British Birds by Letter - W

Identify the bird species, all beginning with the letter "W" in their common name. Species names according to the British Ornithologists' Union's "The British List" - https://bou.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/British-List.pdf
This quiz uses Adult Male Summer/Light (and when applicable Breeding) Coats for reference
Answers ordered by their binomial scientific name in ascending alphabetical order
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Anser albifrons
Bombycilla garrulus
Cardellina pusilla
Chlidonias hybrida
Columba palumbus
Curruca communis
Cygnus cygnus
Dryobates minor
Jynx torquilla
Lullula arborea
Mareca penelope
Melanitta deglandi
Numenius phaeopus
Oenanthe oenanthe
Poecile montanus
Rallus aquaticus
Saxicola rubetra
Scolopax rusticola
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