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The Clyde List

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The Clyde List
 
The Clyde list follows the SOC  Scottish List.  It is updated annually.  The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) has maintained the official British List since 1883 and the Scottish Birds Records Committee adopts its taxonomy, sequence, and scientific and English names for the Scottish List.


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​BOU Species categories
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Black Grouse ©️ Andrew Russell
​A – Species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1 January 1950.
B – Species that were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once between 1 January 1800 and 31 December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.
C – Species that although introduced now derive from the resulting self-sustaining populations. Category C has been further subdivided to differentiate between various groups of naturalised species:
  • C1 naturalised introduced species - species that have occurred only as a result of introduction, eg Little Owl.
  • C2 naturalised established species - species with established populations resulting from introduction by man, but which also occur in an apparently natural state, eg Greylag Goose.
  • C3 naturalised re-established species - species with populations successfully re-established by man in areas of former occurrence, eg Red Kite.
  • C4 naturalised feral species - domesticated species with populations established in the wild, eg Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon.
  • C5 vagrant naturalised species - species from established naturalized populations abroad, eg Mandarin Duck.
  • C6 former naturalised species - species formerly placed in C1 whose naturalized populations are either no longer self-sustaining or are considered extinct, eg Golden Pheasant.
D – Species that would otherwise appear in Category A, except that there is reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state. Species placed only in Category D form no part of the Scottish List, and are not included in the species totals. Category D species are listed in Appendix 2.
E – Species that have been recorded as introductions, human-assisted transportees or escapees from captivity and whose breeding populations (if any) are thought not to be self-sustaining. Species in Category E that have bred in the wild in Scotland are designated as E*. Category E species form no part of the Scottish List (unless already included within Categories A, B or C).
A species is usually placed in only one category, but some are placed in multiple categories: for example those occurring in Category A that now also have naturalised populations (eg Red Kite)

