Dave Tanner: Scotland Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 141 of 141 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,22/10/2023,Portmahomk,
2,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,25/01/2023,"River Peffery, Ferry Point, Dingwall ",
3,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,02/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
4,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,16/04/2023,"Brucefield Farm, Tarbat Ness",Probably Greenland - 𝘼. 𝙖. 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨
5,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,03/02/2023,Tain Links Pond,
6,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,05/01/2023,"Petley Pig Farm, Portmahomack ",
7,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,02/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
8,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,05/01/2023,Tain Links,
9,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,05/01/2023,Tain Links,
10,Pintail,Anas acuta,,20/01/2023,Tain Links,
11,Teal,Anas crecca,,05/01/2023,Tain Links,
12,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,11/01/2023,"Tain Links, Tain",Drake
13,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,18/02/2023,Loch Flemington ,
14,Scaup,Aythya marila,,05/01/2023,Saltburn,
15,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
16,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,22/02/2023,Tarbat Ness,3 adult male
17,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
18,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
19,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,05/01/2023,Saltburn,
20,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,28/02/2023,"River Ness, opposite Bught Park",
21,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,02/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
22,Black Grouse,Lyrurus tetrix,,26/03/2023,Edderton ,

23,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,05/01/2023,Barbaraville ,
24,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
25,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,01/06/2023,Balmuchy,
26,Swift,Apus apus,,29/05/2023,"Over the Eastgate, Inverness ",2 over Portmahomack Harbour 31/5/23
27,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,20/07/2023,NTC Highland - UHI,
28,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,15/04/2023,The Mound,
29,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,14/02/2023,"Pitcalzean House, Nigg",
30,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
31,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
32,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,05/01/2023,Tain Links,
33,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,05/01/2023,Tain Links,
34,Coot,Fulica atra,,18/02/2023,Loch Flemington ,
35,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,11/01/2023,"Tain Links, Tain",
36,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,05/01/2023,Saltburn,
37,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
38,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
39,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,03/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
40,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,22/01/2023,"Roy’s Bay, Drumancroy ",
41,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,20/04/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
42,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
43,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,20/01/2023,Tain Links,
44,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,05/02/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
45,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,16/02/2023,Arboll ,
46,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,01/08/2023,"Merkinch LNR, Inverness ",
47,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,07/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
48,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,16/02/2023,Loch Fleet ,
49,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,22/01/2023,"Roy’s Bay, Drumancroy ",
50,Knot,Calidris canutus,,11/02/2023,Tain Links ,
51,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,16/02/2023,Brora - South Beach,
52,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,20/01/2023,Tain Links,
53,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
54,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,19/08/2023,Balintore Beach,
55,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,**********,**********
56,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,21/05/2023,Alness Point,
57,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,14/04/2023,Cromarty Bridge,
58,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,24/03/2023,Tarbat Ness,
59,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,13/04/2023,Brora from South Beach car-park,
60,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
61,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,05/01/2023,"Dalmore shore, Alness",
62,Common Gull,Larus canus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
63,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
64,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
65,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,13/04/2023,"Dornoch, Curhill road ",
66,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,27/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,1ˢᵗ winter
67,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
68,Razorbill,Alca torda,,03/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
69,Little Auk,Alle alle,,25/02/2023,Tarbat Ness,
70,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,03/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
71,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
72,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,07/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
73,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
74,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,24/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
75,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,13/04/2023,Tarbat Ness,Heading North 
76,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
77,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
78,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
79,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,03/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
80,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,27/03/2023,Loch Eye,
81,Honey-buzzard,Pernis apivorus,,24/06/2023,Munlochy ,Pale adult male
82,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,09/01/2023,Over the A9 at Evanton,
83,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,,**********,**********
84,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,09/01/2023,Over the A9 at Tore,
85,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
86,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,21/03/2023,Portmahomack ,Adult ♀
87,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
88,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,28/02/2023,Markinch LNR,
89,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,05/02/2023,Bogbain Wood (Hunting Hill),
90,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
91,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,27/03/2023,Tarbat Ness,
92,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,10/01/2023,"Inverness Retail Park, on roof of the Range",
93,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,05/02/2023,"A9 Tain, north of Nigg Roundabout ",
94,Magpie,Pica pica,,27/03/2023,Tarbat Ness,
95,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
96,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,05/01/2023,Tain Health Centre ,
97,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
98,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
99,Raven,Corvus corax,,01/01/2023,Bindal Farm,
100,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
101,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
102,Great Tit,Parus major,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
103,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,11/01/2023,"Fendom, Tain",
104,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,03/04/2023,River Brora,
105,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,23/04/2023,Gairloch - Sands Campsite ,
106,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,20/04/2023,Tarbat Ness,
107,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,15/04/2023,Tarbat Ness,
108,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,26/03/2023,Edderton ,
109,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,02/06/2023,Portmahomack Community Wood ,
110,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,02/11/2023,Portmahomack ,Female/juvenile type
111,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,24/05/2023,"Portmahomack, 9ᵗʰ Tee on Golf Course",
112,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,05/01/2023,Tain Health Centre ,
113,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,22/01/2023,"Roy’s Bay, Drumancroy ",
114,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,09/01/2023,"Brae Park, Munlochy. ",
115,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
116,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,20/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
117,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
118,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
119,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
120,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
121,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
122,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,11/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
123,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,29/03/2023,Strath Carnaig,
124,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,11/04/2023,"River Ness, from the last footbridge upriver. ",
125,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,21/03/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
126,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
127,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
128,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
129,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,26/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
130,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,22/01/2023,"Roy’s Bay, Drumancroy ",
131,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
132,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,29/10/2023,Portmahomack ,1 adult ♂️
133,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,25/01/2023,"Ferry Point, Dingwall ",
134,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
135,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,05/03/2023,BT Satellite Dishes - Tarbat Ness,
136,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,04/01/2023,Tarbat Ness ,
137,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,15/04/2023,"Balblair Wood, Golspie ",
138,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
139,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,01/01/2023,Portmahomack ,
140,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,01/01/2023,Tarbat Ness,
141,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,14/02/2023,Tarbat Ness,