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	The following list includes all species seen in the "greater Spurn area". Species which have been recorded only to the north of the official recording area or subspecies are in italics. Vagrants to the area are in bold type. Species with links to photographs are shaded grey.

Red throated Diver	Common winter visitor and passage migrant
Black throated Diver	Very scarce passage migrant and winter visitor
Great northern Diver	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor
Little Grebe	Regular visitor
Great crested Grebe	Regular visitor
Red necked Grebe	Scarce visitor
Slavonian Grebe	Rare visitor
Black necked Grebe	Rare visitor
Black browed Albatross	Vagrant, two records 1965 and 2002
Fulmar	Common visitor and passage migrant, seldom in winter
Cory's Shearwater	Rare visitor
Great Shearwater	Vagrant, records in 1992, 1999 and 2007
Sooty Shearwater	Regular seasonal passage migrant
Manx Shearwater	Regular visitor, mainly in late summer and autumn
Balearic Shearwater	Scarce passage migrant
Storm Petrel	Scarce passage migrant
Leach's Petrel	Scarce passage migrant
Gannet	Common visitor
Cormorant	Common visitor / passage migrant
Shag	Irregular visitor
Bittern	Vagrant, six records
Night Heron	Vagrant, two records 1979 and 1989
Squacco Heron	Vagrant, one record
Cattle Egret	Vagrant, one record 2007
Little Egret	Formerly very rare, now annual visitor in varying frequency
Great White Egret	Vagrant five records, is expected to become more regular
Grey Heron	Common visitor / passage migrant
Purple Heron	Vagrant, one record 1994
Black Stork	Vagrant, two records 1985 and 2005
White stork	Vagrant, seven records. Possibility of escapes cloud true status
Glossy Ibis	Vagrant, two records 1973 and 1996
Spoonbill	Irregular visitor
Mute Swan	Regular visitor / occasional breeder
Bewick's Swan	Scarce winter visitor / passage migrant
Whooper Swan	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
Bean Goose	Rare autumn / winter visitor
Pink footed Goose	Regular passage migrant
White fronted Goose	Scarce winter visitor / passage migrant
Greylag Goose	Regular visitor
Snow Goose	Vagrant, three records probably relating to the same individual 2005, 2006, 2007
Canada Goose	Scarce visitor, usually during the summer period
Barnacle Goose	Scarce winter visitor
Dark bellied Brent Goose	Common winter visitor / passage migrant
Pale bellied Brent Goose	Scarce winter visitor / passage migrant
*Black Brant*	Vagrant, two records 2000 and 2008
*Grey belled Brent Goose*	Vagrant, two records 2000 and 2008
Red breasted Goose	Vagrant, two records 1978 and 2006
Egyptian Goose	Vagrant, two records 1979 and 1985
Ruddy Shelduck	Escape, rare visitor
Shelduck	Common resident / passage migrant, occasionally attempts to breed
Mandarin	Very rare visitor of unknown origin, one record 1996
Wigeon	Common winter visitor / passage migrant
Gadwall	Irregular visitor / passage migrant
Teal	Common visitor / passage migrant
Mallard	Common resident / passage migrant / winter visitor
Pintail	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
Garganey	Scarce passage migrant
Blue winged Teal	Vagrant, one record 1989
Shoveler	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
*Red crested Pochard*	Vagrant, two records
Pochard	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
*Ring necked Duck*	Vagrant, one record 1987
*Ferruginous Duck*	Vagrant, one record 1962
Tufted Duck	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
Scaup	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
Common Eider	Common visitor / passage migrant
Long tailed Duck	Scarce winter visitor / passage migrant
