Surrey List

Correct as at January 2021

Notes
The list includes species in categories A, B and C in The British List published by the British Ornithologists’ Union. It does not include category D (species not considered to have occurred in a natural state) or category E (introduced birds or escapes, not forming a self-sustaining population).

Part A: Species recorded in the Surrey recording area, the Watsonian vice-county of Surrey (vice-county 17)

This list is updated following publication of decisions by the County Records Committee, and therefore does not include records still in circulation or not yet submitted .

Species recorded since 1950 (Categories A and C)

Number of records shown are since 1 January 1950 with pre-1950 records bracketed

Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Moderately common breeding resident, introduced, the wild population augmented by releases
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	Increasingly uncommon breeding resident, most records now probably from releases.  Red-listed species.
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	Scarce summer visitor, has bred.  Amber-listed species.
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Common breeding resident, introduced, the wild population augmented by abundant releases.
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Common breeding resident.
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Scarce winter visitor and increasing feral breeding resident.  5 records of apparently wild birds.  Amber-listed species.
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Moderately common breeding resident of feral origin.
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	8 (+3) records, the last at Burpham Court Farm 9 to 17 February 2019.  Amber-listed species.
Tundra Bean Goose	Anser serrirostris	4 records. Last record at Thorpe on 7 February to 6 May 2012.  Amber-listed species. 7 earlier records of Bean Goose species likely relate to this form
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Scarce winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Moderately common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Bewick’s Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Scarce winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Scarce winter visitor, scarcer than Bewick’s Swan.  Amber-listed species.
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Increasingly common feral breeding resident .
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant, occasional breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	Moderately common breeding resident.
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Scarce passage migrant, has bred.  Amber-listed species.
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	One or possibly two records, the first at Barn Elms Reservoirs 16-19 February 1981.  A bird at Frensham Great Pond on 29 October to 26 November 1989 was considered a probable escape.
Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Moderately common winter visitor, has bred.  Amber-listed species.
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Moderately common winter visitor, scarce breeder.  Amber-listed species.
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Moderately common winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Pintail	Anas acuta	Uncommon winter visitor and feral resident.  Amber-listed species.
Eurasian Teal	Anas crecca	Common winter visitor, irregular breeder.  Amber-listed species.
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	5 records, the last at Enton Ponds on 16 March 2008.
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	Scarce feral resident.  Rare passage migrant and winter visitor.  Has bred.
Common Pochard	Aythya rufina	Moderately common winter visitor, rare breeder.  Red-listed species.
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Rare winter visitor. Last at Papercourt GP 11 November 2019.
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	15 records, the last at the Frensham Ponds 23 March to 29 April 2019
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Common breeding resident and winter visitor.
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Common Eider	Somateria mollisima	Rare winter visitor.  Amber-listed species. Twelve records, the last at Buckland Sandpits and QEII Res in January 2011.
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Rare winter visitor and passage migrant. 23 (+3) records, the last at Island Barn Reservoir from 28 November to 9 December 2012 (2 birds). Red-listed species.
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Rare winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Moderately common winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Smew	Margellus albellus	Rare winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Goosander	Mergus merganser	Locally common winter visitor.
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Former breeding resident, probably extinct following a national cull.
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	One record; a bird found on Barnes Common on 23 October 1984 which subsequently died.
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Locally common breeding summer visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Alpine Swift	Apus melba	7 (+2) records, the last at Walton Reservoirs on 30 April 2005.
Common Swift	Apus apus	Common but declining breeding summer visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	One record; a bird picked up at Oxted Station on 17 October 1991 and later released
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Moderately common breeding summer visitor.  Red-listed species.
Feral Rock Dove	Columba livia	Common breeding resident.
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Common breeding resident and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	Common breeding resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Very scarce summer visitor and passage migrant.  Formerly common.  Red-listed species.
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Common breeding resident.
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Scarce breeding resident and moderately common winter visitor.
Corn Crake	Crex crex	Once a common summer visitor, now rare, the last record at London Wetland Centre, Barnes on 30 August 2010 – the bird was taken by a Grey Heron.  Red-listed species.
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Very scarce visitor.  25 (+3) records, the last at Shalford Water Meadows 10 April 2019.  Amber-listed species.
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Common breeding resident and winter visitor.
Common Coot	Fulica atra	Common breeding resident and winter visitor.
Common Crane	Grus grus	Very scarce visitor. 18 records, the last at Chilworth on 2 May 2017 (2 birds). Amber-listed species.
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Moderately common breeding resident.
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	3 records, possibly of the same bird, the last at Walton (Knight and Bessborough) Reservoirs on 16 March 1999.
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegana	Rare winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Moderately common breeding resident.
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Scarce winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Regular winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	Scarce passage migrant, formerly bred.  Amber-listed species.
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor.  Recent breeding attempts.  Amber-listed species.
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	4 (+2) records, the last at Island Barn Reservoir on 4th May 2016.
Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Scarce passage migrant.  Two breeding records, one failed.  Amber-listed species.
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Scarce breeder and common winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant.
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	2 records.  A record on 12 November 1870 was the first for Britain, the second was at Beddington Farmlands then London Wetland Centre on 2 May 2010.
