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Shetland Bird List

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The table contains a complete list of the 473 bird species recorded in Shetland, including the year of the first record and, where relevant, Shetland name, breeding status and category.

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Key to breeding status:

 

C: common (50+ pairs)

u: uncommon but annual (fewer than 50 pairs)

sp: sporadic

e: extinct (regular or sporadic with no 21st century records)

poss: possible breeding spp.

hyb: only bred as part of a hybrid pair

Key to category:

 

C: Category C (not native/introduced)

D: Category D (uncertain provenance)

O: only seen offshore

X: globally extinct

F: only recorded on Fair Isle

P: provisional (believed to have occurred but no accepted records)

Species
Scientific Name
Shetland Name
Breeding Status
First Record
Cat.
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Stock Hawk
sp #
1518
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
1985
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
sp #
1866
Daurian Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
1960
[Turkestan Shrike]
Lanius phoenicuroides
2017
P
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
1913
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
1870
Steppe Grey Shrike
Lanius pallidirostris
1956
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
1913
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceous
2012
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
1882
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
1861
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
1987
F
Spotted Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
1968
Western Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
e
1856
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
C
1774
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
hyb
1769
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Hoodie Craa
C
1615
Northern Raven
Corvus corax
Corbie
C
1615
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
1822
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