Version 13/07/06 WELSH SPECIES LIST - Prater and Thorpe 2006
Current status 2005 (based on previous 5 years data)
RB
 Resident breeder Present all year and breeds
MB
 Migrant breeder Summer visitor and breeds
IB1
 Species introduced pre 1950 Introduced resident breeder
IB2
 Species introduced  post 1950 Introduced resident breeder
CB1
 Casual breeder - pre 1950 Has bred on <5 occasions
CB2
 Casual breeder - post 1950 Has bred on <5 occasions
FB
 Former breeder Has bred both pre an dpost 1950
FB1
 Former Breeder -pre 1950 Has bred, but never became established
FB2
 Former Breeder - post 1950 Has bred, but never became established
WV
 Winter visitor Present during winter months
PV
 Passage visitor Spring and autumn passage migrant
RV3
 Rare visitor - BBRC Vagrant visitor
RV4
 Rare visitor - WRP Rare visitor (<5 records per year
SV
 Scarce visitor Scarce visitor (5-20 records per year)
E
 Escape Escape
RN
 Resident non-breeder Present all year, but not breeding
Note: Not on greenlist of popl status - Feral Pig, Balearic Shearwater & Chaffinch
Species Scientific name Welsh name Status Category date of 1st record Comment
             
1 Mute Swan  Cygnus olor Alarch Dôf RB/WV AC2    
2 Bewick's Swan  Cygnus bewickii Alarch Bewick WV/PV A    
3 Whooper Swan  Cygnus cygnus Alarch y Gogledd WV A    
4 Bean Goose Anser fabalis Gŵydd y Llafur RV4 AE   Escape issue
5 Pink-footed Goose  Anser brachyrhynchus Gŵydd droed-binc WV AE   Escape issue
6 White-fronted Goose  Anser albifrons  Gŵydd Dalcen-wen WV A    
7 Lesser White-fronted Goose  Anser erythropus Gŵydd Dalcen-wen Leiaf RV3 AE 11 Feb 1955 Escapes
8 Greylag Goose  Anser anser  Gŵydd Wyllt IB2 BC2C4E   Intro post 1950/escapes?
10 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gŵydd Canada IB2 C2E   Escapes/Intro post 1950
11 Barnacle Goose  Branta leucopsis Gŵydd Wyran WV AE   Escapes/Feral from UK
12 Brent Goose  Branta bernicla Gŵydd Ddu WV/PV A    
13 Red-breasted Goose  Branta ruficollis Gŵydd Frongoch RV3 AE 18 Jan 1935 Escapes
14 Egyptian Goose  Alopochen aegyptiacus Gŵydd yr Aifft ? E   Only undertakes short-distance moult movements in Uk. All movements <5km. Occasional records away frommain breeding areas likely to be escapes (Mig Atlas) - are Welsh bird escapes or feral from UK
15 Ruddy Shelduck  Tadorna ferruginea Hwyaden Goch yr Eithin   BDE July 1892 Escapes/Dutch feral?
16 Shelduck  Tadorna tadorna Hwyaden yr Eithin RB/WV A   Are they really resident in Wales?
17 Mandarin Duck  Aix galericulata Hwyaden Gribog IB2 C1E 1 April 1974 Escapes/Intro post 1950
18 Wigeon  Anas penelope Chwiwell WV/CB A   Breeding birds?
19 American Wigeon  Anas americana Chwiwell America RV4 A 21 - 23 June 1910 Escapes?
20 Gadwall  Anas strepera Hwyaden Lwyd RB/WV AC2    Origin - are they all from intro stock?
21 Common Teal  Anas crecca Corhwyaden RB/WV A    
22 Green-winged Teal  Anas carolinensis Corhwyaden Asgell-werdd RV4 A 11 Dec 1968  
23 Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos Hwyaden Wyllt RB/WV A C2C4E    
24 Black Duck  Anas rubripes Hwyaden Ddu RV3 A 11 Feb 1979  
25 Pintail  Anas acuta Hwyaden Lostfain WV/CB A    
26 Garganey  Anas querquedula Hwyaden Addfain MB/PV A    
27 Blue-winged Teal  Anas discors Corhwyaden Asgell-las RV3 AE 1919 Escapes
28 Shoveler  Anas clypeata Hwyaden Lydanbig RB/WV A    
29 Red-crested Pochard  Netta rufina Hwyaden Gribgoch PV C5   Escapes/English Feral
30 Pochard  Aythya ferina Hwyaden Bengoch RB/WV A    
31 Redhead  Aythya americana Hwyaden Bengoch America RV3 A 7 Nov 2001-7 Feb 2002  
33 Ring-necked Duck  Aythya collaris Hwyaden Dorchag RV4 A 12 Feb-8 March 1967  
34 Ferruginous Duck  Aythya nyroca Hwyaden Lygadwen RV4 A 1859/60 before 1848
35 Tufted Duck  Aythya fuligula Hwyaden Gopog RB/WV A    
36 Scaup  Aythya marila Hwyaden Benddu WV/CB A    
38 Common Eider  Somateria mollissima Hwyaden Fwythblu RB/RN A    
39 King Eider  Somateria spectabilis Hwyaden Fwythblu'r Gogledd RV3 A 28 Jan 1989  
42 Long-tailed Duck  Clangula hyemalis Hwyaden Gynffon-hir WV A    
43 Common Scoter  Melanitta nigra Môr-hwyaden Ddu WV/RN A    
44 Black Scoter Melanitta americana   RV3 A 25 Dec 1991 - 8 Feb 1992  
45 Surf Scoter  Melanitta perspicillata Môr-hwyaden Yr Ewyn RV4 A 15 Jan 1971  
46 Velvet Scoter  Melanitta fusca Môr-hwyaden y Gogledd WV A    
49 Goldeneye  Bucephala clangula Hwyaden Lygad-aur WV A   May have bred recently, but not established
50 Smew  Mergellus albellus Lleian Wen WV A    
51 Red-breasted Merganser  Mergus serrator Hwyaden Frongoch RB/WV A    
52 Goosander  Mergus merganser Hwyaden Ddanheddog RB A    
53 Ruddy Duck  Oxyura jamaicensis Hwyaden Goch IB2 C1 28 Dec 1969 Intro post 1950/escapes?
54 Red Grouse  Lagopus scoticus Grugiar RB A    
56 Black Grouse   Tetrao tetrix Grugiar Ddu RB A   Intro pre 1950
58 Red-legged Partridge  Alectoris rufa Petrisen Goesgoch IB1 C1E   Intro pre 1950
59 Grey Partridge   Perdix perdix Petrisen  RB AC2E   Intros pre and post 1950
60 Quail   Coturnix coturnix Sofliar MB A    
61 Common Pheasant   Phasianus colchicus Ffesant IB1 C1E   Intro pre 1950
62 Golden Pheasant  Chrysolophus pictus Ffesant Euraid IB2 C6E early 1960s Population maintained by keepering and some food provided for the birds. Introduced 1960's now died out. Also "pure" popl issues?
63 Lady Amherst's Pheasant  Chrysolophus amherstiae Ffesant Amherst IB2 C6 c1950 There is doubt over whether they were ever self-supporting as birds fed at Halkyn Castle and keepering. Also "pure" popl issues.
64 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Trochydd Gyddfgoch WV/PV A    
65 Black-throated Diver  Gavia arctica Trochydd Gyddfddu WV A    
66 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Trochydd Mawr WV/PV A    
67 White-billed Diver  Gavia adamsii Trochydd Pigwen RV3 A Feb-May 1991  
68 Pied-billed Grebe  Podilymbus podiceps Gwyach Ylfinfraith RV3 A 13 Nov-30 Dec 1984  
69 Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis Gwyach Fach RB/WV A    
70 Great Crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus Gwyach Gopog RB/PV/WV A    
71 Red-necked Grebe  Podiceps grisegena Gwyach Yddfgoch WV A    
72 Slavonian Grebe   Podiceps auritus Gwyach Gorniog WV A    
73 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Gwyach Yddfddu WV/FB A    
74 Black-browed Albatross  Diomedea melanophris Albatros Aelddu RV3 A 19 Aug 1990  
75 Fulmar  Fulmarus glacialis Aderyn-Drycin y Graig RB/PV A    
Fea's/Zeno's Petrel Pterodroma madeira/feae     A 10 Sept 1994 Not identified to species
79 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Aderyn-Drycin Cory RV4 A 27 July 1975  
80 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis   PV A 22 June 1912  
81 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Aderyn-Drycin Du PV A    
82 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Aderyn-Drycin Manaw RB/PV A    
83 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Aderyn-Drycin Mor y Canoldir PV A    
84 Little Shearwater Puffinus assimillis Aderyn-Drycin Bach RV3 A June/July 1981 How to treat territorial males - ignore?
85 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Pedryn Wilson RV4 A 12 Sept 1980  
87 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Pedryn Drycin MB?/PV A   MB status
88 Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Pedryn Gynffon-fforchog PV A    
92 Gannet  Morus bassanus Hugan MB? A   MB status?
93 Cormorant   Phalacrocorax carbo Mulfran RB A    
95 Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Mulfran Werdd RB A    
97 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Aderyn y Bwn WV/FB A    
98 American Bittern  Botaurus lentiginosus Aderyn-bwn America RV3 A 1851  
99 Little Bittern  Ixobrychus minutus  Aderyn-bwn Leiaf RV3 A 1859  
100 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax  Crёyr y Nos RV4 AE pre 1938  
102 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Crёyr Melyn RV3 A August 1828  
103 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Crёyr y Gwartheg RV3 A 11 Dec 1980-17 Jan 1981  
104 Little Egret   Egretta garzetta Crёyr Bach RB A 1909  
106 Great White Egret  Egretta alba Crёyr Mawr Gwyn RV4 A 29 May 1981  
107 Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea Crёyr Glas RB A    
108 Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea Crёyr Porffor RV4 A 1882  
109 Black Stork  Ciconia nigra Ciconia Du RV3 A 3 May 1989  
110 White Stork  Ciconia ciconia  Ciconia Gwyn RV4 A May 1900 Escapes?
111 Glossy Ibis  Plegadis falcinellus Crymanbig Ddu RV3 A 1834  
112 Spoonbill   Platalea leucorodia Llwybig PV A    
113 Honey Buzzard  Pernis apivorus Bod y Mêl MB A June 1876  
114 Black Kite  Milvus migrans Barcud Du RV4 A 19 Oct 1976  
115 Red Kite  Milvus milvus Barcud Coch RB A/C5   C5 status - introduced birds 
116 White-tailed Eagle  Haliaeetus albicilla Eryr y Môr RV4 B 21 Oct 1910 C5 status - introduced birds (but records not submitted)
