Graham Sorrie: Northumberland Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 327 of 327 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,,
2,Red-breasted Goose,Branta ruficollis,Yes,21/09/2023,Ross,
3,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,
4,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,,,
5,Cackling Goose,Branta hutchinsii,Yes,11/10/2017,Budge Bay,Richardson's with c.5000 Barnacle Geese; also Todd’s
6,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,
7,Taiga Bean Goose,Anser fabalis,,31/12/2018,Newham 4 individuals,
8,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,,,
9,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,,,,
10,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,,,
11,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
12,Bewick's Swan,Cygnus columbianus,,,,
13,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,,,
14,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,02/03/2019,Woodhorn,
15,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
16,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,,,
17,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,,,
18,Blue-winged Teal,Spatula discors,Yes,09/09/2014,Castle Island,
19,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
20,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
21,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
22,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,,,,
23,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
24,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
25,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
26,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,,,
27,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,01/01/1989,"Ladyburn Lake, Hadston. ",Also at Hauxley 2/7/2015

28,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,
29,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,Yes,29/03/2017,Silver link,
30,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,05/11/1988,Bothal,Date may not be quite correct but I remember a female seen on an NTBC trip
31,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
32,Scaup,Aythya marila,,,,
33,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,,,
34,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,,21/12/2021,Cambios Beach,
35,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,,,
36,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,,
37,Black Scoter,Melanitta americana,Yes,14/01/2017,Goswick Sands,
38,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,,,
39,Bufflehead,Bucephala albeola,Yes,26/02/2021,Cresswell Pond,
40,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
41,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,,Druridge Bay CP,Quite regular in the 90’s including up to 3 drakes one year I recall
42,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,,
43,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
44,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,,,,
45,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,,,
46,Black Grouse,Lyrurus tetrix,,,,
47,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,,,
48,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
49,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,,,
50,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,,,
51,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,,,
52,Swift,Apus apus,,,,
53,Pallid Swift,Apus pallidus,Yes,30/10/2022,Amble,
54,Pacific Swift,Apus pacificus,Yes,12/06/2021,East Chevington,
55,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,,,
56,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,Feral pigeon,
57,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
58,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
59,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,07/10/2020,Holy Island,
60,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
61,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,,
62,Spotted Crake,Porzana porzana,,,,
63,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
64,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
65,Crane,Grus grus,,,,
66,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
67,Pied-billed Grebe,Podilymbus podiceps,Yes,27/12/1992,Druridge Pools,"Also seen on 01/01/93, 04/01/94 and 23/01/94"
68,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,,,
69,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,
70,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,,,
71,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,,,
72,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
73,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,31/08/2019,Budge fields,
74,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,,,
75,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
76,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,,
77,Pacific Golden Plover,Pluvialis fulva,Yes,09/08/2019,Boulmer,
78,American Golden Plover,Pluvialis dominica,,,,
79,Dotterel,Eudromias morinellus,,,,
80,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
81,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,,,
82,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
83,Grey-headed Lapwing,Vanellus cinereus,Yes,01/05/2023,Newton pools,
84,Kentish Plover,Anarhynchus alexandrinus,,11/05/2021,Holy Islamd,Female on north shore 
85,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,,,
86,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
87,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
88,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
89,Long-billed Dowitcher,Limnodromus scolopaceus,Yes,27/10/2018,Cresswell,
90,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,,,
91,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,,,
92,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
93,Wilson's Phalarope,Phalaropus tricolor,Yes,01/11/2021,Newstead Flash,Glad I don’t go to Orkney for the Varied Thrush!
94,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,,,
95,Red-necked Phalarope,Phalaropus lobatus,,,,
96,Terek Sandpiper,Xenus cinereus,Yes,03/10/1990,Blyth estuary,
97,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,,
98,Spotted Sandpiper,Actitis macularius,Yes,13/08/2016,Hauxley,
99,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,,
100,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,,,
101,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
102,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,07/05/2022,Maiden Hall Lake,
103,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,,,
104,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,,
105,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
106,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
107,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,,
108,Broad-billed Sandpiper,Calidris falcinellus,Yes,22/05/2023,Budle Bay,
109,Stilt Sandpiper,Calidris himantopus,Yes,08/08/2014,Cresswell,
110,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,,,
111,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii,,,,
112,Red-necked Stint,Calidris ruficollis,Yes,05/06/2021,Blyth estuary,
113,Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Calidris subruficollis,,,,
114,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
115,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
116,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,,,
117,Baird's Sandpiper,Calidris bairdii,Yes,01/10/2016,Boulmer,
118,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,,,
119,White-rumped Sandpiper,Calidris fuscicollis,,,,
120,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,,,
121,Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla,Yes,20/08/2009,Cresswell,
122,Black-winged Pratincole,Glareola nordmanni,Yes,29/05/2015,Bothal Ponds,
123,Sooty Tern,Onychoprion fuscatus,Yes,29/07/2020,Cullernose,
124,Bridled Tern,Onychoprion anaethetus,Yes,05/07/2013,Cresswell,
125,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,,
126,Gull-billed Tern,Gelochelidon nilotica,Yes,18/10/2018,Haughton Strother GP,
127,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,,,
128,White-winged Black Tern,Chlidonias leucopterus,,,,
129,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,,
130,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,,
131,Roseate Tern,Sterna dougallii,,,,
132,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,,
133,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,,,
134,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,,
135,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,,NSFQ,
136,Bonaparte's Gull,Chroicocephalus philadelphia,Yes,30/11/2018,Stag Rocks,
137,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
138,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,,,
139,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
140,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,,,
141,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
142,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,11/12/2020,NSFQ,
143,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
144,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,,,
145,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
146,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,,,
147,Long-tailed Skua,Stercorarius longicaudus,,,,
148,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,,,
149,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,,,
150,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,,,
151,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,,,
152,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,,,
153,Razorbill,Alca torda,,,,
154,Little Auk,Alle alle,,,,
155,Brunnich's Guillemot,Uria lomvia,Yes,28/11/2021,Church Point,"Incredible bird, totally different jizz to Guilllemot."
156,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,,,
157,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,,
158,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,,,
159,Pacific Diver,Gavia pacifica,Yes,21/01/2017,Druridge Bay CP,
160,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,,,
161,White-billed Diver,Gavia adamsii,,21/10/2021,Church Point,Bird flew north and dumped in the sea off the point then flew
162,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,,,,
163,Leach's Petrel,Hydrobates leucorhous,,,SSWT,
164,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,,,
165,Soft-plumaged Petrel,Pterodroma mollis,Yes,01/07/2021,Church Point,
166,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,,01/08/2021,Church Point Newbiggin,
167,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,,,
168,Great Shearwater,Ardenna gravis,,16/10/2021,Ross Back Sands,Thought I’d missed my chance of this bird but it gave me a personal flypast at Ross. Thrilled!
169,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,,,
170,Balearic Shearwater,Puffinus mauretanicus,,29/08/2021,Church Point Newbiggin,
171,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,,,
172,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
173,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
174,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,,,
175,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,,,
176,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,,,
177,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
178,Squacco Heron,Ardeola ralloides,Yes,15/11/2010,Morpeth riverside,
179,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,,,
180,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,,,
181,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
182,Purple Heron,Ardea purpurea,,09/07/2023,Gosforth Park,
183,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,,,
184,Honey-buzzard,Pernis apivorus,,,,
185,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
186,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,,,
187,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,,
188,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,,,
189,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,,
190,Rough-legged Buzzard,Buteo lagopus,,,,
191,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
192,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,,
193,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,,,
194,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,,
195,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,,,
196,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,,
197,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,,,
198,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,,
199,Bee-eater,Merops apiaster,,,,
200,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,,,
201,Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Dryobates minor,,,Stanington Vale,
202,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,,
203,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,,
204,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,,
205,Red-footed Falcon,Falco vespertinus,,22/09/2023,Edlingham Moor,
206,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,,
207,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,11/06/2021,Gubeon golf centre,"Flew close, low over the driving bays"
208,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,,
