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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

Ukraine: Birding the Crimea

Cumulative Checklist

with Paul Goriup and Natasha Goriup as leaders

  • Column A = Number of tours out of two 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, (H) = Mostly Heard but some seen, N = Nesting, Disp = Displaying
A B C D
2 Black-throated Diver 1 1 Gavia arctica
1 Little Grebe 1 4 Podiceps ruficollis
2 Black-necked Grebe 2 10 Podiceps nigricollis
2 Red-necked Grebe 1 3 Podiceps grisegena
2 Great Crested Grebe 5 8 Podiceps cristatus
1 White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
2 Continental Cormorant 4 70 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
2 Mediterranean Shag 2 6 Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii
1 Continental Pygmy Cormorant 1 4 Phalacrocorax pygmaeus
2 Bittern 2 1 (H) Botaurus stellaris
2 Night Heron 2 4 Nycticorax nycticorax
2 Squacco Heron 3 5 Ardeola ralloides
2 Great White Egret 5 20 Egretta alba
2 Little Egret 4 12 Egretta garzetta
2 Grey Heron 6 20 N Ardea cinerea
2 Purple Heron 3 3 Ardea purpurea
2 Spoonbill 2 2 Platalea leucorodia
2 Glossy Ibis 2 10 Plegadis falcinellus
2 White Stork 4 6 N Ciconia ciconia
2 Greylag Goose 2 15 N Anser anser
2 Mute Swan 5 150 N Cygnus olor
2 Ruddy Shelduck 2 14 Tadorna ferruginea
2 Shelduck 6 200 N Tadorna tadorna
2 Mallard 4 10 Anas platyrhynchos
1 Wigeon Anas penelope
2 Garganey 2 4 Anas querquedula
2 Shoveler 1 3 Anas clypeata
2 Red-crested Pochard 2 6 Netta rufina
2 Pochard 4 18 Aythya ferina
2 Ferruginous Duck 1 2 Aythya nyroca
2 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
1 Honey Buzzard 1 1 Pernis apivorus
1 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
2 Montagu`s Harrier 1 3 Circus pygargus
2 Marsh Harrier 6 20 Disp Circus aeruginosus
1 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
1 Long-legged Buzzard 4 1 Buteo rufinus
2 Buzzard 5 2 Buteo buteo
1 Short-toed Eagle 2 1 Circaetus gallicus
1 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
1 White-tailed Eagle 1 2 Pair Haliaetus albicilla
2 Griffon Vulture 1 4 Gyps fulvus
1 Saker Falco cherrug
2 Peregrine 2 3 N Falco peregrinus
1 Hobby Falco subbuteo
2 Red-footed Falcon 6 50 N Falco vespertinus
2 Kestrel 7 10 N Falco tinnunculus
2 Chukar 1 1 Alectoris chukar
2 Partridge 3 3 Perdix perdix
2 Quail 3 2 Coturnix coturnix
2 Pheasant 5 2 Phasianus colchicus
2 Common Crane 1 100 Grus grus
2 Demoiselle Crane 3 15 Anthropoides virgo
1 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
1 Corncrake 1 1 Crex crex
1 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
2 Coot 4 30 Fulica atra
2 Great Bustard 2 9 Disp Otis tarda
2 Oystercatcher 2 4 Haematopus ostralegus
2 Black-winged Stilt 5 60 N Himantopus himantopus
2 Avocet 4 60 N Recurvirostra avosetta
2 Stone Curlew 1 2 N Burhinus oedicnemus
2 Collared Pratincole 2 3 Glareola pratincola
2 Little Ringed Plover 1 4 N Charadrius dubius
2 Ringed Plover 3 2 Charadrius hiaticula
2 Kentish Plover 2 10 N Charadrius alexandrinus
2 Grey Plover 2 500 Pluvialis squatarola
2 Lapwing 6 10 Vanellus vanellus
2 Little Stint 3 200 Calidris minuta
2 Temminck`s Stint 1 1 Calidris temminckii
2 Curlew Sandpiper 2 300 Calidris ferruginea
2 Dunlin 1 1000 Calidris alpina
1 Broad-billed Sandpiper 1 1 Limicola falcinellus
2 Ruff 2 15 Phylomachus pugnax
1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
1 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 1 Limosa lapponica
1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
2 Curlew 1 1 Numenius arquata
1 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
2 Redshank 2 2 Tringa totanus
1 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
2 Wood Sandpiper 3 15 Tringa glareola
1 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
2 Turnstone 2 10 Arenaria interpres
2 Arctic Skua 1 1 Sterorarius parasiticus
2 Great Black-headed Gull 1 2 Larus ichtyaetus
2 Mediterranean Gull 2 4 Larus melanocephalus
1 Little Gull Larus minutus
2 Black-headed Gull 5 30 Larus ridibundus
2 Slender-billed Gull 2 75 Larus genei
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
1 Yellow-legged Gull 1 1 Larus michahellis
2 Caspian Gull 7 200 Larus cachinnans
2 Gull-billed Tern 4 10 Gelochelidon nilotica
2 Caspian Tern 1 10 Hydroprogne caspia
2 Sandwich Tern 3 200 Sterna sandvicensis
