Number of

Year species seen Species new to Mainland Fife

1980 ~ 170 ---

1981 ~ 170 ---

1982 ~ 198 Mediterranean Gull (over 80 records since !!)

Pallas's Leaf Warbler (23 since)

1983 195 Subalpine Warbler (1 since)

1984 208 ---

1985 211 Caspian Tern

Little Swift (1^st for Scotland, 7^th British record)

Thrush Nightingale

1986 193 White-winged Black Tern (5 since)

1987 209 Richard's Pipit (6 since)

1988 209 ---

1989 209 Little Ringed Plover (bred, bred again 1997, and annually since 2002)

1990 211 Little Egret (4 since)

Common Nigthingale

1991 214 Ring-necked Duck (8 since)

Chimney Swift (2^nd for Scotland, 6^th British record)

1992 211 Pied Wheatear

1993 216 Isabelline Shrike

1994 221 River Warbler (1^st Scottish mainland record)

1995 211 Pectoral Sandpiper (2 since)

1996 221 Arctic Redpoll (2 birds)

Arctic Warbler

1997 214 European Bee-eater

1998 214 Great White Egret (1 since)

Red-throated Pipit

1999 212 ---

2000 222 Yellow-legged Gull (at least 4 since)

Hume's Leaf Warbler (1 since)

[ Green-winged Teal - elevated to full species status by BOURC in August

[ Common Redpoll - elevated to full species status by BOURC in August ]

2001 225 Red-breasted Goose (1 since)

Blyth's Reed Warbler (2^nd Scottish mainland record)

Dusky Warbler

Scottish Crossbill

2002 231 Marsh Warbler

[ Hooded Crow - elevated to full species status by BOURC in September ]

2003 223 Ferruginous Duck

American Golden Plover

Desert Wheatear

2004 223 Masked Shrike (1^st British record)

2005 218 Squacco Heron (5^th Scottish record)

Sardinian Warbler (1^st Scottish mainland record)

Olive-backed Pipit

2006 Ring-billed Gull

[2007 Lesser Scaup ]

Fife List stands at 317 at 30^th December 2006

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