The St Ives List
Every birder, or almost every birder, is driven by a list. A list of birds that they have seen, or more specifically, the list of birds they haven't seen yet. And we're no different. Below is the St Ives Island List. As of January 2026, the number of species seen off the Island is 168 in total.
| Number | Species | Last Date Seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine Swift | 08 April 2023 | Very rare |
| 2 | Arctic Skua | 15 December 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 3 | Arctic Tern | 02 November 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 4 | Atlantic Puffin | 06 December 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 5 | Balearic Shearwater | 04 October 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 6 | Barn Swallow | 02 October 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 7 | Barnacle Goose | 16 November 2024 | Very rare |
| 8 | Bar-tailed Godwit | 06 December 2025 | Uncommon |
| 9 | Black Guillemot | 27 September 2024 | Very rare |
| 10 | Black Redstart | 09 January 2026 | Regular in winter |
| 11 | Black Tern | 23 October 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 12 | Black-browed Albatross | 20 January 2023 | Very rare |
| 13 | Black-headed Gull | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 14 | Black-legged Kittiwake | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 15 | Black-necked Grebe | 02 March 2025 | Very rare |
| 16 | Black-throated Diver | 09 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 17 | Brambling | 25 November 2024 | Very rare |
| 18 | Brent Goose | 24 December 2025 | Rare |
| 19 | Brown Booby | 31 August 2019 | None in the last 5 years |
| 20 | Canada Goose | 30 May 2025 | Rare |
| 21 | Carrion Crow | 10 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 22 | Collared Dove | 29 September 2025 | Uncommon |
| 23 | Common Buzzard | 28 September 2024 | Rare |
| 24 | Common Chaffinch | 07 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 25 | Common Chiffchaff | 01 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 26 | Common Eider | 30 November 2025 | Rare |
| 27 | Common Firecrest | 26 September 2023 | Very rare |
| 28 | Common Greenshank | 22 August 2025 | Uncommon |
| 29 | Common Guillemot | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 30 | Common Gull | 09 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 31 | Common Kestrel | 24 December 2025 | Regular All Year |
| 32 | Common Kingfisher | 11 January 2026 | Rare |
| 33 | Common Linnet | 10 December 2025 | Regular All Year |
| 34 | Common Magpie | 10 December 2025 | Uncommon |
| 35 | Common Nightingale | 01 May 2025 | Very rare |
| 36 | Common Pheasant | 24 June 2015 | None in the last 5 years |
| 37 | Common Raven | 03 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 38 | Common Redshank | 25 August 2025 | Uncommon |
| 39 | Common Reed Bunting | 23 September 2023 | Very rare |
| 40 | Common Ringed Plover | 30 September 2025 | Rare |
| 41 | Common Sandpiper | 21 October 2025 | Rare |
| 42 | Common Scoter | 10 January 2026 | Regular in winter |
| 43 | Common Shelduck | 31 May 2025 | Rare |
| 44 | Common Snipe | 05 October 2025 | Rare |
| 45 | Common Starling | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 46 | Common Swift | 12 September 2025 | Uncommon |
| 47 | Common Tern | 21 October 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 48 | Common Woodpigeon | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 49 | Cory's Shearwater | 02 November 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 50 | Curlew Sandpiper | 03 August 2025 | Very rare |
| 51 | Dunlin | 10 January 2026 | Regular in winter |
| 52 | Dunnock | 03 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 53 | Eurasian Blackbird | 03 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 54 | Eurasian Blackcap | 01 May 2025 | Rare |
| 55 | Eurasian Blue Tit | 29 September 2025 | Regular All Year |
| 56 | Eurasian Bullfinch | 11 April 1997 | None in the last 5 years |
| 57 | Eurasian Coot | 07 December 1997 | None in the last 5 years |
| 58 | Eurasian Curlew | 02 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 59 | Eurasian Green Woodpecker | 20 July 2025 | Very rare |
| 60 | Eurasian Hobby | 22 August 1993 | None in the last 5 years |
| 61 | Eurasian Jackdaw | 04 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 62 | Eurasian Jay | 10 September 2025 | Rare |
| 63 | Eurasian Oystercatcher | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 64 | Eurasian Siskin | 22 October 2025 | Rare |
| 65 | Eurasian Skylark | 06 November 2025 | Rare |
| 66 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | 24 September 2025 | Uncommon |
| 67 | Eurasian Whimbrel | 05 October 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 68 | Eurasian Wigeon | 01 July 2025 | Rare |
| 69 | Eurasian Wren | 03 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 70 | Eurasian/Green-winged Teal | 17 November 2025 | Rare |
| 71 | European Golden Plover | 15 December 2025 | Uncommon |
| 72 | European Goldfinch | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 73 | European Greenfinch | 21 October 2025 | Uncommon |
| 74 | European Herring Gull | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 75 | European Pied Flycatcher | 14 September 1986 | None in the last 5 years |
| 76 | European Robin | 28 December 2025 | Regular All Year |
| 77 | European Shag | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 78 | European Stonechat | 10 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 79 | European Storm-Petrel | 24 November 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 80 | European Turtle Dove | 23 April 2023 | Very rare |