Common Scoter	Common visitor / passage migrant
Surf Scoter	Vagrant, four records 1961, 1986, 2004 and 2007
Velvet Scoter	Uncommon visitor / passage migrant
Goldeneye	Regular winter visitor / passage migrant
Smew	Very rare winter visitor, 13 records
Red breasted Merganser	Regular visitor
Goosander	Uncommon visitor
Ruddy Duck	Vagrant, four records 1982, 1986, 1999 and 2005
Honey Buzzard	Scarce passage migrant
Black Kite	Vagrant, two records 1985 and 1995
Red Kite	Formerly very rare, becoming commoner since reintroduction into Yorkshire
White tailed Eagle	Vagrant, five records
Marsh Harrier	Regular visitor / passage migrant
Hen Harrier	Uncommon passage migrant / winter visitor
Pallid Harrier	Vagrant, one record 2003
Montagu's Harrier	Scarce passage migrant
Goshawk	Very scarce passage migrant
Sparrowhawk	common visitor / passage migrant
Common Buzzard	Scarce passage migrant
Rough legged Buzzard	Scarce migrant and winter visitor
Osprey	Scarce passage migrant
Kestrel	Common resident / occasional breeder / passage migrant
Lesser Kestrel	Vagrant, one record 1909
Red footed Falcon	Vagrant, 16 records
Merlin	Regular passage migrant / winter visitor
Hobby	Scarce passage migrant / increasingly regular
Gyr Falcon	Vagrant, one record 1983
Peregrine Falcon	Increasingly regular visitor
Red Grouse	Very rare visitor, one record 1938
Red legged Partridge	Scarce resident / occasional breeder
Grey Partridge	Scarce resident / occasional breeder
Quail	Scarce passage migrant
Common Pheasant	Regular visitor / occasional breeder
Water rail	Scarce passage migrant / winter visitor
Spotted Crake	Vagrant, eight records
Little Crake	Vagrant, one record 1946
Corncrake	Scarce passage migrant
Moorhen	Common breeding resident
Coot	Scarce visitor
Little Bustard	Vagrant, one record 1902
McQueens Bustard	Vagrant, one record 1896
[Great Bustard]	[Mather (1986) lists a record of a tail feather found on the beach!]
Common Crane	Rare passage migrant
Demoiselle Crane	Vagrant/Escape, one record 1993 rejected but believed by many to have good credentials
Oystercatcher	Common resident, breeds anually, usually one or two pairs
*Black winged Stilt*	Vagrant, one record 1907
Avocet	Scarce passage migrant
Stone Curlew	Very rare visitor, eight records
Collared Pratincole	Vagrant, two records 1977 and 1982
Little ringed Plover	Irregular passage migrant
Ringed Plover	Common winter visitor/ passage migrant / breeding in small numbers
Kentish Plover	Scarce migrant
Greater Sand Plover	Vagrant, two records 1981 and 2004
Dotterel	Rare passage migrant
American Golden Plover	Vagrant, two records 1988 and 2007
Pacific Golden Plover	Vagrant, two records 2004 and 2007
Golden Plover	Common passage migrant/ winter visitor
Grey Plover	Common passage migrant/ winter visitor
Lapwing	Regular passage migrant / Common winter visitor / Occasional breeder
Knot	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
Sanderling	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
*Semipalmated Sandpiper*	Vagrant, two records 1985 and 1996
Little Stint	Uncomon passage migrant
Temminck's Stint	Rare passage migrant
Least Sandpiper	Vagrant, one record 1991
White rumped Sandpiper	Vagrant, four records 1957, 1985, 2000, 2003
Pectoral Sandpiper	Very rare visitor, ten records
*Sharp tailed Sandpiper*	Vagrant, one record 2007
Curlew Sandpiper	Uncommon passage migrant
Purple Sandpiper	Scarce passage migrant / winter visitor
Dunlin	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
Stilt Sandpiper	Vagrant, one record 1954. The first for Britain
Buff breasted Sandpiper	Vagrant, four records 1954 and 2005
