Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain

Supplemental data for the upcoming review of 2003-2006

This table shows the species considered as scarce migrants, the extent of the data collected and the relationship of the scarce migrant data to the data collected the British Birds Rarities Committee – note the new species added to the list as of 2006.

The ‘TYPE’ column is as follows:

A: data collected since 1958 for BBRC until date shown, then subsequently as scarce migrant. NB that there are gaps in data between 1963-67 for those species which ceased to be considered by BBRC in 1962

B: data collected since 1968

C: data collected since 1986

		TYPE	CONSIDERED BY BBRC UNTIL
American Wigeon	*Anas* *americana*	A	2001
Green-winged Teal	*Anas* *carolinensis*	A	1990
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya* *collaris*	A	1993
Ferruginous Duck	*Aythya* *nyroca*	C	2005
Surf Scoter	*Melanitta* *perspicillata*	A	1990
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris* *diomedea*	A	1982
Wilson’s Storm-petrel	*Oceanites* *oceanicus*	A	2005
Night Heron	*Nycticorax* *nycticorax*	A	2001
Great White Egret	*Ardea* *alba*	A	2005
Purple Heron	*Ardea* *purpurea*	A	1982
White Stork	*Ciconia* *ciconia*	A	1982
Black Kite	*Milvus* *migrans*	A	2005
Honey Buzzard	*Pernis* *apivorus*	C
Rough-legged Buzzard	*Buteo* *lagopus*	B
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco* *vespertinus*	A	2005
Spotted Crake	*Porzana* *porzana*	C
Common Crane	*Grus* *grus*	A	1982
Kentish Plover	*Charadrius* *alexandrinus*	C
American Golden Plover	*Pluvialis* *dominica*	A	2005
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris* *temminckii*	B
White-rumped Sandpiper	*Calidris* *fuscicollis*	A	2005
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris* *melanotos*	A	1962
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	*Tryngites* *subruficollis*	A	1982
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus* *lobatus*	C
Grey Phalarope	*Phalaropus* *fulicarius*	C
Sabine's Gull	*Larus* *sabini*	A
Ring-billed Gull	*Larus* *delawarensis*	A	1987
White-winged Black Tern	*Chlidonias* *leucopterus*	A	2005
Alpine Swift	*Apus* *melba*	A	2005
European Bee-eater	*Merops* *apiaster*	A	1990
Hoopoe	*Upupa* *epops*	B
Wryneck	*Jynx* *torquilla*	C
Short-toed Lark	*Calandrella* *brachydactyla*	A	1993
Red-rumped Swallow	*Hirundo* *daurica*	A	2005
Red-throated Pipit	*Anthus* *cervinus*	A	2005
Richard's Pipit	*Anthus* *novaezeelandiae*	A	1982
Tawny Pipit	*Anthus* *campestris*	A	1982
Bluethroat	*Luscinia* *svecica*	B
Aquatic Warbler	*Acrocephalus* *paludicola*	A	1982
Marsh Warbler	*Acrocephalus* *palustris*	C
Icterine Warbler	*Hippolais* *icterina*	A	1962
Melodious Warbler	*Hippolais* *polyglotta*	A	1962
Subalpine Warbler (see #1)	*Sylvia cantillans*	A	2005
Barred Warbler	*Sylvia nisoria*	B
Greenish Warbler	*Phylloscopus* *trochiloides*	A	2005
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	*Phylloscopus* *proregulus*	A	1990
Yellow-browed Warbler	*Phylloscopus* *inornatus*	A	1962
Radde’s Warbler	*Phylloscopus* *schwarzi*	A	2005
Dusky Warbler	*Phylloscopus* *fuscatus*	A	2005
Red-breasted Flycatcher	*Ficedula* *parva*	B
Golden Oriole	*Oriolus* *oriolus*	B
Red-backed Shrike	*Lanius* *collurio*	C
Great Grey Shrike	*Lanius* *excubitor*	C
Woodchat Shrike	*Lanius* *senator*	A	1982
Arctic Redpoll (see #2)	*Carduelis* *hornemanni*	A	2005
Rosy Starling	*Sturnus* *roseus*	A	2001
Serin	*Serinus* *serinus*	A	1982
Common Rosefinch	*Carpodacus* *erythrinus*	A	1982
Ortolan Bunting	*Emberiza* *hortulana*	B
Rustic Bunting	*Emberiza* *rustica*	A	2005
Little Bunting	*Emberiza* *pusilla*	A	1982

Notes:

#1 records of the subspecies albistriatus should be submitted to BBRC

#2 records of the subspecies hornemanni should be submitted to BBRC

The following were recorded by BBRC until 1962 but not collated again until 1986:

Red-crested Pochard

Kentish Plover

The following was treated as a Scarce Migrant but is now considered by the BBRC:

Savi’s Warbler Locustella lusciniodes