2026 Year List - UK Birds

Birds I have recorded in the UK since 1 Jan 26

*Birds first seen in bold Red with dates

(Species of real interest in Pink)

Totals including Species Sub-species and Races, as of 4 Apr 26:- 71

Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver - Portland Harbour - 4 Feb
Great Crested Grebe - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe
Fulmar - Portland Bill - 14 Feb
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater
Storm Petrel
Leach's Petrel
Gannet - Portland Bill - 6 Jan
Cormorant - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Shag - Portland Bill - 6 Jan
Bittern
Cattle Egret
Great White Egret
Little Egret - Ferrybridge - 12 Mar
Grey Heron - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Spoonbill
White Stork
Mute Swan - Radipole Lake - 11 Jan

Bewick's Swan
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose
White-fronted Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Ferrybridge - 13 Feb
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck
Egyptian Goose
Mandarin
Mallard - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Gadwall - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Garganey
Wigeon
Teal - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Pintail
Shoveler - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Red-crested Pochard
Tufted Duck - Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Pochard - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Common Eider
Ferruginous Duck
Common Scoter
Goldeneye
Goosander
Red-breasted Merganser - Portland Harbour - 4 Feb
Smew
Osprey
Red Kite
Sparrowhawk - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Goshawk
Buzzard - Crown Estate Fields- 14 Feb
Honey Buzzard
Marsh Harrier - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Hen Harrier
Peregrine Falcon - Wakeham - 4 Apr
Hobby
Merlin
Kestrel - Crown Estate Fields - 2 Jan
Red-footed Falcon
Pheasant
Grey Partridge
Red-legged Partridge
Quail
Water Rail - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Moorhen - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Coot - Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Common Crane
Oystercatcher - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Black-winged Stilt
Avocet
Ringed Plover - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Golden Plover
American Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Curlew Sandpiper
Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Least Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Ruff
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Snipe - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Jack Snipe
Woodcock
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Whimbrel
Spotted Redshank
Redshank
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Turnstone - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Grey Phalarope
Arctic Skua
Pomarine Skua
Great Skua
Bonaparte's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Black-headed Gull - Chesil Beach - 11 Jan
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull - Ferrybridge - 3 Mar
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull - Chesil Beach - 11 Jan
Common Gull
Kittiwake
Ross's Gull
Little Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Black Tern
Razorbill - Portland Bill - 6 Jan
Guillemot - Portland Bill - 6 Jan
Stock Dove - Portland Bird Observatory - 6 Jan
Wood Pigeon - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Collared Dove - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Turtle Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo
Little Owl - Wakeham - 10 Mar
Short-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Barn Owl
Swift
Pallid Swift
Kingfisher
Hoopoe
European Bee-eater
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Wryneck
Skylark - Portland Beach Road - 3 Mar
Woodlark
Sand Martin
House Martin
Swallow - Portland Beach Road - 4 Mar
Tree Pipit
Meadow Pipit - Ferrybridge - 12 Mar
Rock Pipit - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
White Wagtail
Pied Wagtail - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Grey Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Blue-headed Wagtail
Grey-headed Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Waxwing
Dunnock - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Nightingale
Robin - Wakeham - 4 Jan
Bluethroat
Stonechat - Portland Beach Road - 13 Feb
Whinchat
Common Redstart

Black Redstart
Wheatear
Greenland Wheatear
Blackbird - Radipole - 11 Jan
Ring Ouzel
Fieldfare
Redwing
Song Thrush - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 24 Feb
Mistle Thrush
Grasshopper Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Reed Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Cetti's Warbler - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Garden Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Blackcap
Dartford Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Bonelli's Warbler
Wood Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Siberian Chiffchaff - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Chiffchaff - Wakeham - 25 Jan
Willow Warbler - Wakeham - 1 Apr
Northern Willow Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Pallas's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Goldcrest - Wakeham - 26 Jan
Firecrest
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit - Wakeham - 26 Jan
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Coal Tit
Continental Coal Tit
Great Tit- Portland Bird Observatory - 6 Jan
Blue Tit - Old Quarry Lane - 12 Feb
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Wren - Old Quarry Lane - 12 Feb
Great Grey Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Dipper
Jay
Magpie - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Rook
Carrion Crow - Wakeham
Hooded Crow
Jackdaw - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Chough
Raven - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Golden Oriole
Starling - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Rosy Starling
House Sparrow - Portland Bill - 2 Jan
Tree Sparrow
Brambling
Chaffinch - Wakeham 5 Jan
Redpoll
Linnet
Siskin - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Goldfinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Greenfinch - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 24 Feb
Serin
Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Crossbill
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Lapland Bunting
Reed Bunting - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 Mar
Snow Bunting
Little Bunting

Sub Species

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Races

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Also

Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral Pigeon