UK Birds Quiz-RSPB handbook edition

Can you name all the bird species found in the UK, as listed in the RSPB handbook of British birds? Based on 4th edition, with minor taxonomic updates. All breeding, wintering and passage migrant species are included, as are the more frequent regular wanderers.

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Hint	Answer
Anatidae- Ducks, Geese & Swans	Mute Swan
	Bewick's Swan
	Whooper Swan
	Tundra bean Goose
	Taiga bean Goose
	Pink-footed Goose
	White-fronted Goose
	Greylag Goose
	Snow Goose
	Canada Goose
	Barnacle Goose
	Brent Goose
	Egyptian Goose
	Shelduck
	Wigeon
	Gadwall
	Pintail
	Mallard
	Teal
	Green-winged Teal
	Garganey
	Shoveler
	Mandarin
	Pochard
	Scaup
	Tufted Duck
	Ring-necked Duck
	Eider
	Long-tailed Duck
	Common Scoter
	Velvet Scoter
	Goldeneye
	Smew
	Red-breasted Merganser
	Goosander
	Ruddy Duck
Phasianidae- Gamebirds	Quail
	Red Grouse
	Ptarmigan
	Black Grouse
	Capercaillie
	Red-legged Partridge
	Grey Partridge
	Pheasant
	Golden Pheasant
Gaviidae- Divers	Black-throated Diver
	Great Northern Diver
	Red-throated Diver
Podicipedidae- Grebes	Little Grebe
	Great Crested Grebe
	Red-necked Grebe
	Slavonian Grebe
	Black-necked Grebe
Procellariidae- Petrels	Sooty Shearwater
	Cory's Shearwater
	Manx Shearwater
	Balearic Shearwater
	Great Shearwater
	Fulmar
Hydrobatidae- Storm Petrels	Storm Petrel
	Leach's Petrel
Phalacrocoracidae- Cormorants	Cormorant
	Shag
Sulidae- Gannets	Gannet
Ardeidae- Herons	Little Egret
	Cattle Egret
	Great Egret
	Grey Heron
	Purple Heron
	Bittern
	Little Bittern
	Night Heron
Threskiornithidae- Ibis & Spoonbills	Spoonbill
	Glossy Ibis
Ciconiidae- Storks	White Stork
Pandionidae- Osprey	Osprey
Accipitridae- Hawks & Eagles	Honey Buzzard
	Buzzard
	Rough-legged Buzzard
	Hen Harrier
	Montagu's Harrier
	Marsh Harrier
	Red Kite
	Black Kite
	White-tailed Eagle
	Golden Eagle
	Goshawk
	Sparrowhawk
Falconidae- Falcons	Kestrel
	Merlin
	Hobby
	Peregrine
	Red-footed Falcon
Rallidae- Rails	Water Rail
	Spotted Crake
	Moorhen
	Coot
	Corncrake
Gruidae- Cranes	Crane
Haematopodidae- Oystercatchers	Oystercatcher
Recurvirostridae- Avocets & Stilts	Avocet
	Black-winged Stilt
Burhinidae- Stone Curlews	Stone Curlew
Charadriidae- Plovers	Dotterel
	Little Ringed Plover
	Ringed Plover
	Kentish Plover
	Golden Plover
	Grey Plover
	Lapwing
Scolopacidae- Sandpipers etc.	Ruff
	Dunlin
	Knot
	Little Stint
	Temminck's Stint
	Pectoral Sandpiper
	Curlew Sandpiper
	Sanderling
	Purple Sandpiper
	Buff-breasted Sandpiper
	White-rumped Sandpiper
	Woodcock
	Jack Snipe
	Snipe
	Turnstone
	Black-tailed Godwit
	Bar-tailed Godwit
	Whimbrel
	Curlew
	Spotted Redshank
	Redshank
	Greenshank
	Wood Sandpiper
	Green Sandpiper
	Common Sandpiper
	Red-necked Phalarope
	Grey Phalarope
Stercorariidae- Skuas	Arctic Skua
	Long-tailed Skua
	Pomarine Skua
	Great Skua
Laridae- Gulls & Terns	Mediterranean Gull
	Black-headed Gull
	Herring Gull
	Yellow-legged Gull
	Caspian Gull
	Iceland Gull
	Glaucous Gull
	Lesser Black-backed Gull
	Great Black-backed Gull

Hint	Answer
	Common Gull
	Ring-billed Gull
	Kittiwake
	Little Gull
	Sabine's Gull
	Sandwich Tern
	Roseate Tern
	Common Tern
	Arctic Tern
	Little Tern
	Black Tern
	White-winged Tern
Alcidae- Auks	Guillemot
	Razorbill
	Black Guillemot
	Puffin
	Little Auk
Columbidae- Pigeons & Doves	Rock Dove
	Stock Dove
	Woodpigeon
	Collared Dove
	Turtle Dove
Psittaculidae- Parakeets	Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuculidae- Cuckoos	Cuckoo
Tytonidae- Barn Owls	Barn Owl
Strigidae- True Owls	Tawny Owl
	Long-eared Owl
	Short-eared Owl
	Little Owl
Caprimulgidae- Nightjars	Nightjar
Apodidae- Swifts	Swift
	Alpine Swift
Upupidae- Hoopoes	Hoopoe
Alcedinidae- Kingfishers	Kingfisher
Meropidae- Bee-eaters	Bee-eater
Picidae- Woodpeckers	Wryneck
	Green Woodpecker
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
	Great Spotted Woodpecker
Alaudidae- Larks	Woodlark
	Skylark
	Shore Lark
Hirundinidae- Swallows & Martins	Sand Martin
	Swallow
	House Martin
	Red-rumped Swallow
Motacillidae- Wagtails & Pipits	Tree Pipit
	Meadow Pipit
	Water Pipit
	Rock Pipit
	Richard's Pipit
	Red-throated Pipit
	Yellow Wagtail
	Grey Wagtail
	Pied Wagtail
Cinclidae- Dippers	Dipper
Troglodytidae- Wrens	Wren
Prunellidae- Accentors	Dunnock
Muscicapidae- Chats & Flycatchers	Robin
	Nightingale
	Black Redstart
	Redstart
	Whinchat
	Stonechat
	Bluethroat
	Wheatear
	Spotted Flycatcher
	Red-breasted Flycatcher
	Pied Flycatcher
Turdidae- Thrushes	Ring Ouzel
	Blackbird
	Fieldfare
	Redwing
	Song Thrush
	Mistle Thrush
Bombycillidae- Waxwings	Waxwing
Cettiidae- Cetti's Warblers	Cetti's Warbler
Locustellidae- Grass Warblers	Grasshopper Warbler
Acrocephalidae- Reed Warblers	Sedge Warbler
	Reed Warbler
	Marsh Warbler
	Aquatic Warbler
	Icterine Warbler
	Melodious Warbler
Sylviidae- Typical Warblers	Dartford Warbler
	Barred Warbler
	Lesser Whitethroat
	Whitethroat
	Western Subalpine Warbler
	Blackcap
	Garden Warbler
Phylloscopidae- Leaf Warblers	Pallas's Warbler
	Yellow-browed Warbler
	Chiffchaff
	Willow Warbler
	Wood Warbler
Regulidae- Kinglets	Goldcrest
	Firecrest
Panuridae- Bearded Tit	Bearded Tit
Aegithalidae- Bushtits	Long-tailed Tit
Paridae- Tits	Marsh Tit
	Willow Tit
	Crested Tit
	Coal Tit
	Blue Tit
	Great Tit
Sittidae- Nuthatches	Nuthatch
Certhiidae- Creepers	Treecreeper
Laniidae- Shrikes	Red-backed Shrike
	Great Grey Shrike
	Woodchat Shrike
Oriolidae- Orioles	Golden Oriole
Corvidae- Crows	Jay
	Magpie
	Chough
	Jackdaw
	Rook
	Carrion Crow
	Hooded Crow
	Raven
Sturnidae- Starlings	Starling
	Rose-coloured Starling
Passeridae- Sparrows	House Sparrow
	Tree Sparrow
Fringillidae- Finches	Chaffinch
	Brambling
	Serin
	Goldfinch
	Greenfinch
	Siskin
	Linnet
	Twite
	Lesser Redpoll
	Common Redpoll
	Arctic Redpoll
	Crossbill
	Scottish Crossbill
	Parrot Crossbill
	Common Rosefinch
	Bullfinch
	Hawfinch
Calcariidae- Longspurs	Lapland Bunting
	Snow Bunting
Emberizidae- Buntings	Yellowhammer
	Cirl Bunting
	Reed Bunting
	Ortolan Bunting
	Corn Bunting
	Little Bunting