Richard Vernon: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 169 of 169 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,15/10/2023,Frampton Marsh RSPB,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
4,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
5,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,29/01/2023,Venus Pool,2 present
6,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,12/06/2023,Venus pool,
7,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,03/01/2023,"Llyn Coed Y Dinas NR, Welshpool",
8,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,03/05/2023,"Polemere, Shropshire ",Pair
9,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
10,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
11,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
12,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
13,Pintail,Anas acuta,,26/02/2023,"Sinkers Field, Whixall Moss",
14,Teal,Anas crecca,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
15,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
16,Scaup,Aythya marila,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
17,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,01/05/2023,"Low newton By-The Sea, Northumberland",
18,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
19,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
20,White-winged Scoter,Melanitta deglandi,Yes,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
21,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
22,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
23,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
24,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
25,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
26,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,25/04/2023,"Long Mynd, Shropshire ",
27,Black Grouse,Lyrurus tetrix,,,**********,**********
28,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
29,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
30,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,08/01/2023,"Nr Upton Magna, Shropshire ",
31,Swift,Apus apus,,02/04/2023,Venus Pool,earliest record I've had in the UK. First of what i would call normal influx arrived by my house on 4th May
32,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,01/05/2023,World's End near Wrexham,also one on Whixall Moss 3rd May
33,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,21/05/2023,Iona,
34,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,05/01/2023,"Berwick Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire",
35,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
36,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
37,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
38,Coot,Fulica atra,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
39,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
40,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
41,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
42,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,29/01/2023,"Venus Pool, Shropshire ",
43,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,30/04/2023,"Bridgewalton quarry pool, nr Morville, Shropshire",
44,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,01/05/2023,"Low newton By-The Sea, Northumberland",
45,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,15/06/2023,Venus Pool,
46,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,08/01/2023,"Peplow, Shropshire ",
47,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,30/04/2023,"Venus pool, Shropshire ",2 present
48,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,07/04/2023,"Sinkers Field, Shropshire",3 birds present late afternoon 
49,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
50,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,26/02/2023,Whixall Moss,
51,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,06/08/2023,RSPB Dee Estuary Point Of Ayr,
52,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,14/10/2023,"Canal Scrape, Spurn",
53,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,21/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
54,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,27/04/2023,Venus Pool,
55,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,20/06/2023,Venus Pool,
56,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,01/05/2023,"Low newton By-The Sea, Northumberland",
57,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,15/10/2023,Frampton Marsh RSPB,Crippling views from East Hide
58,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,02/06/2023,"Sinkers Field Floods, Shropshire",Viewed from hide
59,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,24/05/2023,Morvern,
60,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,01/05/2023,"Low newton By-The Sea, Northumberland",
61,Knot,Calidris canutus,,14/10/2023,Kilnsea Wetlands,
62,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,15/10/2023,Frampton Marsh RSPB,
63,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,01/05/2023,"Low newton By-The Sea, Northumberland",
64,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,29/01/2023,"Venus Pool, Shropshire ",
65,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,15/10/2023,Frampton Marsh RSPB,
66,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,15/10/2023,Frampton Marsh RSPB,
67,Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla,Yes,15/10/2023,Frampton Marsh RSPB,Crippling views from East Hide
68,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,25/05/2023,Morvern,
69,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
70,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
71,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,21/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
72,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
73,Common Gull,Larus canus,,24/05/2023,Morvern,
74,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,05/11/2023,"The Mere, Ellesemere",Juvenile
75,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,03/01/2023,Caersws,
76,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,21/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
77,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
78,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,18/05/2023,"Corran, Highlands (also off Mull)",
79,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,25/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
80,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
81,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,08/05/2023,"Lower Largo, Fife",
82,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,,14/10/2023,Easington,Sea watch from end of vicar lane public footpath
83,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,21/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
84,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
85,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,21/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
86,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,03/01/2023,"Aston Lock NR, Queen's Head, Shropshire",
