Lundy Bird List
This is the definitive list of bird species recorded on Lundy. For more detailed information please visit the Birds of Lundy website.
A total of 334 species (or forms) are listed here.
List alphabetically by common nameList alphabetically by scientific name
- Order: Anseriformes
- Brent Goose Branta bernicla Lundy vagrant
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lundy vagrant
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Lundy vagrant
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens British vagrant; escape from captivity
- Greylag Goose Anser anser Lundy vagrant
- Bean Goose species Anser fabalis/serrirostris Lundy vagrant
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Lundy vagrant
- White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Lundy vagrant
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lundy vagrant
- Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus Lundy vagrant
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Lundy vagrant
- Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lundy vagrant
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea British vagrant; escape from captivity
- Garganey Spatula querquedula Lundy vagrant
- Shoveler Spatula clypeata Lundy vagrant
- Gadwall Mareca strepera Lundy vagrant
- Wigeon Mareca penelope Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Resident breeding flock of feral origin
- Pintail Anas acuta Lundy vagrant
- Teal Anas crecca Uncommon migrant and winter visitor; has bred recently
- Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Nationally scarce migrant
- Pochard Aythya ferina Lundy vagrant
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lundy vagrant
- Scaup Aythya marila Lundy vagrant
- Eider Somateria mollissima Lundy vagrant
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Nationally scarce migrant
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Uncommon passage visitor
- Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Lundy vagrant
- Smew Mergellus albellus Lundy vagrant
- Goosander Mergus merganser Lundy vagrant
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Lundy vagrant
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Lundy vagrant
- Quail Coturnix coturnix Rare migrant
- Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor
- Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Lundy vagrant
- Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Regular passage migrant and winter visitor in small numbers
- Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Breeds in small numbers; scarce passage migrant and storm-driven visitor
- Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Lundy vagrant
- Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Common breeder, passage migrant and winter visitor
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis Nationally scarce migrant
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna griseus Nationally scarce migrant
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis Nationally scarce migrant
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Common breeder and passage migrant
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Nationally scarce migrant
- Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli British vagrant
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lundy vagrant
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Lundy vagrant
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lundy vagrant
- Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Lundy vagrant
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Lundy vagrant
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia Nationally scarce migrant
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Nationally scarce migrant
- Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Lundy vagrant
- Bittern Botaurus stellaris Lundy vagrant
- Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus British vagrant
- Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Nationally scarce migrant
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Lundy vagrant first:2019
- Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Lundy vagrant first:2019
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Uncommon visitor
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Nationally scarce migrant
- Great White Egret Ardea alba Uncommon visitor first:2020
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta Uncommon passage migrant
- Gannet Morus bassanus Common offshore from spring to autumn; scarce in winter
- Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Common breeder; few in winter
- Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Uncommon, but regular, spring and autumn migrant; scarce in winter; formerly bred
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus Uncommon passage migrant
- Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Lundy vagrant
- Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Common spring and autumn migrant; has bred
- Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Lundy vagrant
- Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Rare passage migrant
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Lundy vagrant
- Red Kite Milvus milvus Lundy vagrant
- Black Kite Milvus migrans Nationally scarce migrant
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Formerly bred
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Lundy vagrant
- Buzzard Buteo buteo Uncommon but regular visitor
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Common passage migrant and winter visitor; uncommon breeder
- Corncrake Crex crex Lundy vagrant
- Sora Rail Porzana carolina British vagrant first:2020
- Little Crake Porzana parva British vagrant
- Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla British vagrant
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Lundy vagrant
- Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rare visitor; has bred
- Coot Fulica atra Lundy vagrant
- Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Lundy vagrant
- Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common breeder and passage migrant; fewer in winter
- Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Uncommon migrant; formerly bred
- Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Common spring and autumn migrant; sporadic in winter
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Rare spring and autumn migrant
- Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Lundy vagrant
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Bristish vagrant first:2020
- Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Common spring migrant; uncommon autumn migrant
- Curlew Numenius arquata Uncommon spring and autumn migrant; formerly bred
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Rare passage migrant
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Rare passage migrant
- Turnstone Arenaria interpres Uncommon spring and autumn migrant and winter visitor
- Knot Calidris canutus Rare spring migrant and uncommon autumn migrant
- Ruff Calidris pugnax Rare passage migrant
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Lundy vagrant
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Nationally scarce migrant
- Sanderling Calidris alba Rare migrant
- Dunlin Calidris alpina Common spring and autumn migrant in small numbers
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Rare spring and autumn migrant
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii British vagrant
- Little Stint Calidris minuta Uncommon autumn migrant
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla British vagrant
- White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Nationally scarce migrant
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Nationally scarce migrant
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Lundy vagrant
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla British vagrant
- Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Common passage migrant and winter visitor in small numbers
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Uncommon migrant and winter visitor
- Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common passage migrant and winter visitor
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor British vagrant
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Lundy vagrant
- Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Lundy vagrant
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Regular spring and autumn migrant
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Rare spring migrant; uncommon autumn migrant
- Redshank Tringa totanus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Rare passage migrant
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Rare passage migrant
- Greenshank Tringa nebularia Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola British vagrant
- Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Common breeder, passage migrant and winter visitor
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Lundy vagrant
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Lundy vagrant
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla British vagrant
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Rare passage migrant and winter visitor
- Common Gull Larus canus Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Breeds; present all year
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Lundy vagrant
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Lundy vagrant
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common breeder; present all year
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Lundy vagrant
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common breeder and passage migrant
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Uncommon migrant
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons Lundy vagrant
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus British vagrant
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo Uncommon migrant
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Rare passage migrant
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger Lundy vagrant
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua Uncommon but regular spring and autumn migrant
- Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Lundy vagrant
- Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Uncommon but regular passage migrant
- Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Lundy vagrant
- Little Auk Alle alle Lundy vagrant
- Guillemot Uria aalge Common breeder; can occur on breeding ledges from Oct
- Razorbill Alca torda Common breeder; seen offshore outside breeding season
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Lundy vagrant
- Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus British vagrant
- Puffin Fratercula arctica Breeds in growing numbers
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus British vagrant
- Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Columba livia Common visitor
- Stock Dove Columba oenas Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Breeds in small numbers; irregular passage migrant
- Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Rare passage migrant
- Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Regular migrant, especially in spring; has bred
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius British vagrant
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus British vagrant
- Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus British vagrant
- Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Breeds irregularly; uncommon passage migrant
- Barn Owl Tyto alba Lundy vagrant
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lundy vagrant
- Little Owl Athene noctua Lundy vagrant
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus Rare spring and autumn migrant
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Lundy vagrant
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Nationally scarce migrant
- Swift Apus apus Common spring and autumn migrant
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus British vagrant
- Roller Coracias garrulus British vagrant
- Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lundy vagrant
- Bee-eater Merops apiaster Nationally scarce migrant
- Hoopoe Upupa epops Nationally scarce migrant
- Wryneck Jynx torquilla Nationally scarce migrant
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rare passage migrant
- Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common visitor; occasional breeder
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Nationally scarce migrant
- Merlin Falco columbarius Common passage migrant and winter visitor in small numbers
- Hobby Falco subbuteo Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus British vagrant
- Peregrine Falco peregrinus Breeds; present all year, though few in winter
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe British vagrant
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Lundy vagrant
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus British vagrant
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor British vagrant
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Nationally scarce migrant and winter visitor
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Nationally scarce migrant
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus British vagrant
- Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Rare spring migrant; very rare autumn migrant
- Jay Garrulus glandarius Lundy vagrant
- Magpie Pica pica Lundy vagrant
- Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Lundy vagrant; formerly bred
- Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Uncommon spring migrant; rare autumn migrant and winter visitor
- Rook Corvus frugilegus Rare spring migrant; very rare autumn migrant and winter visitor
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone Resident breeder
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Lundy vagrant
- Raven Corvus corax Resident breeder
- Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Lundy vagrant
- Coal Tit Periparus ater Uncommon autumn migrant; very rare spring migrant; occasional winter visitor
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lundy vagrant
- Willow Tit Poecile montana Lundy vagrant
- Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Uncommon autumn migrant; rare spring migrant
- Great Tit Parus major Rare spring and autumn migrant
- Woodlark Lullula arborea Lundy vagrant
- Skylark Alauda arvensis Common breeder and passage migrant; scarce in midwinter
- Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Lundy vagrant
- Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Nationally scarce migrant
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata British vagrant
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common spring and autumn migrant
- Swallow Hirundo rustica Common spring and autumn migrant; breeds in very small numbers
- House Martin Delichon urbicum Common spring and autumn migrant; has bred
- Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Nationally scarce migrant
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Lundy vagrant
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rare autumn migrant; very rare spring migrant; has overwintered
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Very common spring and autumn nmigrant; has bred
- Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Very common spring and autumn migrant; occasional breeder; rare in winter
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli British vagrant
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis British vagrant
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Rare spring and autumn migrant
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi British vagrant
- Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Nationally scarce migrant
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Nationally scarce migrant
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis British vagrant
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides British vagrant
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus British vagrant first:2018
- Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Nationally scarce migrant
