Robert Williams: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 134 of 134 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,30/01/2022,Darts Farm,Just the one on our walk back home 
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,01/01/2022,Castle moat,
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,01/01/2022,Castle moat,
4,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,27/02/2022,Goldcliff ,"Counted 19, but 20 reported. Cool to see so many in South Wales! "
5,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,01/01/2022,Castle moat,
6,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,30/01/2022,RSPB Bowling Green Marsh,
7,Baikal Teal,Sibirionetta formosa,Yes,05/02/2022,RSPB Greylake,"2nd go, and 2nd time lucky. Spent most of the time asleep, but managed to see it stir, and then again a couple more times when it moved before I had to get back to Jess and Oscar in the car, and off we went to Glastonbury. "
8,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,23/04/2022,Roath Park lake. ,"A pair present at the buoys. I went around to get closer on the East side, and had great views. "
9,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
10,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
11,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
12,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,01/01/2022,Castle moat,
13,Pintail,Anas acuta,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
14,Teal,Anas crecca,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
15,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,12/02/2022,Eglwys Nunydd,
16,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,12/02/2022,Margam Open Cast,6! 2 males and 4 females. Mad count. It's been a massive winter for RND in the UK. Could they establish? 
17,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,22/01/2022,Margam Park ,
18,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,12/02/2022,Eglwys Nunydd,
19,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle North Moat,
20,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,31/01/2022,Okehampton?,
21,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,17/06/2022,Rudry,"Saw what was probably a female briefly at close range with Nick and Phil. Growth has been significant this last year though, so perhaps the last year for those on site. "
22,Swift,Apus apus,,14/05/2022,Wernddu ,Came into view as I was watching what Nick and I thought was a gos up high. Saw later in the day from the back garden too.  
23,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,03/05/2022,Rudry Common,Calling and perched up on the old dead birch 
24,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,01/01/2022,At home ,
25,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
26,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,11/01/2022,On the way to the gym from the car,
27,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,08/03/2022,Weston Airfield,Saw one run between reed beds very briefly whilst looking for the pendulines. 
28,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle ,
29,Coot,Fulica atra,,01/01/2022,Castle moat,
30,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,08/03/2022,Weston Airfield,
31,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,12/02/2022,Eglwys Nunydd,
32,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,12/02/2022,Eglwys Nunydd,"Got this down the south side whilst looking for the diver, and then later phone scoped it alongside some gcg's. First one I've seen for a good few years. "
33,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,27/02/2022,Goldcliff point,"Never seen so much there! Loads of wildfowl, and dunlin flying around"
34,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,30/01/2022,From Topsham,
35,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,05/02/2022,RSPB Greylake,
36,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,27/02/2022,Goldcliff ,Loads there
37,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
38,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,30/01/2022,RSPB Goosemoor ,
39,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,03/08/2022,RSPB Bowling Green Marsh,
40,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,20/12/2022,RSPB Gwenffrwdd Dinas ,"Volunteer day with Jon , one flushed over the way as we surveyed "
41,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
42,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,03/08/2022,"Drift Reservoir, Cornwall",Present on the far side from the hide. 
43,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,03/08/2022,RSPB Bowling Green Marsh,Nice and close in from the roadside fence. Turned into a right Sandpiper day! 4 pipers. 
44,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,03/08/2022,"Drift Reservoir, Cornwall",Present on the far side from the hide. 
45,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,30/01/2022,From the Goatwalk,
46,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,03/08/2022,Exe Estuary viewing platform ,"Ended up getting green sandpiper, greenshank and greenfinch for a green themed evening! "
47,Knot,Calidris canutus,,31/08/2022,Exe observation platform ,"5 or so in the distance, one still with a decent bit of sum plum."
48,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,02/09/2022,RSPB Bowling Green Marsh,One smack bang in front of the hide. Typically didn't have my cam!
49,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,31/08/2022,Exe observation platform ,
50,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,30/01/2022,From Goatwalk,
51,Least Sandpiper,Calidris minutilla,Yes,03/08/2022,"Drift Reservoir, Cornwall","Present on the near side after a week. I chanced a drive down early morning through rain and fog before Jess got up, and got that, along with wood and common sand, helped by a kindly gent who knew where it was. I may have missed it just looking from the hide!"
52,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,09/09/2022,Lamby Lake,"There has been one there for the last two days, but a second dropped in today, and proved to hard to ignore on a lunchbreak. "
53,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle ,
54,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,11/11/2022,Bracelet Bay,
55,Common Gull,Larus canus,,08/12/2022,Caerphilly Castle,Haven't seen one down here before! The cold snap has obviously brought it in. 
56,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,22/01/2022,Margam Park ,
57,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,11/11/2022,Mumbles,
58,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,01/01/2022,Owain Glyndwr Playing Field ,
59,Pacific Diver,Gavia pacifica,Yes,12/02/2022,Eglwys Nunydd,"Was all the way down the south side today. Almost thought it wasn't there, bud teamed up with a chap on holidays from Portsmouth, and I got it for us down the far end. Good views.. cold though! "
60,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle ,
61,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,27/02/2022,Goldcliff ,
62,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
63,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle moat ,
64,Purple Heron,Ardea purpurea,,22/05/2022,RSPB Newport Wetlands,"Had about 7 seconds flight view as it flew towards me on the 'mound', looking up the channel towards the screen. A bit of a shame it wasn't as good views as others had earlier on the day and the day before, but still, could tell it was a purple ronnie. "
65,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,29/01/2022,M5 northbound,
66,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,,**********,**********
67,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,05/02/2022,RSPB Greylake,
68,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,22/01/2022,The Grand Sultan ,Didn't bother even setting the scope up for the Pacific though 
69,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,09/01/2022,Walk behind the Maen Llwyd,
70,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,27/02/2022,Goldcliff ,"Had it to myself after waiting weeks for the bustle to die down. Cold wait, but worth it."
