Rarities and vagrants

These species are on the British List but have too few usable open records for an occurrence map. Where records exist they are shown as a list of 10 km squares; the British Birds Rarities Committee and county recorders hold the authoritative record.

Species	Status	Usable records	Squares
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	Vagrant	19	3
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	Scarce migrant	98	15
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi	Scarce migrant	464	16
Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri	Scarce migrant	279	6
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica	Scarce migrant	127	9
Canvasback Aythya valisineria	Scarce migrant	364	12
Redhead Aythya americana	Scarce migrant	193	6
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata	Vagrant	44	13
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	Scarce migrant	20,450	116
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	Scarce migrant	5,895	421
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	Vagrant	0	0
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	Scarce migrant	145	4
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius	Scarce migrant	204	17
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus	Scarce migrant	53	5
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Vagrant	28	4
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	Vagrant	0	0
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura	Vagrant	22	7
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis	Scarce migrant	198	15
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis	Scarce migrant	99	9
Sora Porzana carolina	Scarce migrant	185	5
American Coot Fulica americana	Scarce migrant	72	8
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni	Vagrant	0	0
American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica	Vagrant	3	2
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	Scarce migrant	162	2
Little Crake Zapornia parva	Scarce migrant	238	14
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla	Scarce migrant	78	9
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus	Scarce migrant	101	18
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus	Vagrant	21	2
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus	Scarce migrant	274	4
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	Scarce migrant	191	19
Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus	Vagrant	0	0
Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons	Vagrant	0	0
Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus	Vagrant	0	0
Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii	Scarce migrant	253	14
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda	Scarce migrant	133	15
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis	Vagrant	0	0
Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus	Vagrant	0	0
Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus	Vagrant	6	4
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica	Scarce migrant	223	14
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	Scarce migrant	74	4
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata	Scarce migrant	149	3
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria	Scarce migrant	196	7
Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes	Vagrant	0	0
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	Scarce migrant	262	17
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	Scarce migrant	188	14
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata	Scarce migrant	108	10
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	Scarce migrant	113	6
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta	Scarce migrant	246	3
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri	Scarce migrant	292	9
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	Scarce migrant	154	15
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	Scarce migrant	100	4
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum	Scarce migrant	60	3
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki	Vagrant	27	4
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata	Vagrant	1	1
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus	Vagrant	0	0
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix	Scarce migrant	105	2
Great Auk Pinguinus impennis	Vagrant	0	0
Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia	Scarce migrant	174	14
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus	Vagrant	0	0
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	Scarce migrant	100	15
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	Scarce migrant	155	8
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	Vagrant	0	0
Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans	Scarce migrant	258	11
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	Vagrant	20	5
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	Vagrant	36	9
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri	Scarce migrant	332	17
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei	Vagrant	14	3
Great Black-headed Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	Vagrant	26	17
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii	Scarce migrant	66	6
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	Scarce migrant	205	1
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens	Vagrant	41	4
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus	Vagrant	35	2
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus	Vagrant	2	2
Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica	Scarce migrant	466	19
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Vagrant	0	0
White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina	Vagrant	0	0
Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro	Vagrant	6	3
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Hydrobates monorhis	Vagrant	11	4
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis	Vagrant	1	1
Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli	Vagrant	15	5
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis	Vagrant	10	6
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata	Vagrant	0	0
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira	Vagrant	0	0
Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila	Vagrant	0	0
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	Vagrant	0	0
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	Scarce migrant	132	4
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	Scarce migrant	294	17
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum	Vagrant	2	2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	Scarce migrant	90	16
Least Bittern Botaurus exilis	Vagrant	18	1
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus	Scarce migrant	145	6
Snowy Egret Egretta thula	Scarce migrant	116	19
Green Heron Butorides virescens	Scarce migrant	222	10
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus	Vagrant	18	1
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias	Vagrant	42	4
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor	Scarce migrant	93	3
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	Vagrant	0	0
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius	Vagrant	0	0
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus	Vagrant	11	5
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica	Vagrant	13	7
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus	Scarce migrant	123	13
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer	Vagrant	6	1
Little Swift Apus affinis	Scarce migrant	138	13
Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus	Vagrant	41	4
Hawk Owl Surnia ulula	Vagrant	1	1
Scops Owl Otus scops	Scarce migrant	168	12
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	Scarce migrant	110	7
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	Vagrant	3	3
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus	Scarce migrant	116	11
Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	Vagrant	0	0
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	Vagrant	44	13
Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius	Scarce migrant	186	11
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	Vagrant	0	0
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus	Vagrant	2	1
Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon	Scarce migrant	252	8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius	Vagrant	0	0
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	Scarce migrant	86	6
American Kestrel Falco sparverius	Vagrant	3	3
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis	Vagrant	19	3
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	Scarce migrant	252	5
Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus	Scarce migrant	57	15
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus	Vagrant	4	3
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe	Vagrant	0	0
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens	Vagrant	32	1
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum	Scarce migrant	80	4
