Suffolk Checklist status up to and including 2001 records (2002 & 2003 where stated) - not including BOURC category E R = records considered by BBRC r = records considered by SORC, requiring full descriptions see end of list for Category D and abundance codes red-throated diver common winter visitor and passage migrant, rare inland black-throated diver uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, rare inland great northern diver uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant yellow (white)-billed diver R accidental, 3 records; 1852, 1978 and 1994 little grebe locally common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor great crested grebe locally common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor red-necked grebe uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, mostly coastal slavonian grebe uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, mostly coastal black-necked grebe uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant northern fulmar fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant Cory's shearwater r very rare (autumn) passage migrant; 28 records of 37 individuals, all post 1973 great shearwater r accidental, 6 records; 3 post 1950 sooty shearwater uncommon autumn migrant Manx shearwater uncommon passage migrant, mainly autumn Balearic shearwater r very rare passage migrant, 9 records, all since 1998 Leach's storm petrel r scarce passage migrant European storm petrel r very rare passage migrant, 28 individuals since 1950 northern gannet common offshore passage migrant great cormorant locally common passage migrant and winter visitor, a few oversummer European shag fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant great bittern scarce resident, passage migrant and winter visitor little bittern R accidental, 27 records referring to 32 individuals, has bred; 4 records since 1950 black-crowned night heron R very rare passage migrant and winter visitor, 27 records; ?? post 1950 squacco heron R accidental, 10 records, none since 1912 cattle egret R accidental, 3 records, 1988, 1992 and 2001 little egret uncommon but increasing year round visitor; has recently bred great (white) egret R accidental, 8 records, all since 1984 grey heron common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor purple heron r scarce passage migrant, 112 records, the majority since 1950 black R very rare passage migrant, 16 records, 10 since 1950 white stork very rare passage migrant, 41 records, at least 20 since 1950 glossy ibis R very rare passage migrant, 42 records, ??? since 1950 Eurasian spoonbill uncommon summer visitor and passage migrant, formerly bred mute swan common resident and winter visitor Tundra (Bewick's) swan locally common winter visitor and passage migrant whooper swan uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant bean goose (tundra & ) uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant pink-footed goose uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant greater white-fronted goose locally common winter visitor lesser white-fronted goose R accidental?, impossible to differentiate between wild and escapes greylag goose locally common and increasing resident, and scarce winter visitor snow goose R scarce and wandering feral resident; impossible to determine whether any of wild origin Canada goose locally common resident Barnacle goose uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, and an increasingly common feral resident brent goose, inc pale bellied & locally common winter visitor and passage migrant black brant Egyptian goose locally common resident red-breasted goose R accidental, 3 individuals 1983/4, 2000 and 2001; several other records presumed escapes ruddy shelduck R accidental and escapee, c. 75 records; impossible to differentiate wild birds, escapees or feral origin common shelduck locally common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant mandarin duck uncommon feral visitor - has bred Eurasian wigeon locally common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer and occasionally breed American wigeon R accidental, 13 individuals, all since 1974 (including 2002) gadwall common resident and winter visitor common teal locally common resident, common winter visitor and passage migrant green-winged teal r very rare winter visitor, 17 records, all since 1963 mallard abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant northern pintail fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer garganey uncommon summer visitor and passage migrant blue-winged teal R accidental, 4 records all since 1971; other records of presumed escape origin northern shoveler fairly common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant red-crested pochard uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant common pochard common winter visitor and passage migrant; scarce resident, breeds occasionally ring-necked duck r accidental, 8 records involving 10 individuals, all since 1974 ferruginous duck R rare winter visitor and passage migrant, 54 individuals, 32 since 1950 tufted duck common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant greater scaup fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant common eider locally common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer and has bred long-tailed duck uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant black (common) scoter common, non-breeding resident, winter visitor and passage migrant velvet scoter uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant bufflehead R accidental, 1 record 1997/8 (one previous record recently rejected) common goldeneye common winter visitor and passage migrant smew uncommon winter visitor, subject to influxes during severe weather periods red-breasted merganser uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant goosander locally common winter visitor and passage migrant ruddy duck uncommon resident, winter visitor and passage migrant r scarce passage migrant, has bred in the past, and some recent summer records black kite R very rare passage migrant, 24 records, all since 1971 red kite scarce winter visitor and passage migrant, has bred white-tailed eagle r very rare winter visitor, c. 80 records, but only 11 individuals during the 20th century Eurasian marsh harrier local breeder, summer visitor and uncommon passage migrant, a few overwinter hen harrier fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant; formerly bred up to 1929 Montagu's harrier r rare passage migrant and former breeding summer visitor pallid harrier R accidental, 1 record in 1999 northern goshawk r scarce resident, winter visitor and passage migrant Eurasian sparrowhawk increasingly common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant common buzzard uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, breeds infrequently rough-legged buzzard scarce winter visitor and passage migrant greater spotted eagle R accidental, 3 19th century records involving 4 individuals osprey uncommon passage migrant common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant red-footed falcon R very rare passage migrant, 37 records, 36 since 1950 merlin uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant Eurasian hobby fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant gyr falcon R accidental, 4 19th century records peregrine falcon uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, formerly bred grey partridge fairly common resident red-legged partridge abundant resident common pheasant abundant resident golden pheasant scarce resident common quail scarce summer visitor and passage migrant, subject to occasional influxes water rail fairly common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant spotted crake r rare passage migrant, occasionally breeds little crake R accidental, 2 records, 1830 and 1973 Baillon's crake R accidental, 3 19th century records corncrake r very rare passage migrant, formerly bred common moorhen abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant common coot common resident, winter visitor Allen's gallinule R accidental, one record, 1902 (recorded in former Suffolk, now Norfolk) r rare passage migrant, formerly bred little bustard R accidental, 21 records involving 23 individuals; 3 post 1950 MacQueen's (Houbara) R accidental, 1 record, 1962 bustard great bustard R accidental, formerly bred, recorded in 2 winters (10 individuals) in 20th century - 1925 & 1987 Eurasian oystercatcher locally common winter visitor, passage migrant, and common resident black-winged stilt R very rare passage migrant, 24 records (33 individuals), 12 records (17 individuals) since 1950 pied avocet locally common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant stone locally commmon summer visitor and rare passage migrant cream-coloured courser R accidental, 1 record, 1828 collared praticole R accidental, 5 records involving 6 individuals, all but 1 since 1950 oriental pratincole R accidental, 2 records, 1981 and 1993 black-winged pratincole R accidental, 2 records, 1985 and 1993 little (ringed) plover fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant ringed plover common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant Kentish plover r rare passage migrant, has nested once greater sand plover R accidental, 1 record 1981 Eurasian dotterel r scarce passage migrant American golden plover R accidental, 1997 (accepted by BBRC as either American or Pacific g.p.), 2003 (recorded in former Suffolk, now Norfolk) Pacific golden plover R accidental, 1992 Breydon Water - not officially accepted as having crossed into Suffolk European golden plover common winter visitor and passage migrant grey plover common winter visitor and passage migrant sociable plover (sociable R accidental, 4 records (3 individuals), 1968, 1977/8 and 2000 lapwing) northern lapwing abundant winter visitor, passage migrant, and common resident red knot common winter visitor and passage migrant sanderling fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant semipalmated R accidental, 3 records, 1982/3, 1986 and 1993 little stint fairly common passage migrant, occasionally overwinters Temminck's stint r scarce passage migrant white-rumped sandpiper R very rare passage migrant, 24 records , all since 1962 Baird's sandpiper R accidental, 5 records, all since 1965 pectoral sandpiper r scarce passage migrant, 87 records, 76 since 1950 sharp-tailed sandpiper R accidental, 1 record, 1892 curlew sandpiper fairly common passage migrant purple sandpiper fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant dunlin common winter visitor and passage migrant broad-billed sandpiper R very rare passage migrant, 29 records, 25 since 1950 stilt sandpiper R accidental, 4 records, all since 1969 buff-breasted sandpiper r accidental, 7 records; 6 post 1950 ruff common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor, a few oversummer jack snipe fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant common snipe uncommon resident, common winter visitor and passage migrant great snipe R