119 Marsh Harrier  Circus aeruginosus  Bod y Gwerni PV/FB A   Former breeding status
120 Hen Harrier  Circus cyaneus Bod Tinwen RB/WV A    
122 Montagu's Harrier  Circus pygargus Bod Montagu RV4/FB A    
123 Goshawk  Accipiter gentilis Gwalch Marth IB2 A C3E   Intro post 1950
124 Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus Gwalch Glas RB A    
125 Common Buzzard  Buteo buteo Bwncath RB A    
126 Rough-legged Buzzard   Buteo lagopus Bod Bacsiog RV4 A    
128 Golden Eagle   Aquila chrysaetos Eryr Euraid RV4 AE    
129 Osprey   Pandion haliaetus Gwalch y Pysgod PV/CB2 A   Newly established?
131 Common Kestrel   Falco tinnunculus Cudyll Coch RB A    
133 Red-footed Falcon  Falco vespertinus Cudyll Troedgoch RV4 A May 1868  
134 Merlin   Falco columbarius Cudyll Bach RB/WV/PV A    
135 Hobby   Falco subbuteo Hebog yr Ehedydd MB A    
137 Gyr Falcon  Falco rusticolus Hebog y Gogledd RV3 A 1872  
138 Peregrine   Falco peregrinus Hebog Tramor RB A    
139 Water Rail   Rallus aquaticus Rhegen y Dŵr RB/WV/PV A    
140 Spotted Crake  Porzana porzana Rhegen Fraith RV4/CB2 A    
141 Sora  Porzana carolina Rhegen Sora RV3 A Oct 1888  
142 Little Crake  Porzana parva Rhegen Fach RV3 A 1839  
143 Baillon's Crake   Porzana pusilla Rhegen Baillon RV3 A 6 Nov 1905  
144 Corncrake  Crex crex Rhegen yr Ŷd RV4/CB2 A   Former breeding status
145 Moorhen   Gallinula chloropus Iâr Ddŵr RB A    
148 Coot   Fulica atra Cwtiar RB/WV A    
150 Common Crane   Grus grus Garan RV4 A    
152 Little Bustard  Tetrax tetrax Ceiliog y Waun Lleiaf RV3 A 9 Dec 1884  
154 Great Bustard   Otis tarda Ceiliog y Waun  RV3 A Dec 1890  
155 Oystercatcher   Haematopus ostralegus Pioden y Môr RB/WV A    
156 Black-winged Stilt   Himantopus himantopus Hirgoes RV3 A    
157 Avocet  Recurvirostra avosetta Cambig MB A    
158 Stone Curlew   Burhinus oedicnemus Rhedwr y Moelydd RV4 A    
159 Cream-coloured Courser   Cursorius cursor Rhedwr y Twyni RV3 A 1793  
160 Collared Pratincole   Glareola pratincola Cwtiadwennol Dorchog RV3 A 27 May 1973  
162 Black-winged Pratincole  Glareola nordmanni Cwtiadwennol Aden-ddu RV3 A 2 June 1988  
163 Little Ringed Plover   Charadrius dubius Cwtiad Torchog Bach MB A    
164 Ringed Plover   Charadrius hiaticula Cwtiad Torchog  RB/WV/PV A    
166 Killdeer   Charadrius vociferus Cwtiad Torchog Mawr RV3 A 5 Feb-12 March 1978  
167 Kentish Plover   Charadrius alexandrinus Cwtiad Caint RV4 A 1888  
169 Greater Sand Plover  Charadrius leschenaultii  Cwtiad y Tywod Mwyaf RV3 A 16 May 1988  
171 Dotterel  Charadrius morinellus Hutan y Mynydd PV/CB A   Bred pre 1950?
172 American Golden Plover  Pluvialis dominica Corgwtiad Aur RV4 A 26 Sept 1981  
173 Pacific Golden Plover  Pluvialis fulva Corgwtiad y Mor Tawel RV3 A 2-4 Aug 1990  
174 Golden Plover  Pluvialis apricaria Cwtiad Aur RB/WV/PV A    
175 Grey Plover  Pluvialis squatarola Cwtiad Llwyd WV/PV A    
176 Sociable Plover  Vanellus gregarius Cwtiad Heidiol RV3 A 20-21 Oct 1984  
178 Lapwing  Vanellus vanellus Cornchwiglen RB/WV/PV A    
180 Knot  Calidris canutus  Pibydd yr Aber WV/PV A    
181 Sanderling  Calidris alba Pibydd y Tywod WV/PV A    
182 Semipalmated Sandpiper  Calidris pusilla Pibydd Llwyd RV3 A 20-21 July 1964  
185 Little Stint  Calidris minuta Pibydd Bach PV A    
186 Temminck's Stint  Calidris temminckii Pibydd Temminck RV4 A    
188 Least Sandpiper  Calidris minutilla Pibydd Lleiaf RV3 A 2 Sept 1972  
189 White-rumped Sandpiper  Calidris fuscicollis Pibydd Tinwen RV4 A 25 Sept 1957  
190 Baird's Sandpiper  Calidris bairdii Pibydd Baird RV3 A 2-10 Oct 1967  
191 Pectoral Sandpiper  Calidris melanotos Pibydd Cain RV4 A 23 Sept-12 Oct 1958  
192 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper  Calidris acuminata Pibydd Gynffonfain RV3 A 14-25 Oct 1973  
193 Curlew Sandpiper  Calidris ferruginea Pibydd Cambig PV A    
195 Purple Sandpiper  Calidris maritima Pibydd Du WV A    
196 Dunlin  Calidris alpina  Pibydd y Mawn RB/WV/PV A    
197 Broad-billed Sandpiper   Limicola falcinellus Pibydd Llydanbig RV3 A 22 Sept 1960  
198 Buff-breasted Sandpiper  Tryngites subruficollis Pibydd Bronllwyd RV4 A 21 Sept 1968  
199 Ruff  Philomachus pugnax Pibydd Torchog PV/WV/CB2 A    
200 Jack Snipe  Lymnocryptes minimus Gïach Fach WV/PV A    
201 Common Snipe   Gallinago gallinago Gïach Gyffredin RB/WV/PV A    
202 Great Snipe  Gallinago media Gïach Fawr RV3 A around 1876  
204 Long-billed Dowitcher  Limnodromus scolopaceus Gïach Gylfin-hir RV3 A 12 Oct 1963  
205 Woodcock  Scolopax rusticola Cyffylog RB/WV/PV A    
206 Black-tailed Godwit   Limosa limosa Rhostog Gynffonddu RN/PV/WV/CB2 A    
208 Bar-tailed Godwit  Limosa lapponica  Rhostog Gynffonfrith WV/PV A    
209 Little Whimbrel  Numenius minutus Coegylfinir Bach RV3 A 30 Aug-6 Sept 1982  
211 Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus Coegylfinir  PV A    
213 Curlew   Numenius arquata Gylfinir RB/WV/PV A    
214 Upland Sandpiper  Bartramia longicauda Pibydd Cynffonir RV3 A 18 Oct 1960  
215 Spotted Redshank  Tringa erythropus Pibydd Coesgoch Mannog PV/WV A    
216 Common Redshank   Tringa totanus Pibydd Coesgoch  RB/WV/PV A    
217 Marsh Sandpiper  Tringa stagnatilis Pibydd y Gors RV3 A 30 June-2 July 1977  
218 Greenshank  Tringa nebularia Pibydd Coeswerdd PV/WV A    
219 Greater Yellowlegs  Tringa melanoleuca Melyngoes Mawr RV3 A 23 July 1961  
220 Lesser Yellowlegs  Tringa flavipes Melyngoes Bach RV3 A 11-13 Sept 1953  
222 Green Sandpiper  Tringa ochropus Pibydd Gwyrdd PV/WV A    
223 Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola Pibydd y Graean SV A    
224 Terek Sandpiper  Xenus cinereus Pibydd Terek RV3 A 29 April-3 May 1999  
224 Long-tailed Skua   Stercorarius longicaudus Sgiwen Lostfain PV A 1869  
225 Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos Pibydd y Dorlan MB/PV A    
226 Spotted Sandpiper  Actitis macularia Pibydd Brych RV3 A 15-18 May 1960  
227 Grey-tailed Tattler  Heteroscelus brevipes Pibydd Gynffonlwd RV3 A 13 Oct-17 Nov 1981  
228 Turnstone   Arenaria interpres Cwtiad y Traeth RN/WV/PV A    
229 Wilson's Phalarope  Phalaropus tricolor Llydandroed Wlson RV3 A 15-16 June 1958  
230 Red-necked Phalarope  Phalaropus lobatus Llydandroed Gyddfgoch RV4 A 1900  
231 Grey Phalarope  Phalaropus fulicarius Llydandroed Llwyd PV/WV A    
232 Pomarine Skua  Stercorarius pomarinus Sgiwen Frech PV A    
233 Arctic Skua  Stercorarius parasiticus Sgiwen y Gogledd PV A    
234 Great Skua   Catharacta skua Sgiwen Fawr PV A    
237 Mediterranean Gull  Larus melanocephalus Gwylan Mor y Canoldir RN/PV/WV A 4 April 1964 Possibly bred post 1950
238 Laughing Gull   Larus atricilla Gwylan Chwerthinog RV3 A 19 May 1978  
239 Franklin's Gull  Larus pipixcan Gwylan Franklin RV3 A 22 Mar 1986  
240 Little Gull  Larus minutus Gwylan Fechan PV/WV A    
241 Sabine's Gull  Larus sabini Gwylan Sabine PV A 1839  
242 Bonaparte's Gull  Larus philadelphia Gwylan Bonaparte RV3 A spring 1888  
243 Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus Gwylan Benddu RB/WV A    
246 Ring-billed Gull  Larus delawarensis Gwylan Fodrwybig SV A 14 Mar 1973  
247 Common Gull   Larus canus Gwylan y Gweunydd PV/WV A    
248 Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus  Gwylan Gefnddu Leiaf RB/MB A    
249 Herring Gull   Larus argentatus Gwylan y Penwaig RB/WV A    
250 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis   SV A 5 Dec 1984 Possibly bred/hybrid pair post 1950
251 Iceland Gull   Larus glaucoides Gwylan yr Arctig SV A    
252 Glaucous Gull   Larus hyperboreus Gwylan y Gogledd SV A    
253 Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus Gwylan Gefnddu Fwyaf RB A    
