This page lists more common bird species from the
British Isles and a number that I have encountered
whilst on holiday in France. The links will take you to the
photos that I have taken for each species. You can see
that there is a way to go before the list is anywhere
near complete but that's the fun, there is always more
to do and improvements to be made.
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DIVERS |
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Great Northern Diver |
Gavia immer |
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PETRELS AND
SHEARWATERS |
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Fulmar |
Fulmarus glacialis |
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GANNETS, CORMORANTS
& SHAGS |
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Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
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Gannet |
Morus bassanus |
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Shag |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
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BIRDS
OF PREY |
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Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
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Red Kite |
Milvus
milvus |
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Goshawk |
Accipiter
gentilis |
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Golden Eagle |
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Hen Harrier |
Circus
cyaneus |
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Hobby |
Falco
subbuteo |
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Kestrel |
Falco
tinnunculus |
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Marsh Harrier |
Circus
aeruginosus |
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Merlin |
Falco
columbarius |
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Osprey |
Pandion
haliaetus |
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Peregrine Falcon |
Falco
peregrinus |
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Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter
nisus |
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GAME BIRDS |
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Grey Partridge |
Perdix
perdix |
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Pheasant |
Phasianus
colchicus |
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Quail |
Coturnix
coturnix |
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Red-legged Partridge |
Alectoris
rufa |
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Red Grouse |
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WADERS |
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Avocet |
Recurvirostra
avosetta |
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Bar-tailed
Godwit |
Limosa
lapponica |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa
limosa |
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Common Sandpiper |
Actitis
hypoleucos |
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Curlew |
Numenius
arquata |
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Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris
ferruginea |
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Dunlin |
Calidris
alpina |
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Golden Plover |
Pluvialis
apricaria |
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Greenshank |
Tringa
nebularia |
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Green Sandpiper |
Tringa
ochropus |
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Grey Plover |
Pluvialis
squatarola |
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Jack Snipe |
Lymnocryptes
minimus |
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Knot |
Calidris
canutus |
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Lapwing |
Vanellus
vanellus |
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Little
Ringed Plover |
Charadrius
dubius |
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Little Stint |
Calidris
minuta |
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Oystercatcher |
Haematopus
ostralegus |
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Purple Sandpiper |
Calidris
maritima |
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Redshank |
Tringa
totanus |
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Ringed Plover |
Charadrius
hiaticula |
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Ruff |
Philomachus
pugnax |
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Sanderling |
Calidris
alba |
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Snipe |
Gallinago
gallinago |
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Spotted Redshank |
Tringa
erythropus |
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Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
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Turnstone |
Arenaria
interpres |
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Water Rail |
Rallus
aquaticus |
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Whimbrel |
Numenius
phaeopus |
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Woodcock |
Scolopax
rusticola |
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Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa
glareola |
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CUCKOOS |
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Cuckoo |
Cuculus
canorus |
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OWLS |
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Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
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Little Owl |
Athene
noctua |
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Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
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Short-eared Owl |
Asio
flammeus |
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Tawny Owl |
Strix aluco |
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NIGHTJARS |
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Nightjar |
Caprimulgus
europaeus |
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SWIFTS |
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Common Swift |
Apus apus |
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LARKS |
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Sky Lark |
Alauda
arvensis |
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Wood Lark |
Lullula
arborea |
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SWALLOWS AND
MARTINS |
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Crag Martin |
Ptyonoprogne
rupestris |
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House Martin |
Delichon
urbicum |
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Sand Martin |
Riparia
riparia |
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Swallow |
Hirundo
rustica |
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PIPITS |
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Meadow Pipit |
Anthus
pratensis |
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Rock Pipit |
Anthus
petrosus |
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Tree Pipit |
Anthus
trivialis |
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Water Pipit |
Anthus
spinoletta |
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WAXWINGS |
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Waxwing |
Bombycilla
garrulus |
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DIPPERS AND
WRENS |
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Dipper |
Cinclus
cinclus |
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Wren |
Troglodytes
troglodytes |
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