Ruff	Uncommon passage migrant / scarce winter visitor
Jack Snipe	Uncommon passage migrant / winter visitor
Common Snipe	Common migrant / winter visitor
Great Snipe	Vagrant, two records 1989 and 1993
Long billed Dowitcher	Vagrant, three records 2004 and 2005
Woodcock	Regular migrant
Black tailed Godwit	Uncommon visitor
Bar tailed Godwit	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
Whimbrel	Common passage migrant
Curlew	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
Spotted redshank	Uncommon pasage migrant
Redshank	Common passage migrant
Marsh Sandpiper	Vagrant, one record 1985
Greenshank	Common passage migrant
Wood Sandpiper	Uncommon passage migrant
Green Sandpiper	Uncommon passage migrant
Terek Sandpiper	Vagrant, one record 2002
Common Sandpiper	Regular passage migrant
Spotted Sandpiper	Vagrant, one record 2005
Turnstone	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
Wilson's Phalarope	Vagrant, three records 1973, 1980 and 1997
Red necked Phalarope	Rare visitor
Grey Phalarope	Rare visitor
Pomarine Skua	Uncommon passage migrant / mainly in the autumn
Arctic Skua	Common visitor / passage migrant / mainly in the autumn
Long tailed Skua	Scarce passage migrant
Great Skua	Passage migrant / commonest in the autumn
Mediterranean Gull	Scarce visitor / becoming more frequent
Little Gull	Regular visitor
Sabine's Gull	Very scarce visitor
Black headed Gull	Common visitor
Ring billed Gull	Vagrant, one record 2000
Common Gull	Common visitor
Audouin's Gull	Vagrant, one record 2005
Lesser Black backed Gull	Common summer visitor / occasionally in winter
Herring Gull	Common resident / regular breeder since 1998
Yellow legged Gull	Uncommon visitor / mainly during summer
Caspian Gull	Very rare visitor, two records 2002 and 2006
Iceland Gull	Scarce winter visitor
Glaucous Gull	Scarce winter visitor
Great Black backed Gull	Common visitor
Kittiwake	Common visitor
Gull billed Tern	Vagrant, two records 1976 and 1989
Caspian Tern	Vagrant, eight records
Lesser Crested Tern	Vagrant, two records 1993 and 1994
Sandwich Tern	Common summer visitor / passage migrant
Roseate Tern	Scarce passage visitor, usually in late summer early autumn
Common Tern	Common summer visitor / passage migrant
Arctic tern	Common passage migrant
Little Tern	Common summer visitor / breeds in small numbers, with varying success
Whiskered Tern	Vagrant, one record 1977
Black Tern	Regular passage migrant
White winged Black Tern	Very rare visitor, four records 1964, 1983, 2000 and 2004
Guillemot	Common visitor
Razorbill	Common visitor
Black Guillemot	Vagrant, nine records
Little Auk	Irregular autumn / winter visitor
Puffin	Regular visitor
Pallas's Sandgrouse	Vagrant, ancient records 1888 and 1890
Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon	Common visitor
Stock Dove	Regular visitor
Wood Pigeon	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Collared Dove	Breeding resident
Turtle Dove	Regualr passage migrant and occasional breeder
Rufous Turtle Dove	Vagrant, one record 1975
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Vagrant, two records 1982 and 2003
Cuckoo	Regular summer visitor
Yellow billed Cuckoo	Vagrant, one record 1978
Barn Owl	Regular visitor, breeds locally
Snowy Owl	Vagrant, one record 1991
Little Owl	Scarce visitor
Tawny Owl	Uncommon visitor
Long eared Owl	Regular passage migrant / scarce visitor at other times of year
Short eared Owl	Regular passage migrant / winter visitor
Tengmalm's Owl	Vagrant, one record 1983
Nightjar	Rare passage migrant
Chimney Swift	Vagrant, two records 2000, 2005
Alpine Swift	rare migrant, 15 records
Common Swift	Common passage migrant
Pallid Swift	Vagrant, three records 2004 and 2005
