Ben Locke Wildlife Photography - Species List

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as of 16 April 2026.

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Common Name		Binomial Name	Cla / Ord / Fam	Info
African Jacana		Actophilornis africanus	Aves Charadriiformes Jacanidae
American Black Tern		Chlidonias niger surinamensis	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
American Herring Gull		Larus smithsonianus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
ArcticTern		Sterna paradisaea	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Atlantic Puffin		Fratercula arctica	Aves Charadriiformes Alcidae
Bairds Sandpiper		Calidris bairdii	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Bar-tailed Godwit		Limosa lapponica	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Barred Buttonquail		Turnix suscitator	Aves Charadriiformes Turnicidae
Black Guillemot		Cepphus grylle	Aves Charadriiformes Alcidae
Black Tern		Chlidonias niger	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Black-headed Gull		Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Black-headed Gull		Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake		Rissa tridactyla	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Black-tailed Godwit		Limosa limosa	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Black-tailed Godwit		Limosa limosa	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Black-tailed Godwit		Limosa limosa	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Black-winged Stilt		Himantopus himantopus	Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt		Himantopus himantopus	Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae
Blacksmith Lapwing		Vanellus armatus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Broad-billed Sandpiper		Limicola falcinellus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Brown-headed Gull		Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Brünnichs Guillemot		Uria lomvia	Aves Charadriiformes Alcidae
Buff-breasted Sandpiper		Tryngites subruficollis	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Collared Pratincole		Glareola pratincola	Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae
Common Greenshank		Tringa nebularia	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Guillemot		Uria aalge	Aves Charadriiformes Alcidae
Common Gull		Larus canus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Common Gull		Larus canus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Common Redshank		Tringa totanus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Redshank		Tringa totanus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Redshank		Tringa totanus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Sandpiper		Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Sandpiper		Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Sandpiper		Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Sandpiper		Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Common Snipe		Gallinago gallinago	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopaci
Common Snipe		Gallinago gallinago	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopaci
Common Tern		Sterna hirundo	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Crowned Lapwing		Vanellus coronatus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Dunlin		Calidris alpina	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Eurasian Curlew		Numenius arquata	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Eurasian Curlew		Numenius arquata	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Eurasian Curlew		Numenius arquata	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher		Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Charadriiformes Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher		Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Charadriiformes Haematopodidae
Eurasian Stone-curlew		Burhinus oedicnemus	Aves Charadriiformes Burhinidae
Eurasian Woodcock		Scolopax rusticola	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
European Golden Plover		Pluvialis apricaria	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
European Herring Gull		Larus argentatus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
European Herring Gull		Larus argentatus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Glaucous Gull		Larus hyperboreus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Great Black-backed Gull		Larus marinus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Great skua		Stercorarius skua	Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae
Great Thick-knee		Esacus recurvirostris	Aves Charadriiformes Burhinidae
Greater Crested Tern		Thalasseus bergii	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Green Sandpiper		Tringa ochropus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Green Sandpiper		Tringa ochropus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Grey Plover		Pluvialis squatarola	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Grey Plover		Pluvialis squatarola	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Hudsonian Godwit		Limosa haemastica	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Iceland Gull		Larus glaucoides	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Indian Thick-knee		Burhinus indicus	Aves Charadriiformes Burhinidae
Jack Snipe		Lymnocryptes minimus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Jack Snipe		Lymnocryptes minimus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Knot		Calidris canutus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Kumlien's Gull		Larus glaucoides kumlieni	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Lesser Black-backed Gull		Larus fuscus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Lesser Sand Plover		Charadrius mongolus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Lesser Yellowlegs		Tringa flavipes	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Little Ringed Plover		Charadrius dubius	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Little Ringed Plover		Charadrius dubius	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Little Stint		Calidris minuta	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Little Tern		Sternula albifrons	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Little-ringed Plover		Charadrius dubius	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Long-billed Dowitcher		Limnodromus scolopaceus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Marsh Sandpiper		Tringa stagnatilis	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Marsh Sandpiper		Tringa stagnatilis	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Mediterranean Gull		Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Northern Jacana		Jacana spinosa	Aves Charadriiformes Jacanidae
Northern Lapwing		Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing		Vanellus vanellus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Pacific Golden Plover		Pluvialis fulva	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Pectoral Sandpiper		Calidris melanotos	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Pheasant-tailed Jacana		Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Aves Charadriiformes Jacanidae
Pied Avocet		Recurvirostra avosetta	Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae
Pin-tailed Snipe		Gallinago stenura	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Purple Sandpiper		Calidris maritima	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Purple Sandpiper		Calidris maritima	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Razorbill		Alca torda	Aves Charadriiformes Alcidae
Red-necked Phalarope		Phalaropus lobatus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Red-wattled Lapwing		Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Ringed Plover		Charadrius hiaticula	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Royal Tern		Thalasseus maximus	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Ruddy Turnstone		Arenaria interpres	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Ruddy Turnstone		Arenaria interpres	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Ruff		Philomachus pugnax	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Ruff		Philomachus pugnax	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Sanderling		Calidris alba	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Sandwich Tern		Thalasseus sandvicensis	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Sandwich Tern		Thalasseus sandvicensis	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Semipalmated Sandpiper		Calidris pusilla	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Southern Lapwing		Vanellus chilensis	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Spotted Redshank		Tringa erythropus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Spotted Sandpiper		Actitis macularius	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Three-banded Plover		Charadrius tricollaris	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
Water Thick-knee		Burhinus vermiculatus	Aves Charadriiformes Burhinidae
Whimbrel		Numenius phaeopus	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Whiskered Tern		Chlidonias hybrida	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
White-crowned Lapwing		Vanellus albiceps	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
White-crowned Lapwing		Vanellus albiceps	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae
White-winged Tern		Chlidonias leucopterus	Aves Charadriiformes Sternidae
Wood Sandpiper		Tringa glareola	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Wood Sandpiper		Tringa glareola	Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Yellow-legged Gull		Larus michahellis	Aves Charadriiformes Laridae
Yellow-wattled Lapwing		Vanellus malabaricus	Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae