Birds (Aves)

Birds (class Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds
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Anseriformes (Aquatic Birds)

• Ducks, geese & swans (Anatidae)
  •  Duck (Sub family Anatinae)  – Only surviving members are the Dabbling Ducks (Anas)
    • Dabbling Ducks (Anas) – includes Mallard, Wigeon, Teal, Pintail and shovelers
      • Northern shoveller (Anas clypeata)
      • Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
      • Gadwall (Anas strepera)
      • Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
      • Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
      • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Swans & geese (Sub family Anserinae) – The Anserinae is a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and true geese.
    • True Swan (Cygnus)
      • Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
    • Geese (Anserini)
      • White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
      • Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
      • Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
      • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
  • Shelduck (Tadorninae) – The Tadorninae is a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae.
    • Shelduck (Genus Tadorna)
      • Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
  • Diving Ducks (Aythyinae) – The Aythyinae is a sub family in the waterfowl family Anatidae. The diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are a category of duck which feed by diving beneath the surface of the water.
    • Diving Ducks (Genus Aythya)
      • Pochard (Aythya ferina)
      • Scaup (Aythya marila)
      • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

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Charadriiformes (Waders, Gulls $ Auks)

• Sub order Scolopaci (Snipe-like waders)
  • Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
    • Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    • Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
    • Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
    • Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
    • Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
    • Greenshank (Tringa nebularis)
    • Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
    • Redshank (Tringa totanus)
• Sub order Charadrii (Plover-like waders)
  • Avocets & Stilts (Recurvirotridae)
    • Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
  • Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
    • Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
  • Plovers, Dotterels & Lapwing (Charadriidae)
    • Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
    • Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
    • Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
    • Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
• Sub order Lari
  • Gulls (Laridae)
    • Great Black-backed Gull (Larus Marinus)
    • European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
    • Common Gull (Larus canus)
    • Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
    • Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
    • Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
    • Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
  • Tern (Sternidae)
    • Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
    • Common tern (Sterna hirundo)
    • Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

• Aegithalidae (long Tailed Tit)
  • Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
• Corvidae (Crows)
  • Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
  • Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
• Fringillidae (Finches)
  • Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
  • Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
  • European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
  • Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
• Motacillidae (Wagtails & Pipits)
  • Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
  • Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
  • Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
• Muscicapidae (Old world flycatcher)
  • European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
  • European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
  • Northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
  • Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
• Paridae (Tit)
  • Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
  • Great tit (Parus major)
• Passeridae (Sparrows)
  • Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  • House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• Prunellidae (Accentor)
  • Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
• Sturnidae (Starling)
  • Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
• Sylvioidea (Warblers & Allies)
  • Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
  • Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
• Troglodytidae
  • Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
• Turdidae (Thrush)
  • Common blackbird (Turdus merula merula)
  • Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
  • Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Pelecaniformes

• Ardeidae (Heron)
  • Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Podicipediformes (Grebe)

• Podicipedidae
  • Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
  • Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
  • Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Suliformes

• Cormorant (Phalacrocroracidae)
  • Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
  • Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)