accidental, formerly a rare passage migrant, but just 2 since 1950 long-billed R very rare passage migrant, 9 records, 8 since 1950 Eurasian fairly common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant black-tailed common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer bar-tailed godwit fairly common passage migrant and uncommon winter visitor whimbrel common passage migrant Eurasian curlew common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer, some breed eskimo curlew R accidental, 1 record in 1852 upland sandpiper R accidental, 1 record in 1964 fairly common passage migrant, a few over winter common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant; decreasing as a breeding R accidental, 5 records involving 7 individuals, 4 of these since 1950 common passage migrant, occasionally over winters R accidental, 3 records, 1975, 1985 and 1995 R accidental, 7 records, 6 since 1950 uncommon winter visitor and common passage migrant wood sandpiper uncommon passage migrant Terek sandpiper R accidental, 11 records, all since 1950 common sandpiper common passage migrant, a few oversummer spotted sandpiper R accidental, 3 records, 1997, 1995, 1998 ruddy common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer Wilson's R very rare visitor, 7 records, all since 1971 red-necked phalarope r scarce passage migrant grey phalarope r rare winter visitor and passage migrant pomarine skua uncommon passage migrant, mostly in autumn; occasionally over winters arctic skua common passage migrant; occasionally overwinters long-tailed skua r scarce passage migrant, c. 125 records great skua uncommon passage migrant, occasionally noted in winter Mediterranean gull fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer and breed laughing gull R accidental, 1 record 1995 Franklin's gull R accidental, 2 records 1977/8 and 1991 little gull fairly common passage migrant and scarce summer and winter visitor Sabine's gull r rare passage migrant, c 50 records [[[[ more than 60 individuals since 1950]]]]] black-headed gull abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant slender-billed gull R accidental, 1 record 1971 ring-billed gull r accidental, 5 records, all since 1985 (including 2002 record) mew (common) gull common winter visitor and passage migrant; small numbers over-summer and a few pairs breed lesser black-backed gull common summer visitor and passage migrant; increasing numbers overwinter herring gull, inc yellow-legged & common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant Caspian gull Iceland gull scarce winter visitor glaucous gull scarce winter visitor great black-backed gull common winter visitor and passage migrant, a few oversummer with recent breeding black-legged kittiwake locally common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant; breeds at 2 sites ivory gull R accidental, 1 record, 1999 gull-billed tern R very rare visitor, 17 records involving 23 individuals; 9 records (10 individuals) since 1950 Caspian tern R very rare visitor, 43 records, ???? since 1950 lesser crested tern R accidental, 2 records 1991 and 1992 sandwich tern fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant roseate tern r scarce passage migrant common tern common summer visitor and passage migrant arctic tern fairly common passage migrant, occasionally breeds sooty tern R accidental, 3 records, 1900, 1966 and 1976 little tern common summer visitor and passage migrant whiskered tern R accidental, 5 records, 4 since 1950 black tern fairly common passage migrant white-winged black tern R rare passage migrant, 27 records involving 45 individuals, 24 individuals since 1950 common guillemot common winter visitor and passage migrant razorbill uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant black guillemot r accidental, 6 records, 3 since 1950 little auk scarce winter visitor and passage migrant, subject to occasional influxes Atlantic puffin r scarce passage migrant and winter visitor Pallas's sandgrouse R accidental, batches of records from 3 19th century irruptions feral pigeon abundant resident from feral stock stock pigeon (dove) common resident and passage migrant common wood pigeon abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant Eurasian collared dove common resident European turtle dove widespread but decreasing summer visitor and passage migrant rose-ringed parakeet scarce visitor, has bred [recent records all escapees ?, no self-supporting feral population] common summer visitor and passage migrant yellow-billed cuckoo R accidental, 2 records 1971 and 1989 great spotted cuckoo R accidental, 1 record 1992 barn owl fairly common resident in the east, scarce in the west fairly common resident Scops owl R accidental, 4 19th century records snowy owl R accidental, 7 records, 4 since 1950 tawny owl common resident long-eared owl fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant, and scarce resident short-eared owl fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant, and scarce resident Tengmalm's owl R accidental, 5 records, last in 1901 nightjar locally common summer visitor and passage migrant swift abundant summer visitor and passage migrant pallid swift R accidental, 3 records involving 2 individuals, all in 1999 Pacific swift R accidental, 1981, captured on gas rig off Norfolk, released at Ellough alpine swift R very rare vagrant, 22 records,17 since 1950 common kingfisher fairly common resident European beeeater r very rare summer visitor and passage migrant, 36 records involving 42 individuals, all but 2 