Leanne Clarke: West Midlands Year List 2024 BOU Eng, All records Record(s) 1 to 96 of 96 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 31/01/2024 Hamstead hill park 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 10/03/2024 Marsh Lane NR 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 31/01/2024 Hamstead hill park 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 6 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 06/05/2024 Sutton Park 7 Garganey Spatula querquedula 24/05/2024 Fens pool 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 31/01/2024 Sandwell valley 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 10 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10/03/2024 Marsh Lane NR 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 12 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 13 Teal Anas crecca 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 14 Pochard Aythya ferina 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 15 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 16 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 07/04/2024 Edgbaston reservoir 17 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 18 Smew Mergellus albellus 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 19 Goosander Mergus merganser 10/01/2024 Fens pool 20 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 West Hagley, West Midlands 21 Swift Apus apus 06/05/2024 West Hagley 22 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 23 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2024 West Hagley, West Midlands 24 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Lingfield Way, West Midlands 25 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Lingfield Way, West Midlands 26 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 27 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 28 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 29 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 30 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 19/04/2024 Sandwell valley 31 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 32 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 10/03/2024 Marsh Lane NR 33 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 34 Curlew Numenius arquata 07/04/2024 Sedgley beacon 35 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/03/2024 Sandwell Valley 36 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 37 Common Gull Larus canus 21/02/2024 Stubbers green 38 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 39 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 18/02/2024 Fens Pool 40 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/03/2024 Stubbers Green 41 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 42 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 43 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 44 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 31/01/2024 Fens Pool 45 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 46 Red Kite Milvus milvus 24/05/2024 Lingfield way 47 Buzzard Buteo buteo 05/03/2024 Smithy Lane, Pensnett 48 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 06/05/2024 Sutton Park 49 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2024 Fens Pool, West Midlands 50 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 07/04/2024 Sedgley beacon 51 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 21/03/2024 Bt tower 52 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 53 Jay Garrulus glandarius 28/01/2024 West Hagley 54 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 55 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 56 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 57 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 58 Raven Corvus corax 31/01/2024 Fens Pool 59 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 01/01/2024 Stourbridge, West Midlands 60 Coal Tit Periparus ater 28/01/2024 West Hagley 61 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 62 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 63 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2024 64 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 07/04/2024 Edgbaston reservoir 65 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2024 Sedgley beacon 66 House Martin Delichon urbicum 24/05/2024 Fens Pool 67 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 68 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2024 Sandwell Valley 69 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 21/03/2024 Canon hill park, bham 70 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 07/04/2024 Sedgley beacon 71 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 18/05/2024 West Hagley 72 Whitethroat Curruca communis 04/05/2024 Smestow valley 73 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 28/01/2024 West Hagley 74 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 75 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 28/01/2024 West Hagley 76 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 77 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 18/02/2024 Fens pool 78 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2024 79 Redwing Turdus iliacus 20/01/2024 West Hagley 80 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 81 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 82 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 05/05/2024 Sandwell Valley 83 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 84 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 85 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 21/03/2024 Canon hill park, bham 86 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 16/01/2024 Brierley Hill 87 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2024 West Hagley, West Midlands 88 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 28/01/2024 West Hagley 89 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/05/2024 Smestow valley 90 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 91 Linnet Linaria cannabina 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley 92 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 28/01/2024 West Hagley 93 Siskin Spinus spinus 18/02/2024 Kingswinford 94 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 18/05/2024 West Hagley 95 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 28/01/2024 West Hagley 96 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 31/01/2024 Sandwell Valley