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The Borders Bird List
The Borders bird list is updated every year. The list given below is an abridged version. More details can be found on the Borders Birds Google Group or can be supplied by contacting the Borders Recorders on [email protected] .
The list is given in alphabetical order. Where the first report date is not given this is due to a lack of information available at the time of compilation.
The list was last updated for records up to and including 31 December 2021.
The Borders bird list is updated every year. The list given below is an abridged version. More details can be found on the Borders Birds Google Group or can be supplied by contacting the Borders Recorders on [email protected] .
The list is given in alphabetical order. Where the first report date is not given this is due to a lack of information available at the time of compilation.
The list was last updated for records up to and including 31 December 2021.
| No. | English name | Latin name | First report | Latest report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | 1951 | 1951 |
| 2 | American Wigeon | Mareca americana | 1975 | 2014 |
| 3 | Aquatic Warbler | Acrocephalus paludicola | 1977 | 1977 |
| 4 | Arctic Redpoll | Acanthis hornemanni | 1990s | 2019 |
| 5 | Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | 2021 | |
| 6 | Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | 2021 | |
| 7 | Balearic Shearwater | Puffinus mauretanicus | 1978 | 2021 |
| 8 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | 2021 | |
| 9 | Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | 2021 | |
| 10 | Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | 1966 | 2020 |
| 11 | Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | 2021 | |
| 12 | Bearded Tit | Panurus biarmicus | 1998 | 1998 |
| 13 | Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | 2006 | |
| 14 | Bewick’s Swan | Cygnus columbianus | 2019 | |
| 15 | Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | 2021 | |
| 16 | Black Grouse | Lyrurus tetrix | 2021 | |
| 17 | Black Guillemot | Cepphus grylle | 2021 | |
| 18 | Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | 2021 | |
| 19 | Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | 1983 | 2006 |
| 20 | Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | 2021 | |
| 21 | Blackbird | Turdus merula | 2021 | |
| 22 | Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | 1968 | 2017 |
| 23 | Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | 2021 | |
| 24 | Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 2021 | |
| 25 | Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | 2018 | |
| 26 | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | 2021 | |
| 27 | Black-throated Diver | Gavia arctica | 2021 | |
| 28 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | 1986 | 2019 |
| 29 | Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | 2021 | |
| 30 | Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | 1978 | 1998 |
| 31 | Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | 2021 | |
| 32 | Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | 2021 | |
| 33 | Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | 2021 | |
| 34 | Buzzard | Buteo buteo | 2021 | |
| 35 | Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | 2021 | |
| 36 | Capercaillie | Tetrao urogallus | 1870 | 1959 |
| 37 | Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | 2021 | |
| 38 | Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | 2021 | |
| 39 | Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | 2021 | |
| 40 | Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | 1983 | 1983 |
| 41 | Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | 1995 | |
| 42 | Coal Tit | Periparus ater | 2021 | |
| 43 | Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | early-1960s | 2021 |
| 44 | Collared Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis | 2014 | 2014 |
| 45 | Common Guillemot | Uria aalge | 2021 | |
| 46 | Common Gull | Larus canus | 2021 | |
| 47 | Common Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | 2021 | |
| 48 | Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus | 1978 | 2017 |
| 49 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | 2021 | |
| 50 | Common Scoter | Melanitta nigra | 2021 | |
| 51 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | 2021 | |
| 52 | Coot | Fulica atra | 2021 | |
| 53 | Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | 2021 | |
| 54 | Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | 2020 | |
| 55 | Corncrake | Crex crex | 2017 | |
| 56 | Cory’s Shearwater | Calonectris borealis | 2009 | 2011 |
| 57 | Crane | Grus grus | 1863 | 2021 |
| 58 | Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | 2021 | |
| 59 | Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | 2021 | |
| 60 | Curlew | Numenius arquata | 2021 | |
| 61 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | 1975 | 2007 |
| 62 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | 2017 | 2017 |
| 63 | Dartford Warbler | Curruca undata | 1983 | 1983 |
| 64 | Daurian Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | 1999 | 1999 |
| 65 | Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | 2021 | |
| 66 | Dotterel | Charadrius morinellus | 2020 | |
| 67 | Dowitcher sp. | 1958 | 1958 | |
| 68 | Dunlin | Calidris alpina | 2021 | |
| 69 | Dunnock | Prunella modularis | 2021 | |
