Mark Hodson: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 207 of 207 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,29/01/2022,RSPB Snettisham,
2,Red-breasted Goose,Branta ruficollis,Yes,21/04/2024,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
3,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,Groby Pool,
4,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,13/06/2021,RSPB Snettisham,
5,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,Groby Pool,
6,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,01/01/2021,Groby (c50 flew over),
7,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,18/12/2020,Groby Pool ,
8,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,Groby Pool,
9,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,29/11/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
10,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,,Attenborough Nature Reserve,
11,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,28/03/2021,Cossington Meadows,
12,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir,
13,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,10/08/2021,Attenborough NR,2 females 
14,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
15,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,Cossington Meadows,
16,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,Swithland Reservoir,
17,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,Groby Pool,
18,Pintail,Anas acuta,,22/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
19,Teal,Anas crecca,,,Cossington Meadows,
20,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,28/12/2021,Watermead Country Park,1 male/1 female 
21,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,Groby Pool,
22,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,Groby Pool,
23,Scaup,Aythya marila,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
24,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,18/10/2021,Robin Hood’s Bay,
25,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,10/12/2023,Swithland Reservoir ,Female 
26,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,23/06/2021,Flamborough Head,
27,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,20/10/2022,RSPB Conwy,1 female
28,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,31/01/2021,Swithland Reservoir,
29,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,26/12/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
30,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,28/02/2021,Cossington Meadows ,
31,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,19/10/2021,Flamborough Head ,
32,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,,,**********,**********
33,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,04/08/2022,"Near Whernside Peak, Yorkshire",5 birds
34,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,03/02/2023,Groby - Nr Roman Way,2 birds
35,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
36,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,20/03/2021,"Anstey (Fields on right, heading towards Cropston)",
37,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,05/09/2022,Cossington Meadows,
38,Swift,Apus apus,,,Ratby (Over M1 bridge),
39,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,19/06/2021,Cossington Meadows ,14.06.21 Heard only @ Titchwell Marsh
40,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,Newbold Verdon (Main Street),
41,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,Groby Pool,
42,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,Garden,
43,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,,**********,**********
44,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,Glenfield (Ivanhoe Trail),
45,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,26/12/2020,Swithland Reservoir ,
46,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,Kirby Muxloe Castle,
47,Coot,Fulica atra,,,Groby Pool,
48,Crane,Grus grus,,20/11/2022,"Eldernell, Nene Washes",10 birds
49,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,Thornton Reservoir,
50,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,13/03/2022,Carsington Water,
51,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,Groby Pool,
52,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,21/08/2022,Cropston Reservoir,
53,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,Cossington Meadows,
54,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,03/05/2023,Cossington Meadows,
55,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
56,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,29/01/2022,RSPB Snettisham,
57,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,30/01/2022,RSPB Titchwell Marsh,
58,Pacific Golden Plover,Pluvialis fulva,Yes,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
59,Dotterel,Eudromias morinellus,,30/04/2023,"Choseley, Norfolk",
60,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
61,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,,Cossington Meadows,
62,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,Cossington Meadows,
63,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
64,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,23/06/2021,Bempton Cliffs,
65,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
66,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,Cossington Meadows,
67,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
68,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,Cropston Reservoir,
69,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,Cossington Meadows,
70,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
71,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,14/06/2021,RSPB Titchwell Marsh ,
72,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,21/04/2024,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
73,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,150th bird on the list
74,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
75,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,18/10/2021,Whitby harbour ,
76,Knot,Calidris canutus,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
77,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
78,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
79,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii,,21/05/2023,Thornwick Pools,
80,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,30/01/2022,RSPB Titchwell Marsh,
81,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
82,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,18/10/2021,Whitby harbour ,
83,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,23/10/2022,Cossington Meadows,
84,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,02/08/2022,Seaton Carew Beach,
85,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,08/07/2021,Rutland Water NR,
86,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,Cropston Reservoir ,
87,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,01/05/2021,Rutland Water NR,
88,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,23/06/2021,Flamborough Head,
89,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,Rutland Water,
90,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,30/04/2023,RSPB Titchwell Marsh,
91,Common Gull,Larus canus,,22/10/2020,Attenborough NR,
92,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,Attenborough Nature Reserve,
93,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,21/08/2022,Cropston Reservoir,
94,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,07/02/2021,Bradgate Park,
95,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,Groby Pool,
96,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,05/08/2023,From ferry back to Oban from Mull,2 birds
97,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,23/06/2021,Flamborough Head,
98,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,03/08/2023,Oban (On ferry to Mull),
99,Razorbill,Alca torda,,23/06/2021,Flamborough Head,
100,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,23/06/2021,Flamborough Head,
101,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,04/08/2023,Isle of Mull,
102,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,11/06/2021,Old Hunstanton,
103,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,04/08/2023,Isle of Mull,
104,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,23/06/2021,Flamborough Head,
105,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,Groby Pool,