71,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,12/03/2022,Caerphilly Castle ,"I had just said to Jess I haven't seen it for a while on a nice morning walk, and 30 secs later there it was. "
72,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,On the way to Wernddu ,
73,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,08/03/2022,Weston-Super-Mare,Saw 2 whikst I was parked up where I was going to see thr pendulines. These two were just in a backlane in a residential street. 
74,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,29/01/2022,RSPB Greylake ,
75,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,22/05/2022,RSPB Newport Wetlands,"Great hunting views from the screen with Ai-lin and Martin, and we saw them catch a dragonfly too. "
76,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,08/01/2022,Prince of Wales bridge,Saw one in terrible weather when going to visit our new nephew Harri! 
77,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,23/10/2022,Kenfig,"Point blank views of juv, some good photos too! "
78,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,09/01/2022,Near Rudry Common over the road,
79,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2022,At home ,
80,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle ,
81,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,29/01/2022,Taunton Services,Whilst trying my second McPlant
82,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2022,At home ,
83,Raven,Corvus corax,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
84,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,12/01/2022,Coed Parc-Y-Van,
85,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,20/12/2022,RSPB Gwenffrwdd Dinas ,"Volunteer day with Jon , one on feeder in car park"
86,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,01/01/2022,At home ,
87,Great Tit,Parus major,,12/01/2022,Coed Parc-Y-Van,
88,Penduline Tit,Remiz pendulinus,,08/03/2022,Weston Airfield,"Saw 3 at pretty close range! Pulling at the reed mace as they usually do, I got some photos and a full scope views. Stunning! First for a good few years. "
89,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,08/03/2022,Weston-Super-Mare,
90,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,12/03/2022,Above Rudry church,"Bit of sky scanning for gos, and picked this cheeky fella up instead!"
91,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,15/04/2022,RSPB Aylesbeare ,"First of the year for me, flew across the common and didn't hang around."
92,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,27/05/2022,"The Bridge Inn, Topsham",
93,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,01/01/2022,Castle moat,
94,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,30/04/2022,Coed Y Werin ,
95,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,04/04/2022,Railway Terrace,Singing and making its way along in the trees on the street as I came back from taking Oz to nursery. 
96,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,20/03/2022,Wernddu ,
97,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,27/05/2022,"The Bridge Inn, Topsham",Singing from the reed bed by the bridge.
98,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,15/04/2022,Clyst End,
99,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,02/05/2022,Rudry Common,
100,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,03/05/2022,Rudry Common,
101,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,15/04/2022,RSPB Aylesbeare ,"Saw a few, including some great views quite close up"
102,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,20/03/2022,Wernddu ,
103,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,01/01/2022,Daffydd Williams Park,
104,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,01/01/2022,Caerphilly Castle North Moat,"Heard it calling, and then saw it at the top of a tree behind where we go to Tots Play. "
105,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,31/01/2022,Woodford Bridge Country Club,Opened the curtains and saw the creeper on a nearby tree. Shame I couldn't tick the peacocks!
106,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
107,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,12/01/2022,Cutting through to the Business park on the way to Wern Ddu,
108,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,03/04/2022,Forest Ganol,
109,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,08/03/2022,Weston-Super-Mare,Actually the first of the winter in the new year. 2 on the way back to the car from the Pendulines. 
110,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
111,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,27/02/2022,Goldcliff ,
112,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
113,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,03/05/2022,"Surprise View, Lake District",Male singing and then seen from carpark and view area. 
114,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,02/05/2022,Graig Road,
115,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,12/02/2022,Margam Crematorium ,Pair as I was passing through the hedge. 
116,Isabelline Wheatear,Oenanthe isabellina,Yes,26/12/2022,Colyford Common,Great views in the sun. Last lifer of the year no doubt!
117,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,20/12/2022,RSPB Gwenffrwdd Dinas ,Volunteer day with Jon 
118,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
119,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,05/01/2022,Caerphilly Mtn,
120,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,22/01/2022,Margam Park ,
121,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,01/01/2022,"Caerphilly, The Twyn.",
122,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,08/03/2022,Weston Airfield,
123,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,02/05/2022,Rudry Common,
124,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,11/11/2022,Mumbles,
125,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,12/01/2022,Coed Parc-Y-Van,
126,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,03/04/2022,Forest Ganol,
127,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,22/01/2022,Margam Park ,
128,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,23/01/2022,Nant Y Calch Farm,Calling from top of tree looking up the filed towards the mountain. 
129,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,15/04/2022,RSPB Aylesbeare ,
130,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,03/05/2022,Rudry Common,Result these! New for me up here
131,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,23/01/2022,Wern Ddu,"Heard and then saw at least a male and female on a conifer along the path up to the ponds. May have been more, but don't think it's many at the moment up there. "
132,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,01/01/2022,Our street ,
133,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,12/01/2022,Wern Ddu,
134,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,08/03/2022,Weston Airfield,