| 70 | Dusky Warbler | Phylloscopus fuscatus | 1976 | 2016 |
| 71 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2021 | |
| 72 | Eider | Somateria mollissima | 2021 | |
| 73 | Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | 1929 | 1976 |
| 74 | Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | 2021 | |
| 75 | Firecrest | Regulus ignicapilla | 1972 | 2020 |
| 76 | Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | 2021 | |
| 77 | Gadwall | Mareca strepera | 2021 | |
| 78 | Gannet | Morus bassanus | 2021 | |
| 79 | Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | 2021 | |
| 80 | Garganey | Spatula querquedula | 2020 | |
| 81 | Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | 2021 | |
| 82 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | 1902 | 2021 |
| 83 | Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | 2021 | |
| 84 | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | 2021 | |
| 85 | Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | 1834 | 2009 |
| 86 | Golden Pheasant | Chrysolophus pictus | 1960s | 2014 |
| 87 | Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | 2021 | |
| 88 | Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | 2021 | |
| 89 | Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | 2021 | |
| 90 | Goosander | Mergus merganser | 2021 | |
| 91 | Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | 2021 | |
| 92 | Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | 2021 | |
| 93 | Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | 2021 | |
| 94 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | 2021 | |
| 95 | Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | 2021 | |
| 96 | Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer | 2021 | |
| 97 | Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | 1979 | 1997 |
| 98 | Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | 1977 | 2014 |
| 99 | Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | 2021 | |
| 100 | Great Snipe | Gallinago media | 1865 | 1925 |
| 101 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | 2021 | |
| 102 | Great Tit | Parus major | 2021 | |
| 103 | Great White Egret | Ardea alba | 1995 | 2021 |
| 104 | Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | 2021 | |
| 105 | Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | 1950s | 2021 |
| 106 | Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | 2021 | |
| 107 | Greenish Warbler | Phylloscopus trochiloides | 1977 | 2020 |
| 108 | Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | 2021 | |
| 109 | Green-winged Teal | Anas carolinensis | 1993 | 2018 |
| 110 | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | 2021 | |
| 111 | Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix | 2021 | |
| 112 | Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | 1875 | 2021 |
| 113 | Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | 2021 | |
| 114 | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | 2021 | |
| 115 | Greylag Goose | Anser anser | 2021 | |
| 116 | Gyr Falcon | Falco rusticolus | 1863 | 1976 |
| 117 | Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | 1954 | 1954 |
| 118 | Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | 2021 | |
| 119 | Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | 2021 | |
| 120 | Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | 2021 | |
| 121 | Hobby | Falco subbuteo | 2021 | |
| 122 | Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus | 2020 | |
| 123 | Hooded Crow | Corvus cornix | 2021 | |
| 124 | Hoopoe | Upupa epops | 2021 | |
| 125 | House Martin | Delichon urbicum | 2021 | |
| 126 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 2021 | |
| 127 | Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides | 2021 | |
| 128 | Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | 1976 | 2021 |
| 129 | Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea | 1883 | 1883 |
| 130 | Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | 2021 | |
| 131 | Jackdaw | Coloeus monedula | 2021 | |
| 132 | Jay | Garrulus glandarius | 2021 | |
| 133 | Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | 2021 | |
| 134 | King Eider | Somateria spectabilis | 1991 | 1992 |
| 135 | Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | 2021 | |
| 136 | Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | 2021 | |
| 137 | Knot | Calidris canutus | 1964 | 2020 |
| 138 | Lapland Bunting | Calcarius lapponicus | 201 | |
| 139 | Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | 2021 | |
| 140 | Leach’s Petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | 2020 | |
| 141 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | 2021 | |
| 142 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | 1993 | 1993 |
| 143 | Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | 1988 | 1988 |
| 144 | Lesser Redpoll | Acanthis cabaret | 2021 | |
| 145 | Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | 2021 | |
| 146 | Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | 2021 | |
| 147 | Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | 2018 | 2018 |
| 148 | Linnet | Linaria cannabina | 2021 | |
| 149 | Little Auk | Alle alle | 2021 | |
| 150 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | 1904 | 1904 |
| 151 | Little Bunting | Emberiza pusilla | 1977 | 1996 |
| 152 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | 1998 | 2021 |
| 153 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2021 | |
