Sunday, August 15, 2010

Birding in London - Species List!

Well, I finally got the species list posted! Amazingly, considering we were sightseeing the entire time, we saw 47 species!

We were quite fortunate to be across the street from Kensington Gardens, enabling us to spot birds even from our hotel rooms.

Here's the list (North American names are in parentheses)!

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula
Pochard - Aythya ferina
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
White-headed Duck - Oxyura leucocephala
Eider - Somateria mollissima (Common Eider)
Scaup - Aythya marila (Greater Scaup)
Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina
Egyptian Goose - Alapochen aegyptiacus
Bar-headed Goose - Anser indicus
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor

Phaesant - Phasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Phaesant)

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus

White Pelican - Pelicanus onocrotulus

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant)
Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Grey Heron - Ardea cineria

Montagu's Harrier - Circus pygargus
Kestrel- Falco tinnunculus (Eurasian Kestrel)

Coot - Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)
Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus (Common Moorhen)

Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus
Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus

Rock Pigeon - Columba livla
Woodpigeon - Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Stock Pigeon - Columba oenas

Swift - Apus apus

Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis

Ringed-necked Parakeet - Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed Parakeet)

Woodpecker - species

Magpie - Pica pica
Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
Raven - Corvus corax
Jay - Garrulus glandarius

Swallow - Hirudo rustica (Barn Swallow)
Sand Martin - Riparia riparia (Bank Swallow)
House Martin - Delichon urbia

White/Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinera

Blackbird - Turdus marula
Robin - Erithacus rubecula
Starling - Stunus vulgaris (European Starling)
Great Tit - Parus major
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

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