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Common spring and autumn migrant
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola British vagrant
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Nationally scarce migrant
- Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Nationally scarce migrant
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata British vagrant
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Nationally scarce migrant
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Nationally scarce migrant
- Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Uncommon spring migrant; rare autumn migrant
- Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Very common spring and autumn migrant; recent breeding record
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Nationally scarce migrant
- Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Rare spring and autumn migrant
- Whitethroat Sylvia communis Common spring and autumm migrant
- Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Lundy vagrant
- Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans Nationally scarce migrant
- Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala British vagrant
- Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia ruppeli British vagrant
- Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common autumn migrant in small numbers; uncommon spring migrant; rare in winter
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus Very common autumn migrant; common spring migrant; has bred; scarce in winter
- Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common breeder, present all year
- Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Uncommon passage migrant
- Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Nationally scarce migrant
- Starling Sturnus vulgaris Resident breeder; common passage migrant and winter visitor
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea British vagrant
- Veery Catharus fuscescens British vagrant
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus British vagrant
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus British vagrant
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Blackbird Turdus merula Breeds; irregular spring migrant and common late-autumn migrant and winter visitor
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common late-autumn migrant; uncommon spring migrant; irregular in winter
- Redwing Turdus iliacus Common late-autumn migrant and winter visitor; uncommon spring migrant
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common late-autumn migrant and winter visitor; uncommon spring migrant; formerly bred
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rare spring migrant; uncommon autumn migrant; rare summer and winter visitor
- American Robin Turdus migratorius British vagrant
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Common spring and autumn migrant
- Robin Erithacus rubecula Common breeder, passage migrant and winter visitor
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Lundy vagrant
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia British vagrant
- Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Very rare spring and autmn migrant
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus British vagrant
- Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Nationally scarce migrant
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Common late-autumn migrant; uncommon spring migrant
- Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Uncommon spring migrant; common autumn migrant in small numbers
- Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Common passage migrant; irregular breeder affected by cold winters
- Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Breeds; common spring and autumn migrant
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina British vagrant first:2019
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti British vagrant
- Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica British vagrant
- Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lundy vagrant
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus Resident breeder
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis British vagrant
- Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Lundy vagrant
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris British vagrant
- Dunnock Prunella modularis Breeds in small numbers; present all year; some passage visitors
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Uncommon spring migrant
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola British vagrant
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Uncommon spring migrant; common autumn migrant in small numbers
- Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Breeds; common spring and autumn migrant; rare in winter (White Wagtail an uncommon migrant)
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Nationally scarce migrant
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Nationally scarce migrant
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Breeds; common spring and autumn migrant; scarce in winter
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Nationally scarce migrant
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus British vagrant
- Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Breeds; present all year
- Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Resident breeder; common (sometimes abundant) autumn migrant
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Uncommon spring migrant; regular autumn migrant, usually in small numbers
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Rare autumn migrant and very rare spring migrant
- Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rare spring migrant and very rare autumn migrant
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus British vagrant
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrina Nationally scarce migrant
- Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Rare spring migrant; uncommon autumn migrant
- Twite Linaria flavirostris Lundy vagrant
- Linnet Linaria cannabina Breeds; common spring and autumn migrant; rare in winter
- Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Lundy vagrant
- Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Rare summer and autumn migrant
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera British vagrant
- Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Breeds in small numbers; common spring and autumn migrant; uncommon in winter
- Serin Serinus serinus Nationally scarce migrant
- Siskin Spinus spinus Common late-autumn migrant in highly variable numbers; uncommon spring migrant
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas British vagrant
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata British vagrant
- Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata British vagrant
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus British vagrant
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula British vagrant
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lundy vagrant
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lundy vagrant
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Nationally scarce migrant
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Lundy vagrant
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Nationally scarce migrant
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica British vagrant
- Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola British vagrant
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala British vagrant
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala British vagrant
- Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rare spring migrant; uncommon autumn migrant
- Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus British vagrant
- Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Uncommon autumn migrant; rare spring migrant
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Uncommon spring and autumn migrant
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus British vagrant