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Moderately common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor.  Has bred.  Red-listed species.
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Summer visitor, breeding annually in small numbers, and passage migrant.
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	One record, at Beddington Farmlands on 31 January and 2 February 1984.
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	2 records, one from the 19th century and one from Stoke Water Meadows on 18 April 1984.
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	4 old records and a more recent record of 15 birds at Canons Farm, Banstead, on 4 May 2012.  Red-listed species.
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Moderately common passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Scarce breeder, passage migrant and winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Scarce passage migrant, mainly in the spring.  Amber-listed species.
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Scarce passage migrant, mainly in the autumn.  Red-listed species.
Ruddy Turnstone	Areneria interpres	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Red Knot	Caladris canutus	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Scarce passage migrant and occasional winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Scarce passage migrant, mainly in the autumn.  Amber-listed species.
Temminck’s Stint	Calidris temminckii	Rare passage migrant, mainly in the spring.  Red-listed species.
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Moderately common passage migrant and winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	6 (+3) records, the last at Island Barn Reservoir on 24 December 2005.  Amber-listed species.
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Scarce passage migrant, mainly in the autumn.
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	One record, at Walton Reservoirs on 30 August 1995.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	One record, at Barn Elms Reservoirs on 12 October 1981.
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris malanotes	22 records, the last at Thursley Common on 16 September 2017.
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Moderately common resident and winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Scarce breeder; moderately common passage migrant and winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	4 (+2) records, the last at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on 12 June 2014.  Red-listed species.
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Very scarce autumn passage migrant.
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Moderately common passage migrant, a few winter.  Has bred.  Amber-listed species.
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	One record, at Barn Elms Reservoirs on 16 May 1988.
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Moderately common passage migrant and winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	One record, at Beddington Farmlands from 24 to 30 September 1984.  A record of a Yellowlegs sp at Unstead SF in early 1954 was probably this species.
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Scarce and declining breeder; moderately common passage migrant and winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	One record, at Old Woking SF on 4 to 7 May 1994.
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Spotted Redshank	Tringa ochropus	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Moderately common passage migrant, rare winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Sabine’s Gull	Xema sabini	Up to 20 birds reported after the great gale of 15-16 October 1987. Subsequent records at Beddington Farmlands on 9 October 2007 and 13 September 2016.
Bonaparte’s Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	One record, at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on 16-21 June 2020
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Numerous winter visitor and passage migrant.  Breeds in small numbers.  Amber-listed species.
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Scarce passage migrant and rare winter visitor.
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant, first bred 2017.  Amber-listed species.
Common Gull	Larus canus	Moderately common winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	7 records, the last at London Wetland Centre, Barnes on 9 November 2003.
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Moderately common, but declining, winter visitor and passage migrant.  Has bred.  Amber-listed species.
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	One record, a 3rd summer at Beddington Farmlands on 18 April 2007.
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Scarce winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Scarce winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Common winter visitor and passage migrant.  Breeds in very small numbers.  Red-listed species.
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Common winter visitor and passage migrant.  Breeds in very small numbers.  Amber-listed species.
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	One record, at Barn Elms Reservoirs on 26 July 1980 – the first record for an inland county.
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	One record, at Papercourt on 9 August 1984.
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	7 records, the last at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on 22 June 2020.  Red-listed species.
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Scarce summer breeding visitor and common passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	5 records, the last at Chelsea and Lambeth Reservoirs on 19 to 20 June 2014.
Black Tern	Chlidonias Niger	Uncommon passage migrant.
Great Skua	Stercocarius skua	10 (+1) records, the last at Leith Hill on 24 September 2018.  Amber-listed species.
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	4 records, the last at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on 10 November 2007.
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Very scarce passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	3 records, the last at Beddington Farmlands on 25 September 2012.
Little Auk	Alle alle	11 (+14) records, the last at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on 15 November 2007.
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge	Very scarce vagrant, occasionally storm driven in small numbers.  Amber-listed species.
Razorbill	Alca torda	3 (+11) records, the last on the Thames at Wapping on 9 February 1983.  Amber-listed species.
Puffin	Fratercula arctica	14 (+19) records, some of exhausted/dead birds, the last record being on the Thames at Richmond on 8 February 1991.  Red-listed species.
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
Black-throated Diver	Gavia artica	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	4 (+9) records, the last at Lingfield on 24 April 2019.  Amber-listed species.
Leach’s Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	26 (+2) records, the last two on 7 December 2006; one bird on the Thames near Tower Bridge and another at Walton Reservoirs.  Amber-listed species.
Fulmar	Fulmaris glacialis	20 (+1) records, the last at Merrow Downs on 11 April 2015.  Amber-listed species.
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Rare visitor, the last at Woking 12 September 2020. Amber-listed species.
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	One record, at Island Barn Reservoir on 17 August 1984.  Red-listed species.
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Three records, the last north over East Grinstead into Surrey on 5 June 2008.
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare visitor, picture clouded by recent re-introductions in the county and nearby
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rare visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Scarce visitor, usually in winter.  Red-listed species.
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Moderately common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.  First bred in 2010.
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	7 (+2)  records, the last at Tice’s Meadow on 17 September 2020
