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.


​​BOU Species categories

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 25 June 2025, the Clyde list stands at 316 species.  Only those species in BOU categories A, B and C are included within it.
 Download your own Clyde list (Excel)

English vernacular name	Scientific name	BOU Category
Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus	B,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*
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	A
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii	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
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	B,E
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
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	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	B
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	B
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	B
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	B
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	A
Redshank	Tringa totanus	A
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	A
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	A
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	A
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	B
Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	A
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	B
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
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	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	B,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	B
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
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	B
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
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	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
Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	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