254 Ross's Gull  Rhodostethia rosea Gwylan Ross RV3 A 15 Feb 1981  
255 Kittiwake   Rissa tridactyla Gwylan Goesddu RB/PV A    
256 Ivory Gull  Pagophila eburnea Gwylan Ifori RV3 A 20 Nov 1908  
257 Gull-billed Tern   Gelochelidon nilotica Morwennol Ylfinbraff RV3 A 1 Aug 1960  
258 Caspian Tern  Sterna caspia Morwennol Fwyaf RV3 A 20 July 1962  
259 Royal Tern   Sterna maxima Morwennol Fawr RV3 A 24 Nov 1979  
260 Lesser Crested Tern   Sterna bengalensis Morwennol Gribog Leiaf SV3 A 13 July 1982  
261 Sandwich Tern   Sterna sandvicensis Morwennol Bigddu MB/PV A    
262 Roseate Tern   Sterna dougallii Morwennol Wridog MB/PV A    
263 Common Tern   Sterna hirundo Morwennol Gyffredin MB/PV A    
264 Arctic Tern  Sterna paradisaea Morwennol y Gogledd MB/PV A    
266 Forster's Tern  Sterna forsteri Morwennol Forster RV3 A 3 July-6 Aug 1984  
267 Bridled Tern   Sterna anaethetus Morwennol Ffrwynog RV3 A 11 Sept 1954  
268 Sooty Tern   Sterna fuscata Morwennol Fraith RV3 A 17 Aug 1909  
269 Little Tern   Sterna albifrons Morwennol Fechan MB/PV A    
270 Whiskered Tern   Chlidonias hybridus Corswennol Farfog RV3 A 21-22 April 1956  
271 Black Tern   Chlidonias niger Corswennol Ddu PV A    
272 White-winged Black Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus Corswennol Adeinwen RV4 A 25 May 1891  
273 Guillemot  Uria aalge  Gwylog RB/WV A   Winter birds from outside of Wales?
275 Razorbill   Alca torda Llurs RB/WV A   Winter birds from outside of Wales?
277 Black Guillemot   Cepphus grylle Gwylog Ddu RB A    
279 Little Auk   Alle alle Carfil Bach PV/WV A    
280 Puffin   Fratercula arctica Pal MB A   Discuss status?
281 Pallas's Sandgrouse  Syrrhaptes paradoxus Iar y Diffeithwch RV3 B 9 July 1859  
282 Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon   Columba livia Colomen y Graig/Colomen Ddôf RB A C4E   Rock Dove status = B?
283 Stock Dove   Columba oenas Colomen Wyllt RB A    
284 Woodpigeon   Columba palumbus Ysguthan RB/PV/WV A    
285 Collared Dove   Streptopelia decaocto Turtur Dorchog RB/PV A 6 May 1959 Passage visitor?
286 Turtle Dove   Streptopelia turtur Turtur  MB/PV A    
289 Ring-necked Parakeet  Psittacula krameri Paracit torchog CB/E E 15 Oct 1976 Beyond regular range however, it is impossible to distinguish wanderers belonging to the naturalized popl from individuals that have escaped or been released from captivity. (look at movements).
290 Great Spotted Cuckoo   Clamator glandarius Cog Frech RV3 A 1 April 1956  
291 Cuckoo   Cuculus canorus Cog MB A    
293 Yellow-billed Cuckoo  Coccyzus americanus Cog Bigfelen RV3 A autumn 1832  
294 Barn Owl  Tyto alba  Tylluan Wen RB AE*   Escapes/released birds?
295 Scops Owl  Otus scops  Tylluan Scops RV3 A spring 1868  
296 Snowy Owl  Nyctea scandiaca Tylluan yr Eira RV3 A winter 1902-03 Escapes?
298 Little Owl   Athene noctua Tylluan Fach RB C1    
299 Tawny Owl  Strix aluco  Tylluan Frech RB A    
300 Long-eared Owl   Asio otus Tylluan Gorniog RB A   Winter visitor/passage visitor?
301 Short-eared Owl   Asio flammeus Tylluan Glustiog RB/WV A    
303 Nightjar   Caprimulgus europaeus Troellwr MB A    
306 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Cudyll Droellwr RV3 A 28 Oct 1999  
309 Common Swift   Apus apus Gwennol Ddu MB/PV A    
310 Pallid Swift   Apus pallidus Gwennol Welw-ddu RV3 A 12-13 Nov 1984  
312 Alpine Swift   Apus melba Gwennol Ddu'r Alpau RV4 A 20 Nov 1908  
313 Little Swift   Apus affinis Gwennol Ddu Fach RV3 A 31 May-1 June 1981  
314 Common Kingfisher   Alcedo atthis Glas y Dorlan RB A    
317 European Bee-eater  Merops apiaster Gwybedog y Gwenyn RV4 A about 1854  
318 Roller   Coracias garrulus Rholydd RV3 A 19 Oct 1874  
319 Hoopoe   Upupa epops Copog SV/CB A around 1811  
320 Wryneck   Jynx torquilla Pengam SV/FB A   Breeding records pre or post 1950
321 Green Woodpecker   Picus viridis Cnocell Werdd RB A    
323 Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus major  Cnocell Fraith Fwyaf RB A    
324 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker   Dendrocopus minor Cnocell Fraith Leiaf RB A    
328 Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Ehedydd Du RV3 A 1-8 June 2003  