| 81 | Gadwall | 07 December 1997 | None in the last 5 years |
| 82 | Glaucous Gull | 25 November 2024 | Very rare |
| 83 | Glossy Ibis | 28 September 2025 | Very rare |
| 84 | Goosander | 01 November 2024 | Rare |
| 85 | Great Black-backed Gull | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 86 | Great Cormorant | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 87 | Great Crested Grebe | 09 January 2026 | Rare |
| 88 | Great Northern Diver | 11 January 2026 | Regular in winter |
| 89 | Great Shearwater | 20 October 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 90 | Great Skua | 11 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 91 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 07 December 1997 | None in the last 5 years |
| 92 | Great Tit | 06 November 2025 | Regular All Year |
| 93 | Great White Egret | 07 November 2025 | Rare |
| 94 | Greater Scaup | 29 October 1996 | None in the last 5 years |
| 95 | Green Sandpiper | 10 November 2024 | Rare |
| 96 | Grey Heron | 22 October 2025 | Rare |
| 97 | Grey Phalarope | 02 November 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 98 | Grey Wagtail | 08 November 2025 | Uncommon |
| 99 | Greylag Goose | 14 May 2019 | None in the last 5 years |
| 100 | House Sparrow | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 101 | Iceland Gull | 01 November 2025 | Very rare |
| 102 | Laughing Gull | 17 December 1977 | None in the last 5 years |
| 103 | Leach's Storm-Petrel | 23 November 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 104 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 105 | Lesser Whitethroat | 23 April 2023 | Very rare |
| 106 | Little Auk | 23 November 2025 | Rare |
| 107 | Little Egret | 08 July 2025 | Uncommon |
| 108 | Little Gull | 12 December 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 109 | Little Tern | 20 October 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 110 | Long-tailed Skua | 23 October 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 111 | Long-tailed Tit | 04 August 2025 | Rare |
| 112 | Mallard | 04 September 2025 | Rare |
| 113 | Manx Shearwater | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 114 | Meadow Pipit | 31 December 2025 | Regular All Year |
| 115 | Mediterranean Gull | 03 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 116 | Merlin | 08 October 2025 | Rare |
| 117 | Mute Swan | 16 November 2024 | Rare |
| 118 | Northern Fulmar | 09 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 119 | Northern Gannet | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 120 | Northern Lapwing | 07 December 2024 | Rare |
| 121 | Northern Pintail | 15 October 2025 | Very rare |
| 122 | Northern Shoveler | 10 March 2023 | Very rare |
| 123 | Northern Wheatear | 18 October 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 124 | Osprey | 03 September 2022 | Very rare |
| 125 | Peregrine Falcon | 02 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 126 | Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail | 06 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 127 | Pomarine Skua | 06 December 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 128 | Purple Sandpiper | 09 January 2026 | Regular in winter |
| 129 | Razorbill | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 130 | Red Kite | 01 May 2025 | Rare |
| 131 | Red Knot | 11 September 2025 | Rare |
| 132 | Red-billed Chough | 10 January 2026 | Regular but not common |
| 133 | Red-breasted Merganser | 04 June 2025 | Rare |
| 134 | Red-necked Grebe | 10 January 2026 | Rare |
| 135 | Redpoll | 04 May 2024 | Very rare |
| 136 | Red-throated Diver | 10 January 2026 | Regular in winter |
| 137 | Redwing | 24 December 2024 | Uncommon |
| 138 | Rock Dove | 10 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 139 | Rock Pipit | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 140 | Rook | 01 October 2025 | Uncommon |
| 141 | Rose-coloured Starling | 07 October 2014 | None in the last 5 years |
| 142 | Ruddy Turnstone | 11 January 2026 | Regular All Year |
| 143 | Ruff | 04 September 1983 | None in the last 5 years |
| 144 | Sabine's Gull | 25 October 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 145 | Sand Martin | 10 September 2025 | Rare |
| 146 | Sanderling | 29 November 2025 | Uncommon |
| 147 | Sandwich Tern | 02 November 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 148 | Sedge Warbler | 01 May 2025 | Rare |
| 149 | Slavonian Grebe | 22 September 1992 | None in the last 5 years |
| 150 | Snow Bunting | 16 November 2025 | Rare |
| 151 | Song Thrush | 21 November 2025 | Uncommon |
| 152 | Sooty Shearwater | 06 December 2025 | Passage Regular |
| 153 | South Polar Skua | 13 October 2023 | Very rare |
| 154 | Stock Dove | 01 March 2025 | Very rare |
| 155 | Tree Pipit | 15 September 2023 | Very rare |
| 156 | Tufted Duck | 11 January 2026 | Rare |
| 157 | Velvet Scoter | 29 November 2025 | Rare |
| 158 | Water Rail | 29 November 2025 | Rare |
| 159 | Western Cattle-Egret | 07 August 2023 | Very rare |
| 160 | Western House Martin | 24 September 2025 | Uncommon |
| 161 | Western Yellow Wagtail | 31 July 2024 | Rare |
| 162 | Whinchat | 31 October 2021 | Very rare |
| 163 | White-billed Diver | 20 November 2024 | Very rare |
| 164 | White-winged Black Tern | 13 August 2024 | Very rare |
| 165 | Whooper Swan | 27 October 2024 | Rare |
| 166 | Wilson's Storm-Petrel | 15 September 2025 | Passage Rare |
| 167 | Yellowhammer | 13 October 2019 | None in the last 5 years |
| 168 | Yellow-legged Gull | 27 December 2025 | Rare |