since 1950 R accidental, 27 records, but only 6 since 1950 hoopoe uncommon passage migrant Eurasian wryneck uncommon passage migrant, formerly bred green woodpecker fairly common resident great spotted woodpecker common resident and scarce passage migrant lesser spotted woodpecker uncommon resident greater short-toed lark r very rare passage migrant, 13 records, 12 since 1950 wood lark locally common resident and scarce passage migrant sky lark common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant crested lark R accidental, 1 record, 1996 horned (shore) lark uncommon winter visitor and passage migarnt sand martin common summer visitor and passage migrant barn swallow common summer visitor and passage migrant red-rumped swallow R very rare passage migrant, 17 records involving 18 individuals, all since 1987 house martin common summer visitor and passage migrant Richard's pipit r rare passage migrant, 44 records, all since 1968 Blyth's pipit R accidental, 1 record, 1994 tawny pipit r rare passage migrant, 31 records, all but 1 since 1950 olive-backed pipit R accidental, 2 records, 2000 and 2001 tree pipit locally common summer visitor and passage migrant pechora pipit R accidental, 1 record, 1975 meadow pipit locally common resident, common passage migrant and winter visitor red-throated pipit R accidental, 3 records, 1982, 1992 and 2000 rock pipit locally common winter visitor and passage migrant water pipit uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant yellow wagtail, incl blue-, grey- locally common summer visitor and passage migrant headed citrine wagtail R accidental, 3 records, 1964, 1967, 1995 grey wagtail local resident, passage migrant and winter visitor pied wagtail, incl common resident, passage migrant and summer visitor Bohemian waxwing rare winter visitor and passage migrant, subject to influxes white-throated dipper, incl r very rare winter visitor and passage migrant, 33 records, ??? since 1950 black-bellied winter wren abundant resident and passage migrant accentor (dunnock) abundant resident and passage migrant alpine accentor R accidental, 4 records, 2 in 19th century and 2000 and 2002 European robin abundant resident, passage migrant and winter visitor nightingale R accidental, 4 records, all since 1984 common nightingale fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant bluethroat r scarce passage migrant red-flanked bluetail R accidental, 1 record, 1994 Siberian blue robin R accidental, 1 record, 2000 uncommon summer visitor and passage migrant, occasionally overwinters common redstart locally common summer visitor and passage migrant whinchat common passage migrant, a few pairs breed stonechat locally common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant northern wheatear locally common summer visitor and passage migrant isabelline wheatear R accidental, 3 records 1998 x 2 and 2001 pied wheatear R accidental, 1 record 1994 desert wheatear R accidental, 2 records 1987 and 1990 white-tailed (white-crowned R accidental, 1 record 1982 black) wheatear White's thrush R accidental, 2 records, 1881 and 1928 ring ouzel fairly common passage migrant common blackbird abundant resident, passage migrant and winter visitor fieldfare common winter visitor in varying numbers and common passage migrant song thrush common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor redwing common winter visitor and passage migrant mistle thrush common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor American robin R accidental, 1 record, freshly dead 1994 Cetti's warbler scarce resident and very rare passage migrant lanceolated warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1997 common grasshopper warbler locally common summer visitor and scarce passage migrant river warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1984 Savi's warbler R rare summer visitor and passage migrant aquatic warbler r accidental, 5 records, all since 1976 sedge warbler common summer visitor and passage migrant paddyfield warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1988 Blyth's reed warbler R accidental, 2 records, both 1993 marsh warbler r rare passage migrant, c. 35 records, all since 1986 Eurasian reed warbler abundant summer visitor and passage migrant great reed warbler R accidental, 11 records, all since 1958 Eastern olivaceous warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1995 booted warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1996 (recorded in former Suffolk now Norfolk) r uncommon passage migrant, mostly in autumn; c. 130 records all since 1961 melodious warbler r very rare passage migrant, 14 records, all since 1970 Dartford warbler very rare resident and passage migrant Marmoras warbler R accidental, 1 record, 2001 spectacled warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1997 subalpine warbler R very rare passage migrant, 11 records involving 12 individuals, all since 1987 barred warbler r uncommon passage migrant, c. 100 records, all but 2 since 1950 Sardinian warbler R accidental, 1 record, 1994 common summer visitor and passage migrant common whitethroat common summer visitor and passage migrant garden warbler fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant blackcap fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant, a few overwinter R very rare passage migrant, 7 records, all since 1981 R accidental, 3 records, 1993, 1996 and 2000 Pallas' r rare passage migrant, 84 records all since 1963 yellow-browed warbler r uncommon autumn passage migrant, c. 100 individuals