Taxonomy, sequence and nomenclature

The most recent publication of the full British List is the British Ornithologists’Union (BOU). 2022. The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (10^thedition) which can be viewed on the BOU website at www.bou.org.ukand in Ibis 164: 860-910.

The BOU’s publication has since been somewhat superseded: the BOU has revised on its website at https://bou.org.uk/british-list/ its British List simple list format (January 2025). Within the updated East Glamorgan bird list below, the taxonomy, nomenclature and sequence follow this latest simple list format. The recent publication of the East Glamorgan Bird Report No. 62, covering 2023, has triggered the compilation of the updated East Glamorgan bird list below, so the species within the list are those recorded in East Glamorgan up to the end of 2023.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CURRENT LIST – uploaded on 03 July 2025

The updated East Glamorgan bird list
A Red-eyed Vireo seen at Sker on 21st September 2023 was a new species for the recording area. As a result, the total number of species recorded in East Glamorgan rises to 321. 

Other than six BOU Category C species (Egyptian Goose, Mandarin Duck, Ruddy Duck, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge and Little Owl), all of the species recorded in East Glamorgan are BOU Category A species. Not all of these, however, have been recorded in East Glamorgan as Category A species.

For each of the species on the East Glamorgan bird list, the year in which it was first recorded, if known, is included. Of the 321 species, 243 were recorded from 2019 to 2023 inclusive; for each of the remaining 78 species, the year in which it was last recorded is also included.

The entire list is tabulated in a pdf file linked to above.