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Scarce but increasing visitor, the last at Beddington Farmlands on 17 October 2020. Amber-listed species.
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Scarce winter visitor. Amber-listed species.
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	7 (+3) records, the only twenty-first century record at the London Wetland Centre, Barnes on 29 May – 3 June 2016.
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	5 (+3) records, the last at Wandsworth Common on 27 August 2017.
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Two records, a record from the 19th century and one at Lambeth Reservoir on 17 June 1997.
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	10 records, all in the twenty-first century, the last at Beddington Farmlands on 17 August 2020 (6 birds).
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Moderately common breeding resident.
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	9 (+1) records, the last at Stoke Water Meadows on 21 May 2014.
Great White Egret	Ardea alba	Scarce but increasing visitor.
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Increasingly common, scarce breeder
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus	Scarce passage migrant and rare breeding species.  Amber-listed species.
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	One record, at Thursley Common on 12 July 2014.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipter nisus	Moderately common breeding resident.
Northern Goshawk	Accipter gentilis	Scare breeding resident and passage migrant.
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	Scarce passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	One record, a male at Send on 31 March 2013.
Montagu’s Harrier	Circus pygargus	Rare passage migrant, former breeder.  15 records since 1908 (when last bred), the last at Thursley Common on 16 May 2016. Amber-listed species.
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	5 records, the last over Capel on 10 April 2019.
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Increasingly common resident.
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albica	8 records, all prior to 1907 except one over Worcester Park on 14 April 2020.  Red-listed species.
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	4 (+9) records, the last at Richmond Park on 27 October 2007.
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Common breeding resident.
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Scarce breeding resident.
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Little Owl	Athene noctua	Uncommon breeding resident.
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Scarce winter visitor and irregular breeding species
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Hoopoe	Upup epops	Scarce migrant, has bred.
European Roller	Coracias garrulus	4 records, the last at Thursley Common on 26 May 2013.
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Moderately common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	10 (+2) records, the last over Howell Hill, Ewell on 1 June 2020.
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torqilla	Scarce passage migrant, formerly bred.  Red-listed species.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dryobates minor	Increasingly scarce breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus major	Common breeding resident.
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Common breeding resident.
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Moderately common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	8 (+6) records, the last at Thursley Common on 18 May 2020.
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Scarce winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Moderately common breeding summer visitor.
Gyr Falcon	Falco rusticolus	One record, a pale phase bird at Rushett Farm, Chessington on 14-19 March 1972.
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Increasing breeding resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Locally common feral breeding resident.
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Scarce passage migrant; formerly bred.  Red-listed species.
[Daurian/Turkestan Shrike]	Lanius isabellinus/phoenicuroides	One record; a bird found dead in Richmond on 21 March 1994.
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	2 records, Banstead Downs on 21 May 1956 and a dying bird at Haslemere on 18 November 1973.
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant.
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	10 (+3) records, the last at Richmond Park on 12 June 2005.
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Very scarce summer visitor.  Red-listed species.
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Common breeding resident.
Magpie	Pica pica	Common breeding resident.
Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes	5 (+6) records, the last at Seale on 10 to 12 October 1975.
Eurasian Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Common breeding resident.
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Common breeding resident.
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Common breeding resident.
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	Rare winter visitor, formerly more common.
Raven	Corvus corax	Scarce but increasing breeding resident.
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulous	Scarce, irruptive, winter visitor.
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Common breeding resident.
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	Uncommon and declining breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
Willow Tit	Poecile montana	Former breeding resident, last record  2007.  Red-listed species.
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Common breeding resident.
Great Tit	Parus major	Common breeding resident.
Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	One record at Walton Reservoirs on 24 and 25 March 2018.
Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	Scarce winter visitor, bred before 1900.
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	Locally common breeding resident.
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Common but declining breeding resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	5 (+1) records, the last at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir on 25 October to 1 November 2011.  Amber-listed species.
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	One record, at Beddington Farmlands on 24 April 1966.
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Moderately common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	One record, at Tice’s Meadow on 22 October 2006.
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	10 records, the last at Island Barn Reservoir 27-28 April 2017.
Cetti’s Warbler	Cettia cetti	Scarce breeding resident
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Common breeding resident.
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Scarce summer visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor
Pallas’s Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus	3 records, the last at McLaren Park, Woking on 1 November 2010.
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Declining breeding summer visitor and common passage migrant.  Amber-listed species.
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.  Small numbers over-winter.
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	4 (+1) records, the last at Frensham Great Pond on 30 April 2005.
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	4 records, the last at Surrey Docks on 23-24 September 1977. Red-listed species.
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Moderately common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Locally common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	14 (+1) records, has bred.  The last record was at Chelsea Reservoir, Walton on 7 June 2018. Red-listed species.
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	3 records, the last at Papercourt on 13 to 15 October 1991.
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	2 records, at Seears Park, Cheam, on 10 June 1983 and at Abinger on 13 September 1987.
