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Observed in the wild (as opposed to various forms of captivity, such as aviaries, falconry displays or pinioned birds in public parks). Locations apply to birds observed in the wild only. |
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Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
see also Rothschild’s Mynah

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Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota) 
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Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) 
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Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) 
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Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Wales – February, April; Goldcliff – February




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Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
see also Swallow
Wales – April, May, July-September; Gower – August; Skomer – July; Bardsey – May; England – April-August; Lundy – June, July; Scotland – June; Ireland – June-September; Corsica – May; Portugal – June; Italy – June, September








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Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 
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Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Wales – September

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Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
Botswana – August

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Bearded Woodpecker (Dendropicos namaquus)
Botswana – August

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Bengal Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis) 
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Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata domestica) 
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Bennett’s Woodpecker (Campethera bennettii)
Botswana – August

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Bewick’s Swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) 

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Black-and-white Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) 
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Blackbird (Turdus merula)
see also Common Blackbird
Wales – February-May, July, September, November; Tongwynlais – March, April, September, November; Forest Farm – February-April, November; Goldcliff – April; Gower – May; Bardsey – May; England – April-June, September, November, December; Lundy – July; Scotland – June; Spain – June; Portugal – August, September








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Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) 
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Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) 
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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Spain – August; Belgium – May; Sardinia – June




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Black Egret (Egretta ardesiaca)
Botswana – August


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Black-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
Botswana – August

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Black-fronted Piping-Guan (Pipile jacutinga) 
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Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Scotland – June, July; Orkneys – July; Shetlands – June; Ireland – July




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Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus)
Botswana – August

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Black Kite (Milvus migrans) 
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Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) 
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Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Cardiff – January

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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 
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Black-necked Swan (Sthenelides melancoryphus) 
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Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis) 
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Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Spain – June, August, September; Portugal – August, September; Germany – August; Italy – September





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Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Botswana – August

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Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Greece – August


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Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
England – December



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Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus) 
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Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Scotland – September

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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Brazil – April, May; Ecuador – August



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Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 
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Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Spain – June; Portugal – June; France – May; Sicily – May; Sardinia – June






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Blue-and-white Swallow (Pygochelidon cyanoleuca)
Brazil – April


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Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) 

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Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea) 
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Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus (Dryonastes) courtoisi) 

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Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) 
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Blue-footed Boobie (Sula nebouxii excisa)
Galapagos – August



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Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Sicily – June; Sardinia – June; Greece – August



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Blue-tailed Bee Eater (Merops philippinus)
Myanmar – April

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Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Botswana – August; Zambia – August


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Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) 

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Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) 
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Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Spain – August

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Bradfield’s Hornbill (Tockus bradfieldi)
Botswana – August

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Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) 
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Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum) 
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Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Wales – May, September; England – January-March, September, December; New Forest – February, December




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Brown-breasted Barbet (Lybius (Pogonornis) melanopterus) 
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Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
Myanmar – April

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Galapagos – August; Cuba – May



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Brown Snake Eagle (Circaetus cinereus)
Botswana – August

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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 
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Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Wales – January-March, July, August, October, November; Forest Farm – January-March, July, August, October, November; England – April; Scotland – June; Ireland – June








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Burchell’s Starling (Lamprotornis australis)
Botswana – August

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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) 
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Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
see also Common Buzzard
Wales – January-December; Tongwynlais – March, May, June; Forest Farm – January–August, October-December; Goldcliff – August, November; Gower – July; Skomer – May; Bardsey – May; England – January-April, August, October, November; Scotland – June-September; Ireland – August, September; Spain – June, August, September; Portugal -September; Greece – September































