This list is provided to give guidance of those species for which the text alert system should be used.  Daily updates (one per day), or significant movements should be provided for those species highlighted in bold (and with a *), records of other species listed here should only be alerted on first sighting and not subsequently.  Please do not use the alert system for species not listed here, unless of course it is a new species for Britain!

White-billed Diver* Gavia adamsii A

Pied-billed Grebe* Podilymbus podiceps A

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena A

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis A

Black-browed Albatross* Thalassarche melanophris A

Fea’s/Zino’s Petrel’* Pterodroma madeira/feae A

Capped Petrel* Pterodroma hasitata B

Bulwer’s Petrel* Bulweria bulwerii B

Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea A

Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis A

Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus A

Little Shearwater* Puffinus assimilis A

Wilson’s Storm-petrel* Oceanites oceanicus A

White-faced Storm-petrel* Pelagodroma marina B

Leach’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa A

Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel* Oceanodroma monorhis A

Madeiran Storm-petrel* Oceanodroma castro B

Red-billed Tropicbird* Phaethon aethereus A

Double-crested Cormorant* Phalacrocorax auritus A

Ascension Frigatebird* Fregata aquila A

Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris A

American Bittern* Botaurus lentiginosus A

Little Bittern* Ixobrychus minutus A

Black-crowned Night Heron* Nycticorax nycticorax A

Green Heron* Butorides virescens A

Squacco Heron* Ardeola ralloides A

Cattle Egret* Bubulcus ibis A

Little Egret Egretta garzetta A

Snowy Egret* Egretta thula A

Great Egret* Ardea alba A

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea A

Black Stork* Ciconia nigra A

White Stork Ciconia ciconia A

Glossy Ibis* Plegadis falcinellus A

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia A

Bean Goose Anser fabalis A

Lesser White-fronted Goose* Anser erythropus A

Snow Goose Anser caerulescens A

Lesser Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii AC

Brent Goose Branta bernicla A (Black Brant only)

