Dave Simmonite: Flamborough Head Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 215 of 215 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,01/10/2019,Seawatch Hide,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,06/07/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,07/10/2016,Flew S past foghorn station.,
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,Thornwick Wetlands,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,06/12/2013,Single bird in field to West side of Old Fall hedge ,Plus 2 more birds to West side.

6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,14/10/2016,Over Old Fall with 4 pinkfeet.,
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,28/01/2020,Hoods Pool.,
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,04/11/2013,Flew over golf course from Thornwick area,
9,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,19/03/2020,Water Lane Flash,3 birds together.
10,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,02/05/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,10/05/2021,Thornwick Pool,
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,26/08/2020,Thornwick Pools,
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,24/04/2020,Thornwick Pools,
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,23/08/2019,From clifftop,
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,06/07/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,
16,Teal,Anas crecca,,,Seawatch,
17,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,06/07/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,
18,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,,Seawatch,
19,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,08/11/2013,Flamborough Head,Seen with a flock of common scoters from outer head ..

20,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,Seawatch,
21,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,08/11/2013,South of lighthouse.,
22,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,28/10/2019,Seawatch. ,
23,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,28/10/2019,Seawatch. ,
24,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,05/04/2020,Off Hartendale Gutter.,
25,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,07/10/2016,Field along Lighthouse Rd.,
26,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,18/09/2013,Seen to rear of Northcliffe Marsh,
27,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,18/09/2013,Seen to rear of Northcliffe Marsh,
28,Alpine Swift,Tachymarptis melba,,22/03/2023,Flamborough ,Two birds flying together over Micklemires Plantation. Also added another one as a garden tick a few days later. 
29,Swift,Apus apus,,,,
30,Pallid Swift,Apus pallidus,Yes,29/10/2023,Flamborough Head,Blogging in front of  Seawatching Hide
31,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,12/05/2020,Holmes Gut.,Seaward end next to coastal path.
32,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,,
33,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,15/04/2015,Field East of Old Fall Hedge.,
34,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
35,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,18/05/2023,Hartendale. ,
36,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,Home,
37,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,31/01/2020,Thornwick Pool,
38,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
39,Coot,Fulica atra,,06/07/2014,,
40,Crane,Grus grus,,11/03/2020,Flamborough,Headed over from Thornwick and passed the house heading towards Hartendale.
41,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,24/04/2020,Thornwick Pools,
42,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,25/03/2015,South Landing.,
43,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,07/10/2019,Seawatching Hide,
44,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,22/08/2019,Thornwick Pool. ,Juvenile bird.
45,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
46,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,02/08/2019,Over back garden.,
47,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,08/11/2013,South Landing.,
48,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,02/08/2019,South Landing.,
49,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,01/01/2020,Mid-Dykes.,
50,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,,Seawatch,
51,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
52,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,13/09/2013,Seawatch,
53,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,Thornwick Wetlands.,
54,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,06/10/2019,Thornwick Marsh,
55,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,16/04/2015,South Landing,
56,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,06/12/2013,Thornwick Pool.,
57,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,31/01/2020,Thornwick Pool. ,Another nice one for my 'self-found' list.
58,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,Thornwick Marsh,
59,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,Thornwick Marsh,
60,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,South Landing,
61,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,22/08/2019,Thornwick Pool,
62,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,04/11/2013,South of lighthouse.,
63,Knot,Calidris canutus,,22/08/2015,Thornwick Wetlands.,
64,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,10/08/2020,Thornwick Pools,
65,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,06/12/2013,South Landing,
66,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,Thornwick Marsh,
67,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,04/11/2013,South of lighthouse,
68,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,11/08/2020,Thornwick Pools,
69,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,,
70,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,,
71,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,,
72,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,07/10/2019,Seawatching Hide,
73,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,,
74,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
75,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
76,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
77,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
78,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,04/11/2019,Seawatch Obs,
79,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
80,Long-tailed Skua,Stercorarius longicaudus,,15/08/2020,Seawatch.,
81,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,,Seawatch,
82,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,,Seawatch,
83,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,,Seawatch,
84,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,,,
85,Razorbill,Alca torda,,,,
86,Little Auk,Alle alle,,28/10/2019,Seawatch. ,
87,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,,,
88,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,Seawatch,
89,White-billed Diver,Gavia adamsii,,18/10/2023,South Landing. ,
90,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,,,
91,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,18/09/2013,Seawatch,
92,Great Shearwater,Ardenna gravis,,26/08/2020,Flamborough Head,Seen from Seawatching Hide.