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris	Vagrant	11	1
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus	Vagrant	0	0
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons	Vagrant	0	0
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	Scarce migrant	180	6
Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides	Scarce migrant	420	17
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach	Scarce migrant	56	8
Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes	Vagrant	0	0
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera	Vagrant	0	0
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Scarce migrant	52	1
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata	Vagrant	0	0
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	Scarce migrant	115	3
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	Vagrant	32	6
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis	Scarce migrant	85	6
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	Vagrant	1	1
Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon	Vagrant	16	4
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	Scarce migrant	71	13
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida	Scarce migrant	161	12
Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca	Vagrant	3	1
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola	Scarce migrant	153	18
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata	Scarce migrant	185	15
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis	Scarce migrant	306	14
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor	Vagrant	8	1
Purple Martin Progne subis	Vagrant	3	1
Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris	Scarce migrant	116	7
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica	Scarce migrant	132	37
American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Scarce migrant	151	8
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis	Vagrant	19	8
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	Vagrant	5	1
Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus	Scarce migrant	138	8
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus	Scarce migrant	139	6
Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus	Scarce migrant	231	9
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes	Scarce migrant	164	5
Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis	Vagrant	34	6
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris	Vagrant	11	1
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	Scarce migrant	151	7
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	Scarce migrant	90	4
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda	Scarce migrant	100	5
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	Scarce migrant	4,930	209
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	Vagrant	0	0
Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina	Scarce migrant	80	11
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum	Vagrant	21	4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula	Vagrant	0	0
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	Vagrant	0	0
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis	Vagrant	0	0
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla	Scarce migrant	88	8
Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis	Scarce migrant	97	2
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum	Vagrant	0	0
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos	Scarce migrant	188	4
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius	Vagrant	22	2
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina	Vagrant	1	1
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus	Scarce migrant	168	18
Veery Catharus fuscescens	Scarce migrant	56	7
Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus	Scarce migrant	153	8
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus	Vagrant	31	6
Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica	Vagrant	34	7
Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis	Vagrant	21	2
Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni	Vagrant	0	0
Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus	Scarce migrant	215	5
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus	Vagrant	15	6
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes	Scarce migrant	179	2
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica	Vagrant	0	0
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	Vagrant	40	2
Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope	Vagrant	30	6
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane	Vagrant	2	1
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans	Vagrant	4	2
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla	Scarce migrant	155	8
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	Scarce migrant	126	17
Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri	Vagrant	0	0
Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis	Scarce migrant	176	8
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius	Scarce migrant	171	9
Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	Vagrant	20	5
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca	Vagrant	34	6
White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	Vagrant	2	2
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	Scarce migrant	178	9
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella	Scarce migrant	217	14
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia	Vagrant	0	0
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Scarce migrant	94	3
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii	Scarce migrant	202	13
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi	Scarce migrant	155	17
Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina	Vagrant	0	0
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	Vagrant	19	5
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	Scarce migrant	138	9
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	Vagrant	38	3
Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi	Vagrant	4	2
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys	Vagrant	5	1
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila	Vagrant	8	2
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	Vagrant	41	15
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala	Vagrant	28	8
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	Scarce migrant	141	4
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata	Vagrant	6	2
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	Vagrant	0	0
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	Vagrant	30	3
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos	Scarce migrant	135	14
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus	Vagrant	1	1
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis	Scarce migrant	148	19
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis	Scarce migrant	209	19
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys	Scarce migrant	244	9
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis	Vagrant	9	1
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia	Vagrant	15	3
Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Vagrant	0	0
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Scarce migrant	83	11
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula	Scarce migrant	89	6
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus	Vagrant	31	4
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater	Vagrant	6	2
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla	Vagrant	17	3
Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis	Scarce migrant	301	2
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia	Vagrant	25	3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	Vagrant	0	0
Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina	Vagrant	34	5
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas	Scarce migrant	119	1
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla	Vagrant	13	3
Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina	Vagrant	0	0
Northern Parula Setophaga americana	Vagrant	7	2
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia	Scarce migrant	170	2
Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca	Scarce migrant	116	3
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata	Scarce migrant	108	8
Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea	Vagrant	26	1
Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica	Vagrant	0	0
Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva	Scarce migrant	206	9
Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina	Vagrant	29	2
Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata	Scarce migrant	229	15
Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis	Scarce migrant	65	1
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla	Vagrant	9	1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus	Vagrant	33	6
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea	Scarce migrant	67	3
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra	Vagrant	0	0
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea	Vagrant	44	4