List of species currently reported on by RBBP

List of (native) species monitored by the RBBP

From the table below you can see the full list of native species currently on the RBBP List. We show the years the species has been on our list and the year the species was first reported in one of our annual reports (which began in 1973). Note that in this column, dates in square brackets refer to the year of first breeding/attempted breeding record we have on file but these records have not been published on one of our reports as the data were not available at the time. For definitions of breeding status and abundance category, click here. An asterisk in the breeding status column indicates that a species has only been recorded breeding in a hybrid pairing.

Species name	Breeding Status	Abundance category (regular breeders only)	Years on Panel List	Year first reported by RBBP
Capercaillie	Regular	Rare	2003-present	2003
Common Quail	Regular	Scarce	1986-present	1986
Pink-footed Goose	Occasional		1973-present	1980
Whooper Swan	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Garganey	Regular	Rare	1980-present	1980
Blue-winged Teal	Occasional*		1973-present	1988
Shoveler	Regular	Less scarce	2006-present	2006
Eurasian Wigeon	Regular	Rare	1996-present	1996
Black Duck	Occasional*		1973-present	1977
Pintail	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Green-winged Teal	Potential		2001-present	2004
Common Pochard	Regular	Scarce	1986-present	1986
Ferruginous Duck	Occasional		1973-present	2008
Ring-necked Duck	Occasional*		1973-present	2003
Greater Scaup	Occasional		1973-present	1973
Lesser Scaup	Potential		1973-present	2013
King Eider	Occasional*		1973-present	1979
Velvet Scoter	Potential		1973-present	1999
Common Scoter	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Long-tailed Duck	Potential		1973-present	1990
Common Goldeneye	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Smew	Potential		1973-present	1975
Red-breasted Merganser	Regular	Less scarce	2017-present	2017
Pallid Swift	Potential		1973-present	2009
Great Bustard	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	2007
Turtle Dove	Regular	Less scarce	2018-present	2018
Corn Crake	Regular	Less scarce	1986-present	1986
Baillon's Crake	Potential		1973-present	2001
Little Crake	Potential		1973-present	2018
Spotted Crake	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Common Crane	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1989
Pied-billed Grebe	Occasional*		1973-present	1994
Red-necked Grebe	Occasional		1973-present	1975
Slavonian Grebe	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Black-necked Grebe	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Stone-curlew	Regular	Scarce	1973-present	1973
Black-winged Stilt	Colonising		1973-present	1983
Avocet	Regular	Less scarce	1973-present	1973
Little Ringed Plover	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1996
Killdeer	Potential		1973-present	2007
Kentish Plover	Former		1973-present	1979
Dotterel	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1973
Whimbrel	Regular	Scarce	1984-present	1984
Bar-tailed Godwit	Potential		1973-present	1993
Black-tailed Godwit	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Turnstone	Potential		1973-present	1975
Ruff	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Potential		1973-present	1983
Temminck's Stint	Former		1973-present	1973
Sanderling	Potential		1973-present	1973
Purple Sandpiper	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1978
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Potential		1973-present	2008
Pectoral Sandpiper	Potential		1973-present	1974
Jack Snipe	Potential		1973-present	1975
Great Snipe	Potential		1973-present	2011
Red-necked Phalarope	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Spotted Sandpiper	Occasional		1973-present	1975
Green Sandpiper	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1995
Wood Sandpiper	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Greenshank	Regular	Less scarce	1996-present	1996
Slender-billed Gull	Potential		1973-present	[2000]
Little Gull	Occasional		1973-present	1975
Mediterranean Gull	Regular	Less scarce	1973-present	1976
Ring-billed Gull	Occasional*		1973-present	2009
Glaucous Gull	Occasional*		1973-present	1975
Yellow-legged Gull	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1992
Lesser Crested Tern	Occasional*		1973-present	1984
Little Tern	Regular	Less scarce	1996-present	1996
Least Tern	Potential		1973-present	1990
Roseate Tern	Regular	Rare	1985-present	1985
Black Tern	Former		1973-present	1975
American Black Tern	Potential		1973-present	2020
Arctic Skua	Regular	Scarce	2010-present	2010
Long-tailed Skua	Occasional		1973-present	2010
Red-throated Diver	Regular	Less scarce	1996-present	1996
Black-throated Diver	Regular	Rare	1996-present	1996
Great Northern Diver	Occasional*		1973-present	1985
Black-browed Albatross	Potential		1973-present	1980
Barolo Shearwater	Potential		1973-present	1981
