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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Romania: Birds and Medieval Monasteries

Cumulative Checklist

with Bryan Bland as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of ten on which this species has been recorded.
  • Column B = Number of days this species was seen on the 2011 tour.
  • Column C = Maximum daily count for this species on the 2011 tour
  • Column D = H = Heard only
A B C D
10 Little Grebe 2 10 Tachybaptus ruficollis
10 Great Crested Grebe 3 20 Podiceps cristatus
9 Red-necked Grebe 1 3 Podiceps grisegena
9 Black-necked Grebe 3 10 Podiceps nigricollis
10 Continental Cormorant 5 00s Phalacracorax (carbo) sinensis
10 Pygmy Cormorant 3 00s Phalacracorax pygmaeus
10 White Pelican 3 4000 Pelecanus onocratalus
10 Dalmatian Pelican 1 7 Pelecanus crispus
8 Little Bittern 2 6 Ixobrychus minutus
10 Night Heron 4 1000 Nycticorax nycticorax
10 Squacco Heron 3 1000 Ardeola ralloides
10 Little Egret 5 1000 Egretta garzetta
10 Great Egret 4 100 Egretta alba
10 Grey Heron 5 100 Ardea cinerea
10 Purple Heron 5 100 Ardea purpurea
9 Black Stork 3 3 Ciconia nigra
10 White Stork 4 10,000 Ciconia ciconia
9 Glossy Ibis 3 20 Plegadis falcinellus
10 Spoonbill 3 12 Platalea leucorodia
10 Mute Swan 6 00s Cygnus olor
10 Greylag Goose 3 000s Anser anser
10 Shelduck 2 5 Tadorna tadorna
2 Ruddy Shelduck Tardorna ferruginea
9 Gadwall 2 6 Anas strepera
10 Teal 2 40 Anas crecca
10 Mallard 6 100 Anas platyrhynchos
2 Pintail Anus acuta
9 Garganey 4 6 Anas querquedula
9 Shoveler 4 2 Anas clypeata
9 Pochard Aythya ferina
9 Ferruginous Duck 3 2000 Aythya nyroca
2 Smew Mergellus albellus
3 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
1 Goosander Mergus merganser
7 Honey Buzzard 2 2 Pernis apivorus
9 White-tailed Eagle 1 8 Haliaeetus albicilla
7 Short-toed Eagle 1 1 Circaetus gallicus
10 Marsh Harrier 6 20 Circus aeruginosus
4 Hen Harrier 1 1 Circus cyaneus
4 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
9 Montagu’s Harrier 2 6 Circus pygargus
7 Goshawk 3 1 Accipiter gentilis
7 Sparrowhawk 1 1 Accipiter nisus
8 Levant Sparrowhawk 1 5 Accipiter brevipes
10 Common Buzzard 6 10 Buteo buteo
8 Long-legged Buzzard 3 5 Buteo rufinus
9 Lesser Spotted Eagle 4 4 Aquila pomarina
3 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
9 Booted Eagle 1 1 Hieraeetus pennatus
5 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
1 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
10 Common Kestrel 4 14 Falco tinnunculus
8 Red-footed Falcon 2 30 Falco vespertinus
10 Hobby 6 20 Falco subbuteo
5 Peregrine Falco peregrinus
3 Saker 1 1 Falco cherrug
1 Hazel Grouse 1 1 Bonasa bonasia
4 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
1 Quail Coturnix coturnix
8 Pheasant 2 5 Phasianus colchicus
9 Water Rail 1 1 Rallus aquaticus
1 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
4 Little Crake Porzana parva
9 Moorhen 5 100 Gallinula chloropus
10 Coot 5 2000 Fulica atra
8 Eurasian Oystercatcher 2 14 Haematopus ostralegus
10 Black-winged Stilt 3 20 Himantopus himantopus
8 Avocet 3 30 Recurvirostra avosetta
5 Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
7 Collared Pratincole 1 6 Glareola pratincola
1 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
10 Little Ringed Plover 2 4 Charadrius dubius
9 Common Ringed Plover 2 4 Charadrius hiaticula
8 Kentish Plover 1 1 Charadrius alexandrinus