Hume's (yellow-browed) R accidental, 2 records 2003 warbler Radde's warbler R very rare passage migrant, 12 records all since 1964 dusky warbler R very rare passage migrant, 9 records all since 1987 western Bonelli's warbler R accidental, 3 records, plus 2 non-specific Western / Eastern, all since 1961 wood warbler scarce summer visitor and uncommon passage migrant common chiffchaff abundant summer visitor and passage migrant, a few overwinter willow warbler abundant summer visitor and passage migrant goldcrest abundant resident and passage migrant firecrest uncommon passage migrant and rare resident spotted flycatcher fairly common summer visitor and passage migrant red-breasted flycatcher r rare passage migrant, 35 records, mostly autumn, all since 1956 collared flycatcher R accidental, 1 record, 1985 pied flycatcher fairly common passage migrant bearded tit uncommon resident long-tailed tit abundant resident marsh tit fairly common resident willow tit uncommon resident and scarce passage migrant crested tit r accidental, 3 19th century records coal tit common resident and scarce passage migrant blue tit abundant resident great tit abundant resident wood nuthatch locally common resident Eurasian treecreeper common resident Eurasian penduline tit R very rare visitor, 9 records of 11 birds, all since 1989 Eurasian golden oriole scarce summer visitor and passage migrant isabelline shrike R accidental, 2 records, 1976 and 1997 red-backed shrike uncommon passage migrant and rare summer visitor, formerly bred lesser grey shrike R accidental, 5 records, all since 1970 great (northern) grey shrike uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor southern grey shrike R accidental, 2 records, 1986 and 1992 woodchat shrike r very rare (spring) passage migrant, 26 records, 21 since 1950 Eurasian common resident and scarce passage migrant; subject to autumn influxes black-billed magpie common resident spotted nutcracker R veru rare visitor, prone to irruptions, 93 records, 83 since 1950, of which 75 in 1968 red-billed chough r accidental, one 19th century record Eurasian jackdaw common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant rook common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant carrion crow common resident, winter visitor and passage migrant hooded crow uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant common raven r accidental, 8 individuals since 1950, formerly quite common pre 20th century abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant rosy starling R accidental, 26 records, but only 8 of which since 1950 house sparrow abundant resident uncommon resident and passage migrant red-eyed R accidental, 4 records, all since 1988 chaffinch abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant brambling common winter visitor and passage migrant European serin r very rare (spring) passage migrant, 32 records, 29 since 1950 European greenfinch abundant resident, winter visitor and passage migrant European goldfinch abundant summer visitor and passage migrant, small numbers overwinter Eurasian siskin common winter visitor and passage migrant, and uncommon resident common linnet common resident, summer visitor and passage migrant; smaller numbers overwinter twite locally common winter visitor and passage migrant lesser redpoll locally common but declining resident, winter visitor and passage migrant common redpoll ['meally' r uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant redpoll] arctic redpoll R very rare winter visitor, 11 records involving 18 individuals, all since 1953 two-barred crossbill R accidental, 3 19th century records common crossbill locally common resident and irruptive visitor parrot crossbill R very rare winter visitor, c. 30 individuals, all but 2 since 1950, has bred trumpeter R accidental, 1 record, 1971 common (scarlet) rosefinch r very rare summer visitor and passage migrant, 22 records, all since 1950, has bred common bullfinch common resident hawfinch uncommon resident and rare passage migrant lark sparrow R accidental, 1 record 1981 white-throated sparrow R accidental, 2 records 1968/9 and 1992 lapland longspur () uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor snow bunting locally common winter visitor and passage migrant common resident and passage migrant pine bunting R accidental, 1 record 1995 r accidental, 4 records involving five individuals, 3 records in 1955 & 1959 but none since black-headed bunting R accidental, 3 records, 1992, 1993, 2002 yellow-breasted bunting R accidental, 2 records presumably involving the same individual in 1993 ortolan bunting r very rare passage migrant, 52 records, the majority since 1980 rustic bunting R accidental, 3 records 1962, 1992, 1996 little bunting r accidental, 8 records involving 11 individuals; 5 records (6 individuals) since 1950 reed bunting common resident and passage migrant corn bunting locally common resident category D white pelican greater flamingo wood duck marbled teal falcated duck Baikal teal sakar chukar red-headed bunting

Abundance categories abundant occurs in large numbers in suitable and season common occurs regularly or is widely distributed in suitable habitat fairly common occurs in small numbers in suitable habitat and season locally common occurs in small numbers but restricted to specific uncommon occurs annually in small numbers scarce 1 - 2 records each year or restricted to specific habitats rare occurs less than annually very rare 6 - 25 records in past 30 years accidental less than 6 records in past 30 years