87,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,26/09/2023,"Britton Ferries, Glamorgan",3 flew south
88,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,03/01/2023,"Aston Lock NR, Queen's Head, Shropshire",
89,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
90,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos,,25/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
91,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,22/01/2023,"Shirlett, Shropshre",
92,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,04/04/2023,Whixall Moss,Female
93,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,01/05/2023,World's End near Wrexham,Male
94,Pallid Harrier,Circus macrourus,Yes,13/05/2023,"Long Mynd, Shropshire ",1st Summer bird
95,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,25/02/2023,M40 High Wycombe,
96,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,,25/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
97,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
98,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,22/01/2023,"Aston, Shropshire",
99,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,,**********,**********
100,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
101,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire","also at Aston, Wem"
102,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,08/04/2023,"Venus Pool, Shropshire ",
103,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,08/01/2023,"Rushmoor Lane, Shropshire ",
104,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,03/05/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire ",
105,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
106,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,08/10/2023,"Heathrow, London",
107,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,07/01/2023,"Hotwells, Bristol",
108,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
109,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,26/09/2023,Rhossili Point,2 birds
110,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
111,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,23/03/2023,"Harmer Hill, Shropshire",
112,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
113,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,18/05/2023,Morvern,
114,Raven,Corvus corax,,02/01/2023,"Wem, Shropshire",
115,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
116,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
117,Great Tit,Parus major,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
118,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,29/01/2023,"Isombridge area, Shropshire",
119,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,20/03/2023,Venus Pool,
120,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,27/04/2023,Venus Pool,
121,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,27/04/2023,Venus Pool,
122,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,26/02/2023,Whixall Moss,
123,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
124,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,24/05/2023,Morvern,
125,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,14/10/2023,"Easington, Vicar lane - Public footpath",
126,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,30/04/2023,"Venus pool, Shropshire ",
127,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,20/03/2023,Venus Pool,
128,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,10/05/2023,"Whixall Canal, Shropshire ",
129,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,30/04/2023,"Venus pool, Shropshire ",2 present
130,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,08/01/2023,"Garden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire ",
131,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,10/05/2023,"Whixall Canal, Shropshire ",
132,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,27/04/2023,Venus Pool,
133,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,19/03/2023,"Aston, Shropshire",
134,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,03/01/2023,"Llyn Coed Y Dinas NR, Welshpool",
135,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,02/01/2023,"Wem, Shropshire",
136,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,16/03/2023,Shrewsbury,
137,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,02/01/2023,"Wem, Shropshire",
138,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,02/01/2023,"Ellesmere, Shropshire",
139,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
140,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
141,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
142,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
143,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,29/05/2023,"Clunton Coppice, Shropshire",
144,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2023,"Whixall Moss, Shropshire",
145,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,13/05/2023,"Bridges, Shropshire ",
146,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,24/05/2023,Morvern,
147,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,01/05/2023,World's End near Wrexham,2
148,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,29/01/2023,"Isombridge area, Shropshire",
149,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,30/04/2023,"Telegraph lane, Morville, Shropshire ",
150,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,29/05/2023,Longner,
151,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
152,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
153,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,27/04/2023,Venus Pool,
154,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,03/02/2023,"Bicton, Shrewsbury ",Two on car park in industrial estate 
155,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,04/01/2023,Shrewsbury,Flew over garden
156,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,29/01/2023,"Isombridge area, Shropshire",
157,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,27/05/2023,Morvern,
158,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,25/05/2023,Isle of Mull,
159,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
160,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
161,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
162,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,08/01/2023,"Nr Upton Magna, Shropshire ",
163,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire",
164,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,08/01/2023,"Nr Upton Magna, Shropshire ",
165,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,02/01/2023,"Wood Lane NR, Shropshire","also at Aston, Wem"
166,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,08/01/2023,"Isombridge, Shropshire ",
167,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,08/01/2023,"Nr Upton Magna, Shropshire ",
168,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,08/01/2023,"Nr Upton Magna, Shropshire  and in garden",
169,Magnolia Warbler,Setophaga magnolia,Yes,26/09/2023,"Britton Ferries, Glamorgan",