93,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,,Seawatch,
94,Balearic Shearwater,Puffinus mauretanicus,,27/08/2020,Flamborough Head,Seen on seawatch.
95,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,,,
96,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
97,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
98,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,28/05/2020,Thornwick Pools,
99,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,15/02/2021,Thornwick Pool,
100,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,07/10/2016,South past foghorn station.,
101,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,30/10/2019,Two birds flew over Old Fall area and out into Brid Harbour.,
102,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
103,Honey-buzzard,Pernis apivorus,,01/08/2020,Mid-Dykes.,Reported heading SE in from Bempton and picked up shortly after over Mid-Dykes
104,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
105,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,Over Beacon Hill,
106,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,30/10/2019,In off during seawatch.,
107,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,08/10/2019,South Landing. ,
108,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,,06/03/2021,Mid-Dykes,A nice living room tick.
109,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,Danes Dyke,
110,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,04/11/2013,Seen in gorse field South of lighthouse .,
111,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,04/11/2013,South of lighthouse hunting over gorse field.,
112,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,02/05/2014,South Landing Ravine,
113,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,10/05/2021,Flamborough Bowling Green,
114,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,13/01/2023,Thornwick Pool,
115,Bee-eater,Merops apiaster,,02/06/2022,,
116,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,22/08/2015,Holmes Gut,
117,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,04/11/2013,Flew out of Old Fall Plantation.,
118,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,,
119,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,20/03/2023,Flamborough ,Headed N over back garden. 
120,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,Selwicks Bay,
121,Great Grey Shrike,Lanius excubitor,,06/10/2020,"Chalet Hedge, Flamborough.",
122,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,23/05/2022,"Gorse Field, Outer Head. ",
123,Daurian Shrike,Lanius isabellinus,Yes,18/10/2013,Flamborough,Seen to rear of cafe on Lighthouse Road
124,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,22/08/2015,Motorway Hedge.,
125,Brown Shrike,Lanius cristatus,Yes,12/05/2020,Brid Golf Course by South Dykes.,
126,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,23/02/2020,South Dykes,Flew from S/Dykes towards golf course. 
127,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
128,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,15/04/2015,,
129,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
130,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
131,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,01/04/2020,North Marsh area.,
132,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,12/08/2019,Back garden on feeders,
133,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,South Landing,
134,Great Tit,Parus major,,,South Landing,
135,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
136,Shore Lark,Eremophila alpestris,,15/10/2014,Booted Gulley,
137,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,,
138,Crag Martin,Ptyonoprogne rupestris,Yes,11/04/2014,Flamborough Head,Seen just East of South Landing at 11:45 approx. great close in views as it fed with sand marts below the cliff edge.
139,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
140,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
141,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,,29/04/2015,Thornwick Pools,Nice that my first was a self-found one.
142,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,30/09/2019,Highcliffe Manor.,After about 5 hours of trying. 
143,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
144,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,11/05/2021,Old Fall Plantation. ,
145,Hume's Warbler,Phylloscopus humei,Yes,06/11/2019,Old Fall Plantation.,
146,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,15/09/2014,"Lighthouse Rd , Flamborough.",Seen in 'Walled Garden'
147,Pallas's Warbler,Phylloscopus proregulus,,29/10/2023,Flamborough Head,Seen in Bay Brambles. 
