Ted Smith: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 218 of 218 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 01/01/2024 Eye Field, Cley 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 18/02/2024 Slimbridge 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 Pintail Anas acuta 21 Teal Anas crecca 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26 Scaup Aythya marila 27 Eider Somateria mollissima 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 30 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 17/02/2024 Holkham Gap 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 34 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 35 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 36 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 37 Swift Apus apus 38 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 16/01/2024 Salisbury Plain 19 birds in one group 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 43 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 44 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 45 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 46 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 47 Coot Fulica atra 48 Crane Grus grus 49 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 50 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 51 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 52 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 54 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 56 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 57 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 58 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 59 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 60 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 61 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 62 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 63 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 67 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 26/04/2024 Cley 68 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 69 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 71 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 72 Redshank Tringa totanus 73 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 04/01/2024 Frampton Marsh 74 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 77 Knot Calidris canutus 78 Ruff Calidris pugnax 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 80 Sanderling Calidris alba 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 82 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 83 Little Stint Calidris minuta 84 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 85 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 86 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 87 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 88 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 89 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 90 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 91 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 92 Common Gull Larus canus 93 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 94 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 95 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 96 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 97 Razorbill Alca torda 98 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 99 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 100 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 101 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 102 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 103 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 08/05/2024 Cholesey Barn Titchwell 104 Gannet Morus bassanus 105 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 106 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 107 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 108 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 109 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 110 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 111 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 112 Great White Egret Ardea alba 113 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 114 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 115 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 116 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 117 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 118 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 119 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 02/02/2024 Warham Greens, Norfolk 120 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 121 Red Kite Milvus milvus 122 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 123 Buzzard Buteo buteo 124 Barn Owl Tyto alba 125 Little Owl Athene noctua 126 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 127 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 128 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 129 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 130 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 131 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 132 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 133 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 134 Merlin Falco columbarius 135 Hobby Falco subbuteo 136 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 137 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 138 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 139 Jay Garrulus glandarius 140 Magpie Pica pica 141 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 142 Rook Corvus frugilegus 143 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 144 Raven Corvus corax 145 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 146 Coal Tit Periparus ater 147 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 148 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 149 Great Tit Parus major 150 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 151 Woodlark Lullula arborea 152 Skylark Alauda arvensis 153 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 154 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 155 Swallow Hirundo rustica 156 House Martin Delichon urbicum 157 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 158 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 159 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 160 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 161 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 162 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 163 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 164 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 165 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 166 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 167 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 168 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 29/04/2024 Holme 169 Whitethroat Curruca communis 170 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 171 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 172 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 173 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 174 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 175 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 176 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 177 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 178 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 179 Redwing Turdus iliacus 180 Blackbird Turdus merula 181 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 182 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 183 Robin Erithacus rubecula 184 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 185 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 186 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 187 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 188 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 189 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 190 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 191 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 192 Dunnock Prunella modularis 193 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 194 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 195 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 196 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 197 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 198 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 199 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 200 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 201 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 202 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 203 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 204 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 205 Twite Linaria flavirostris 206 Linnet Linaria cannabina 207 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 208 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 209 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 07/03/2024 Fakenham, Norfolk 210 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 211 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 212 Siskin Spinus spinus 213 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 214 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 215 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 217 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 07/03/2024 Fakenham, Norfolk 218 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus