This list is intended as an editorial tool and is not an official list of all species recorded and/or accepted in the Western Palearctic. In some cases, species for which records in the treated region are disputed may be included for pragmatism.For the status of records of rare birds in the region, we refer readers to the individual national rarities committees and their published reports fromacross the region. The list of the Birds of Western Palearctic has been modified by the 12th of January 2019. The list is showing now some taxa on subspecies – level (upgrade to species level possible), too. This is the case e.g. for the the Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, which has separated lines now for the P. c. [collybita group] – or Common Chiffchaff-group- and the darker Phylloscopus collybita tristis, the Siberian (or Taiga) Chiffchaff.

Up to now 855 species of the official number of 963 species which has already occured in the Western Palearctic could be encountered (=89 %) during several excursions and expeditions. The total image coverage of the official list in the Picture Shop is now at 86%, which means 830 photographed species which are on the WP-list. Additionally there a lots of images of WP-subspecies. Thus the total taxa list is: 921 species Much of the text is reproduced from the original tome and has not (yet!) been updated, so there's no doubt that close exploration will reveal it to be a little dated in parts. This might include population data – such as for the rapidly declining European Turtle Dove, although this is recognised with one of the now-familiar golden update boxes pointing out that "population and distribution data for this species has changed significantly"–or the status of vagrants –the most recent listed record of Hudsonian Godwit is in the mid-'80s, for example. But that shouldn't detract from the fact that a great majority of the contentremains not just relevant but hugely important to modern birders and ornithologists alike. Nolton Haven is perfectlysituated to attracta ship-assisted vagrant –Britain's largest energy port, Milford Haven, is just a short distance away. Oil tankers regularly anchor in St Brides Bay just off Nolton Haven while awaiting a berth and the preceding week before the bird's discovery saw no fewer than three arrive from the southern United States. More recently, 25 October 2023 saw a female found in Britain at Nolton Haven. Residing predominantly in the village car park and on surrounding buildings, its sociable and confiding nature meant it attracted a steady procession of visitors during its five-day stay. And, briefly, some statistics to digest: 1,014 species are covered, of which 880 include video footage. With almost 5,500 illustrations, 1,600 line drawings, 300 life cycle diagrams, 2,500 tables and 616 distribution maps, there's plenty to go at here!Three electronic versions of BWP have been produced. The first, produced by OUP, suffered from a number of technical problems. [6] The second, known as "BWP i", was produced by BirdGuides Ltd. This included the full text of the nine volumes, the Concise Edition, all updates from BWP Update, new video and audio, and recent taxonomical changes. [7] The third version was released as an iOS app by NatureGuides in 2020 with an integrated video library and updated taxonomy, though distribution and population data were not updated. [8] Publication data [ edit ] BWP [ edit ] The Birds of the Western Palearctic (full title Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic; often referred to by the initials BWP) is a nine-volume ornithological handbook covering the birds of the western portion of the Palearctic zoogeographical region.

The Western Palearctic is the region composed of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Its exact boundaries differ depending on the authority in question: traditionally the definition as per "BWP" ( Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic) is used, as shown. Dresser's nine-volume A History of the Birds of Europe, Including all the Species Inhabiting the Western Palearctic Region (1871–1896) Ismael Khalifa on Egypt – a birding trip to the Nile in spring migration time May Part II, an annotated bird list Please note: this software was written and designed before 64-bit operating systems (OS) were introduced. If you are running a 64-bit OS,The app covers every species known to have occurred within the region, and we will be updating the app as new species occur (White-chinned Petrel anyone?). The British Birds list of Western Palearctic birds sets out the names and taxonomic sequence used in all material published in and by British Birds. In terms of taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, the BB list follows the International Ornithological Union’s IOC World Bird List (v. 13.2). In most cases, English names are the same as the international English names used in the IOC World Bird List, but in some cases more familiar European names are retained (for example, divers and skuas rather than loons and jaegers). Separate columns in the BB list denote differences in common names from the IOC World Bird List and also from the vernacular names used by the British Ornithologists’ Union in the official British List.

Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

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Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic

There is also a record from Gevninge, Denmark, between late March and 20 April 1970, though this record has not been accepted by the Danish rarities committee due to uncertainties about whether the bird was of wild origin. A male at Lathbury, Gibraltar, on 2 January 2010 was thought likely to have beenship assisted. Comprehensive coverage of every species that regularly occurs in the region, with sections on Field Characters, Habitat, Breeding, Distribution, Population, Movements, Social Pattern and Behaviour, Voice, Food, Plumages, Moults, Measurements and Geographical Variation.

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The video clips presented are a significant upgrade on those previously available in BirdGuides DVD-ROM Guide to All the Birds of Europe. The BWPI not only has more videos of more species, but the quality of reproduction has in many cases been improved by taking advantage of the latest technology. Videos represent the next-best-thing to actually seeing the bird in the wild and this will allow you to 'watch' over 650 species. There are over 2000 clips on the DVD with a combined running time of 10 hours. The video clips can be expanded to the required size, and the footage can be viewed frame-by-frame to study details of plumage or behaviour. Multiple videos can also be played simultaneously side-by-side. BirdGuides and OUP have combined their resources to produce the entire text of BWP (all 9 volumes) onto this interactive DVD ROM BWPi).