2 Common Tern 4 50 N Sterna hirundo
2 Little Tern 3 16 N Sterna albifrons
2 Whiskered Tern 4 50 N Chlidonias hybrida
2 Black Tern 5 100 Chlidonias niger
2 White-winged Black Tern 1 5 Chlidonias leucopterus
2 Woodpigeon 6 15 Columba palumbus
2 Rock (Feral) Dove 8 100 Columba livia
2 Collared Dove 7 20 Streptopelia decaocto
2 Turtle Dove 7 4 Streptopelia turtur
2 Cuckoo 8 6 Cuculus canorus
1 Scops Owl 3 6 Otus scops
1 Little Owl Athene noctua
2 Long-eared Owl 2 5 Asio otus
2 Short-eared Owl 1 1 Asio flammeus
2 Alpine Swift 2 50 Apus melba
2 Swift 8 300 Apus apus
2 Roller 2 15 Coracias garrulus
1 Kingfisher 1 2 Alcedo atthis
2 Bee-eater 5 30 N Merops apiaster
2 Hoopoe 6 6 N Upupa epops
2 Wryneck 2 2 Jynx torquilla
1 Grey-faced Woodpecker 1 2 Picus canus
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 2 Dendrocopos major
2 Syrian Woodpecker 2 2 Dendrocopos syriacus
2 Calandra Lark 5 500 N Melanocorypha calandra
2 Crested Lark 5 30 N Galerida cristata
2 Short-toed Lark 1 2 N Calandrella cinerea
2 Skylark 4 100 N Alauda arvensis
2 Sand Martin 4 20 Riparia riparia
2 Swallow 8 100 N Hirundo rustica
2 House Martin 7 100 N Delichon urbica
2 Tawny Pipit 3 6 Anthus campestris
2 Tree Pipit 2 6 Anthus trivialis
2 Yellow Wagtail 1 6 Motacilla flava
2 Black-headed Wagtail 5 6 Motacilla feldegg
2 Grey Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla cinerea
2 White Wagtail 8 10 Motacilla alba
2 Robin 1 3 Erithacus rubecula
2 Thrush Nightingale 2 10 Luscinia luscinia
2 Nightingale 3 10 Luscinia megarhynchos
2 Black Redstart 2 2 N Phoenicurus ochruros
2 Redstart 4 2 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
2 Whinchat 1 2 Saxicola rubetra
1 Stonechat 1 1 Saxicola torquata
1 Siberian Stonechat S.maura variegata
2 Wheatear 6 6 N Oenanthe oenanthe
1 Isabelline Wheatear 2 1 Oenanthe isabellina
2 Pied Wheatear 2 6 N Oenanthe pleschanca
1 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
2 Blackbird 7 20 Turdus merula
2 Song Thrush 1 2 Turdus philomelos
1 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
2 Savi`s Warbler 1 1 Locustella luscinioides
1 Sedge Warbler 2 6 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
2 Paddyfield Warbler 3 2 Acrocephalus agricola
2 Reed Warbler 1 1 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
2 Great Reed Warbler 5 6 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
1 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais ida
2 Barred Warbler 2 4 Sylvia nisoria
1 Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
1 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
2 Whitethroat 3 3 Sylvia communis
2 Garden Warbler 2 2 Sylvia borin
2 Blackcap 3 10 Sylvia atricapilla
2 Wood Warbler 1 3 Phylloscopus sibilatrix
2 Chiffchaff 4 4 Phylloscopus collybita
2 Willow Warbler 3 3 Phylloscopus trochilus
2 Red-breasted Flycatcher 2 1 Ficedula parva
2 Collared Flycatcher 1 1 Ficedula albicollis
1 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
2 Spotted Flycatcher 3 4 Muscicapa striata
2 Firecrest 1 1 Regulus ignicapillus
1 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus
2 Coal Tit 1 1 Parus ater
2 Blue Tit 1 6 Parus caeruleus
2 Great Tit 5 10 Parus major
1 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
2 Penduline Tit 1 4 N Remiz pendulinus
2 Golden Oriole 3 10 Oriolus oriolus
2 Red-backed Shrike 7 1000 Lanius collurio
1 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
2 Lesser Grey Shrike 6 600 Lanius minor
2 Jay 1 1 Garrulus glandarius
2 Magpie 7 40 N Pica pica
2 Jackdaw 5 100 N Corvus monedula soemmerringii
2 Rook 6 200 N Corvus frugilegus
2 Hooded Crow 8 20 N Corvus cornix
2 Raven 4 10 N Corvus corax
2 Starling 8 100 N Sturnus vulgaris
1 Rose-coloured Starling 2 2 Sturnus roseus
2 House Sparrow 8 50 N Passer domesticus
2 Tree Sparrow 2 10 N Passer montanus
2 Chaffinch 6 100 Fringilla coelebs
2 Greenfinch 5 20 Chloris chloris
2 Goldfinch 7 10 Carduelis carduelis
2 Linnet 4 10 Acanthis cannabina
1 Redpoll 1 2 Acanthis flammea
1 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
2 Hawfinch 1 2 Coccothraustes coccothraustes
2 Yellowhammer 1 1 Emberiza citrinella
2 Ortolan Bunting 2 3 Emberiza hortulana
2 Reed Bunting 2 2 Emberiza schoeniclus
2 Black-headed Bunting 2 20 Emberiza melanocephala
2 Corn Bunting 6 300 Emberiza calandra

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