Flat Holm List

 

 

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Authority

20

Fulmarus glacialis

Northern Fulmar

(Linnaeus, 1761)

46

Puffinus puffinus

Manx Shearwater

(Brünnich, 1764)

52

Hydrobates pelagicus

European Storm-petrel

(Linnaeus, 1758)

71

Morus bassanus

Northern Gannet

(Linnaeus)

72

Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant

(Linnaeus, 1758)

119

Egretta garzetta

Little Egret

(Linnaeus)

121

Ardea alba

Great Egret

(Linnaeus)

122

Ardea cinerea

Grey Heron

Linnaeus, 1758

159

Anser albifrons

Greater White-fronted Goose

(Scopoli, 1768)

166

Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

(Linnaeus, 1758)

173

Tadorna tadorna

Common Shelduck

(Linnaeus, 1758)

186

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard

Linnaeus, 1758

189

Anas acuta

Northern Pintail

Linnaeus, 1758

213

Melanitta nigra

Common 'Black' Scoter

(Linnaeus, 1758)

221

Mergus serrator

Red-breasted Merganser

Linnaeus, 1758

231

Pernis apivorus

European Honey-buzzard

(Linnaeus)

260

Circus aeruginosus

Eurasian Marsh Harrier

(Linnaeus)

261

Circus cyaneus

Hen Harrier

(Linnaeus)

269

Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

(Linnaeus)

287

Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard

(Linnaeus)

304

Falco tinnunculus

Common Kestrel

Linnaeus

309

Falco columbarius

Merlin

Linnaeus

320

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon

Tunstall

450

Haematopus ostralegus

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Linnaeus, 1758

470

Charadrius hiaticula

Ringed Plover

Linnaeus, 1758

485

Pluvialis apricaria

European Golden Plover

(Linnaeus, 1758)

486

Pluvialis squatarola

Grey Plover

(Linnaeus, 1758)

493

Vanellus vanellus

Northern Lapwing

(Linnaeus, 1758)

497

Calidris alba

Sanderling

(Pallas, 1764)

510

Calidris maritima

Purple Sandpiper

(Brünnich, 1764)

512

Calidris alpina

Dunlin

(Linnaeus, 1758)

529

Scolopax rusticola

Eurasian Woodcock

Linnaeus, 1758

532

Limosa limosa

Black-tailed Godwit

(Linnaeus, 1758)

538

Numenius phaeopus

Whimbrel

(Linnaeus, 1758)

541

Numenius arquata

Eurasian Curlew

(Linnaeus, 1758)

546

Tringa totanus

Common Redshank

(Linnaeus, 1758)

548

Tringa nebularia

Common Greenshank

(Gunnerus, 1767)

556

Actitis hypoleucos

Common Sandpiper

(Linnaeus, 1758)

561

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

(Linnaeus, 1758)

567

Stercorarius parasiticus

Arctic Skua

(Linnaeus, 1758)

569

Stercorarius skua

Great Skua

(Brünnich, 1764)

575

Larus melanocephalus

Mediterranean Gull

Temminck, 1820

582

Larus ridibundus

Black-headed Gull

Linnaeus, 1766

590

Larus canus

Common 'Mew' Gull

Linnaeus, 1758

591

Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Linnaeus, 1758

592

Larus argentatus

Herring Gull

Pontoppidan, 1763

592

Larus argentatus michahellis

Yellow-legged Gull

 

599

Larus hyperboreus

Glaucous Gull

Gunnerus, 1767

600

Larus marinus

Great Black-backed Gull

Linnaeus, 1758

602

Rissa tridactyla

Black-legged Kittiwake

(Linnaeus, 1758)

615

Sterna hirundo

Common Tern

Linnaeus, 1758

627

Chlidonias niger

Black Tern

(Linnaeus, 1758)

634

Uria aalge

Common Guillemot

(Pontoppidan, 1763)

636

Alca torda

Razorbill

Linnaeus, 1758

654

Fratercula arctica

Atlantic Puffin

(Linnaeus, 1758)

665

Columba livia (feral)

Feral Pigeon

Gmelin, 1789

668

Columba oenas

Stock Pigeon

Linnaeus

670

Columba palumbus

Common Wood Pigeon

Linnaeus

684

Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Collared Dove

(Frivaldski)

724

Cuculus canorus

Common Cuckoo

Linnaeus

757

Athene noctua

Little Owl

(Scopoli)

768

Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

(Pontoppidan)

795

Apus apus

Common Swift

(Linnaeus)

831

Alcedo atthis

Common Kingfisher

(Linnaeus)

848

Jynx torquilla

Eurasian Wryneck

Linnaeus

976

Alauda arvensis

Sky Lark

Linnaeus

981

Riparia riparia

Sand Martin

(Linnaeus)

