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I will over time, work on this list and add the scientific family names, plus links to Opus

where you can find all listed members of the families

(Feel free to correct me, if I got anything wrong, thanks )

 

Accipitridae

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Sperber, Accipiter nisus (Egypt 2010)
• Marsh harrier (Juvenile), Rohrweihe, Circus aeruginosus (Hungary 2009 & Egypt 2010)

Apodidae

• Pallid Swift, Fahlsegler, Apus pallidus (Egypt 2010)

Bee eater

• European Bee-eater, Bienenfresser, Merops apiaster (Egypt 2009)

Bluethroat, Blaukehlchen, Luscinia svecica , (male) (Hungary 2009)

Buzzard

• Buzzard, Maeusebussard, Buteo Buteo (Hungary & Egypt 2009)
• Steppe buzzard, Falkenbussard, Buteo buteo vulpinus / in flight / Juvenile, Jungtier (Egypt 2009)
  

Chaffinch, Buchfink, Fringilla coelebs (Hungary 2009)

Charadriidae

• Little Ringed Plover, Flussregenpfeifer, Charadrius dubius (Egypt 2010)
• Kentish Plover / Snowy Plover, Seeregenpfeifer, Charadrius alexandrinus (Egypt 2010)
• Southern Lapwing, Bronzekiebitz, Vanellus chilensis in flight (Egypt 2009)
  

Columba

• Africa Collared Dove, Lachtaube, Streptopelia roseogrisea (Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Common wood pigeon, Ringeltaube, Columba palumbus (Hungary 2009)
• Laughing Dove, Palmtaube, Streptopelia senegalensis (Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Namaqua Dove (male), Kaptäubchen (m), Oena capensis (Egypt 2009)
• Rock pigeon / dove, Felsentaube, Columbia livia (Egypt 2010)

Coot

• Black (Common) Coot / Bläßhuhn (Fulica atra) / Juvenile / on land (Hungary 2009 / Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Corvidae

• Black hooded Crow, Nebelkraehe / Corvus corone cornix (Hungary & Egypt 2009 / Egypt 2010)
• (Indian) House crow, Glanzkraehe, Corvus splendens (Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Duck

• Ferruginous Duck, Moorente, Aythya nyroca (Hungary 2009) Near threatened
  
• Mallard, Stockente, Anas platyrhynchos (Hungary 2009)

Eagle

• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus, Zwergadler (Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Eastern Imperial Eagle, Kaiseradler, Aquila heliaca (Egypt 2009) Vulnerable
  
• Lesser spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina, Schreiadler (Egypt 2009)
• Short-toed Snake Eagle, Circaetus gallicus, Schlangenadler (Egypt 2009)
• Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis, Steppenadler / in flight bottom / in flight top (Egypt 2009) / in flight
• White tailed eagle (Juvenile), Seeadler, Haliaeetus albicilla (Hungary 2009)

Egret

• Cattle Egret, Bubulcus Ibis, Kuhreiher (Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Great Egret, Silberreiher (Egretta alba) (Hungary 2009 in flight)
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta , Seidenreiher (Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Emberzia

• Yellowhammer, Goldammer, Emberiza citrinella (Hungary 2009)

Falconidae

• Red Footed falcon, Rotfussfalke, Falco vespertinus (Egypt 2009) Near threatened
• Common Kestrel, Turmfalke, falco tinnunculus (Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Finch

• European Goldfinch / Stieglitz (Distelfink) / Carduelis carduelis (Hungary 2009)
• Greenfinch, Gruenling, chloris chloris (Hungary 2009)

Grackle

• Tristram’s Grackle, Tristramstar, Onychognathus tristramii (Egypt 2009)

Grebe

• Great Crested Grebe, Haubentaucher, Podiceps cristatus (Hungary 2009)
• Little Grebe, Zwergtaucher, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Hungary 2009)

Gruidae

• Common Crane, Kranich, Grus grus (Egypt 2010)

Heron

• Grey Heron, Graureiher, Ardea cinerea (Hungary 2009 / Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Squacco Heron, Rallenreiher, Ardeola ralloides (Hungary in breeding plumage 2009 and Egypt 2010 / in flight)
• Western Reef Heron, Kuestenreiher, Egretta gularis (Egypt 2010)

Hirundinidae

• Barn Swallow, Rauchschwalbe, Hirundo rustica (Egypt 2010)
• Blue Swallow,  Hirundo atrocaerulea, Stahlschwalbe (Egypt 2010) Vulnerable
• Red-rumped Swallow, Rötelschwalbe, Hirundo daurica (Egypt 2010)
  