Red-breasted Goose* Branta ruficollis A

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca C

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea B

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata C

American Wigeon Anas americana A

Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis A

American Black Duck* Anas rubripes A

Blue-winged Teal* Anas discors A

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina A

Redhead* Aythya americana A

Canvasback* Aythya valisineria A

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris A

Ferruginous Duck* Aythya nyroca A

Lesser Scaup* Aythya affinis A

King Eider* Somateria spectabilis A

Steller’s Eider* Polysticta stelleri A

Harlequin Duck* Histrionicus histrionicus A

Black Scoter* Melanitta americana

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata A

Bufflehead* Bucephala albeola A

Barrow’s Goldeneye* Bucephala islandica A

European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus A

Black Kite* Milvus migrans A

Red Kite Milvus milvus AC

White-tailed Eagle* Haliaeetus albicilla A

Egyptian Vulture* Neophron percnopterus B

Short-toed Eagle* Circaetus gallicus A

Pallid Harrier* Circus macrourus A

Montagu’s Harrier* Circus pygargus A

Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus A

Greater Spotted Eagle* Aquila clanga B

Lesser Kestrel* Falco naumanni A

American Kestrel* Falco sparverius A

Red-footed Falcon* Falco vespertinus A

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo A

Eleonora’s Falcon* Falco eleonorae A

Gyr Falcon* Falco rusticolus A

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix A

Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus C

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae C

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana A

Sora* Porzana carolina A

Little Crake* Porzana parva A

Baillon’s Crake* Porzana pusilla A

Corn Crake Crex crex A

Allen’s Gallinule* Porphyrula alleni A

(American) Purple Gallinule* Porphyrula martinica A

American Coot* Fulica americana A

Common Crane Grus grus A

Sandhill Crane* Grus canadensis A

Little Bustard* Tetrax tetrax A

Macqueen’s Bustard* Chlamydotis macqueenii A

Great Bustard* Otis tarda A

Black-winged Stilt* Himantopus himantopus A

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta A

Stone-curlew* Burhinus oedicnemus A

Cream-coloured Courser* Cursorius cursor A

Collared Pratincole* Glareola pratincola A

Oriental Pratincole* Glareola maldivarum A

Black-winged Pratincole* Glareola nordmanni A

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius A

Semipalmated Plover* Charadrius semipalmatus A

Killdeer* Charadrius vociferus A

Kentish Plover* Charadrius alexandrinus A

Lesser Sand Plover* Charadrius mongolus A

Greater Sand Plover* Charadrius leschenaultii A

Caspian Plover* Charadrius asiaticus A

American Golden Plover* Pluvialis dominica A

Pacific Golden Plover* Pluvialis fulva A

Sociable Lapwing* Vanellus gregarius A

White-tailed Lapwing* Vanellus leucurus A

Great Knot* Calidris tenuirostris A

Semipalmated Sandpiper* Calidris pusilla A

Western Sandpiper* Calidris mauri A

Red-necked Stint* Calidris ruficollis A

Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii A

Long-toed Stint* Calidris subminuta A

Least Sandpiper* Calidris minutilla A

White-rumped Sandpiper* Calidris fuscicollis A

Baird’s Sandpiper* Calidris bairdii A

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos A

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper* Calidris acuminata A

Stilt Sandpiper* Calidris himantopus A

Broad-billed Sandpiper* Limicola falcinellus A

Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis A

Great Snipe* Gallinago media A

Short-billed Dowitcher* Limnodromus griseus A

Long-billed Dowitcher* Limnodromus scolopaceus A

Hudsonian Godwit* Limosa haemastica A

Little Curlew* Numenius minutus A

Eskimo Curlew* Numenius borealis B

Slender-billed Curlew* Numenius tenuirostris A

Upland Sandpiper* Bartramia longicauda A

Marsh Sandpiper* Tringa stagnatilis A

Greater Yellowlegs* Tringa melanoleuca A

Lesser Yellowlegs* Tringa flavipes A

Solitary Sandpiper* Tringa solitaria A

Terek Sandpiper* Xenus cinereus A

Spotted Sandpiper* Actitis macularius A

Grey-tailed Tattler* Heteroscelus brevipes A

Wilson’s Phalarope* Phalaropus tricolor A

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A

Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius A

Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus A

Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus A

Pallas’s Gull* Larus ichthyaetus B

Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus A

Laughing Gull* Larus atricilla A

Franklin’s Gull* Larus pipixcan A

Sabine’s Gull Larus sabini A

Bonaparte’s Gull* Larus philadelphia A

Slender-billed Gull* Larus genei A

Audouin’s Gull* Larus auduoinii A

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis A

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahaellis A

Ross’s Gull* Rhodostethia rosea A

Ivory Gull* Pagophila eburnea A

Aleutian Tern* Onychoprion aleutica A

Bridled Tern* Onychoprion anaethetus A

Sooty Tern* Onychoprion fuscata A

Gull-billed Tern* Sterna nilotica A

Caspian Tern* Sterna caspia A

Whiskered Tern* Chlidonias hybrida A

Black Tern Chlidonias niger A

White-winged Tern* Chlidonias leucopterus A

Royal Tern* Sterna maxima A

Lesser Crested Tern* Sterna bengalensis A

Forster’s Tern* Sterna forsteri A

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii A

Brünnich’s Guillemot* Uria lomvia A

Pallas’s Sandgrouse* Syrrhaptes paradoxus A

European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur A

Oriental Turtle Dove* Streptopelia orientalis A

Mourning Dove* Zenaida macroura A

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri C

Great Spotted Cuckoo* Clamator glandarius A

Black-billed Cuckoo* Coccyzus erythrophthalmus A

Yellow-billed Cuckoo* Coccyzus americanus A

Eurasian Scops Owl* Otus scops A

Snowy Owl* Bubo scandiaca A

Northern Hawk Owl* Surnia ulula A

Little Owl* Athene noctua C

Tengmalm’s Owl* Aegolius funereus A

European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus A

Red-necked Nightjar* Caprimulgus ruficollis B

Egyptian Nightjar* Caprimulgus aegyptius A

Common Nighthawk* Chordeiles minor A

Chimney Swift* Chaetura pelagica A

White-throated Needletail* Hirundapus caudacutus A

Pallid Swift* Apus pallidus A

 

 

