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Bardsey Island

This checklist includes all bird species found in Bardsey Island , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Bardsey Island [map]

Other names: Ynys Enlli

Number of species: 313
Number of globally threatened species: 16
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2023-05-22
Last modified: 2024-12-25

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Graylag Goose	Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Rare/Accidental
Brant	Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Uncertain origin
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Introduced species
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Rare/Accidental
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Near-threatened
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Rare/Accidental
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Introduced species
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced species
Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus
European Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Rare/Accidental
Common Swift	Apus apus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake	Crex crex	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
European Golden-Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover	Thinornis dubius	Rare/Accidental
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near-threatened
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Vulnerable
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Razorbill	Alca torda
Dovekie	Alle alle
Common Murre	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Vulnerable
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Gull	Larus canus
European Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Rare/Accidental
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Rare/Accidental
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon	Gavia arctica
Common Loon	Gavia immer
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Fea's Petrel	Pterodroma feae	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	Critically endangered
Barolo Shearwater	Puffinus baroli	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag	Gulosus aristotelis
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk	Astur gentilis
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Rare/Accidental
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Rare/Accidental
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Little Owl	Athene noctua
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Rare/Accidental
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
Eurasian Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Rare/Accidental
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	Rare/Accidental
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Eurasian Magpie	Pica pica
Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Eurasian Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula
Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix
Common Raven	Corvus corax
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Coal Tit	Periparus ater
Eurasian Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit	Parus major
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Eurasian Penduline-Tit	Remiz pendulinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Rare/Accidental
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Rare/Accidental
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Booted Warbler	Iduna caligata	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida	Rare/Accidental
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	Rare/Accidental
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	Rare/Accidental
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	Rare/Accidental
Blyth's Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	Rare/Accidental
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	Rare/Accidental
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	Rare/Accidental
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	Rare/Accidental
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	Rare/Accidental
Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis rufula	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	Rare/Accidental
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	Rare/Accidental
Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	Rare/Accidental
Western Orphean Warbler	Curruca hortensis	Rare/Accidental
Sardinian Warbler	Curruca melanocephala	Rare/Accidental
Western Subalpine Warbler	Curruca iberiae	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Subalpine Warbler	Curruca cantillans	Rare/Accidental
Greater Whitethroat	Curruca communis
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Common Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Eurasian Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Rosy Starling	Pastor roseus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Near-threatened
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Rare/Accidental
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	Rare/Accidental
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	Rare/Accidental
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Rare/Accidental
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	Rare/Accidental
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	Rare/Accidental
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Rare/Accidental
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Dunnock	Prunella modularis
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
Eastern Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis	Rare/Accidental
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Rare/Accidental
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	Rare/Accidental
Blyth's Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	Rare/Accidental
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	Rare/Accidental
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Rare/Accidental
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Rare/Accidental
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Rare/Accidental
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Rare/Accidental
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
Twite	Linaria flavirostris
Eurasian Linnet	Linaria cannabina
Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
European Serin	Serinus serinus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	Rare/Accidental
Red-headed Bunting	Emberiza bruniceps	Uncertain origin
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Rare/Accidental
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Rare/Accidental
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Rare/Accidental
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Rare/Accidental
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Rare/Accidental
Cretzschmar's Bunting	Emberiza caesia	Rare/Accidental
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Rare/Accidental
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Rare/Accidental
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare/Accidental
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental

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