Checklist of the birds of Durham

Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus A
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A
Bean Goose Anser fabalis A
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A
Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2
Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis C2
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2
Brent Goose Branta bernicla A
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna A
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C1
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope A
American Wigeon Anas americana A
Gadwall Anas strepera AC2
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca A
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos AC2C4
Northern Pintail Anas acuta A
Garganey Anas querquedula A
Blue-winged Teal* Anas discors A
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata A
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina AC2
Common Pochard Aythya ferina A
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca A
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A
Greater Scaup Aythya marila A
Lesser Scaup* Aythya affinis A
Common Eider Somateria mollissima A
King Eider* Somateria spectabilis A
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis A
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra A
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata A
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca A
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula A
Smew Mergellus albellus A
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator A
Goosander Mergus merganser A
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis C2
Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse) Lagopus lagopus A
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix A
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C1
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix AC
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix A
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C1
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata A
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica A
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer A
Yellow-billed Diver* Gavia adamsii A
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus A
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus A
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis A
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea A
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis A
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus A
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A
Macaronesian Shearwater* Puffinus baroli A
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus A
Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus A
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo A
Double-crested Cormorant* Phalacrocorax auritus A
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis A
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris A
Little Bittern* Ixobrychus minutus A
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax A
Cattle Egret* Bubulcus ibis A
Little Egret Egretta garzetta A
Great Egret Ardea alba A
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea A
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A
Black Stork* Ciconia nigra A
White Stork Ciconia ciconia A
Glossy Ibis* Plegadis falcinellus A
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus A
Black Kite Milvus migrans A
Red Kite Milvus milvus AC3
White-tailed Eagle* Haliaeetus albicilla AC3
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus A
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus A
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus A
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis AC3
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus A
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo A
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus A
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos A
Osprey Pandion haliaetus A
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus A
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus A
Merlin Falco columbarius A
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo A
Gyr Falcon* Falco rusticolus A
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus A
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus A
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana A
Baillon's Crake* Porzana pusilla A
Corn Crake Crex crex A
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus A
Common Coot Fulica atra A
Common Crane Grus grus A
Little Bustard* Tetrax tetrax A
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus A
Black-winged Stilt* Himantopus himantopus A
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta A
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus A
Collared Pratincole* Glareola pratincola A
Little Plover Charadrius dubius A
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula A
Killdeer* Charadrius vociferus A
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus A
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus A
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica A
Pacific Golden Plover* Pluvialis fulva A
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria A
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola A
White-tailed Lapwing* Vanellus leucurus A
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus A
Great Knot* Calidris tenuirostris A
Red Knot Calidris canutus A
Sanderling Calidris alba A
Semipalmated Sandpiper* Calidris pusilla A
Little Stint Calidris minuta A
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii A
Long-toed Stint* Calidris subminuta A
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis A
Baird's Sandpiper* Calidris bairdii A
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos A
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper* Calidris acuminata A
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea A
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima A
Dunlin Calidris alpina A
Broad-billed Sandpiper* Limicola falcinellus A
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis A
Ruff Philomachus pugnax A
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus A
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago A
Great Snipe* Gallinago media A
Short-billed Dowitcher* Limnodromus griseus A
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola A
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa A
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica A
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus A
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata A
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus A
Common Redshank Tringa totanus A
Marsh Sandpiper* Tringa stagnatilis A
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia A
Lesser Yellowlegs* Tringa flavipes A
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus A
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola A
Terek Sandpiper* Xenus cinereus A
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos A
Spotted Sandpiper* Actitis macularius A
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres A
Wilson's Phalarope* Phalaropus tricolor A
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius A
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus A
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus A
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus A
Great Skua Stercorarius skua A
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus A
Laughing Gull* Larus atricilla A
Franklin's Gull* Larus pipixcan A
Little Gull Larus minutus A
Sabine's Gull Larus sabini A
Bonaparte's Gull* Larus philadelphia A
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus A
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis A
Mew Gull Larus canus A
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus A
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis A
Herring Gull Larus argentatus A
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides A
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus A
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus A
Ross's Gull* Rhodostethia rosea A
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla A
Ivory Gull* Pagophila eburnea A
Bridled Tern* Onychoprion anaethetus A
Little Tern Sternula albifrons A
Gull-billed Tern* Gelochelidon nilotica A
Caspian Tern* Hydroprogne caspia A
Black Tern Chlidonias niger A
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus A
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis A
Lesser Crested Tern* Sterna bengalensis A
Common Tern Sterna hirundo A
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii A
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea A
Common Guillemot Uria aalge A