106,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,06/11/2020,Thornton Reservoir ,
107,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,22/10/2021,Swithland Reservoir ,
108,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,29/07/2021,RSPB Frampton Marsh,
109,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,28/01/2023,RSPB Titchwell Marsh ,
110,Night-heron,Nycticorax nycticorax,,01/05/2023,Watermead Country Park,
111,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,Glenfield (Ivanhoe Trail),
112,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,10/11/2023,"Fosse Way, Syston",
113,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir,
114,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,Groby Pool,
115,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,,Rutland Water,
116,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos,,04/08/2023,Isle of Mull,3 birds during day
117,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,Glenfield (Nr old golf course),
118,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,12/06/2021,RSPB Snettisham ,
119,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,20/11/2022,"Eldernell, Nene Washes",2 female & 1 male
120,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,Rutland Water,
121,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,,04/08/2023,Isle of Mull,7 birds during day
122,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,Groby Pool,
123,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,13/06/2021,RSPB Snettisham,
124,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,12/02/2021,,
125,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,29/01/2023,"Eldernell, Nene Washes",
126,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,29/01/2023,"Eldernell, Nene Washes",
127,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,29/01/2023,"Eldernell, Nene Washes",
128,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,Cossington Meadows,
129,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,04/09/2021,Groby Pool,
130,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
131,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,Thornton Reservoir (Fields Nr dam),
132,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,Groby (Over A46),
133,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,20/11/2022,"Eldernell, Nene Washes",1 female
134,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,04/06/2021,Groby Pool ,
135,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,04/10/2020,Swithland Reservoir,
136,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,23/01/2021,,
137,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
138,Magpie,Pica pica,,,Garden,
139,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,04/07/2021,"RSPB South Stack, Anglesey",
140,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,Bradgate Park,
141,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,Glenfield (The Mill Lane),
142,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,Groby (Fields near Sacheverell Way),
143,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,02/08/2023,Ben Nevis,
144,Raven,Corvus corax,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
145,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,01/01/2024,"Markfield, on Chitterman Way",
146,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,Thornton Reservoir,
147,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,10/01/2021,Groby Pool ,
148,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,13/03/2022,Carsington Water,
149,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,Garden,
150,Great Tit,Parus major,,,Ferndale Park,
151,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,30/04/2023,RSPB Titchwell Marsh,
152,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,Dover (White Cliffs),
153,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,Attenborough Nature Reserve,
154,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,Glenfield (Optimus Point),
155,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,Groby Pool,
156,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,22/10/2020,Attenborough NR,
157,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,Glenfield (Fields off Ivanhoe Trail),
158,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,Everards Meadow,
159,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,Groby Pool,
160,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,Attenborough Nature Reserve,
161,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,Cossington Meadows,
162,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,20/04/2022,Flamborough Head ,
163,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,Martinshaw Woods,
164,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,25/05/2023,"Ratby, field after M1 walk bridge",
165,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,27/04/2024,Ratby Lane - Hedgerow between Ratby & Kirby Muxloe,
166,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,30/04/2021,Ivanhoe Trail (Off Roman Way),
167,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,12/02/2021,Bradgate Park ,
168,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,Thornton Reservoir,
169,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,Ratby (Ivanhoe Trail),
170,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,06/11/2020,Thornton Reservoir ,
171,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,Bradgate Park (Near Old John),
172,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,Garden,
173,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,Groby Pool,
174,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,Glenfield (Fields off Ivanhoe Trail),
175,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
176,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,Garden,
177,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,06/12/2020,Ivanhoe Trail (near The Mill Lane),
178,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,18/04/2021,Barlestone (Washpit Lane),
179,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,Bradgate Park (Near Old John),
180,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,Garden,
181,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,Bradgate Park,
182,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,01/05/2022,Elmesthorpe (Burbage Common Road),
183,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,Groby Pool (Fields),
184,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,24/04/2021,Bradgate Park,
185,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,18/10/2020,Monsal Trail (Wye Dale),
186,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,23/06/2021,Bempton Cliffs ,
187,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,Garden,
188,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
189,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,Anstey (Fields on way to Cropston),
190,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,Kirby Muxloe (Under M1),
191,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,Glenfield (Optimus Point),
192,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,23/04/2021,Bradgate Park,
193,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,06/05/2023,Beacon Hill,
194,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,28/01/2023,RSPB Titchwell Marsh ,
195,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,04/07/2021,Caernarfon ,
196,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,Watermead Country Park,
197,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,16/01/2022,Anstey - Field off Cropston Road,
198,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,Ratby (Burroughs Road),
199,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,Attenborough Nature Reserve,
200,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,11/06/2021,Old Hunstanton ,
201,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,20/10/2020,Groby Pool,
202,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,Kirby Muxloe (Main Street),
203,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,16/10/2020,Groby Pool,
204,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,20/10/2021,RSPB Bempton Cliffs ,
205,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,23/06/2021,Bempton Cliffs,
206,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,Bradgate Park,
207,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,Bradgate Park,