Home's Bird Check-list
Home's bird check-list: Barcola - Trieste (NE Italy) 2004 - present day
-My Local Patch-
Abbreviations: R= resident; S= summer visitor; W= wintering; M= migrant; B= breeding; A= accidental/rare; reg= regular; irr= irregular.
* = species seen or heard from the local patch, but not in it
-Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) W irr? *
-Black-throaded Diver (Gavia arctica) W *
-Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) W *
-Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) WM *
-Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) A2 *
-Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) M reg
-Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) S *
-Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) R irr
-Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) A1*
-Great Egret (Ardea alba) A 1*
-Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) S irr, M
-Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) M reg
-Greylag Goose (Anser anser) M reg
-Greater-white fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) M reg *
-Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) R *
-Wigeon (Anas penelope) M irr *
-Garganey (Anas querquedula) M irr *
-Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) A1 *
-Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) A1 *
-Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) A2 - S irr
-Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) A1 *
-Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) A1
-Red Kite (Milvus milvus) A1
-Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) M irr
-Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) A1 *
-Buzzard (Buteo buteo) R
-Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) M reg
-Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) R
-Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) R irr - rare
-Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) M reg
-Common Crane (Grus grus) A2 - M irr?
-Curlew (Numenius arquata) M reg
-Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) A, M irr
-Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) S*, M
-Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) S irr *
-Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) R
-Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) S *
-Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) S *
-Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) R
-Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) M reg
-Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) RB
-Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) SM *
-Scops Owl (Otus scops) E,B (in a park included in the Local Patch)
-Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) A1
-Common Swift (Apus apus) S
-Alpine Swift (Apus melba) S irr, M
-Hoopoe (Upupa epops) M reg
-Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) A1
-Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) A1 *
-Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) RB
-Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) R irr *
-Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) RB
-Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) R irr - A1 for now...
-Skylark (Alauda arvensis) A1
-Woodlark (Lullula arborea) W irr
-Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) SM
-Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) A1
-House Martin (Delichon urbicum) SM
-Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) M irr
-Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) A1
-White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) R
-Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) A 5
-Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) W
-Dunnock (Prunella modularis) MW
-Robin (Erithacus rubecula) MW
-Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) SM
-Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) M reg
-Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) RB
-Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) M reg
-Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) M reg
-Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) A1
-Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) WM
-Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) A1
-Blackbird (Turdus merula) RB
-Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) M reg
-Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) RB
-Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) M reg
-Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) M reg
-Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) M reg
-Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) A1
-Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) A1
-Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) M irr
-Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) A1 M
-Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) MW, also the tristis subspecies on few occasions
-Wood Warbler (Philloscopus sibilatrix) M reg
-Willow Warbler (Philloscopus trochilus) M reg
-Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) W
-Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus) W
-Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) M reg S?
-Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) M reg
-Great Tit (Parus major) RB
-Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) R W
-Coal Tit (Periparus ater) W irr
-Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) A1
-Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) W irr
-Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) RW
-Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) R irr
-Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) R irr
-Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) M reg
-Magpie (Pica pica) RB
-Jay (Garrulus glandarius) R
-Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) A3
-Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix) RB
-Raven (Corvus corax) R irr
-Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) RB
-Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) S,B?
-House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) RB, including the italiae (Italian Sparrow) subspecies on one occasion
-Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) R irr
-Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) R
-Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) M irr, W irr
-Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) M reg
-Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) R
-Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) RB
-Siskin (Carduelis spinus) M reg W
-Serin (Serinus serinus) M reg S
-Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) W, M
-Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) M reg W irr
-Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) R,B?
-Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia) R irr
