The Collection

British Bird Species

Every species you could spot in the UK — from common garden birds to once-in-a-lifetime rarities. Each one earns a card.

Showing 641 species
Rare
P
Pomarine Skua
Stercorarius pomarinus
Uncommon
A
Arctic Skua
Stercorarius parasiticus
Rare
L
Long-tailed Skua
Stercorarius longicaudus
Uncommon
G
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
Legendary
S
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Uncommon
L
Little Auk
Alle alle
Common
C
Common Guillemot
Uria aalge
Legendary
B
Brunnich’s Guillemot
Uria lomvia
Common
R
Razorbill
Alca torda
Uncommon
B
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Uncommon
A
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Legendary
T
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Common
B
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Legendary
I
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea
Rare
S
Sabine’s Gull
Xema sabini
Legendary
B
Bonaparte’s Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Common
B
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Legendary
S
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Uncommon
L
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Legendary
L
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Legendary
F
Franklin’s Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Uncommon
M
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Legendary
A
Audouin’s Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Legendary
P
Pallas’s Gull
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Common
C
Common Gull
Larus canus
Rare
R
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Common
L
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Common
H
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Legendary
A
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Uncommon
Y
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Rare
C
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Rare
I
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Legendary
K
Kumlien’s Gull
Larus glaucoides kumlieni
Rare
G
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Legendary
G
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Common
G
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Legendary
R
Ross’s Gull
Rhodostethia rosea
Legendary
S
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Uncommon
L
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Legendary
G
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Legendary
C
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Legendary
W
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Rare
B
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Legendary
W
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Common
C
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Legendary
R
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Uncommon
A
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Uncommon
S
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Legendary
R
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Legendary
L
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
Legendary
E
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Common
R
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Common
S
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Common
C
Common Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Legendary
E
European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Common
E
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Legendary
O
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Uncommon
C
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Legendary
Y
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Legendary
B
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
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