

-53.8%

232

Roseate tern
Sterna dougallii

Terns

94 pairs

89 pairs

-5.3%

233

Glaucous gull
Larus hyperboreus

Gulls

More than 200 birds.

170 birds

-15%

234

Spotted crake
Porzana porzana

Rails

73 males

80 males

+9.6%

235

Golden pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus

Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies

85-118 pairs

50-100 pairs

-26.1%

236

Black-necked grebe
Podiceps nigricollis

Grebes

120 birds

130 birds

+8.3%

237

Parrot crossbill
Loxia pytyopstittacus

Finches

30 pairs

65 pairs

+117%

238

Garganey
Anas querquedula

Swans, ducks and geese

23-115 pairs

14-93 pairs

-22.5%

239

Honey buzzard
Pernis apivorus

Hawks and eagles

33-69 pairs

240

Temmincks stint
Calidris temminckii

Sandpipers and allies

100 birds

241

Hoopoe
Upupa epops

Hoopoe

100 birds

242

Cattle egret
Bubulcus ibis

Bitterns and herons

c100

+100%

243

Golden oriole
Oriolus oriolus

Orioles

85 birds

244

White-tailed eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla

Hawks and eagles

42 territories

37-44 pairs

-3.6%

245

Rough-Legged Buzzard
Buteo Lagopus

Hawks and eagles

Between 10 and 150 (in influx years)

+100%

246

Shorelark
Eremophila alpestris

Larks

74 birds

+100%

247

Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor

Shrikes

63 birds

+100%

248

Ruddy duck
Oxyura jamaicensis

Swans, ducks and geese

4,170 birds

60 birds

-98.6%

249

Red-necked grebe
Podiceps grisegena

Grebes

200 individuals

57 birds

-71.5%

250

Crane
Grus grus

Cranes

40 birds

52 birds

+30%

251

Red-necked phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus

Sandpipers and allies

20-30 males

20-24 males

-12%

252

Wood sandpiper
Tringa glareola

Sandpipers and allies

4-8 pairs

11-27 pairs

+217%

253

Great White Egret
Ardea alba

Bitterns and herons

35 birds

+100%

254

Montagus harrier
Circus pygargus

Hawks and eagles

7 territorial females

Less than 10 pairs

+43%

255

Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia

Ibises and spoonbills

Under 50 birds winter each year

20 birds

-60%

256

Lady Amhersts pheasant
Chrysolophus amherstiae

Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies

94 pairs/territories

Less than 10 pairs/territories

-89.4%

257

Aquatic warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola

Warblers and allies

10 birds

-69.7%

258

Marsh warbler
Acrocephalus palustris

Warblers and allies

3-10 pairs

2-8 pairs

-23.1%

259

Savis warbler
Locustella luscinioides

Warblers and allies

0-6 pairs

1-3 pairs

-33.3%

260

Scarlet rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus

Finches

0-4 pairs

261

Serin
Serinus serinus

Finches

1-2 pairs annually (average)

Bird

Family

Sooty shearwater
Puffinus griseus

Petrels and shearwaters

Little auk
Alle alle

Auks

Long-tailed skua
Stercorarius longicaudus

Skuas

Pomarine skua
Stercorarius pomarinus

Skuas

White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys

Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata

White Wagtail
Motacilla alba alba

Black Swan
Cygnus atratus

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus

Bar-headed goose
Anser indicus

Ring-Necked Duck
Aythya collaris

Feral Pigeon
Columba livia 'feral'

Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum

Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea

Caspian Turn
Hydroprogne Caspia

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Tryngites Subruficollis

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos

Sandpipers and allies

Long billed dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus,

Black winged stilt
himantopous

Grey phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius

Sandpipers and allies

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