330 Short-toed Lark  Calandrella brachydactyla Ehedydd Llwyd RV4 A 9-13 April 1952  
332 Crested Lark   Galerida cristata Ehedydd Copog RV3 A 5-6 June 1982  
333 Woodlark   Lullula arborea Ehedydd y Coed RV4/FB A    
334 Skylark   Alauda arvensis Ehedydd RB/WV A    
335 Shore Lark   Eremophila alpestris Ehedydd y Traeth RV4 A 1905  
336 Sand Martin   Riparia riparia Gwennol y Glennydd MB/PV A    
338 Crag Martin  Ptyonoprogne rupestris Gwennol y Clogwyn RV3 A 3 Sept 1989 Need to review record?
339 Swallow   Hirundo rustica Gwennol MB/PV A    
340 Red-rumped Swallow  Hirundo daurica  Gwennol Dingoch RV4 A 15 Aug 1973  
342 House Martin   Delichon urbica Gwennol y Bondo MB/PV A    
343 Richard's Pipit   Anthus novaeseelandiae Corhedydd Richard RV4 A 14 Nov 1960  
345 Tawny Pipit   Anthus campestris Corhedydd Melyn RV4 A 19 Sept 1961  
346 Olive-backed Pipit   Anthus hodgsoni Corhedydd Gwyrddgefn RV3 A 14 - 18 Apr 1948  
347 Tree Pipit   Anthus trivialis Corhedydd y Coed MB/PV A    
349 Meadow Pipit   Anthus pratensis Corhedydd y Waun RB/PV A    
350 Red-throated Pipit  Anthus cervinus Corhedydd Gyddfgoch RV4 A 13 Oct 1970  
351 Rock Pipit   Anthus petrosus Corhedydd y Graig RB/WV A    
352 Water Pipit   Anthus spinoletta Corhedydd y Dŵr WV A    
354 Yellow Wagtail   Motacilla flava Siglen Felen MB/PV A    
355 Citrine Wagtail  Motacilla citreola Siglen Sitraidd RV3 A 27 Sept 2000  
356 Grey Wagtail   Motacilla cinerea Siglen Lwyd RB/PV A    
357 Pied Wagtail   Motacilla alba Siglen Fraith RB/PV A    
359 Waxwing   Bombycilla garrulus Cynffon Sidan WV A    
360 Dipper   Cinclus cinclus Bronwen-y-Dŵr RB A    
361 Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes  Dryw RB A    
364 Grey Catbird  Dumetella carolinensis Cathaderyn Llwyd RV3 A 4-8 Oct 2001  
365 Dunnock   Prunella modularis Llwyd y Gwrych RB A    
366 Alpine Accentor   Prunella collaris Llwyd y Mynydd RV3 A 20 Aug 1870  
368 Robin   Erithacus rubecula Robin Goch RB/WV/PV A    
369 Thrush Nightingale  Luscinia luscinia Eos Fronfraith RV3 A 20 Sept 1976  
370 Nightingale   Luscinia megarhynchos Eos  RV4/FB A    
372 Bluethroat   Luscinia svecica Bronlas RV4 A 9 May 1946  
375 White-throated Robin  Irania gutturalis Robin Gyddfwyn RV3 A 27-30 May 1990  
376 Black Redstart   Phoenicurus ochruros Tingoch Du WV/PV/CB A autumn 1847 Breeding records pre or post 1950
377 Common Redstart   Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tingoch MB/PV A    
378 Moussier's Redstart  Phoenicurus moussieri Tingoch Moussier RV3 A 24 April 1988  
379 Whinchat  Saxicola rubetra Crec yr Eithin MB/PV A    
380 Stonechat   Saxicola torquata Clochdar y Cerrig RB A    
381 Isabelline Wheatear  Oenanthe isabellina Tinwen Isabella RV3 A 20-21 Sept 1997  
382 Common Wheatear   Oenanthe oenanthe Tinwen y Garn MB/PV A    
383 Pied Wheatear  Oenanthe pleschanka Tinwen Fraith RV3 A 27-29 Oct 1968  
384 Black-eared Wheatear   Oenanthe hispanica Tinwen Clustiog Du RV3 A 18 April 1970  
385 Desert Wheatear  Oenanthe deserti  Tinwen y Diffaethwch RV3 A 21-22 Nov 1989  
387 Rock Thrush  Monticola saxatilis Brych y Graig RV3 A 21 June 1981  
388 Blue Rock Thrush  Monticola solitarius Bronfraith Las y Graig RV3 A 4 June 1987  
394 Swainson's Thrush   Catharus ustulatus Corfronfraith RV3 A 14-19 Oct 1967  
395 Grey-cheeked Thrush  Catharus minimus  Bronfraith Fochlwyd RV3 A 10 Oct 1961  
397 Ring Ouzel  Turdus torquatus  Mwyalchen y Mynydd MB/PV A    
398 Blackbird   Turdus merula Mwyalchen RB/WV/PV A    
399 Eye-browed Thrush  Turdus obscurus Brych Aeliog RV3 A 12 Oct 1999  
400 Dusky Thrush  Turdus naumanni  Brych Tywyll RV3 A 3-5 Dec 1987  
402 Fieldfare  Turdus pilaris Socan Eira WV/PV A    
403 Song Thrush  Turdus philomelos  Bronfraith RB/WV/PV A    
404 Redwing  Turdus iliacus  Coch Dan-aden WV/PV A    
405 Mistle Thrush   Turdus viscivorus Brych y Coed RB A    
406 American Robin Turdus migratorius Robin America RV3 A 11-12 Nov 2003  
407 Cetti's Warbler   Cettia cetti Telor Cetti RB A 26-30 Oct 1973  
410 Lanceolated Warbler  Locustella lanceolata Telor Rhesog RV3 A 18 Oct 1990  
411 Grasshopper Warbler  Locustella naevia  Troellwr Bach MB/PV A    
412 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Telor yr Afon RV3 A 17 Sept 1969  
413 Savi's Warbler   Locustella luscinioides Telor Savi RV4 A 31 Oct 1968  
415 Aquatic Warbler  Acrocephalus paludicola Telor y Dŵr RV4 A 5 Sept 1949  
416 Sedge Warbler  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Telor yr Hesg MB/PV A    
417 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola   RV3 A 11 Sept 2004  
419 Marsh Warbler  Acrocephalus palustris Telor y Gwerni RV4 A 30 June 1959  
420 Reed Warbler   Acrocephalus scirpaceus Telor y Cyrs MB/PV A    
421 Great Reed Warbler   Acrocephalus arundinaceus Telor Mawr y Cyrs RV3 A 13-14 May 1967  
424 Booted Warbler  Hippolais caligata  Telor Bacsiog RV3 A 25-28 Sept 1993  
426 Icterine Warbler  Hippolais icterina Telor Aur RV4 A 31 Aug 1955  
427 Melodious Warbler  Hippolais polyglotta Telor Pêr RV4 A 27 Aug 1954  
428 Blackcap  Sylvia atricapilla  Telor Penddu MB/PV/WV A    
429 Garden Warbler   Sylvia borin Telor yr Ardd MB/PV A    
430 Barred Warbler  Sylvia nisoria  Telor Rhesog RV4 A 10 Sept 1910  
431 Lesser Whitethroat  Sylvia curruca  Llwydfron Fach MB/PV A    
434 Whitethroat   Sylvia communis Llwydfron MB/PV A    
436 Dartford Warbler  Sylvia undata  Telor Dartford RB A 25-27 Dec 1969  
438 Rüppell's Warbler  Sylvia rueppelli Telor Ruppell RV3 A 21 June 1995  
439 Subalpine Warbler  Sylvia cantillans  Telor Brongoch RV4 A 1 Oct 1953  
440 Sardinian Warbler  Sylvia melanocephala  Telor Sardinia RV3 A 28 Oct 1968  
441 Greenish Warbler  Phylloscopus trochiloides  Telor Gwyrdd RV4 A 16-17 June 1954  
442 Arctic Warbler   Phylloscopus borealis Telor yr Arctig RV3 A 13 Sept 1968  
443 Pallas's Warbler  Phylloscopus proregulus  Telor Pallas RV4 A 7 Nov 1975  
444 Yellow-browed Warbler  Phylloscopus inornatus  Telor Aelfelyn SV A 2-3 Oct 1959  
445 Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler  Phylloscopus humei  Telor Hume RV3 A 20 Nov 1993  
446 Radde's Warbler  Phylloscopus schwarzi Telor Radde RV4 A 22 Oct 1968  
447 Dusky Warbler  Phylloscopus fuscatus  Telor Tywyll RV4 A 30 Oct 1982  
448 Western Bonelli's Warbler  Phylloscopus bonelli Telor Bonelli RV3 A 31 Aug 1948  
450 Wood Warbler  Phylloscopus sibilatrix Telor y Coed MB A    
451 Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita  Siff-saff MB/PV/WV A    
453 Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus  Telor yr Helyg MB/PV A    
454 Goldcrest   Regulus regulus Dryw Eurben RB/PV/WV A    
455 Firecrest   Regulus ignicapillus Dryw Penfflamgoch RB/PV/WV A    
456 Spotted Flycatcher   Muscicapa striata Gwybedog Mannog MB/PV A    
457 Red-breasted Flycatcher   Ficedula parva Gwybedog Brongoch RV4 A 12 Sept 1943  
458 Collared Flycatcher  Ficedula albicollis Gwybedog Torchog RV3 A 10 May 1957  
459 Pied Flycatcher  Ficedula hypoleuca  Gwybedog Brith MB/PV A    
460 Bearded Tit  Panurus biarmicus  Titw Barfog RV4/FB A   Breeding records pre 1950?
461 Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus  Titw Gynffon-hir RB A    
