Complete list of birds recorded at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
			KEY TO STATUS
Compiled by	Tim Appleton	RB	Resident breeder
Last updated:	20/2/2006	V	Vagrant
No of species recorded:	267	S	Summer only
		W	Winter only
The birds are arranged in BOU		SB	Summer breeder
taxonomic order and currently		P	Spring or autumn passage
approved English names are used		O	Occurs most years
		VS	Vagrant summer
		VP	Vagrant passage
		PB	Passage and breeds
		PW	Passage and winter
		E	Escape
Species		Status
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	E
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	RB
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	W
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	W
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	V
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	W
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	OP
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	E
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	RB
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	E
Emperor Goose	Anser canagicus	E
Greater Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	RB
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	W
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla	VW
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	E
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	RB
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	V
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	RB
Australian Shelduck	Tadorna tadornoides	E
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	O
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	W
American Wigeon	Anas americana	V
Gadwall	Anas strepera	RB
Eurasian Teal	Anas crecca	RB
Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis	V
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	RB
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	R
Garganey	Anas querquedula	SB
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	V
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	RB
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	R
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	RB
Redhead	Aythya americana	V
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	V
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	V
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	RB
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	W
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	V
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	V
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	OW
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	W
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	OW
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	W
Smew	Mergellus albellus	W
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	W
Goosander	Mergus merganser	W
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	RB
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	V
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	R
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	R
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	VS
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	RB
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	OW
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	OW
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	W
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	RB
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	RB
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	OW
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	W
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	O
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	O
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	V
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	V
Leach's Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	V
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	O
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	RB
European Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	O
Great Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	OW
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	V
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	V
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	O
Great Egret	Ardea alba	V
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	RB
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	V
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	OP
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	VS
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	R
Eurasian Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	SP
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	OW
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	VS
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	V
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	RB
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	R
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	V
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	SB
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	RB
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	V
Merlin	Falco columbarius	W
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	S
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	RW
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	RB
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	VP
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	RB
Common Coot	Fulica atra	RB
Common Crane	Grus grus	V
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	SB
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	P
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	V
Little Plover	Charadrius dubius	SB
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	PB
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	V
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	W
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	P
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	RB
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	P
Sanderling	Calidris alba	P
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	P
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	P
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	V
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	OP
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	P
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	WV
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	PW
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	PW
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	W
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	RB
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	V
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	W
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	PW
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	P
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	P
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	PW
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	P
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	RB
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	P
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	V
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	PW
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	P
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	P
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	P
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	OP
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	OP
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	V
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	OP
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	V
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	OP
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	PW
Little Gull	Larus minutus	P
Sabine's Gull	Larus sabini	V
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	RB
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	V
Mew Gull	Larus canus	R
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	R
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	PW
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	W
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	V
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	V
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	R
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	R
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	V
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	P
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	V
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	P
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	V
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	P
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	SB
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	P
Little Auk	Alle alle	V
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	R
Stock Pigeon	Columba oenas	RB
Common Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	RB
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	RB
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	SB
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	V
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	SB
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	RB
Little Owl	Athene noctua	RB
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	RB
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	OW
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	OW
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	V
Common Swift	Apus apus	S
Alpine Swift	Apus melba	V
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	RB
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	V
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	OP
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	RB
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	RB
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	RB
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	V
Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis	RB
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	VW
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	SB
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	SB
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	SB
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	P
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	RB
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	V
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	W
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	W
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	SB
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	W
White / Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	RB
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	V
Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	RB
Hedge Accentor	Prunella modularis	RB
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	RB
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	SB
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	V
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	OV
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	P
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	P
Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	W
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	P
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	OP
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula	RB
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	W
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	RB
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	W
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	RB
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	OW
Common Grasshopper	Warbler Locustella naevia	SB
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	V
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	SB
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	V
Eurasian Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	SB
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	SB
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	SB
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	SB
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	SB
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	V
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	OP
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	SB
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	SB
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	RB
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	O
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	SB
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	OP
Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus	OW
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	RB
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	RB
Great Tit	Parus major	RB
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	RB
Willow Tit	Poecile montanus	RB
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	RB
Wood Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	RB
Eurasian Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	RB
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	OP
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	V
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	VW
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	RB
Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	RB
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	RB
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	RB
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	RB
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	V
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	RB
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	R
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	RB
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	RB
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	W
European Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	RB
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	RB
Eurasian Siskin	Carduelis spinus	W
Common Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	RB
Twite	Carduelis flavirostris	V
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret	W
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	OW
Arctic Redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni	V
Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	V
Common Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	RB
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	V
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	OW
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	OW
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	RB
Reed Bunting	mberiza schoeniclus	RB
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	O