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	Scarce summer visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Savi’s Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	One record at the London Wetland Centre, Barnes on 3 June 2018
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.  Small numbers over-winter.
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria	One record, in Richmond Park on 21 September 1985.
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	Moderately common but declining breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Sardinian Warbler	Curruca melanocephala	One record, a bird trapped at Berrylands SF on 2 June 1992.  This was the first record for inland Britain.
Eastern Subalpine Warbler	Curruca cantillans	One record, at Lonsdale Road Reservoir on 21 April 2003.
Common Whitethroat	Curruca communis	Common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.
Dartford Warbler	Curruca undata	Localised breeding resident in fluctuating numbers.  Amber-listed species.
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapillus	Moderately common breeding resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Common breeding resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Common breeding resident.
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Common breeding resident.
Eurasian Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Common breeding resident.
Rosy Starling	Sturnus roseus	9 (+5) records, the last at Horley on 31 May 2020.
Common Starling	Sternus vulgaris	Common breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	Scarce passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Common breeding resident.
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Common winter visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Common winter visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Common breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Common breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	3 records, the last in Peckham on 27 to 28 March 2006.
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Breeding summer visitor in declining numbers.  Red-listed species.
European Robin	Erithaca rubecula	Common breeding resident.
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	7 (+2) records, the last at Frensham Great Pond on 29 April 2006.
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Moderately common breeding summer visitor.  Red-listed species.
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Scarce passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	7 records, the last at Beaulieu Heights Wood, Norwood, on 5 to 7 November 1998.
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Very scarce breeding summer visitor and scarce passage migrant, occasionally wintering.  Red-listed species.
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Locally common breeding summer visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Moderately common passage migrant.  Formerly bred.  Red-listed species.
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Locally common breeding resident and passage migrant.
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Moderately common passage migrant.  Has bred.
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	One record, at Barn Elms Reservoirs on 13-14 April 1989.  Possibly the first record for an inland county.
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	1 (+7) records, the last at Leigh Mill Pond on 13 April 1965.  Amber-listed species.
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Common breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Very scarce resident.  Red-listed species.
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Moderately common passage migrant.  Formerly bred.  Red-listed species.
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	One record, at Beddington Farmlands on 24 to 28 August 1993.
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Moderately common breeding resident and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Common breeding resident.
Richard’s Pipit	Anthus richardi	4 (+1) records, the last at Beddington Farmlands on 29-31 October 2018
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	3 records, the last at Beddington Farmlands on 6 September 1992 (2 birds).
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Common passage migrant and winter visitor.  Localised breeder.  Amber-listed species.
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Locally common breeding summer visitor and passage migrant.  Red-listed species.
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	8 records, the last at Hascombe on 15 October 2019.
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor.
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Common breeding resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Moderately common winter visitor and passage migrant.
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Scarce breeding resident and winter visitor. Unprecedented irruption into the county in winter 2017/18. Red-listed species.
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Moderately common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	2 records, Beddington Farmlands on 13 July 1995 and Walton Heath on 16 June 1996.
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.
Twite	Linaria flavirostris	Declining winter visitor, now very scarce. 20 (+2) records, the last at Beddington Farmlands in winter 2017/18.  Red-listed species.
Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Moderately common resident, passage migrant and winter visitor.  Red-listed species.
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	Scarce winter visitor.  Amber-listed species.
Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret	Moderately common passage migrant and winter visitor.  Very scarce breeder.  Red-listed species.
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni	2 records – Godstone SP on 10 to 11 March 1991 and a bird of the race exilipes (Coues’s Arctic Redpoll) in a Weybridge garden 15 to 19 March 2011.
Parrot Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	2 records from the 19th century, one from the twentieth and a flock of at least 16 birds at Wishmoor Bottom 27 November 2017 to 5 March 2018.  Amber-listed species.
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Scarce breeding resident periodically augmented by irruptions.
Two-barred Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	3 (+6) records, the most recent at South Holmwood/Leith Hill on 8 Oct 2013 to 19 April 2014 and at Tilford and then Farnham Heath RSPB from 4 to 26 March  2014
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Common breeding resident and passage migrant.
European Serin	Serinus serinus	4 records, the last at Beddington Farmlands 15-21 November 2015.  Amber-listed species.
Siskin	Spinus spinus	Common winter visitor and passage migrant.  Scarce breeder.
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	22 (+4) records. Last at Thorpe Park on 25 September 2015. Amber-listed species.
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Rare winter visitor.  Last at Wimbledon Common on 4 January 2015. Amber-listed species.
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Former breeding resident. Now very scarce.  Red-listed species.
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Moderately common but decreasing breeding resident.  Red-listed species.
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	One record, a bird found dead at Ewhurst on 29 January 1989.
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	19 (+1) records, with a recent increase due to sound-recording of nocturnal migration, the last sound-recorded over Wallington on 10 September 2020.
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Former breeding resident, last recorded in 1993.  Red-listed species.
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	7 records, the last at Pyford from 5 to 31 March 2016.
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	One record, at Beddington Farmlands from 9 February to 13 March 1993.
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoenicus	Moderately common breeding resident.  Amber-listed species.

Species not recorded since 1949 (Category B)

Black Grouse	Lyrurus tetrix	Former breeding species.  Extinct since c1900.  Red-listed species.
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Scarce, has bred.  All records since 1900 presumed to be of feral birds.
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	One old record, in or about 1877.
Pallas’s Sandgrouse	Syrrhaptes paradoxus	A number of records in the 1888 eruption.  Last record was of 3 on 28 June 1908, part of another influx.
Baillon’s Crake	Zapornia pusilla	Two records from the 19th century.
Little Crake	Zapornia parva	Up to 3 old records, the last in 1910 not considered reliable.
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	Two old records, the last in 1858.  There have been more recent records of Pratincole sp in 1948 and 1971.
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	One old record, not later than 1850.
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Three undated records before 1900.  Amber listed species.
Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	At least one old record (1836).
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	2 old records, and one near Godstone on 10 April 1945.
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	One record, on the bank of the Thames near Hammersmith Bridge on 8 March 1947 (2 birds).
Siberian Thrush	Geokichla sibirica	A record of a bird said to have been shot c1850 may have been a good record.
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	Two records from the 19th century.

The Surrey Life List Table can be found here.

Part B: Species recorded only in Spelthorne

Note: Spelthorne is part of present-day Surrey, but does not form part of the Watsonian vice-county, so lies outside the Surrey recording area

Baird’s Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Two records; Perry Oaks SF on 17-22 September 1950 and Staines Reservoirs rom 14 October 1982 to 24 April 1983.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	One record, at Staines Reservoirs on 6 August 1976.
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Two records; Staines Reservoirs 1-15 October 1977 and a bird seen at several locations on a number of dates between 4 October and 4 November 1987.
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	A bird at Perry Oaks SF on 22 July 1977 may have been inside the Spelthorne boundary.
Wilson’s Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Two records, both at Staines Reservoirs; 14-26 September 1983 and 5-13 September 1997.
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscata	One record, at Staines Reservoirs on 18 August 1971.
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Four records, the last at King George VI and Staines Reservoirs on 22-25 May 2005.
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	One record; a bird on Staines Moor on 11 October to 17 December 2009 and again on 1 and 2 January 2010.