462 Marsh Tit Parus palustris Titw'r Wern RB A    
463 Willow Tit  Parus montanus  Titw'r Helyg RB A    
465 Coal Tit  Parus ater  Titw Penddu RB A    
466 Blue Tit  Parus caeruleus  Titw Tomos Las RB A    
467 Great Tit  Parus major  Titw Mawr RB A    
469 Nuthatch   Sitta europaea Delor y Cnau RB A    
471 Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris Dringwr bach RB A    
473 Penduline Tit  Remiz pendulinus Titw Pendil RV3 A 9-13 May 1981   
474 Golden Oriole   Oriolus oriolus Euryn SV A    
476 Isabelline Shrike  Lanius isabellinus Cigydd Gwdw RV3 A 25 Oct 1985  
477 Red-backed Shrike  Lanius collurio  Cigydd Cefngoch RV4/FB A    
479 Lesser Grey Shrike  Lanius minor Cigydd Glas RV3 A 26 May 1961  
480 Great Grey Shrike  Lanius excubitor Cigydd Mawr WV A    
482 Woodchat Shrike  Lanius senator Cigydd Pengoch RV4 A 6 May 1928  
483 Jay  Garrulus glandarius Ysgrech y Coed RB A   Passage visitor
484 Magpie  Pica pica Pioden RB A    
485 Nutcracker  Nucifraga caryocatactes Malwr Cnau RV3 A 5 Oct 1753  
486 Chough  Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Brân Goesgoch RB A    
487 Jackdaw  Corvus monedula Jac-y-do RB/PV/WV A    
488 Rook  Corvus frugilegus Ydfran RB/PV A   Winter visitor
489 Carrion Crow  Corvus corone Brân Dyddyn RB A    
490 Hooded Crow  Corvus cornix Bran Lwyd SV A winter 1809 at least Hybrid pair?
491 Raven Corvus corax Cigfran RB A    
492 Starling  Sturnus vulgaris Drudwen RB/WV/PV A    
493 Rose-coloured Starling  Sturnus roseus Drudwen Wridog RV4 A 1 July 1936  
494 House Sparrow  Passer domesticus Aderyn y Tô RB A    
495 Spanish Sparrow  Passer hispaniolensis Golfan Sbaen RV3 A 18 May 1993  
496 Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus Golfan y Mynydd RB A    
500 Red-eyed Vireo  Vireo olivaceus Telor Llygatgoch RV3 A 14 Oct 1967  
501 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Ji-binc RB/PV/WV A    
502 Brambling  Fringilla montifringilla Pinc y Mynydd PV/WV A    
503 Serin  Serinus serinus Llinos Frech RV4 A 21 Oct 1933  
504 Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris Llino Werdd RB/PV/WV A    
505 Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis Nico RB/PV A    
506 Siskin  Carduelis spinus Pila Gwyrdd RB/PV/WV A    
507 Linnet  Carduelis cannabina Llinos RB A    
508 Twite  Carduelis flavirostris  Llinos y Mynydd RB/WV A    
509 Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret Llinos Bengoch Lieaf RB A    
510 Common Redpoll  Carduelis flammea Llinos Bengoch RV4 A March 1903?/1980s? late 1800s?
511 Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Llinos Bengoch yr Arctig RV4 A 3-4 May 1987  
512 Two-barred Crossbill  Loxia leucoptera Croesbig Wenaden RV3 A 1 Nov 1912  
513 Common Crossbill  Loxia curvirostra Gylfin Groes RB/PV/WV A    
517 Common Rosefinch  Carpodacus erythrinus Llinos Goch RV4 A about 1875  
519 Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coch y Berllan RB A    
520 Hawfinch  Coccothraustes coccothraustes Gylfinbraff RB/PV A    
522 Black-and-white Warbler  Mniotilta varia Telor Brith RV3 A 10 Sept 1980  
526 Yellow Warbler  Dendroica petechia Telor Melyn RV3 A 29 Aug 1964  
528 Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Telor Blackburn RV3 A 5 Oct 1961  
531 Yellow-rumped Warbler  Dendroica coronata Telor Tin-felin RV3 A 31 Oct-4 Nov 1994  
532 Blackpoll Warbler  Dendroica striata Telor Tinwen RV3 A 22-23 Oct 1968  
537 Common Yellowthroat  Gothlypis trichas Gyddf-felyn RV3 A 27 Sept 1996  
540 Summer Tanager  Piranga rubra Euryn yr Haf RV3 A 11-25 Sept 1957  
545 Song Sparrow  Melospiza melodia - Llwyd Persain RV3 A 5-8 May 1970  
547 White-throated Sparrow  Zonotrichia albicollis Llwyd Gyddfwyn RV3 A 15 Oct-7 Nov 1967  
548 Dark-eyed Junco  Junco hyemalis Jynco Llygeitu RV3 A 25 April-3 May 1975  
549 Lapland Bunting  Calcarius lapponicus Bras y Gogledd PV A 5-12 Sept 1936 Winter visitor?
550 Snow Bunting  Plectrophenax nivalis Bras yr Eira PV/WV A    
552 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalus Bras y Pin RV3 A 28 April 2000 Issue regarding whether records accepted exclude hybrids?
553 Yellowhammer  Emberiza citrinella Melyn yr Eithin RB A    
554 Cirl Bunting  Emberiza cirlus Bras Ffrainc RV4/FB A    
555 Rock Bunting  Emberiza cia Bras y Graig RV3 A Bardsey record  
556 Ortolan Bunting  Emberiza hortulana Bras y Gerddi RV4 A 3 Sept 1913  
559 Rustic Bunting  Emberiza rustica  Bras Gwledig RV4 A 8 June 1953  
560 Little Bunting  Emberiza pusilla Bras Leiaf RV4 A 8 Jan 1957  
561 Yellow-breasted Bunting  Emberiza aureola  Bras Bronfelen RV3 A 4-5 Sept 1973  
562 Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus  Bras y Cyrs RB A    
564 Black-headed Bunting  Emberiza melanocephala Bras Penddu RV3 AD 27-29 May 1963 Assume some of records refer to escapes
565 Corn Bunting   Miliaria calandra Bras yr Ŷd RB/PV A    
566 Rose-breasted Grosbeak  Pheucticus ludovicianus Gylfindew Brongoch RV3 A 5 Oct 1967  
567 Indigo Bunting  Passerina cyanea Bras Dulas RV3 A 17-26 Oct 1996  
568 Bobolink  Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolinc RV3 A 13-14 Oct 1999  
570 Baltimore Oriole  Icterus galbula Euryn y Gogledd RV3 A 5-10 Oct 1967  
             
White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus   None D    
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber   None D   Chilean Flamingo?
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens   None DE    
Wood Duck Aix sponsa   None DE    
Hooded Merganser  Lophodytes cucullatus Hwyaden Benwen None DE    
Bald Eagle  Haliaeetus leucocephalus -   None D    
Northern Mockingbird   Mimus polyglottos   None D    
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila   None D    
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps   None D    
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris   None D    
Black Swan     None E    
Muscovy Duck     None E    
Eagle Owl     None E    
Elegant Tern Sterna elegans no decision yet - omit RV3 A**   Awaiting BBRC and BOURC acceptance
Blyth's Pipit Anthus blythi no decision yet - omit RV3 A**   Awaiting BBRC acceptance
Stilt Sandpiper           Awaiting BBRC acceptance
Green Heron           Accepted BBRC - awaiting publication
Chimney Swift           Accepted BBRC - awaiting publication
Dark-throated Thrush           Accepted BBRC - awaiting publication

 
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