148,Radde's Warbler,Phylloscopus schwarzi,,04/11/2019,Motorway Hedge ,
149,Dusky Warbler,Phylloscopus fuscatus,,28/10/2023,Hartendale Gutter. ,Managed it eventually after about 90 mins of stalking it up and down the hedgerow. 
150,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
151,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
152,Two-barred Greenish Warbler,Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus,Yes,29/10/2023,Flamborough Head,Seen beside Motorway Hedge. 
153,Greenish Warbler,Phylloscopus trochiloides,,13/06/2020,Old Fall Plantation,
154,Arctic Warbler,Phylloscopus borealis,Yes,28/09/2020,Flamborough Village.,
155,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,06/07/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,
156,Blyth's Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus dumetorum,,28/05/2020,,
157,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,06/07/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,
158,Icterine Warbler,Hippolais icterina,,27/08/2013,Old Fall hedge,
159,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,24/04/2020,Holmes Gut.,
160,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,Holmes Gut,
161,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,,Old Fall Hedge,
162,Barred Warbler,Curruca nisoria,,15/09/2014,"Old Fall Hedge, Flamborough.",Seen just below steps at North end.
163,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,Golf course willows,
164,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,Holmes Gut,
165,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,03/10/2013,Roadside end of Holmes Gut.,
166,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,Holmes Gut,
167,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
168,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,08/04/2020,South Dykes.,
169,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,08/11/2013,South Landing gulley.,
170,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
171,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,06/12/2013,Beside High Stacks feeding on path.,

172,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,24/04/2015,,
173,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,Holmes Gut,
174,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
175,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,Holmes Gut,
176,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,07/10/2016,Flamborough.,In Gorse Field.
177,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,28/05/2020,Old Fall,
178,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
179,Thrush Nightingale,Luscinia luscinia,Yes,24/05/2021,Golf Course Willows area.,Watched through a small gap in the trees as it sat singing. Big thanks to J Wasse for putting me on to it. 
180,Red-breasted Flycatcher,Ficedula parva,,,Old Fall Hedge,
181,Taiga Flycatcher,Ficedula albicilla,Yes,16/10/2021,Flamborough Head.,Present at the Foghorn Station.
182,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,,Old Fall Plantation,
183,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,,04/10/2020,Flamborough Head - Old Fall Plantation.,
184,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,15/10/2019,South Landing Beach.,
185,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,Old Fall Plantation,
186,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,,Thornwick Roost,
187,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,Thornwick Bay,
188,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,Golf course,
189,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,South Sea Rd,
190,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
191,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
192,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,Golf course,
193,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,15/09/2019,Flamborough Golf Course,
194,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
195,Richard's Pipit,Anthus richardi,,14/03/2016,"North Landing, Flamborough ",2 birds in field at east side of North Landing
196,Tawny Pipit,Anthus campestris,Yes,11/04/2014,Flamborough Head,Seen just West of Old Fall Hedge.
197,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
198,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,16/09/2016,Clifftop Path,
199,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,Golf course,
200,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
201,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,,Motorway Hedge,
202,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,30/06/2022,Flamborough ,Nice surprise to see the bird perched on the top of our feeders. 
203,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,South Landing,
204,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
205,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,08/11/2013,Flock of 25 birds on outer head.,
206,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
207,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,16/10/2019,Home. ,
208,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
209,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,14/10/2016,South Landing.,
210,Lapland Bunting,Calcarius lapponicus,,25/11/2019,North Stubble Field.,Stubble field to NW  side of Golf Course.
211,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,04/11/2013,On path from Old Fall to lighthouse.,
212,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,20/01/2020,High Holme. ,
213,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
214,Red-headed Bunting,Emberiza bruniceps,Yes,29/10/2023,Flamborough Head,North Marsh. 
215,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,06/07/2014,Thornwick Wetlands,