The list of British birds comprises all those bird species which have occurred in a wild state in Great Britain. In general the avifauna of Britain is, of course, similar to that of Europe, although with fewer breeding species. There are 588 species of birds on the British list as of 18 December 2009, with the latest addition Baikal Teal The species order and scientific names used here follow that of the Official British List, maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU). In a few cases, the English names used here differ from those adopted by the BOU, toreflect names in morewidespread use among theBritish birding public. This heavily-birded kingdomcurrently has the largest number ofspecies recorded of any European nation.

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