Pacific Swift* Apus pacificus A

Alpine Swift* Apus melba A

Little Swift* Apus affinis A

Belted Kingfisher* Ceryle alcyon A

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater* Merops persicus A

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster A

European Roller* Coracias garrulus A

Hoopoe Upupa epops A

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla A

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* Sphyrapicus varius A

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker* Dendrocopos minor A

Eastern Phoebe* Sayornis phoebe A

Calandra Lark* Melanocorypha calandra A

Bimaculated Lark* Melanocorypha bimaculata A

White-winged Lark* Melanocorypha leucoptera A

Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla A

Lesser Short-toed Lark* Calandrella rufescens A

Crested Lark* Galerida cristata A

Wood Lark* Lullula arborea A

Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris A

Tree Swallow* Tachycineta bicolor A

Eurasian Crag Martin* Ptyonoprogne rupestris A

Red-rumped Swallow* Hirundo daurica A

Cliff Swallow* Hirundo pyrrhonota A

Richard’s Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae A

Blyth’s Pipit* Anthus godlewskii A

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris A

Olive-backed Pipit* Anthus hodgsoni A

Pechora Pipit* Anthus gustavi A

Red-throated Pipit* Anthus cervinus A

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta A

Buff-bellied Pipit* Anthus rubescens A

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava A (non flavissima races)

Citrine Wagtail* Motacilla citreola A

Cedar Waxwing* Bombycilla cedrorum A

Northern Mockingbird* Mimus polyglottos A

Brown Thrasher* Toxostoma rufum A

Gray Catbird* Dumetella carolinensis A

Alpine Accentor* Prunella collaris A

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin* Cercotrichas galactotes A

Thrush Nightingale* Luscinia luscinia A

Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos A

Siberian Rubythroat* Luscinia calliope A

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A

Siberian Blue Robin* Luscinia cyane A

Red-flanked Bluetail* Tarsiger cyanurus A

White-throated Robin* Irania gutturalis A

Moussier’s Redstart* Phoenicurus moussieri A

Siberian Stonechat*  Saxicola torquata maura/stejnegeri

Isabelline Wheatear* Oenanthe isabellina A

Pied Wheatear* Oenanthe pleschanka A

Black-eared Wheatear* Oenanthe hispanica A

Desert Wheatear* Oenanthe deserti A

White-tailed Wheatear* Oenanthe leucopyga A

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush* Monticola saxatilis A

Blue Rock Thrush* Monticola solitarius A

White’s Thrush* Zoothera dauma A

Siberian Thrush* Zoothera sibirica A

Varied Thrush* Zoothera naevia A

Wood Thrush* Hylocichla mustelina A

Hermit Thrush* Catharus guttatus A

Swainson’s Thrush* Catharus ustulatus A

Grey-cheeked Thrush* Catharus minimus A

Veery* Catharus fuscescens A

Eyebrowed Thrush* Turdus obscurus A

Dusky Thrush* Turdus naumanni A

Dark-throated Thrush* Turdus ruficollis A

American Robin* Turdus migratorius A

Cetti’s Warbler* Cettia cetti A

Zitting Cisticola* Cisticola juncidis A

Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler* Locustella certhiola A

Lanceolated Warbler* Locustella lanceolata A

River Warbler* Locustella fluviatilis A

Savi’s Warbler* Locustella luscinioides A

Moustached Warbler* Acrocephalus melanopogon A

Aquatic Warbler* Acrocephalus paludicola A

Paddyfield Warbler* Acrocephalus agricola A

Blyth’s Reed Warbler* Acrocephalus dumetorum A

Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris A

Great Reed Warbler* Acrocephalus arundinaceus A

Thick-billed Warbler* Acrocephalus aedon A

Eastern Olivacaeous Warbler* Hippolais pallida A

Western Olivaceous Warbler* Hippolais opaca A

Booted Warbler* Hippolais caligata A

Sykes’s Warbler* Hippolais rama A

Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina A

Melodious Warbler* Hippolais polyglotta A

Marmora’s Warbler* Sylvia sarda A

Dartford Warbler* Sylvia undata A

Spectacled Warbler* Sylvia conspicillata A

Subalpine Warbler* Sylvia cantillans A

Sardinian Warbler* Sylvia melanocephala A

Rüppell’s Warbler* Sylvia rueppelli A

Asian Desert Warbler* Sylvia nana A

Orphean Warbler* Sylvia hortensis A

Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria A

Greenish Warbler* Phylloscopus trochiloides A

Arctic Warbler* Phylloscopus borealis A

Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus A

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus A

Hume’s Leaf Warbler* Phylloscopus humei A

Radde’s Warbler* Phylloscopus schwarzi A

Dusky Warbler* Phylloscopus fuscatus A

Western Bonelli’s Warbler* Phylloscopus bonelli A

Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler* Phylloscopus orientalis A

Iberian Chiffchaff* Phylloscopus ibericus A

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla A

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva A

Collared Flycatcher* Ficedula albicollis A

Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus A

Marsh Tit* Parus palustris A

Willow Tit* Parus montanus A

Crested Tit Parus cristatus A

Red-breasted Nuthatch* Sitta canadensis A

Wood Nuthatch* Sitta europaea A

Wallcreeper* Tichodroma muraria A

Short-toed Treecreeper* Certhia brachydactyla A

Eurasian Penduline Tit* Remiz pendulinus A

Eurasian Golden Oriole* Oriolus oriolus A

Brown Shrike* Lanius cristatus A

Isabelline Shrike* Lanius isabellinus A

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio A

Long-tailed Shrike* Lanius schach A

Lesser Grey Shrike* Lanius minor A

Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor A

Southern Grey Shrike* Lanius meridionalis A

Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator A

Spotted Nutcracker* Nucifraga caryocatactes A

Red-billed Chough* Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax A

Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus A

Spanish Sparrow* Passer hispaniolensis A

Rock Sparrow* Petronia petronia A

Yellow-throated Vireo* Vireo flavifrons A

Philadelphia Vireo* Vireo philadelphicus A

Red-eyed Vireo* Vireo olivaceus A

European Serin* Serinus serinus A

Mealy Redpoll Carduelis flammea A

Arctic Redpoll* Carduelis hornemanni A

Two-barred Crossbill* Loxia leucoptera A

Trumpeter Finch* Bucanetes githagineus A

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus A

Pine Grosbeak* Pinicola enucleator A

Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes A

Evening Grosbeak* Hesperiphona vespertina A

Black-and-white Warbler* Mniotilta varia A

Golden-winged Warbler* Vermivora chrysoptera A

Tennessee Warbler* Vermivora peregrina A

Northern Parula* Parula americana A

Yellow Warbler* Dendroica petechia A

Chestnut-sided Warbler* Dendroica pensylvanica A

Blackburnian Warbler* Dendroica fusca A

Cape May Warbler* Dendroica tigrina A

Magnolia Warbler* Dendroica magnolia A

Yellow-rumped Warbler* Dendroica coronata A

Blackpoll Warbler* Dendroica striata A

Bay-breasted Warbler* Dendroica castanea A

American Redstart* Setophaga ruticilla A

Ovenbird* Seiurus aurocapilla A

Northern Waterthrush* Seiurus noveboracensis A

Common Yellowthroat* Geothlypis trichas A

Hooded Warbler* Wilsonia citrina A

Wilson’s Warbler* Wilsonia pusilla A

Summer Tanager* Piranga rubra A

Scarlet Tanager* Piranga olivacea A

Eastern Towhee* Pipilo erythrophthalmus A

Lark Sparrow* Chondestes grammacus A

Savannah Sparrow* Passerculus sandwichensis A

Song Sparrow* Melospiza melodia A

White-crowned Sparrow* Zonotrichia leucophrys A

White-throated Sparrow* Zonotrichia albicollis A

Dark-eyed Junco* Junco hyemalis A

Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus A

Black-faced Bunting* Emberiza spodocephala A

Pine Bunting* Emberiza leucocephalos A

Cirl Bunting* Emberiza cirlus A

Rock Bunting* Emberiza cia A

Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana A

Cretzschmar’s Bunting* Emberiza caesia A

Yellow-browed Bunting* Emberiza chrysophrys A

Rustic Bunting* Emberiza rustica A

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A

Yellow-breasted Bunting* Emberiza aureola A

Pallas’s Bunting* Emberiza pallasi A

Black-headed Bunting* Emberiza melanocephala A

Rose-breasted Grosbeak* Pheucticus ludovicianus A

Indigo Bunting* Passerina cyanea A

Bobolink* Dolichonyx oryzivorus A

Brown-headed Cowbird* Molothrus ater A

Baltimore Oriole* Icterus galbula A