Recording▸Devon Rarities List

Key to BBRC Codes

@	Species for which descriptions are required by the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC).
A	Species which have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1950.
B	Species recorded in an apparently natural state before 1950.
C	Species that, although originally introduced by man, either deliberately or accidentally, have established breeding populations derived from introduced stock, that maintain themselves without necessary recourse to further introduction.
C1	Naturalised introduced species.
C2	Naturalised established species.
C3	Naturalised re-established species.
C4	Naturalised feral species.
D/E	Only those also included in categories A, B or C are listed here and included in the British List. Those that have bred in the wild in Britain are designated E*.
#	Species on the British List, but not known to have occurred in a genuine wild state in Devon and/or to have been self-sustaining for the last ten years. These species are now not included in the Devon list.

Devon ‘A’ Rarities

Devon ‘A’ Rarities are County Rarities, and all sightings require full descriptions and approval from the Devon Birds Records Committee (DBRC) before being added to the Devon Birds database.  If you’ve seen a Devon ‘A’ Rarity, please download a Devon Rarities Form.

Species	Scientific Name	BOU Codes	Last Seen
Tundra Bean Goose	Anser fabalis rossicus	AE	2007
Taiga Bean Goose	Anser fabalis fabalis	AE	1997
Greenland White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons flavirostris	AE	2011
Black Brant	Branta bernicla nigricans	AE	2009
American Wigeon	Anas americana	AE	2012
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	A	2007
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	A
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	AE
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	A
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	A	1993
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	A
Great Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	A
Leach's Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	A
Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	AE	2012
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	AE
Great White Egret	Ardea alba	A
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	A
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	AE
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	AE
Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	A
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	AE	2011
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	AC3E	1946
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	A	2011
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	A	2008
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	A	2010
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	A
Corncrake	Crex crex	A
Crane	Grus grus	A
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	A	2012
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	A
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	A	2011
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	A
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	A	2011
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	A
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	A
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	A	2007
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	A
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	A
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	A	2010
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	A
Kumlien's Gull	Larus glaucoides kumlieni	A	2012
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	A
Alpine Swift	Apus melba	A
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	A
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	A
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	A
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	AE
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	A	2007
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	A	1947
Continental Coal Tit	Periparus ater ater	A
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	A
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	A	1998
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	A	2009
Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	A	1992
Pallas's Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	A
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	A	2008
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	A	2011
Scandinavian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita abietinus	A
Siberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita tristis	A
Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria	A	2011
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca halimodendri	A	1994
Western Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans cantillans	A
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	A	2009
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	A	2011
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	A	2011
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	A	1997
Rose-coloured Starling	Pastor roseus	AE
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	A
Red-spotted Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica svecica	A	2005
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	A
Ashy-headed Wagtail	Motacilla flava cinereocapilla	A	2006
Grey-headed Wagtail	Motacilla flava thunbergii	A	1997
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	A
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	A	2008
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	A	2009
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	A	2009
Serin	Serinus serinus	A
Twite	Carduelis flavirostris	A
Mealy Redpoll	Carduelis flammea flammea	A	2007
Greenland/Iceland Redpoll	Carduelis flammea rostrata/islandica	A	2006
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	A
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	A
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	A	1997
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	A
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	A

Devon ‘B’ Rarities

Devon ‘B’ Rarities are scarce birds that occur in the County.  For these records, brief supporting notes should be submitted to the County Recorder with the record.

Species	Scientific Name	BOU Codes	Last Seen
Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus	AE
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	AE
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	AE
European White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons albifrons	AE
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	#BDE*
Garganey	Anas querquedula	A
Scaup	Aythya marila	A
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	A
Smew	Mergellus albellus	A	2012
Quail	Coturnix coturnix	A
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	A
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	A
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	A
Continental Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis	A
Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	A
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	AE
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	A
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	A
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	AC3E
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	A
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	AC3E*
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	AE
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	A
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	A
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	A
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	A
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	A
Scandinavian Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus intermedius	A
Scandinavian Herring Gull	Larus argentatus argentatus	A
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	A
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides glaucoides	A
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	A
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	A
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	A
Little Auk	Alle alle	A
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	C1E*
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	A
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	AE
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	A
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	A
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	A
Willow Tit	Poecile montana	A
Bearded Tit	PanurusBiarmicus	A
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	A
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	A
'Grey' Chiffchaff (tristis/abietinus/fulvescens)	Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/tristis	A
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulous	A
Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	A
Greenland Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa	A
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	A
Blue-headed Wagtail	Motacilla flava flava	A
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba alba	A
Scandinavian Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus littoralis	A
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	A
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	A
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	A
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	A