992

Hirundo rustica

Barn Swallow

Linnaeus

1001

Delichon urbicum

House Martin

(Linnaeus)

1009

Anthus trivialis

Tree Pipit

(Linnaeus)

1011

Anthus pratensis

Meadow Pipit

(Linnaeus)

1014

Anthus petrosus

Rock Pipit

 

1017

Motacilla flava

Yellow Wagtail

Linnaeus

1019

Motacilla cinerea

Grey Wagtail

Tunstall

1020b

Motacilla alba yarrellii

Pied Wagtail

Gould, 1837

1066

Troglodytes troglodytes

Winter Wren

(Linnaeus)

1084

Prunella modularis

Hedge Accentor

(Linnaeus)

1099

Erithacus rubecula

European Robin

(Linnaeus)

1104

Luscinia megarhynchos

Common Nightingale

Brehm

1121.1

Phoenicurus ochruros

Black Redstart

(Gmelin)

1121.3

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Common Redstart

(Linnaeus)

1137

Saxicola rubetra

Whinchat

(Linnaeus)

1139

Saxicola torquatus

Stonechat

(Linnaeus)

1146

Oenanthe oenanthe

Northern Wheatear

(Linnaeus)

1187

Turdus merula

Common Blackbird

Linnaeus

1198

Turdus pilaris

Fieldfare

Linnaeus

1200

Turdus philomelos

Song Thrush

Brehm

1201

Turdus iliacus

Redwing

Linnaeus

1202

Turdus viscivorus

Mistle Thrush

Linnaeus

1236

Locustella naevia

Common Grasshopper Warbler

(Boddaert)

1243

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Sedge Warbler

(Linnaeus)

1251

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Eurasian Reed Warbler

(Hermann)

1259

Hippolais icterina

Icterine Warbler

(Vieillot)

1274

Sylvia curruca

Lesser Whitethroat

(Linnaeus)

1275

Sylvia communis

Common Whitethroat

Latham

1276

Sylvia borin

Garden Warbler

(Boddaert)

1277

Sylvia atricapilla

Blackcap

(Linnaeus)

1308

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Wood Warbler

(Bechstein)

1311

Phylloscopus collybita

Common Chiffchaff

(Vieillot)

1312

Phylloscopus trochilus

Willow Warbler

(Linnaeus)

1314

Regulus regulus

Goldcrest

(Linnaeus)

1315

Regulus ignicapilla

Firecrest

(Temminck)

1335

Muscicapa striata

Spotted Flycatcher

(Pallas)

1343

Ficedula parva

Red-breasted Flycatcher

(Bechstein)

1349

Ficedula hypoleuca

Pied Flycatcher

(Pallas)

1461

Parus ater

Coal Tit

Linnaeus

1462

Parus caeruleus

Blue Tit

Linnaeus

1464

Parus major

Great Tit

Linnaeus

1486

Certhia familiaris

Eurasian Treecreeper

Linnaeus

1549

Pica pica

Black-billed Magpie

(Linnaeus)

1560

Corvus monedula

Eurasian Jackdaw

Linnaeus

1563

Corvus frugilegus

Rook

Linnaeus

1567

Corvus corone corone

Carrion Crow

Linnaeus

1572

Corvus corax

Common Raven

Linnaeus

1582

Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling

Linnaeus

1591

Passer domesticus

House Sparrow

(Linnaeus)

1598

Passer montanus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Linnaeus)

1636

Fringilla coelebs

Chaffinch

Linnaeus

1638

Fringilla montifringilla

Brambling

Linnaeus

1649

Carduelis chloris

European Greenfinch

(Linnaeus)

1653

Carduelis carduelis

European Goldfinch

(Linnaeus)

1654

Carduelis spinus

Eurasian Siskin

(Linnaeus)

1660

Carduelis cannabina

Common Linnet

(Linnaeus)

1662

Carduelis flavirostris

Twite

(Linnaeus)

1662a

Carduelis cabaret

Lesser Redpoll

 

1710

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Common Bullfinch

(Linnaeus)

1847

Calcarius lapponicus

Lapland Longspur

(Linnaeus)

1857

Emberiza citrinella

Yellowhammer

Linnaeus

Flat Holm is officially part of the City & County of Cardiff

 

 

 

Note: All species must be seen from Flat Holm to qualify for the official Flat Holm Island list.

 

 

 

 

Thanks to:

 

 

 

Flat Holm Project

 

 

 

Severn Vale Ringing Group

 

 

 

Glamorgan Moth Recording Group

 

 

 

Cardiff Bird Club

 

 

 

Glamorgan Bird Club

 

 

 

Cardiff Naturalists' Society