| 154 | Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus | 2021 | |
| 155 | Little Owl | Athene noctua | early-1900s | 2018 |
| 156 | Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | 1979 | 2021 |
| 157 | Little Stint | Calidris minuta | 1964 | 2020 |
| 158 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | 1953 | 2020 |
| 159 | Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | 2021 | |
| 160 | Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | 2021 | |
| 161 | Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | 1875 | 2021 |
| 162 | Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | 2021 | |
| 163 | Magpie | Pica pica | 2021 | |
| 164 | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | 2021 | |
| 165 | Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata | late-1970s | 2021 |
| 166 | Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | 2021 | |
| 167 | Marmora’s Warbler | Sylvia sarda | 1993 | 1993 |
| 168 | Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | 2021 | |
| 169 | Marsh Tit | Poecile palustris | 2019 | |
| 170 | Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | 1994 | 2020 |
| 171 | Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis | 201 | |
| 172 | Mediterranean Gull | Ichthyaetus melanocephalus | 1985 | 201 |
| 173 | Melodious Warbler | Hippolais polyglotta | 2002 | 2018 |
| 174 | Merlin | Falco columbarius | 201 | |
| 175 | Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | 2021 | |
| 176 | Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | 1911 | 2020 |
| 177 | Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | 2021 | |
| 178 | Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | 2021 | |
| 179 | Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1882 | 1987 |
| 180 | Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | 1977 | |
| 181 | Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | 2021 | |
| 182 | Nutcracker | Nucifraga caryocatactes | 1971 | 1971 |
| 183 | Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | 1850 | 2021 |
| 184 | Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | 1991 | 2016 |
| 185 | Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | 1986 | 2016 |
| 186 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | 2021 | |
| 187 | Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | 2021 | |
| 188 | Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola | 2016 | 2017 |
| 189 | Pallas's Sandgrouse | Syrrhaptes paradoxus | 1888 | 1888 |
| 190 | Pallas's Warbler | Phylloscopus proregulus | 1982 | 2020 |
| 191 | Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | 1999 | 1999 |
| 192 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | 1970 | 2013 |
| 193 | Peregrine | Falco peregrinus | 2021 | |
| 194 | Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | 2021 | |
| 195 | Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | 2021 | |
| 196 | Pied Wagtail | Motacilla alba | 2021 | |
| 197 | Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | 2021 | |
| 198 | Pintail | Anas acuta | 2021 | |
| 199 | Pochard | Aythya ferina | 2021 | |
| 200 | Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | 2021 | |
| 201 | Ptarmigan | Lagopus muta | 1984 | |
| 202 | Puffin | Fratercula arctica | 2021 | |
| 203 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | 1917 | 1999 |
| 204 | Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima | 2021 | |
| 205 | Quail | Coturnix coturnix | 2021 | |
| 206 | Radde’s Warbler | Phylloscopus schwarzi | 1988 | 2013 |
| 207 | Raven | Corvus corax | 2021 | |
| 208 | Razorbill | Alca torda | 2021 | |
| 209 | Red Grouse | Lagopus lagopus | 2021 | |
| 210 | Red Kite | Milvus milvus | 2021 | |
| 211 | Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | 2021 | |
| 212 | Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | 1968 | 2020 |
| 213 | Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | 2021 | |
| 214 | Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | 1999 | 2016 |
| 215 | Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | 1888 | 2014 |
| 216 | Red-legged Partridge | Alectoris rufa | 1880s | 2021 |
| 217 | Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | 2021 | |
| 218 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | 1983 | 2005 |
| 219 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | 2002 | 2009 |
| 220 | Redshank | Tringa totanus | 2021 | |
| 221 | Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | 2021 | |
| 222 | Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata | 2021 | |
| 223 | Redwing | Turdus iliacus | 2021 | |
| 224 | Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | 2021 | |
| 225 | Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | 1976 | 2021 |
| 226 | Richard’s Pipit | Anthus richardi | 1987 | 2014 |
| 227 | Ring Ouzel | Turdus torquatus | 2021 | |
| 228 | Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | 2021 | |
| 229 | Ring-necked Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | 1984 | 2021 |
| 230 | Robin | Erithacus rubecula | 2021 | |
| 231 | Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon | Columba livia | 2021 | |
| 232 | Rock Pipit | Anthus petrosus | 2021 | |
| 233 | Roller | Coracias garrulus | 1600 | 1982 |
| 234 | Rook | Corvus frugilegus | 2021 | |
| 235 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | 1995 | 2021 |
| 236 | Rose-coloured Starling | Pastor roseus | 1956 | 2021 |
| 237 | Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | 1979 | 2015 |