 
As of 26th March 2021, the Clyde list stands at 310 species.  Only those species in BOU categories A, B and C are included within it.
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English vernacular name Scientific name BOU Category
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus C3
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix A,C2
Ptarmigan Lagopus muta A
Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus A
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa C1,E*
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix A,C2,E*
Quail Coturnix coturnix A
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus C1,E*
Brent Goose Branta bernicla A,E
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis A,E
Canada Goose Branta canadensis A,C2,E*
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis A,E*
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens A,C2,E*
Greylag Goose Anser anser A,C2C4,E*
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis A,E
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A,E*
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris A,E
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A,E*
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus A,E*
Mute Swan Cygnus olor A,C2
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus A
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A,E*
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C5
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna A
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C1C5,E*
Garganey Spatula querquedula A
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors A,E
Shoveler Spatula clypeata A
Gadwall Mareca strepera A,C2
Wigeon Mareca penelope A,E*
American Wigeon Mareca americana A,E
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos A,C2C4,E*
Black Duck Anas rubripes A
Pintail Anas acuta A,E
Teal Anas crecca A
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina A,E*
Pochard Aythya ferina A,E*
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca A,E
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula A
Scaup Aythya marila A
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis A
King Eider Somateria spectabilis A
Eider Somateria mollissima A
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca A
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra A
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis A
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula A
Smew Mergellus albellus A
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus A
Goosander Mergus merganser A
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator A
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis C1,E*
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus A
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba A
Swift Apus apus A
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus A
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus A
Rock Dove Columba livia A,C4,E*
Stock Dove Columba oenas A
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus A
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur A
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto A
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus A
Corncrake Crex crex A
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla A
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana A
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus A
Coot Fulica atra A
Crane Grus grus A
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps A
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus A
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus A
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus A
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus A
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus A
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta A
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus A
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria A
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica A
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola A
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula A
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius A
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus A
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus A
Curlew Numenius arquata A
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica A
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa A
Turnstone Arenaria interpres A
Knot Calidris canutus A
Ruff Calidris pugnax A
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus A
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata A
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea A
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii A
Sanderling Calidris alba A
Dunlin Calidris alpina A
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima A
Little Stint Calidris minuta A
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla A
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis A
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos A
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus A
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola A
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus A
Great Snipe Gallinago media A
Snipe Gallinago gallinago A
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus A
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor A
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius A
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos A
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius A
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus A
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria A
Redshank Tringa totanus A
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola A
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus A
Greenshank Tringa nebularia A
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor A
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla A
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea A
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini A
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia A
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus A
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus A
Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla A
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus A
Common Gull Larus canus A
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis A
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus A
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus A
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides A
Herring Gull Larus argentatus A
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans A
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis A
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus A
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia A
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis A
Little Tern Sternula albifrons A
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii A
Common Tern Sterna hirundo A
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea A
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus A
Black Tern Chlidonias niger A
Great Skua Stercorarius skua A
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus A
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus A
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus A
Little Auk Alle alle A
Common Guillemot Uria aalge A
Razorbill Alca torda A
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle A
Puffin Fratercula arctica A
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata A
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica A
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer A
Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus A
Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis A
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus A
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A
Black Stork Ciconia nigra A
White Stork Ciconia ciconia A,E
Gannet Morus bassanus A
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis A
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo A
Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A
Bittern Botaurus stellaris A
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus A
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus A
Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax A,E*
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis A,E
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea A
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A
Great White Egret Ardea alba A
Little Egret Egretta garzetta A
Osprey Pandion haliaetus A,E*
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus A
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos A,E
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus A
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis A,C3,E
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus A
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus A
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus A
Red Kite Milvus milvus A,C3,E*
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla A,C3,E*
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus A
Buzzard Buteo buteo A,E*
Barn Owl Tyto alba A,E*
Scops Owl Otus scops A
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus A,E
Tawny Owl Strix aluco A
Little Owl Athene noctua C1C5
Long-eared Owl Asio otus A
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus A
Hoopoe Upupa epops A
Roller Coracias garrulus A
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis A
Bee-eater Merops apiaster A
Wryneck Jynx torquilla A
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major A
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis A
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus A
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus A
Merlin Falco columbarius A
Hobby Falco subbuteo A
Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus A,E
Peregrine Falco peregrinus A,E
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri C5
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio A
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor A
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator A
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus A
Jay Garrulus glandarius A
Magpie Pica pica A
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax A
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula A
Rook Corvus frugilegus A
Carrion Crow Corvus corone A
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix A
Raven Corvus corax A
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus A,E
Coal Tit Periparus ater A
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris A
Willow Tit Poecile montanus A
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus A
Great Tit Parus major A
Skylark Alauda arvensis A
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris A
Sand Martin Riparia riparia A
Swallow Hirundo rustica A
House Martin Delichon urbicum A
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus A
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus A
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita A
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix A
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus A
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus A
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum A
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus A
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia A
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla A
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin A
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria A
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca A
Whitethroat Sylvia communis A
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla A
Goldcrest Regulus regulus A
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes A
Nuthatch Sitta europaea A,E
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris A
Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus A,E
Starling Sturnus vulgaris A
White's Thrush Zoothera aurea A
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus A
Blackbird Turdus merula A
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus A
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris A
Redwing Turdus iliacus A
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos A
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus A
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata A
Robin Erithacus rubecula A
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca A
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros A
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus A
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra A
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola A
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe A
Dipper Cinclus cinclus A
House Sparrow Passer domesticus A
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus A
Dunnock Prunella modularis A
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava A
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea A
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba A
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi A
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis A
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis A
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta A
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus A
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs A,E
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla A
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes A
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula A
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus A
Greenfinch Chloris chloris A,E
Twite Linaria flavirostris A
Linnet Linaria cannabina A
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea A
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret A
Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni A
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra A
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera A
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis A
Siskin Spinus spinus A,E
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus A
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis A
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra A
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella A
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus A
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis A
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina A
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