209,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,,,
210,Red-eyed Vireo,Vireo olivaceus,Yes,10/10/2021,Holy Island,
211,Great Grey Shrike,Lanius excubitor,,,,
212,Lesser Grey Shrike,Lanius minor,Yes,03/06/2008,Long Nanny car park,
213,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,05/06/2021,Hadston link DBCP,
214,Daurian Shrike,Lanius isabellinus,Yes,15/10/2006,Cresswell,
215,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,,,
216,Brown Shrike,Lanius cristatus,Yes,14/10/2020,"Straight Lonnen,  Holy Island",
217,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
218,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
219,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
220,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
221,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
222,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,,
223,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
224,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,,,
225,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
226,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,,,
227,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,,,
228,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
229,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
230,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,,,
231,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
232,Shore Lark,Eremophila alpestris,,,,
233,Short-toed Lark,Calandrella brachydactyla,,,Long Nanny,
234,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,,
235,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
236,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
237,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,,,
238,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
239,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,,,
240,Hume's Warbler,Phylloscopus humei,Yes,26/01/2002,Lynemouth Power Station,
241,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,,,
242,Pallas's Warbler,Phylloscopus proregulus,,,,
243,Radde's Warbler,Phylloscopus schwarzi,,,"The Mound, Newbiggin",
244,Dusky Warbler,Phylloscopus fuscatus,,,,
245,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
246,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
247,Two-barred Greenish Warbler,Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus,Yes,30/09/2020,Budle Point,
248,Greenish Warbler,Phylloscopus trochiloides,,,Vicar’s Garden,
249,Arctic Warbler,Phylloscopus borealis,Yes,09/10/2023,Holy Islannd,
250,Great Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus arundinaceus,Yes,05/06/2020,Druridge Pools,
251,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,,
252,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,,
253,Marsh Warbler,Acrocephalus palustris,,,,
254,Icterine Warbler,Hippolais icterina,,04/09/2022,"Straight Lonnen, Holy Island",In the willows 
255,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,,,
256,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
257,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,,,
258,Barred Warbler,Curruca nisoria,,,,
259,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,,
260,Asian Desert Warbler,Curruca nana,Yes,16/06/2020,The Snook,
261,Western Subalpine Warbler,Curruca iberiae,Yes,27/10/2022,Tynemouth,Placeholder - Eastern rued out on tail pattern
262,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,,
263,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,,,
264,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
265,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
266,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,,,
267,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,,
268,Northern Mockingbird,Mimus polyglottos,Yes,07/05/2021,Newbiggin,
269,Rose-coloured Starling,Pastor roseus,,,,
270,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
271,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
272,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
273,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
274,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
275,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
276,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,,,
277,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,,
278,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
279,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,,04/05/2024,Holy Island,
280,Bluethroat,Luscinia svecica,,,,
281,Red-breasted Flycatcher,Ficedula parva,,,,
282,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,,,
283,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,,04/10/2020,"The Plantation, The Snook, Holy Island",
284,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,,,
285,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,,
286,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,,,
287,Siberian Stonechat,Saxicola maurus,Yes,28/10/2022,Bundle Bay,Could be Stejneger’s but I’m recording the most likely!
288,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,
289,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,,
290,Desert Wheatear,Oenanthe deserti,Yes,,,
291,Pied Wheatear,Oenanthe pleschanka,Yes,01/11/2022,Whitley Bay,
292,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,,,
293,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,,
294,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
295,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
296,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,,
297,Eastern Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla tschutschensis,Yes,,,
298,Citrine Wagtail,Motacilla citreola,,,,
299,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
300,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
301,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
302,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,,,
303,Buff-bellied Pipit,Anthus rubescens,Yes,,,
304,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,,,
305,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
306,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
307,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,,,
308,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,,,
309,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
310,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,,,,
311,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
312,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,,,
313,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
314,Common Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,,,,
315,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,,
316,Arctic Redpoll,Acanthis hornemanni,,,,
317,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,,
318,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
319,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
320,Lapland Bunting,Calcarius lapponicus,,,,
321,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,,,
322,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,,,
323,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
324,Pine Bunting,Emberiza leucocephalos,Yes,01/02/1992,Cresswell ,
325,Little Bunting,Emberiza pusilla,,04/10/2020,Holy Island harbour,
326,Black-faced Bunting,Emberiza spodocephala,Yes,23/10/1999,Woodhorn,
327,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,