Bird checklist

[key: (B) - breeding confirmed;

(B?) breeding unconfirmed]

Red-throated diver Gavia stellata

Black-throated diver Gavia arctica

Great-crested grebe Podiceps cristatus

Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena

Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Cory’s shearwater Calonectris diomedea

Mediterranean shearwater Puffinus yelkouan (B)

Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (B?)

Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis (B)

Little egret Egretta garzetta

Grey heron Ardea cinerea

Purple heron Ardea purpurea

Black stork Ciconia nigra

Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Garganey Anas querquedula

Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca

Scaup Aythya marila

Common scoter Melanitta nigra

Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca

Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator

Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus (B)

Black kite Milvus migrans

Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus (Extinct)

Short-toed eagle Circaetus gallicus (B)

Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus

Hen harrier Circus cyaneus

Pallid harrier Circus macrourus

Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Levant sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes

Buzzard Buteo buteo (B)

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (B)

Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus

Hobby Falco subbuteo (B)

Eleonora’s falcon Falco eleonorae (B)

Peregrine Falco peregrinus (B)

Rock partridge Alectoris graeca (B)

Quail Coturnix coturnix

Spotted crake Porzana porzana

Little crake Porzana parva

Corncrake Crex crex

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (B)

Crane Grus grus

Stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius (B)

Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Sanderling Calidris alba

Little stint Calidris minuta

Temminck’s stint Calidris temminckii

Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Ruff Philomachus pugnax

Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Great snipe Gallinago media

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa

Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus

Redshank Tringa totanus

Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus

Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus

Little gull Larus minutus

Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus

Slender-billed gull Larus genei

Audouin’s gull Larus audouinii

Common gull Larus canus

Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus

Herring gull Larus argentatus

Yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans (B)

Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis

Common tern Sterna hirundo

Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea

Little tern Sterna albifrons

Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybridus

Black tern Chlidonias niger

White-winged black tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Rock dove Columba livia (B)

Woodpigeon Columba palumbus (B?)

Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (B)

Turtle dove Streptopelia turtur (B)

Cuckoo Cuculus canorus (B)

Barn owl Tyto alba (B)

Scops owl Otus scops (B)

Little owl Athene noctua (B)

Tawny owl Strix aluco (B)

Long-eared owl Asio otus (B?)

Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus (B)

Swift Apus apus (B)

Pallid swift Apus pallidus (B)

Alpine swift Apus melba (B)

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Bee-eater Merops apiaster (B)

Roller Coracias garrulus

Hoopoe Upupa epops (B)

Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Syrian woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus (B?)

Short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla

Crested lark Galerida cristata (B)

Woodlark Lullula arborea

Skylark Alauda arvensis

Sand martin Riparia riparia

Crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris (B)

Swallow Hirundo rustica (B)

Red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica (B)

House martin Delichon urbica (B)

Tawny pipit Anthus campestris

Tree pipit Anthus trivialis

Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis

Water pipit Anthus spinoletta

Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava

Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea

White wagtail Motacilla alba

Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (B)

Dunnock Prunella modularis

Robin Erithacus rubecula

Thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia

Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos (B)

Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Redstart Phoenicrurus phoenicrurus

Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

Stonechat Saxicola torquata (B)

Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe (B)

Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

Black-eared wheatear Oenanthe hispanica (B)

Rock thrush Monticola saxatilis (B)

Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius (B)

Blackbird Turdus merula (B)

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

Song thrush Turdus philomelas

Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus

Redwing Turdus iliacus

Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti (B)

Fan-tailed warbler Cisticola juncidis

Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia

River warbler Locustella fluviatilis

Savi’s warbler Locustella luscinoides

Moustached warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon

Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris

Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Olivaceous warbler Hippolais pallida

Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina

Spectacled warbler Sylvia conspicillata

Subalpine warbler Sylvia cantillans (B)

Sardinian warbler Sylvia melanocephala (B)

Orphean warbler Sylvia hortensis (B)

Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca (B)

Whitethroat Sylvia communis (B)

Garden warbler Sylvia borin

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla (B)

Bonelli’s warbler Phylloscopus bonelli

Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (B)

Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus (B)

Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata (B)

Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva

Semi-collared flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata

Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus (B)

Marsh tit Parus palustris (B)

Sombre tit Parus lugubris (B)

Coal tit Parus ater (B)

Blue tit Parus caeruleus (B)

Great tit Parus major (B)

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria (B)

Short-toed treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla (B)

Penduline tit Remiz pendulinus

Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus (B)

Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio (B)

Lesser grey shrike Lanius minor (B?)

Woodchat shrike Lanius senator (B)

Masked shrike Lanius nubicus (B)

Jay Garrulus glandarius (B)

Magpie Pica pica (B)

Jackdaw Corvus monedula (B)

Rook Corvus frugilegus

Hooded crow Corvus corone (B)

Raven Corvus corax (B)

Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Rose-coloured starling Sturnus roseus

House sparrow Passer domesticus (B)

Spanish sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs (B)

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

Serin Serinus serinus (B)

Greenfinch Carduelis chloris (B)

Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis (B)

Siskin Carduelis spinus

Linnet Carduelis cannabina (B)

Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus (B)

Rock bunting Emberiza cia (B?)

Cretzschmar’s bunting Emberiza caesia (B)

Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniculus

Black-headed bunting Emberiza melanocephala (B)

Corn bunting Miliaria calandra (B)

216 species, inc.:

77 confirmed breeding species

6 unconfirmed breeding species

1 extinct species