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Britain receives a number of vagrants from Asia and North America. Some American gulls, ducks and waders are regular enough not to be considered rare, including the ring-billed gull, surf scoter and pectoral sandpiper. There is one endemic bird species found in Great Britain: the Scottish crossbill.
The list below comprises all those bird species which have occurred in a wild state in Great Britain. Escaped birds of certain species, e.g. ruddy shelduck, can cause confusion amongst birdwatchers as they occasionally occur in Britain as wild birds. The following species have established colonies in the UK at some point in time.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in England.The avifauna of England include a total of 625 species, of which 14 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).
Britain has few endemic species of birds but quite a few subspecies. A few Arctic-Alpine species have subspecies in the British Isles, some have been in the islands since the last Ice Age , but many spread in the immediate Sub-Arctic conditions as the ice retreated.
Pages in category "Birds in the United Kingdom" ... List of birds of Great Britain * Birds of Cornwall; B. Bee-eaters in Britain; Birds Britannia; British avifauna; C.
The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video recordings submitted by observers. Its findings are published in an annual report in the journal ...
Pages in category "Lists of birds of the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... List of non-native birds in Great Britain
British Birds could refer to British Birds; The British avifauna; Lists. List of birds of Great Britain This page was last edited on 13 March 2023, at ...