4 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
1 European Golden Plover 1 2 Pluvialis apricaria
2 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
10 Lapwing 5 8 Vanellus vanellus
10 Little Stint 1 20 Calidris minuta
7 Temminck's Stint 1 1 Calidris temminckii
7 Curlew Sandpiper 2 50 Calidris ferruginea
1 Sanderling 1 1 Calidris alba
9 Dunlin 2 50 Calidris alpina
6 Broad-billed Sandpiper 2 20 Limicola falcinellus
10 Ruff 3 4 Philomachus pugnax
9 Common Snipe 4 7 Gallinago gallinago
10 Black-tailed Godwit 5 12 Limosa limosa
10 Curlew 1 6 Numenius arquata
1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
10 Spotted Redshank 4 50 Tringa erythropus
10 Redshank 1 3 Tringa totanus
8 Marsh Sandpiper 1 1 Tringa stagnatilis
9 Greenshank 5 20 Tringa nebularia
10 Green Sandpiper 4 20 Tringa ochropus
10 Wood Sandpiper 4 50 Tringa glareola
3 Terek Sandpiper 2 2 Xenus cinereus
10 Common Sandpiper 3 2 Actitis hypoleucos
3 Turnstone 1 2 Arenaria interpres
10 Red-necked Phalarope 1 6 Phalaropus lobatus
2 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
9 Little Gull Larus minutus
10 Black-headed Gull 6 00s Larus ridibundus
5 Mediterranean Gull 4 300 Larus melanocephalus
7 Common (Mew) Gull 1 1 Larus canus
2 Lesser Black-backed (Baltic) Gull Larus fuscus fuscus
3 Herring Gull 5 8 Larus argentatus
9 Caspian Gull 3 1 Larus cacchinnans
10 Yellow-legged Gull 7 30 Larus michahellis
5 Little Tern 2 6 Sterna albifrons
10 Gull-billed Tern 2 1 Gelochelidon nilotica
10 Caspian Tern 4 6 Sterna caspia
9 Sandwich Tern 2 20 Sterna sandvicensis
10 Common Tern 5 100 Sterna hirundo
10 Whiskered Tern 5 00s Chlidonias hybrida
9 Black Tern 1 1 Chlidonias niger
4 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
10 Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon 7 20 Columba livia
8 Stock Dove 1 1 Columba oenas
10 Wood Pigeon 8 8 Columba palumbus
10 Collared Dove 7 50 Streptopalia decoacto
8 Turtle Dove Streptopalia turtur
9 Cuckoo 2 3 Cuculus canorus
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
1 Ural Owl 1 1 Strix uralensis
6 Long-eared Owl 1 13 Asio otus
7 Little Owl 2 2 Athene noctua
8 Tawny Owl 1 1 H Strix aluco
8 Common Swift Apus apus
10 Kingfisher 2 20 Alcedo atthis
10 Bee-eater 6 1000 Merops apiaster
10 Roller 5 100 Coracias garrulus
9 Hoopoe 3 4 Upupa epops
10 Grey-headed Woodpecker 3 2 Picus canus
6 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
9 Black Woodpecker 1 1 Dryocopus martius
10 Great Spotted Woodpecker 7 4 Dendrocopos major
10 Syrian Woodpecker 3 4 Dendrocopos syriacus
7 Middle Spotted Woodpecker 2 2 Dendrocopos medius
8 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 4 Dendrocopos minor
10 Crested Lark 3 20 Galerida cristata
1 Calandra Lark 2 200 Melanocorypha calandra
8 Skylark 2 100 Alauda arvensis
10 Sand Martin 2 1500 Riparia riparia
10 Swallow 9 50 Hirundo rustica
1 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
10 House Martin 8 00s Delichon urbica
4 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
10 Tree Pipit 1 1 Anthus trivialis
1 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
2 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
2 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
10 Yellow Wagtail 6 60 Motacilla flava
3 Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla (flava) feldegg
2 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
10 Grey Wagtail 3 20 Motacilla cinerea
10 White Wagtail 8 30 Motacilla alba