• Rock Martin, Steinschwalbe, Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Egypt 2010)

Hoopoe

• Eurasian / African Hoopoe, Wiedehopf, Upupa epops (Hungary 2009 / Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Ibis

• Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus , Sichler (Egypt 2009)

Jay

• European Jay, Eichelhäher, Garrulus glandarius (Hungary 2009)

Kingfisher

• Common Kingfisher, Eisvogel, Alcedo atthis (Egypt 2009)
• Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis, Graufischer (Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Kite

• Black Kite, Milvus migrans, Schwarzmilan (Egypt 2009)

Laridae

• Sooty Gull, Hemprichmoewe, Larus hemprichii (Egypt 2010)

Lark

• Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla, Kurzzehenlerche (Egypt 2009)

Motacillidae

• Yellow wagtail, Schafstelze, Motacilla flava (Egypt 2009 & 2010 winter & summer plumage)
• White (pied) wagtail, Bachstelze, Motacilla alba (Hungary 2009 / Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Nuthatch

• Nuthatch, Kleiber, Sitta europaea (Hungary 2009)
  

Oriole

• Golden Oriole, Pirol, Oriolus oriolus (Hungary 2009)

Owl

• Long eared owl, Waldohreule, Asio otus (Hungary 2009)

Pandionidae

• Osprey, Fischadler, Pandion haliaetus (Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Passeridae

• House Sparrow, Haussperling / Spatz, Passer domesticus (Hungary 2009, Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Phalacrocorax

• Great Cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo) (Hungary & Egypt 2009)

Pheasant

• Common Pheasant (females), Fasan (w/m), Phasianus colchius (Hungary 2009)

Plover

• Ringed Plover, Sandregenpfeifer, Charadrius hiaticula (in flight) (Egypt 2010)
• Spur-winged Plover, Spornkiebitz, Vanellus spinosus / in flight (Egypt 2009 & 2010)

Recurvirostridae

• Black-winged Stilt, Stelzenläufer, Himantopus himantopus (in flight) (Egypt 2010)
  

Roller

• European Roller, Blauracke, Coracias garrulus (Egypt 2009) Near Threatened
  

Scolopacidae

• Dunlin, Alpenstrandlaeufer, Calidris alpina (in flight) (Egypt 2010)
  

Shank

• Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, Rotschenkel (Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Greenshank, Grünschenkel, Tringa nebularia (Egypt 2010)
  

Shrike

• Red backed Shrike / Neuntoeter (Lanius collurio) (Hungary 2009)

Starling

• Common Starling, Star, Sturnus vulgaris (Hungary 2009)

Sternidae

• Caspian Tern, Raubseeschwalbe, Sterna caspia (Egypt 2009 & 2010)
• Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybridus, Weissbart Seeschwalbe / in flight (Egypt 2009)

Stint

• Little Stint, Calidris minuta, Zwergstrandläufer (Egypt 2009)

Stork

• Black stork, Schwarzstorch, Ciconia nigra (Hungary & Egypt 2009)
• White Stork / Weisstorch / Cigogne blanche (Hungary & Egypt 2009)

Swan

• Mute Swan, Höckerschwan, Cygnus olor (Hungary 2009)

Tit

• Great Tit, Kohlmeise, Parus major (Hungary 2009)

Thrush

• Song Thrush, Singdrossel, Turdus philomelos (Hungary 2009)

Turdidae / Chat

• Black Redstart, Hausrotschwanz, Phoenicurus ochruros (Hungary 2009)
• Black-eared wheatear (female), Oenanthe hispanica , Mittelmeer-Steinschmätzer (Egypt 2010)
  
• Common Redstart, Gartenrotschwanz, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Egypt 2009)
  
• Common Stonechat, Schwarzkehlchen, Saxicola torquata (Egypt 2009 / Egypt 2010)
• Mourning wheatear, Oenanthe lugens , Schwarzrücken-Steinschmätzer (Egypt 2009)
• Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe, Steinschmätzer (Egypt 2010)
  

Vulture

• Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus, Schmutzgeier (Egypt 2009) Endangered
  

Woodpecker

• Great Spotted Woodpecker, Buntspecht, Dendrocopus major (Hungary 2009)
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Kleinspecht, Dendrocopus minor (Hungary 2009)
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(89 species)

Check out: The IUCN Red List for endangered species