| 238 | Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | 1983 | 2007 |
| 239 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax | 2021 | |
| 240 | Rustic Bunting | Emberiza rustica | 1979 | 2002 |
| 241 | Sabine’s Gull | Xema sabini | 1978 | 2020 |
| 242 | Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | 2021 | |
| 243 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | 2021 | |
| 244 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 2021 | |
| 245 | Sardinian Warbler | Curruca melanocephala | 2013 | 2013 |
| 246 | Scaup | Aythya marila | 2021 | |
| 247 | Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | 2021 | |
| 248 | Serin | Serinus serinus | 1998 | 1998 |
| 249 | Shag | Gulosus aristotelis | 2021 | |
| 250 | Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | 2021 | |
| 251 | Shore Lark | Eremophila alpestris | 1972 | 2020 |
| 252 | Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | 2021 | |
| 253 | Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | 2021 | |
| 254 | Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | 1991 | 2020 |
| 255 | Siskin | Spinus spinus | 2021 | |
| 256 | Skylark | Alauda arvensis | 2021 | |
| 257 | Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | 2021 | |
| 258 | Smew | Mergellus albellus | 2021 | |
| 259 | Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | 2021 | |
| 260 | Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | 2021 | |
| 261 | Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | 2017 | |
| 262 | Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | 2021 | |
| 263 | Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | 2021 | |
| 264 | Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | 2021 | |
| 265 | Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | 2013 | 2021 |
| 266 | Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | 1982 | |
| 267 | Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | 2021 | |
| 268 | Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | 2021 | |
| 269 | Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 2021 | |
| 270 | Stock Dove | Columba oenas | 1870s | 2021 |
| 271 | Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | 2021 | |
| 272 | Stone-curlew | Burhinus oedicnemus | 1971 | 1986 |
| 273 | Storm Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | 2021 | |
| 274 | Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | 1997 | 2014 |
| 275 | Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 2021 | |
| 276 | Swift | Apus apus | 2021 | |
| 277 | Taiga Bean Goose | Anser fabalis | 2013 | |
| 278 | Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | 2021 | |
| 279 | Teal | Anas crecca | 2021 | |
| 280 | Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | 1981 | 1981 |
| 281 | Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | 2021 | |
| 282 | Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | 2021 | |
| 283 | Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris | 2021 | |
| 284 | Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | 2021 | |
| 285 | Tundra Bean Goose | Anser serrirostris | 2021 | |
| 286 | Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | 2021 | |
| 287 | Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | 2015 | |
| 288 | Twite | Linaria flavirostris | 2021 | |
| 289 | Two-barred Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | 1841 | 2015 |
| 290 | Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | 2021 | |
| 291 | Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | 1984 | 2016 |
| 292 | Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | 2021 | |
| 293 | Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | 2021 | |
| 294 | Western Bonelli’s Warbler | Phylloscopus bonelli | 2006 | 2017 |
| 295 | Western subalpine Warbler | Curruca iberiae | 1981 | 2014 |
| 296 | Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | 2021 | |
| 297 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | 2021 | |
| 298 | Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | 2021 | |
| 299 | White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | 1884 | 2012 |
| 300 | White-billed Diver | Gavia adamsii | 2007 | 2021 |
| 301 | White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | 2021 | |
| 302 | White's Thrush | Zoothera aurea | 1878 | 1990 |
| 303 | White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | 1844 | 2021 |
| 304 | Whitethroat | Curruca communis | 2021 | |
| 305 | Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | 2021 | |
| 306 | Wigeon | Mareca penelope | 2021 | |
| 307 | Willow Tit | Poecile montanus | 2008 | |
| 308 | Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | 2021 | |
| 309 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | 2021 | |
| 310 | Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | 2021 | |
| 311 | Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | 1988 | 2021 |
| 312 | Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | 2021 | |
| 313 | Woodlark | Lullula arborea | 1981 | 1993 |
| 314 | Woodpigeon | Columba palumbus | 2021 | |
| 315 | Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | 2021 | |
| 316 | Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | 1911 | 2020 |
| 317 | Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | 2021 | |
| 318 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | 1913 | 2021 |
| 319 | Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | 2021 | |
| 320 | Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | 2007 |