Pacific Swift	Vagrant, one record 2005
Kingfisher	Irregular visitor
Bee Eater	Rare visitor
Roller	Vagrant, one record 2007
Hoopoe	Rare visitor
Wryneck	Scarce migrant
Green Woodpecker	Rare migrant, about ten records
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Irregular visitor
Calandra Lark	Vagrant, one record 2004
Black Lark	Vagrant, one record 1984. The first British record
Short toed Lark	Rare visitor
Wood Lark	Uncommon passage migrant
Skylark	Regular breeding residen / passage migrant
Shore Lark	Irregular passage migrant / winter visitor
Sand Martin	Common passage migrant / summer visitor / occasional breeder
Swallow	Common breeding summer visitor / passage migrant
Red rumped Swallow	Rare migrant
Cliff Swallow	Vagrant, one record 1995
House Martin	Common passage migrant / summer visitor / has previously attempted to breed
Richard's Pipit	Scarce migrant
Tawny Pipit	Rare migrant, 14 records
Olive backed Pipit	Vagrant, six records
Tree Pipit	Common passage migrant
Pechora Pipit	Vagrant, one record 1966
Meadow Pipit	Common breeding resident / passage migrant / winter visitor
Red throated Pipit	Vagrant, 12 records
Water pipit	Rare winter visitor / passage migrant
Rock Pipit	Regular passage migrant / winter visitor
Yellow Wagtail	Common passage migrant / summer visitor
Grey Wagtail	Regular passage migrant
Pied Wagtail	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Waxwing	Scarce winter visitor
Dipper	Vagrant, two records 1962 and 1999
Wren	Common breeding resident
Dunnock	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Robin	Breeding resident / common passage migrant / winter visitor
Thrush Nightingale	Vagrant, ten records
Nightingale	Scarce passage migrant
Bluethroat	Scarce passage migrant
*Red flanked Bluetail*	Vagrant, one record 2007
Black Redstart	Regular passage migrant
Redstart	Common passage migrant
Whinchat	Common passage migrant
Stonechat	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
*Siberian Stonechat*	Vagrant
*Isabelline Wheatear*	Vagrant, one record 1989
Northern Wheatear	Common passage migrant
Pied Wheatear	Vagrant, three records 1991, 1997 and 1998
Black eared Wheatear	Vagrant, one record 1892
Desert Wheatear	Vagrant, two records 1885 and 1962
Rock Thrush	Vagrant, one record 1984
White's Thrush	Vagrant, one record 2004
Ring Ouzel	Regular passage migrant
Blackbird	Breeding resident / common passage migrant / winter visitor
Fieldfare	Common winter visitor / passage migrant
Song Thrush	Common visitor / passage migrant / used to breed regularly
Redwing	Common winter visitor / passage migrant
Mistle Thrush	Regular visitor / passage migrant
Cetti's Warbler	Vagrant, one record 1988
Lanceolated Warbler	Vagrant, one record 1996
Grasshopper Warbler	Regular passage migrant / occasional breeder
River Warbler	Vagrant, one record 1981
Savi's Warbler	Vagrant, one record 1984
Aquatic Warbler	Vagrant, eight records
Sedge Warbler	Common breeding summer visitor / passage migrant
Paddyfield Warbler	Vagrant, five records 1912, 1984, 2003 and 2007
Blyth's Reed Warbler	Vagrant, five records 1912, 1984, 2003 and 2007
Marsh Warbler	Rare passage migrant
Reed Warbler	Breeding summer visitor / passage migrant
Great Reed Warbler	Vagrant, four records 1977, 1989, 1990 and 2006
Booted Warbler	Vagrant, seven records
Icterine Warbler	Scarce migrant
Melodious Warbler	Vagrant, two records 1996 and 2000
Marmora's Warbler	Vagrant, one record 1992
Subalpine Warbler	Rare migrant, 21 records
Sardinian Warbler	Vagrant, one record 1982
Desert Warbler	Vagrant, two records 1975 and 2000
Barred Warbler	Scarce migrant
Lesser Whitethroat	Common passage migrant / regular breeder