White Stork	Colonising		1973-present	2012
Glossy Ibis	Potential		1973-present	2014
Eurasian Spoonbill	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1989
Eurasian Bittern	Regular	Rare	1977-present	1977
American Bittern	Potential		1973-present	2018
Little Bittern	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1976
Night Heron	Occasional		1973-present	1997
Cattle Egret	Colonising		1973-present	2008
Purple Heron	Occasional		1973-present	1975
Great White Egret	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	2010
Little Egret	Regular	Less scarce	1973-present	1993
Osprey	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Honey-buzzard	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Golden Eagle	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1996
Northern Goshawk	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1973
Marsh Harrier	Regular	Scarce	1973-present	1973
Hen Harrier	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1996
Northern Harrier	Occasional*		1973-present	2016
Pallid Harrier	Occasional*		1973-present	1993
Montagu's Harrier	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Black Kite	Occasional*		1973-present	2006
White-tailed Eagle	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1981
Rough-legged Buzzard	Potential		1973-present	1975
Barn Owl (dark-breasted)	Occasional		2008-present	2014
Eurasian Scops Owl	Potential		1973-present	2006
Snowy Owl	Former		1973-present	1973
Long-eared Owl	Regular	Less scarce	2010-present	2010
Short-eared Owl	Regular	Scarce	2010-present	2010
Hoopoe	Occasional		1973-present	1975
European Bee-eater	Occasional		1973-present	2002
Wryneck	Former		1973-present	1973
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Regular	Less scarce	2010-present	2010
Merlin	Regular	Less scarce	1996-present	1996
Hobby	Regular	Less scarce	1996-present	1973
Peregrine Falcon	Regular	Less scarce	1996-present	1996
Red-backed Shrike	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Great Grey Shrike	Potential		1973-present	1975
Woodchat Shrike	Potential		1973-present	1980
Golden Oriole	Former		1973-present	1973
Red-billed Chough	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1996
Waxwing	Potential		1973-present	1988
Crested Tit	Regular	Less scarce	1996-2005; 2020-present	1998
Penduline Tit	Potential		1973-present	1990
Bearded Tit	Regular	Scarce	1996-present	1996
Woodlark	Regular	Less scarce	1996-2012; 2016-present	1984
Shore Lark	Occasional		1973-present	1973
Short-toed Lark	Potential		1973-present	2014
Red-rumped Swallow	Potential		1973-present	1988
Western Bonelli's Warbler	Potential		1973-present	2011
Yellow-browed Warbler	Potential		1973-present	2017
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Potential		1973-present	2014
Iberian Chiffchaff	Occasional		1999-present	1999
Greenish Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1983
Great Reed Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1975
Blyth's Reed Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1999
Marsh Warbler	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Booted Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1992
Melodious Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1989
Icterine Warbler	Occasional		1973-present	1981
River Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1984
Savi's Warbler	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Zitting Cisticola	Occasional		1973-present	2017
Asian Desert Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1993
Dartford Warbler	Regular	Less scarce	1973-present	1973
Marmora's Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1992
Spectacled Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1992
Subalpine Warbler	Potential		1973-present	1994
Sardinian Warbler	Potential		1973-present	2015
Fair Isle Wren	Regular	Rare	2008-present	2008
St. Kilda Wren	Regular	Rare	2008-present	2008
Short-toed Treecreeper	Regular	Rare	1973-present	2012
Fieldfare	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Redwing	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1973
Bluethroat	Occasional		1973-present	1979
Thrush Nightingale	Potential		1973-present	1993
Black Redstart	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Blue-headed Wagtail	Occasional		2008-present	2008
Citrine Wagtail	Occasional*		1973-present	1976
White Wagtail	Regular	Very rare	1973-present	1994
Scandinavian Rock Pipit	Occasional		2008-present	2015
Brambling	Occasional		1973-present	1977
Hawfinch	Regular	Less scarce	2006-present	2006
Common Rosefinch	Occasional		1973-present	1982
Common Redpoll	Regular	Very rare	2004-present	2004
Parrot Crossbill	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1983
Two-barred Crossbill	Potential		1973-present	2014
European Serin	Occasional		1973-present	1976
Lapland Bunting	Occasional		1973-present	1974
Snow Bunting	Regular	Rare	1973-present	1973
Cirl Bunting	Regular	Less scarce	1980-present	1980
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Potential		1973-present	1982