6 Dipper 1 1 Cinclus cinclus
9 Wren 2 2 Troglodytes troglodytes
10 Robin 2 2 Erithacus rubecula
1 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
2 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
10 Black Redstart 6 18 Phoenicurus ochruros
10 Redstart 2 1 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
10 Whinchat 3 20 Saxicola rubetra
2 Stonechat Saxicola torquata
6 Isabelline Wheatear 2 5 Oenanthe isabellina
10 Northern Wheatear 2 6 Oenanthe oenanthe
5 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
5 Black-eared Wheatear 1 1 Oenanthe hispanica
10 Blackbird 4 1 Turdus merula
2 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
10 Fieldfare 1 16 Turdus pilaris
6 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
10 Mistle Thrush 2 14 Turdus viscivorus
3 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
10 Reed Warbler 2 3 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
6 Great Reed Warbler 1 1 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
5 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
2 Savi's Warbler Locustella lusciniodes
2 Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
7 Icterine Warbler 1 1 Hippolais icterina
1 Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
8 Lesser Whitethroat 2 3 Sylvia curruca
5 Whitethroat Sylvia communis
8 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
2 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
8 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
10 Chiffchaff 7 6 Phylloscopus collybita
10 Willow Warbler 4 2 Phylloscopus trochilius
9 Goldcrest 3 4 Regulus regulus
3 Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus
10 Spotted Flycatcher 4 10 Muscicapa striata
10 Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 20 Ficedula parva
2 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
5 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
8 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus
5 Penduline Tit 1 1 H Ramiz pendulinus
7 Long-tailed Tit 2 10 Aegithalos caudatus
10 Marsh Tit 5 12 Parus palustris
8 Sombre Tit 1 1 Parus lugubris
8 Willow Tit 1 20 Parus montanus
9 Crested Tit 1 2 Parus cristatus
10 Coal Tit 4 25 Parus ater
10 Blue Tit 5 50 Parus caeruleus
10 Great Tit 8 10 Parus major
10 Nuthatch 4 18 Sitta europea
8 Eurasian Treecreeper 1 1 Certhia familiaris
10 Golden Oriole 4 4 Oriolus oriolus
10 Red-backed Shrike 6 50 Lanius collurio
9 Lesser Grey Shrike 3 10 Lanius minor
9 Great Grey Shrike 2 1 Lanius excubitor
9 Jay 7 6 Garrulus glandarius
10 Magpie 7 20 Pica pica
8 Spotted Nutcracker 4 5 Nucifraga caryocatactes
10 Jackdaw 3 50 Corvus monudela
10 Rook 5 1000 Corvus frugeligus
1 Carrion Crow 2 2 Corvus corone
10 Hooded Crow 7 100 Corvus corone cornix
10 Raven 4 13 Corvus corax
10 Starling 6 00s Sturnus vulgaris
10 House Sparrow 7 00s Passer domesticus
3 Spanish Sparrow 2 20 Passer hispaniolensis
10 Tree Sparrow 7 100 Passer montanus
10 Chaffinch 6 35 Fringilla coelebs
5 Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
1 Siskin Carduelis spinus
10 Goldfinch 2 10 Carduelis carduelis
4 Linnet 1 4 Carduelis cannabina
2 Serin Serinus serinus
9 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
5 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
7 Hawfinch 1 10 Coccothraustes coccothraustes
9 Yellowhammer 1 1 Emberiza citrinella
7 Reed Bunting 1 6 Emberiza schoeniclus
6 Corn Bunting 2 30 Miliaria calandra