Whitethroat	Common breeding summer visitor / passage migrant
Garden Warbler	Common passage migrant
Blackcap	Common passage migrant / occsional breeder / occasional winter visitor
Greenish Warbler	Vagrant, 19 records
Arctic Warbler	Vagrant, seven records
Pallas's Warbler	Rare autumn migrant
Yellow browed Warbler	Scarce autumn migrant / one spring record
Hume's Leaf Warbler	Vagrant, three records 1991 and 2003
Radde's Warbler	Vagrant, 20 records (8 in 2000)
Dusky Warbler	Vagrant, nine records
Western Bonelli's Warbler	Vagrant, six records
Wood Warbler	Irregular passage migrant
Chiffchaff	Common passage migrant
*Iberian Chiffchaff*	Vagrant, one record 2004
Willow Warbler	Common passage migrant / occasioanl breeder
Goldcrest	Common passage migrant / occasional winter visitor
Firecrest	Regular passage migrant
Spotted Flycatcher	Common passage migrant
Red breasted Flycatcher	Scarce passage migrant
Pied Flycatcher	Common passage migrant
Bearded Tit	Uncommon passage visitor
Long tailed Tit	Regular visitor
Marsh Tit	Rare Visitor
Willow Tit	rare visitor
Coal Tit	Uncommon visitor / passage migrant
Blue Tit	Common breeding resident
Great Tit	Common breeding resident / visitor
Nuthatch	Vagrant, four records 1998, 2004 and 2006
Treecreeper	Irregular visitor
Penduline Tit	Vagrant, one record 1966. The first British record
Golden Oriole	Rare passage migrant
Isabelline Shrike	Vagrant, three records 1988, 1991 and 1997
Red backed Shrike	Scarce passage migrant
Lesser Grey Shrike	Vagrant, six records
Great Grey Shrike	Scarce passage migrant
Woodchat Shrike	Vagrant, 11 records
Jay	Irregular visitor
Magpie	Common breeding resident
Nutcracker	vagrant, three records in 1968
Jackdaw	Common visitor / passage migrant
Rook	Common visitor / passge migrant
Carrion Crow	Common breeding resident
Hooded Crow	Irregular visitor
Raven	Vagrant, one record 1998
Starling	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Rose coloured Starling	Vagrant
House Sparrow	Breeding resident
Tree Sparrow	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Red eyed Vireo	Vagrant, one record 1990
Chaffinch	Common resident / passage migrant / occasional breeder
Brambling	Common passge migrant / winter visitor
Serin	Rare migrant
Greenfinch	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Goldfinch	Common visitor / passage migrant / occasional breeder
Siskin	Common passage migrant / winter visitor
Linnet	Common breeding resident / passage migrnt
Twite	Irregular passage migrant /occasional winter visitor
Lesser Redpoll	Common passage migrant / occasional breeder
Mealy Redpoll	Irregular passage migrant
Arctic Redpoll	Vagrant, 17 records
Crossbill	Irregular passage migrant
Parrot Crossbill	Vagrant, three records 1962, 1975 and 1982
Common Rosefinch	Scarce passage migrant
Pine Grosbeak	Vagrant, one record 2004
Bullfinch	Scarce passage migrant
Hawfinch	Scarce passage migrant
Song Sparrow	Vagrant, one record 1964
White throated Sparrow	Vagrant, one record 1983
Lapland Bunting	Regular passage migrant / winter visitor
Snow Bunting	Regular passage migrant / winter visitor
[Black faced Bunting]	Escape / Vagrant, one record 2000
Yellowhammer	Resident / occasional breeder
Cirl Bunting	Vagrant, one record 1964
Rock Bunting	Vagrant, one record 1965
Ortolan Bunting	Scarce passage migrant
Rustic Bunting	Vagrant
Little Bunting	Rare migrant
Yellow breasted Bunting	Vagrant, Four records 1975,1994 and 1996
Reed Bunting	Common breeding resident / passage migrant
Corn Bunting	Irregular visitor, becoming scarcer, has bred
*Bobolink*	Vagrant, one record 2001

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