Razorbill Alca torda A
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle A
Little Auk Alle alle A
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica A
Pallas's Sandgrouse* Syrrhaptes paradoxus A
Rock Pigeon Columba livia AC4
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas A
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus A
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto A
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur A
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri C1
Great Spotted Cuckoo* Clamator glandarius A
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus A
Barn Owl Tyto alba A
Snowy Owl* Bubo scandiaca A
Little Owl Athene noctua C1
Tawny Owl Strix aluco A
Long-eared Owl Asio otus A
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus A
Tengmalm's Owl* Aegolius funereus A
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus A
Common Swift Apus apus A
Pallid Swift* Apus pallidus A
Alpine Swift Apus melba A
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis A
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster A
European Roller* Coracias garrulus A
Hoopoe Upupa epops A
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla A
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis A
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major A
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor A
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla A
Wood Lark Lullula arborea A
Sky Lark Alauda arvensis A
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris A
Sand Martin Riparia riparia A
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica A
House Martin Delichon urbicum A
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica A
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae A
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris A
Olive-backed Pipit* Anthus hodgsoni A
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis A
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis A
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus A
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus A
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta A
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava A
Citrine Wagtail* Motacilla citreola A
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea A
White / Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba A
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus A
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus A
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes A
Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis A
European Robin Erithacus rubecula A
Thrush Nightingale* Luscinia luscinia A
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos A
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A
Red-flanked Bluetail* Tarsiger cyanurus A
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros A
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus A
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra A
Stonechat Saxicola torquata A
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe A
Pied Wheatear* Oenanthe pleschanka A
Desert Wheatear* Oenanthe deserti A
White's Thrush* Zoothera dauma A
Grey-cheeked Thrush* Catharus minimus A
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus A
Common Blackbird Turdus merula A
Dusky Thrush* Turdus naumanni A
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris A
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos A
Redwing Turdus iliacus A
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus A
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti A
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia A
Savi's Warbler* Locustella luscinioides A
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola A
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus A
Paddyfield Warbler* Acrocephalus agricola A
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris A
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus A
Great Reed Warbler* Acrocephalus arundinaceus A
Booted Warbler* Hippolais caligata A
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina A
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta A
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla A
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin A
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria A
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca A
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis A
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans A
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides A
Arctic Warbler* Phylloscopus borealis A
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus A
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus A
Hume's Leaf Warbler* Phylloscopus humei A
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi A
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus A
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix A
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita A
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus A
Goldcrest Regulus regulus A
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla A
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata A
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva A
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca A
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus A
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus A
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus A
Great Tit Parus major A
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus A
Coal Tit Periparus ater A
Willow Tit Poecile montanus A
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris A
Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea A
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris A
Eurasian Penduline Tit* Remiz pendulinus A
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus A
Isabelline Shrike* Lanius isabellinus A
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio A
Lesser Grey Shrike* Lanius minor A
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor A
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator A
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius A
Black-billed Magpie Pica pica A
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax A
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula A
Rook Corvus frugilegus A
Carrion Crow Corvus corone A
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix A
Common Raven Corvus corax A
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris A
Rosy Starling* Sturnus roseus A
House Sparrow Passer domesticus A
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus A
Red-eyed Vireo* Vireo olivaceus A
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs A
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla A
European Serin Serinus serinus A
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris A
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis A
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus A
Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina A
Twite Carduelis flavirostris A
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret A
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea A
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni A
Two-barred Crossbill* Loxia leucoptera A
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra A
Parrot Crossbill* Loxia pytyopsittacus A
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus A
Pine Grosbeak* Pinicola enucleator A
Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula A
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes A
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus A
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis A
Pine Bunting* Emberiza leucocephalos A
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella A
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus A
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana A
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica A
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A
Yellow-breasted Bunting* Emberiza aureola A
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus A
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra A

There are also several species which have occurred in the county, but fall into Category D. The BOU definition of category D is shown below. These species form no part of the main British List.

D	Species that would otherwise appear in Category A except that there is reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state. Species placed in Category D only form no part of the British List, and are not included in the species totals.

Chestnut Bunting* Emberiza rutila

There is also one other 'species pair' (either one or the other) which has been recorded:

Zino's/Fea's Petrel* Pterodroma madeira/feae A